WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded the announcement that Berkeley County, W.Va. will be the home of Commercial Metals Company (CMC) fourth micro mill. The facility, projected to cost approximately $450 million, will produce rebar and is projected to begin operations in late 2025. "Once again, West Virginia is showing how commitment and collaboration can lead to success in capital investment and job crea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded $5,728,065 in funding for West Virginia, which will be used for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training through the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This funding was made availabl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in sending a letter to Scott Nathan, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), urging DFC to begin financing nuclear energy projects and support  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,435,067 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to strengthen healthcare services in West Virginia. The funding will support education and technical assistance at the Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers and the Tug River Health As more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act, bipartisan legislation to uphold same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law and finally repeal the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act. The legislation follows Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion in the Dobbs case in which he argued that the Court should revisit Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia. "While it's disappointing that we more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement regarding the Committee on Oversight and Reform's staff report on the hostile workplace at the Washington Commanders. "Today's Oversight Committee report is damning. The Commanders workplace was defined by a toxic, misogynistic culture that Dan Snyder not only oversaw, but actively participated in and cont more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) voted to pass legislation in the House of Representatives that would uphold marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples. The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) enshrines protections guaranteed to Americans through U.S. Supreme Court decisions such as Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia in federal law. The bill also repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. The House originally passed the Res more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. "The federal government's primary role is to ensure the continued safety and security of the American people. Today, the People's House fulfilled that solemn role by reauthorizing and bolstering our national defense on a bipartisan basis. Our nation's armed forces d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Vice Chair Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) applauded House passage of H.R. 7776, the historic, bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 to grow the Navy, strengthen our military, and ensure global security. In addition to pushing for increased investments in the NDAA, Rep. Luria secured several national and local priorities including establishing a National Commission on the Future of the Navy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) led a letter with 52 House Democrats to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in support of its proposed joint employer rule. The proposed rule would help ensure that workers--who are hired through subcontractors, temporary staffing agencies, and other intermediaries--can hold all the entities that control their working co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) and a bicameral, bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging President Biden to develop a unified national strategy to monitor and combat antisemitism. Amid the recent rise in antisemitism in Virginia and across the country, the letter specifically calls on the Administration to improve inte more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to finally enshrine marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples guaranteed by Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia under federal law, repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. "Everyone deserves the freedom to marry who they love and love how they live - that's why I was proud to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin led six bipartisan Senators in urging National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Lauren M. McFerran to reconsider the joint employer rule recently proposed by the NLRB. The proposed rule would have significant impacts on American and West Virginian workers and small businesses, many of whom are continuing to recover from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as put the franchise model at risk. "We write to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, ENR Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso, Ben Cardin (D-MD), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jim Risch (R-ID) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Scott Nathan, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), urging DFC to begin financi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- 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 $3,435,067 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to strengthen healthcare services in West Virginia. The funding will support job training and technical assistance at the Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers and the Tug River Health Association, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, a bipartisan bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages. "The right to marry the person you love was established by the Supreme Court in 1967 with Loving v. Virginia and again in the 2015 with Obergefell v. Hodges. The precedents set by these decisions have established civil rights that millions of families depend on, and they are overwhelmingly supported by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following floor statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today remembered the life and legacy of U.S. Representative A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-04). Click here (https://youtu.be/jNAdmmZzK_s) to watch her speech, and the full transcript of her remarks is below. I stand here today -- a day after we celebrated the life of A. Donald McEachin -- to again, on the House floor, remember the life and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Baby Bonds Promote Economic Opportunity and Drive Broad-Based Growth Giving children born in the United States an automatic child trust account, a "Baby Bond," would ensure that everyone is able to start adulthood with the financial stability to pursue their goals. Through Baby Bonds, a child would receive an initial specified amount of money into their own account upon their birth. Eligible children wou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today celebrated House passage of the Respect For Marriage Act, sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). The bill repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, protects same-sex and interracial marriage for federal purposes, and provides additional protections at the state level. With House passage, this historic bill heads to President Biden for signature. Beyer said: "Passage of the Respect For Marriage Act is a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it approved the largest multiemployer pension bailout in history: "PBGC's $35.8 billion bailout of Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan is a reckless use of taxpayer dollars.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: A bicameral comment letter, spearheaded in the House by Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), was sent yesterday to National Labor Relations Board ("the Board" or NLRB) Chairman Lauren McFerran to oppose the Biden administration's proposed joint employer rule which would jeopardize businesses across the country. In the letter, Foxx and the Members  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced that 357,056 participants of the Central States Pension Fund will have their retirement benefits saved and 1,005 businesses contributing to the plan will be protected. The pension relief was made possible through the American Rescue Plan, which included a solution to the multiemployer pension crisis. Retirement Benefits of More Than 350,000 Cen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, which included key initiatives spearheaded by Congressman Scott. "As the representative from Virginia's Third Congressional District, I was pleased to support this year's NDAA which will protect our national security and include a well-earned pay raise for servicemembers and civilians serving our milita more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a member of the LGBTQ Equality Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 8404 - Respect for Marriage Act. This vote represents final congressional passage of the bill, which now heads to President Biden's desk. "The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization upended fifty years of legal prece more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, ENR Committee Ranking Member John Barrasso, Ben Cardin (D-MD), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jim Risch (R-ID) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Scott Nathan, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Dev more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to protect the rights of same-sex and interracial couples in Virginia and across the country. This legislation now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. The Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization could be used in the future to threaten other fundamental rights -- including the right to marria more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: The U.S. House of Representatives today passed -- as part of the fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger to bolster the ability of the United States to protect global access to uncensored information and combat efforts by authoritarian and repressive governments to restrict Internet access. Many governments around the world -- in Russia, Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and extend federal protections for gay and interracial marriages: "We are glad to see the House of Representatives take the important step of passing the Respect for Marriage Act to guarantee that same-sex and interracial mar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement applauding the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of Judge Robert Ballou - President Biden's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia: "We are pleased to see our recommended candidate for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Judge Robert Ballou, advance through the Senate Judiciary committee. We proudly support Jud more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement applauding the Senate Judiciary Committee's approval of Judge Robert Ballou - President Biden's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. "We are pleased to see our recommended candidate for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Judge Robert Ballou, advance through the Senate Judiciary committee. We p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and extend federal protections for gay and interracial marriages. "We are glad to see the House of Representatives take the important step of passing the Respect for Marriage Act to guarantee that same-sex and interracial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to send the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act to President Biden's desk. This landmark legislation takes several key steps to defend marriage equality: officially repealing the bigoted and unconstitutional "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA), upholding couples' right to equal protection under federal law, and requiring states to recognize valid out-of-state marriages. "With our passage of the Respect for Marriag more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The FY23 NDAA authorizes funding for the United States Department of Defense for the next fiscal year and serves as the primary vehicle through which defense policy is enacted. The NDA more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following floor statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: I want to thank Mr. Rogers for yielding. Yesterday, we remembered the 81st anniversary of th more PR