WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today applauded the Department of the Interior's announcement of new law enforcement policies for its officers, including key changes for which Beyer has long advocated. "The reforms announced by the Department of the Interior today will increase transparency and accountability while improving trust in the communities its officers police," said Rep. Beyer. "I have long urged the adoption of body cameras for all federal po more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA-06) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Acting Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Stephanie Pollack demanding a complete breakdown of how funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has been used, following reports that FHWA issued guidance that would put projects designated to expand highway capacity at the back of the line for approval. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC)--led by Chairman Don Beyer (D-VA)--released a new analysis that finds states with the most restrictive abortion laws have worse economic conditions for families. Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn nearly 50-years of precedent that guaranteed the right to safe and legal abortion, states have enacted laws to restrict access to reproductive freedom. In those states that have either completely banne more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee -- helped introduce a bipartisan resolution to support human rights protests in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and to condemn the cruel Ayatollah regime's oppression of the Iranian people. On September 14, 2022, Iran's morality police arrested Mahsa Amini for allegedly incorrectly wearing a hijab, and she died shortly after being detained. In res more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $5,998,207 in federal funding for community health workforce training across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Warner and Kaine voted to pass last year, and will be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Worker Training Program. "All Virginians, regardless of where they live or work, deserve health care. That's why  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tina Smith (D-MN), joined by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS/CMS) leadership urging them to review and formally report on the adequacy of the Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits (EHBs).  more PR