WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer yesterday reintroduced the National All-Payer Claims Database Act to lower healthcare costs and improve healthcare delivery by supporting state all-payer claims databases (APCDs) to establish an easily accessible national database of all-payer claims. APCDs collect healthcare claims and related data from entities that pay for health care services, and have been used to help lower healthcare costs, promote claims transparency an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents Northern Virginia in the U.S. House, today announced that he had secured funding and legislative wins in the bipartisan funding bill for FY23. The omnibus government funding bill was the product of bipartisan negotiations; it passed the Senate this afternoon and expected to be passed by the House later today. Beyer said: "I am proud to announce that bipartisan legislation which will soon pass into law i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today called for Congress to respond forcefully to the revelations made public by the Committee yesterday. Beyer voted to release the Ways and Means Committee's "Report on the Internal Revenue Service's Mandatory Audit Program," which showed that former president Donald Trump was not subject to IRS' mandatory audit of presidential tax returns for his first two years in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) urged Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), to address the high level of dangerous indoor air pollutants emitted by gas stoves. Reports have found that gas stoves, which are used by more than 40 million homes across the country, emit dangerous air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and fine pa more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded Governor Jim Justice's (R-W.Va.) announcement that Form Energy, Inc. (Form Energy) will partner with the State of West Virginia to build its first iron-air battery manufacturing facility on 55 acres of property in Weirton, W.Va. The new battery manufacturing plant is expected to create a minimum of 750 new full-time jobs and will represent a total inves more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted to prevent a government shutdown and fully fund the government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The omnibus appropriations package passed the Senate by a vote of 68 to 29, advancing it to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration ahead of the Friday, December 23 deadline. "As a member of the Appropriations Committee,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,795,300 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a livestock systems management project through West Virginia University (WVU). The project will provide financial and technical assistance to Appalachian farmers and agricultural producers to support adopting climate-smart more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), both members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in sending a letter to Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to ensure the FCC's national broadband maps satisfy the goals of the Broadband DATA Act and provide a reliable depiction of broadband availabil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Following unanimous passage by the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday evening passed the bipartisan Equal Pay for Team USA Act. The landmark legislation ensures all athletes who represent United States in global competition - like the World Cup, Olympics, and Paralympics - receive equal pay and benefits - regardless of gender. The bill now heads to the president's desk. Following the House passage, Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2022: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the $1.7 trillion omnibus federal spending bill that's being rammed through Congress. "Christmas is just a few short days away, and the Democrat-led House and Senate decided to go shopping for as many stocking stuffers as they could get their hands on - and they're using the hard-earned money of American taxpayers to do so. "This omnibus bill is packed to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing concern over reports that military housing companies are conditioning compensation for unsafe housing on military families signing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). In the letter, the lawmakers urge the Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding key health and climate provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act --legislation the senators helped pass in August to help Virginia lower drug and energy costs, imrove access to health care, and tackle cllimate change--that will go into effect on January 1, 2023: "This year, we were proud to have helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation that will lower  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to delay the implementation of the 1099-K tax reporting requirement. This follows Senator Manchin's introduction of an amendment to delay the implementation for two years. "Yesterday I introduced an amendment to provide relief to West Virginia small business owners and individuals who sell goods online by delaying a burdensom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus, which includes $45 billion in aid for Ukraine as well as Senator Manchin's bipartisan legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887. Senator Manchin also secured West Virginia priorities in the FY23 federal budget, including more than $228,000,000 for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Requests more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- 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 funding up to $4,795,300 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a livestock systems management project through West Virginia University (WVU). The project will provide financial and technical assistance to Appalachian farmers and agricultural producers to support adopting climate-smart practices, as well as strengthen  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, today welcomed House passage of the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act. Beyer said: "The House Ways and Means Committee investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's presidential audit program reveals that this critical oversight tool was broken during the Trump presidency and was disregarded by the prior administration up until the moment the Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent letters to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra and multiple hospitals offering gender-transition interventions to children about policies that deny parents the opportunity to be involved in life-altering medical decisions impacting their children. In the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following letter on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * 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: Young people in this country often lack access to comprehensive sex education, and thus they may not have the information necessary to make informed decisions about their sexual health and how it impacts their lives./1 St more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2022: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after he was elected by the House Democratic Caucus to serve as the next Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Labor. "Governing should be guided by the values and aspirations we share - improving the lives of people from all walks of life. "Regardless of the political challenges that lay ahead more PR

STERLING, Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge from Virginia's 10th District: RoutineRemind, designed by team members Samvrit Rao, Rohan Kotla, and Soham Jain who are sophomores at Thomas Jefferson High School. "A big congratulations to VA-10's Congressional App Challenge winners, team RoutineRemind - Rohan, Samvrit, and Soham!" said Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton. "I was so imp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, praised the announcement from Form Energy, Inc. (Form Energy) that they have entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to build the first iron-air battery manufacturing facility along the Ohio River in the city of Weirton. The new battery manufacturing plant is expected to create  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced Deep Run High School students Vihaan Dutta -- who took home the gold last year -- and Pranav Chinthakuntla as the Seventh District winners of the annual Congressional App Challenge. The team created an app that allows small clients to post freelance community service work or paid projects for students to complete. Dutta and Chinthakuntla's app, called Scholance, will be more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured over $200 million in federal funding for Virginia in the Senate-passed government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023. The bills are expected to be passed by the U.S. House of Representatives shortly before being signed by President Joe Biden. "This bill funds critical national priorities, including health care, education, scientific research and veterans services. It builds o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) applauded passage of their legislation to preserve invaluable local resources and help generate economic activity in the Northern Neck. By officially designating the region as a National Heritage Area (NHA), the Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act will deliver critical federal dollars, encourage public-private partnerships, and assign a specific entity - the Northern Neck T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded passage of their legislation to preserve invaluable local resources and help generate economic activity in the Northern Neck. By officially designating the region as a National Heritage Area (NHA), the Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act will deliver critical federal dollars, encourage public-private partnerships, and assign a specific entit more PR