WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,275,000 in funding for the cleanup and remediation of two orphaned oil and gas well sites in West Virginia through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "Abandoned oil and gas wells pose unique challenges to our communities, and toda more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on June 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement on her opposition to President Joe Biden's nomination of Jared Bernstein to serve as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CES). The Senate will be considering the nomination today. "When Americans were starting to reel from the record high inflation under President Biden in 2021, dubbed the 'Man Behind Bidenomics,' Mr. Bernstein wa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: During today's Education and the Workforce Committee hearing, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) pressed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra on the department's failure to adequately vet sponsors for undocumented children arriving in the United States. The questioning followed a letter Chavez-DeRemer sent with Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05), which requested more information from the Biden administration on more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, posted the following news from June 9, 2023: On Friday, June 9, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) hosted a community conversation at the Fairfax County Government Center to discuss gun violence prevention. He was joined by Chairman Jeff McKay of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and State Senator Jennifer Boysko to discuss the federal, state, and local initiatives being taken to reduce the frequency and severity of gun violence in Virginia. Panelists also included Martina L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on June 13, 2023: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, bipartisan legislation to make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be made financially whole in the event they are defrauded of their benefits by allowing the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to reimburse victims of fraud without first meeting unnecessary bureaucratic requirements. Connolly previou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, delivered the following opening statement at the subcommittee markup for H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: There are two immutable facts with the President Biden budget request for fiscal yea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on the American Families & Jobs act and Taiwan trade legislation markup: * * * "The Ways and Means Committee kicked off this Congress by getting out of Washington and visiting communities across the country to hear firsthand hardworking Americans' perspective on the state of the economy. I appreciate that so many of the members of this committee have taken the time to participate in these hearings. "When more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower, joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and a bipartisan group of his colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) in pressing the Navy on how it plans to meet the required 31-minimum fleet of amphibious ships. The Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requires the Navy to maintain at least 31 amphibious ships, but the 30-year shipbuilding more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), introduced the Assuring that the Fact-Finding Examination Continues to Track (AFFECT) Human Rights in Venezuela Act, bipartisan legislation to help support human rights in Venezuela. The bill would direct the U.S. government to support extending the mandate of the United Nations Fact  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on June 13, 2023: Last week, Congressional Nursing Caucus Vice Chair Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) joined fellow former Navy helicopter pilot Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Rep. Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Expanded Telehealth Access Act. This legislation would increase access to virtual healthcare in Virginia and across the country by expanding the types of medical professionals that may bill Medicare for telehealth serv more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, June 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today announced that her office has now surpassed $30 million in federal casework funds returned to residents of Virginia's Seventh District. Casework dollars are secured and returned by fighting for fair treatment for those having issues with a federal agency, program, or benefit. Spanberger's office assists Virginians with many casework concerns -- including backlogged Social Security checks, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,896,150 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for improvements at seven West Virginia airports. The funding is made possible by FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP). "I am pleased DOT is investing more than $1.8 million to improve safety and efficiency at seven of our airports across W more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), questioned General Eric Smith, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, on his nomination to serve as the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Senator Manchin questioned General Smith on U.S. support for Ukraine against Putin's invasion, Russian atrocities committed during the war and the military and economic importance of passing a national budg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023 (CNEA). The bipartisan legislation would enhance the ability of the United States to compete in existing and emerging nuclear markets that will help our partners and allies reduce dependence on Russian and Chi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against H.J.Res. 44, a House resolution to overturn the Biden administration's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) rule to tighten federal regulations on pistol braces. "As our district reels from a deadly mass shooting last week, in the midst of Gun Violence Awareness Month, House Republicans are seeking to undermine reasonable, commonsense policies," said Congresswoman McClell more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Republicans just blocked an amendment from Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) that would limit millionaires and billionaires from raking in tax-free cash, while still encouraging early investment in small companies. Congressman Beyer's amendment put sensible guardrails on the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Tax Benefit, yet every single Republican voted against it. ...guess this bill isn't about small business tax cuts after all? WATCH HERE (https://democr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger -- a Member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force -- today helped lead an effort to force a vote on three commonsense gun violence prevention measures that would save lives in Virginia and across the country. Spanberger signed discharge petitions to bring three bills -- the Assault Weapons Ban, Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and Enhanced Background Checks Act -- to the U.S. House floor for a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,285,652 in federal funding to make infrastructure improvements at airports across Virginia. The funding was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) FY 2023 Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which funds airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, airport signage, airport lighting, and airport markings. "Our local airports make it easier to travel and play an importan more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, delivered the following opening statement at the subcommittee markup for H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. Rep. Wittman's remarks as prepared for delivery: There are two immutable facts with the President Biden budget request for Fiscal Year 2024. First, Army does not have sufficient monies to suppo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 13, 2023: This week, Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01), Darren Soto (FL-09), Garret Graves (LA-06), and Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced the Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research, Knowledge, and Enhanced Dialogue (SHARKED) Act. The SHARKED Act will establish a task force to work with fisheries management groups to address the problems posed by increased shark depredation and identify research and funding opportunities for im more PR