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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2022-11-01 ( 10 items )  
As Open Enrollment Period Begins Tomorrow, Spanberger Encourages Virginians To Take Advantage Of Lower Premiums, Sign Up For Healthcare Coverage (10)
HENRICO, Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is encouraging Virginians to review healthcare plan options for 2023 or sign up for healthcare coverage during the open enrollment period -- which begins tomorrow. From November 1, 2022 until January 15, 2023, Virginians can visit healthcare.gov to review healthcare plan options, change their current provider, or sign up for a new plan on the healthcare marketplace. The Inflation Reduction Act -- which S more PR

Capito, Manchin Announce $26 Million to Help Rebuild Herbert Hoover High School (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 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 $26,656,638 for the West Virginia School Building Authority. The funding will be used to help rebuild Herbert Hoover High School, which was critically damaged by the 2016 floods. This funding is mad more PR

Connolly Statement On Announcement Of Silver Line Extension Opening Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2022: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement today regarding Metro's announcement that the Silver Line extension will be open to riders on November 15, 2022. "As one of the earliest and strongest proponents of the Silver Line, I am thrilled that we are officially only two weeks away from fully operational Metro service to Dulles. I have been  more PR

Manchin Hosts Department Of Defense Leaders In West Virginia (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee, hosted senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in West Virginia to showcase the state's current defense capabilities and its potential to further support the U.S. military. Senator Manchin and the DoD officials visited a variety of locations. "I was honored to welcome a number o more PR

Manchin, Capito Announce $26 Million To Help Rebuild Herbert Hoover High School (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $26,656,638 for the West Virginia School Building Authority. The funding will be used to help rebuild Herbert Hoover High School, which was critically damaged by the 2016 floods. This funding is made available  more PR

Manchin, Capito Announce Funding For Upward Bound Program (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $998,262 to help strengthen students' math and science skills, and assist veterans in postsecondary academic development in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Education's Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math & Science Program.  more PR

Rep. Foxx: New ED Rule on Student Loans Fails to Address Underlying Problems (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced final regulations which fail to address major problems in the federal student loan system: "The Department of Education's new regulations to 'streamline and improve' student loan programs do nothing of the sort. "I more PR

Spanberger, Kelly In Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urge U.S. House & U.S. Senate Leaders To Bolster America's Response To Drug Trafficking (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Oct. 31, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) -- joined by U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) and U.S Representatives Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Pat Ryan (D-NY-19) -- today called on U.S. House and U.S. Senate leaders to move forward their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to strengthen America's response to fentanyl coming through the nation's borders and ports of entry. In a letter t more PR

Statement Of U.S. Sens. Warner And Kaine On Silver Line Expansion Opening Date (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) announced that the Silver Line expansion to Washington Dulles International Airport will open on Tuesday, November 15, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. "We are pleased to see WMATA move forward on its promise to safely open the Silver Line's service to Dulles--just in time to provide Virginians with a mo more PR

Warner & Kaine Statement On Silver Line Expansion Opening Date (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) announced that the Silver Line expansion to Washington Dulles International Airport will open on Tuesday, November 15, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. "We are pleased to see WMATA move forward on its promise to safely open the Silver Line's service to Dulles--just in time to provide Virginians with a m more PR