WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (VA-05) has introduced H.R.4507, the Transparency in Coverage Act, along with HELP Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). This bipartisan legislation would help ensure patients have access to real-time pricing information for health care services in advance of receiving care. It would also require Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to share cost information with the plan sponsors. "Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12032) on Mountain Valley Pipeline on July 12, 2023, by energy policy specialist Paul W. Parfomak and legislative attorney Adam Vann. Here are excerpts: * * * Mountain Valley Pipeline: Congressional Authorization The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a 303-mile natural gas transmission pipeline, currently under construction, which would link natural gas fields in West Virginia to the existing Transco pipeline in Virginia (Figure 1). The more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on July 12, 2023: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, issued the following statement calling on Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to share information on the extent to which Committee resources were used to support Mr. Luft's alle more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on July 12, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup to consider four bills -- H.R. 4509, Transparency in Billing Act, H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act, H.R. 4527, Health DATA Act, and H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act: "Today's markup builds upon the C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on July 12, 2023: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Scalise (R-La.) joined House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), Congressman Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, West Virginia Secretary of State Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, and Alabama Secretar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to stay construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through Jefferson National Forest. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 ratified and approved all necessary permits for Mountain Valley Pipeline in order for construction to resume and sta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: As North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders meet for the 2023 Vilnius summit in Lithuania, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), reintroduced their bipartisan bill to explicitly prohibit any President of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval or an Act of Congress. "Putin's brutal war in Ukraine and Finland's accession and Sweden more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in introducing the IDEA Full Funding Act, legislation that would ensure Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunities. Under IDEA, the federal government committed to pay 40 percent of the average per pers more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on July 11, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), along with Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22), and Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), introduced the Building Chips in America Act. The legislation, which was introduced in the Senate by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Todd Young (R-IN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), will maximize the opportunity more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $224,476 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a biodiversity research project at Marshall University. The project will examine species of songbirds in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines to inform the application of conservation legislation and wildlife management plans around the world. "Marshall University continues to make our s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,362,964 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically be used to expand clinical trials through West Virginia University, advance medical research into certain infections through Bluefield State University and support a Morgan County initi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the bipartisan Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act to promote increased research into the prevention and management of lung cancer among women, with a specific focus on non-smokers. The American Cancer Society estimates that 59,910 women will die of lung cancer in 2023, and one in five women diagnosed with this illness are lifetime non-smokers. "Lung cancer is th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, welcomed two children with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) who testified before the Committee as a part of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) 2023 Children's Congress Delegates as well as the reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP). Senator Manchin also questioned the Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), questioned General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., USAF on his nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This position is the highest ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces. Senator Manchin questioned General Brown on the importance of passing a national budget on time, promoting fiscal responsibility within the Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) welcomed Helicon Chemical as the newest tenant of West Virginia Regional Technology Park in South Charleston. Helicon Chemical is developing innovative drop-in-ready, upgraded propellant binders that will improve the performance of missiles, rockets, aerospace propulsion systems and munitions for government and commercial customers. Helicon's patented technology allows for the rapid modernization  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today honored the life of Dr. George M. Hampton on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Hampton -- a legendary Prince William County community leader and longtime pillar of Virginia's African American community -- passed away last month at the age of 95. Click here (https://youtu.be/-A-Lly8oMvI) to watch Spanberger's comments, and a full transcript is below. Madam Speaker, I ri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following remarks on July 12, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL), joined Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, House Republican leaders, and Secretaries of State to speak on the American Confidence in Elections (ACE) Act. Find Rep. Lee's remarks as prepared below. Thank you, Congresswoman Stefanik. Good afternoon, everyone! It's an honor to be here today. I would first like to recognize the Secretaries of State that we have in attendance with us- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on July 11, 2023: * * * Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to stay construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through Jefferson National Forest. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 ratified and approved all necessary permits for Mou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today continued to speak out against U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) hold on military promotions, which is impacting every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. During an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Spanberger -- who represents Marine Corps Base Quantico -- reacted to Senator Tuberville causing the U.S. Marine Corps to be without a confirmed Commandant for the first time since before th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 12, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement following reports of a breach of Microsoft email accounts at over two-dozen organizations, including government agencies, by China-based hackers: "The Senate Intelligence Committee is closely monitoring what appears to be a significant cybersecurity breach by Chinese intelligence. "It's clear that the PRC is  more PR