WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Good (R-VA) introduced the Empowering Parents Act to ensure schools focus on education not indoctrination. The bill would recognize a private right of action for parents to sue taxpayer-funded public schools. "President Biden confirmed in his prime-time campaign speech recently what we have known since he took office, that his administration believes that the greatest threat to America is Americans. In 2021, Biden's Attorney General enlisted  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, that includes a costly Peace Corps payout: "Not a single member of Congress has put forward any rationale as to why an arbitrary increase in Federal Employees' Compensation Act ben more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Ahead of today's House consideration of H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record slamming a flawed provision in the bill: "I won't mince words: H.R. 1456 includes a Peace Corps payout. Section 16 of this bill gives injure more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSawa) -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today celebrated a school in Virginia's Seventh District being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022 by the U.S. Department of Education. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program annually honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools for their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student groups. Nuckols Farm E more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSawa) -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced that he received the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Guardian of Small Business Award for the 117th Congress. According to their website, the NFIB's Guardian of Small Business Award is reserved for legislators who vote consistently with small businesses on key issues identified by small business owners. "America's small businesses are the backbone of our nation," said Congressman  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release and letters on Sept. 19, 2022: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today sent two letters to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf posing questions about numerous FDA regulatory lapses and calling for answers. "The FDA has wide authority over products Americans consume, but severe lapses have shaken confidence in its ability to properly regulate them," said Griffith. "In areas from baby fo more PR