WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Ahead of tomorrow's one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Cortez Masto (D-NV) and a number of their colleagues in introducing the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act. As legislatures and governors across the country continue to target and undermine reproductive freedoms, this legislation would block anti-choice states from l more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on June 23, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement in remembrance of the 23 lives lost during the severe flooding that occurred seven years ago on June 23, 2016: "We will never forget the 23 West Virginians we lost on June 23, 2016, and the scars that it created in our communities. Families' lives were changed forever, schools were decimated, businesses were forced to close, an more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, which is set to expire on July 27th. The program was created after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and ensures that facilities holding high-risk chemicals have security measures i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) advanced their bipartisan solution to address the fentanyl crisis as a national security threat in the Senate Armed Services Committee's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. Fentanyl is a leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45, and an estimated 196 Americans are dying every single day due to fentanyl, which is about the equivalent of the death total on 9/11 every 15 days. 90% o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) advanced their bipartisan solution to address the fentanyl crisis as a national security threat in the Senate Armed Services Committee's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. Fentanyl is a leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45, and an estimated 196 Americans are dying every single day due to fentanyl, which is about the equivalent of the death total on 9/11 eve more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement after SASC passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes various provisions secured and supported by Kaine to benefit Virginia's servicemembers and defense community, such as reforms to improve access to mental health care and support Virginia's shipbuilding industry: "Virginia is mor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on June 23, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced she sponsored and cosponsored several important amendments that were included in the fiscal year 2024 (FY24) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup, which passed the House Armed Service Committee in the early hours of June 22, 2023: * * * Encouraging Active Lifestyles for TRICARE For Life Beneficiaries (SPONSORED) Congresswoman Kiggans' amendment directs the Assistant Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will be voted on by the full Senate later this year. "I  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Constriction and Veterans Affairs funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will be voted on by the full Senate later this year. "We made a sacred commitment to more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on June 23, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the 7th anniversary of the 2016 flood that devastated communities across West Virginia and killed 23 West Virginians. "Seven years ago a horrific flood devastated southern West Virginia and killed 23 of our fellow West Virginians. "Gayle and I continue to pray for the families and loved ones who lost someone that day and we encourage every W more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on June 23, 2023: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, urging for additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia. "While we understand that the federal rulemaking process is complex and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: Yesterday, H.J Res 44, to strike down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) unconstitutional pistol brace rule, failed in the U.S. Senate on a party-line 49-50 vote. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) was the deciding vote. The U.S House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 219-210 passed H.J Res 44 to overturn the pistol brace rule. Millions of Americans, including many service-disabled veterans, rely on stabil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on June 22, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Committee in an executive meeting where she voted to release the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower's testimony on Hunter Biden's tax evasion case. The whistleblower's testimony included evidence of special treatment from the IRS and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding Hunter Biden's taxes and financial situation. The whistleblower's report showed a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, blasted the Biden administration's lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools to allow biological mal more PR