CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined her colleagues in sending a letter to Seileen Mullen, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, seeking answers about TRICARE beneficiaries' ability to maintain access to local pharmacies. The letter, which was led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-Ga.-01), expressed concern that Express Scripts will reduce pres more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6,329,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for seven West Virginia programs dedicated to promoting public safety. The funding is made possible through the COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) and will help com more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,121,688 for fire departments across in West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding was made available through FE more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2022: Congressman Good (R-VA) introduced the Trucking Workforce Improvement Act to repeal a new burdensome federal regulation on training for a commercial driver's license (CDL). This unnecessary regulation currently in effect mandates that truckers complete a federal government approved Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) in order to acquire a CDL license. "Our farmers and manufacturers need to move their products to market, but they are facing a sho more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news and letter: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) led Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Donald McEachin (D-VA) in urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on S.J. Res 1, which would remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) originally included in the preamble of House Joint Resolution 208 (92nd Congress). The Commonwealth of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA on Ja more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after theBureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. "Today's jobs report shows that Democrats' economic agenda is meeting the needs of students, workers, and families. Since President Biden took office, the econom more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in September, and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5%. The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% for Black workers, 3.8% for Hispanic workers and 2.5% for Asian workers, and it ticked up slightly to 7.1% (not seasonally adjusted) for Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in September, and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5%. The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% for Black workers, 3.8% for Hispanic workers and 2.5% for Asian workers, and  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6,329,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for seven West Virginia programs dedicated to promoting public safety. The funding is made possible through the COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) and will help communities develop and acquire effecti more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,121,688 for fire departments across in West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding was made available through FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following letter: * * * To: The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, U.S. Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20548 Dear Comptroller Dodaro: The shift to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic prompted a rise in employers' digital surveillance of workers./1 Employers are monitoring workers in increasingly novel ways, often via artificial intelligence (AI), and sometimes wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Oct. 7, 2022: Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA-06) and Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) led a bipartisan letter to National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams requesting that NPS institutes a policy that reserves spots for active-duty military, Gold Star families, and Veterans to enter lottery systems at national parks. Currently, the NPS has a lottery system for several attractions at park units across the United States. A lottery system more PR