WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2022: * * * Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), the co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, released the following statement in support of Taiwan's inclusion in the 41st assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, we are deeply concerned that Taiwan was once again excluded from the 41st  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded unanimous Senate passage of the bipartisan FDA Modernization Act 2.0, which would end an outdated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandate that experimental drugs must be tested on animals before they are used on humans in clinical trials. Kaine voted to pass this bill out of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee this summer. He is a cosponsor of similar legislation, the FDA Modernization Act, led by more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) are introducing bipartisan legislation to establish a China Grand Strategy Commission tasked with developing a comprehensive whole-of-government approach for how the United States should address the economic, security, and diplomatic challenges posed by China. The proposed 2-year commission is modeled after the recent, successful Cyberspace Solarium Commission and Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to establish a China Grand Strategy Commission tasked with developing a comprehensive whole-of-government approach for how the United States should address the economic, security, and diplomatic challenges posed by China. The proposed 2-year commission is modeled after the recent, successful Cyberspace Solarium Commission and President Eisenhower's  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the Marshall University Center of Excellence for Recovery will receive $4,961,000 to support its efforts to help West Virginians suffering from substance use disorder or behavioral health issues. The funding is made possible by a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request secured by Senators Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) helped pass the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6833, the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, to continue government funding through December 16, 2022. The CR extends funding for vital federal agencies, including education, health, housing, and public safety programs to allow Congress time to complete its work on Fiscal Year 2023. "It is imperative that our governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) released the following statement regarding his vote against the continuing resolution H.R. 6833. "Virginians are facing an inflation crisis, a fentanyl crisis resulting from an open border, an energy crisis, and a crime crisis - all created by President Biden and Democrats' radical agenda," Cline said. "Instead of confronting these crises, Democrats are kicking the can down the road until after the election so they can have a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led eight letters to Biden administration agencies that fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee to denounce and call attention to multiple instances of executive overreach. The Members begin: "We write to bring to your attention West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, a recent Supreme Court decisio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Republican Leader Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY), and Minnesota Republicans in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agric more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) highlighted the Biden administration's hypocrisy by calling out the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for trying to implement a permanent COVID-19 standard for health care industry employers, reviving the previously withdrawn emergency temporary standard--despite President Biden's admission that more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2022: * ** Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the Biden administration's rule implementing Democrats' uncapped handout to multiemployer pension plans will cost $4.5 billion more t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, 20-year Navy veteran Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) voted in support of multiple pieces of legislation that will support veterans and military families and improve their quality of life. "As a 20-year Navy veteran, I know firsthand how difficult the transition from active-duty service to civilian can be for some," Rep Luria said. "I was proud to advance these pieces of legislation that will ensure our veterans do not go hungry, expand benefits for dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2022: * * * Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) released the following statement after voting for a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 16, 2022. "The passage of a continuing resolution is not cause for celebration. It was a vote to avoid a government shutdown, which would threaten our national security, jeopardize our commitment to Ukraine, negatively impact the economy, and devastate Coastal Virginia. "Subverting the normal appr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 30, 2022: * * * 21st Century Assistive Technology Act Background Originally enacted in 1998, the Assistive Technology Act has increased the availability of technology that enables people with disabilities to live, work, and participate in their communities more independently. Specifically, the statute provides grants for statewide programs that help disabled people access assistive technology  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 30, 2022: * * * 21st Century Assistive Technology Act Section by Section SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This section states that this Act may be cited as the "21st Century Assistive Technology Act." SECTION 2. REAUTHORIZATION. This section reauthorizes and amends the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) to reflect the sections summarized below. Section 1. Short Title; Table of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2022: * * * Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith (R-MO) and Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that the Biden administration's rule implementing Democrats' uncapped handout to multiemployer pension plans will cost $4.5 billion more than CBO's initial est more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Congressman David Price (D-NC), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's Executive Order reinstating the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH). This Executive Order reverses the actions of President Trump in 2017, who refused to renew PCAH, dissolving the Committee after 35 years. Prior to the abrupt dissolution, all committee members had more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. David Price, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congressman David Price (D-NC), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's Executive Order reinstating the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH). This Executive Order reverses the actions of President Trump in 2017, who refused to renew PCAH, dissolving the Committee after 35 years. Prior to the abrupt dissolution, all committee members  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned witnesses about the Environmental Protections Agency's (EPA) Brownfields program. During the hearing, Ranking Member Capito discussed the Brownfields program and land revitalization with George Carico, director of the West Virginia Regional Brow more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on 12 forestry and wildfire bills, including the bipartisan More Hasty Response to Firefighting Act of 2022, introduced last week by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin discussed the need for responding quickly and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "Stakeholder Views on the Brownfields Program Reauthorization." The hearing featured testimony from multiple witnesses, including George Carico, director of the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after U.S. House leadership failed to bring any bill to the floor that would ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from buying, selling, and trading individual stocks. "Our job as elected officials is to serve the people -- not ourselves. That's why I've been proud to lead the charge on legislation to ban Members of Congress  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to pass a short-term agreement that would keep the federal government open through December 16, 2022. "Today, I was glad to see bipartisan support among my colleagues to keep the doors of our government open. "While I am glad the U.S. Congress has not left the financial certainty of hundreds of thousands of federal workers and their fami more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $1,422,570 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for economic development projects in Wise County, Radford, and Roanoke. The funding will go toward three projects improving quality of life and promoting economic growth in the region. "We're proud to support these investments to help small businesses, attract tourists, and ensure access to clean drinking water in these communities more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) sponsored the Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn, and Deliver (BUILD) for Veterans Act of 2022 - legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) ability to carry out key infrastructure projects, including medical facilities, in order to better care for veterans across the country. Virginia has one of the country's largest and fastest-growing concentrations of veterans, resulting in increased demand for the servic more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) was joined by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Northern Virginia officials for an event announcing $20 million to construct a new bicycle-pedestrian bridge crossing the Potomac River between Arlington and Washington, D.C. The funding for the project was made possible by the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program that was included in the Warner-authored Infrastructure Inv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) issued a statement after President Biden formally approved the Commonwealth of Virginia's request for a Major Disaster Declaration in response to the severe flooding event in Southwest Virginia on July 13, 2022. This declaration triggers the release of Public Assistance in the affected areas, while the Commonwealth's request for Individual Assistance r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and 34 other members introduced the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022. "I am happy to introduce the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022 with my colleague Bruce Westerman, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee," Wittman said. "As an avid hunter and angler, I find the Biden Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2022: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), released the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution. "Today's passage of a Continuing Resolution - an irresponsible stop-gap measure - is an unfortunate reminder of Washington's 'budget by crisis' mentality. We can't continue to find ourselves in these completely avoidable situations, especially when passing a budget and funding the government are the most basic respon more PR