WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following remarks on March 7, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference on her formal challenge to the Biden administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. Senator Capito's remarks below: "I want to, kind of, piggyback on  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chris Coons (D-DE), introduced legislation to help Americans better plan for retirement and enhance retirement security by ensuring they have the information they need to make more informed decisions regarding when to claim Social Security Benefits. This is particularly important today, as Americans are living longer than ever, and rising health care costs often lead to unexpected expense more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) traveled to Yukon, Oklahoma with the Ways and Means Committee to hear about the state of the economy in the heartland. In Yukon, Congresswoman Miller heard from small business owners and energy producers on how the inflationary policies coming out of Washington D.C. the past two years have caused increases in food prices, energy costs, and instability for small businesses. Congresswoman Miller began  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Trish Lollo, President of St. Louis Children's Hospital, to request information about the kinds of medical interventions provided by the hospital's Transgender Center. This follows troubling accounts of a former employee, who revealed that medical personnel do not always defer to the wishes  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, applauded President Biden's National Cybersecurity Strategy. President Biden announced the National Cybersecurity Strategy last week. "The President's National Cybersecurity Strategy is a step towards coordinating our federal government cyber efforts, and I'm pleased he is prioritizing this important issue," said Senator Manchin, Chairman of the Senate A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to vote against Gigi Sohn for Democratic Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Ms. Sohn has faced unprecedented, bipartisan opposition to her nomination as a result of her years of partisan activism, inflammatory statements online, and work with far-left groups. She has also spent many years as a public interest advocate, using s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, led a group of 12 bipartisan Senators in introducing the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act to address the ongoing threats posed by foreign technology products to American economic and national security. The legislation would est more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and John Thune (R-SD), ranking member of the Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband, led a group of 12 bipartisan senators to introduce the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act, legislation that will comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed by technolo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 7, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today introduced bipartisan legislation to help schools continue to provide meals to students and mitigate the impacts of inflation on school districts in Virginia and across the country. School meal programs cover their expenses using federal reimbursements and cafeteria sales. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and rising costs have all dramatically increased costs for these programs. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the below statement after Del. Eileen Filler-Corn announced that she will not run for re-election to the Virginia House of Delegates: "Eileen Filler-Corn and I have worked together for many years, dating back to my term as Governor. As one of the original organizers of the Million Mom March and a committed PTA leader before that, I have always known her to be a relentless progressive who is comm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 7, 2023: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Judge Robert Ballou to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia: "Judge Ballou brings decades of experience both trying and deciding cases in the Western District of Virginia. We're proud to have recommended him to President Biden and are confident he'll continue his service to Virginians by upholdi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Judge Robert Ballou to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia: "Judge Ballou brings decades of experience both trying and deciding cases in the Western District of Virginia. We're proud to have recommended him to President Biden and are confident he'll continue his service to Virginians by upholding the law fairly an more PR