WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news statement on March 10, 2023: * * * Today Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request: "The President's budget is a roadmap to a stronger, healthier, and more prosperous America. "President Biden's FY24 budget requests balance difficult policy choices to achieve fiscal responsibility in t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), reintroduced the Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act, a bipartisan bill to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to ensure an on-time rollout of federal broadband programs. "One of the many benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act beco more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: On Monday, February 27th 2023, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly hosted his annual Black History Month panel, including Black leaders from across the Eleventh District of Virginia, to discuss government, advocacy, and policy to elevate Black voices. Panelists spoke at George Mason University to a diverse assembly of students, faculty, and other members of the community both in person and via a Facebook Live stream. Speakers included Fairfax County Superv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 10, 2023: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement on the passage of the COVID-19 Origin Act, S. 619, by vote in the House of 419-0, which requires the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19: "For too long, questions surrounding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic have gone unanswered. While we were originally told COVID-19 emerged due to a spillover infect more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), released the following statement regarding the President's 2024 Budget: "Today, President Biden released his 2024 budget; it is all about more spending which will then lead to more inflation. Period. As proposed, this budget would cause the national debt to hit nearly $51 trillion by 2033, which is almost impossible to comprehend. "The President has once again failed to offer Americans a responsible more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary on the Houston Chronicle, on March 10, 2023: * * * This morning, The Houston Chronicle published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The full op-ed is below. Chairman Manchin wrote: European conflict, global crises, persistent inflation, rising energy prices and the fear of a coming recession have placed America and the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Implementing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Perspectives on The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act" at 10 a.m. on March 15, 2023, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * The Honorable Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency Panel 2 * Randy E. Hayman Esq., Commissioner and CEO, Philadelphia Water Department * Thomas W. Sigmund, Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today reintroduced her bipartisan legislation to crack down on narcotics traffickers who are using illicit pill presses to manufacture counterfeit drugs. As overdose rates remain high in Virginia and across the country, drug traffickers have weaponized counterfeit drug manufacturing as a strategy to profit from the substance use crisis. These molds can easily be purchased online, and they are more PR