WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) announced he will be cosponsoring H.R. 4144, the Federal Assistance to Initiate Repayment (FAIR) Act, introduced by Reps. Burgess Owens (UT-04), Lisa McClain (MI-09), and Virginia Foxx (NC-05) in the Committee on Education & the Workforce. The FAIR Act, a Republican solution to fix our broken student loan system, will simplify the repayment process, end ballooning loan balances, provides repayment assistance, and provides targeted stud more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) Clinic, Inc. in Lewisburg, W.Va. to support the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Medicati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in full committee hearing on electronic waste recycling and critical mineral recovery. HIGHLIGHTS: ON WAYS TO IMPROVE ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING FOR RURAL STATES: "I represent a rural state. We can't even sustain the recycling much for paper, tin cans, you know, things that we've been doing for years. Because t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the HELP Committee, introduced the Auto Reenroll Act of 2023, legislation to assist American workers in taking advantage of their available retirement plans and full employer match. Some employees choose to not participate in their employer's retirement plan or take advantage  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on July 26, 2023: Today, Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) both members of the House Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation to promote press freedom and the protection of journalists worldwide. The Global Press Freedom Act would direct the U.S. State Department to establish an Ambassador-at-Large for press freedom and train Foreign Service Officers on how to help promote media independence and protect for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor to once again encourage President Biden to withdraw Julie Su's nomination for Secretary of Labor. "Julie Su has now exceeded the previous record for the longest duration between a Presidential cabinet nomination and a confirmation--when the same party controls the White House and the S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by six House Republicans, sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack seeking answers about fraud and improper payments affecting hungry children. The letter comes after USDA ignored an earlier request for documents relating to taxpayer-funded nutrition programs. In th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a recent report from Parents Defending Education (PDE) that reveals the Chinese Communist Party's financial grip on America's K-12 schools: "It remains our solemn responsibility to slap away the hands of malign foreign actors whenever they attempt to interfere i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of an amicus brief, recently filed by the House of Representatives, to push back against the Biden administration's dangerous regulatory overreach that is subverting the Constitution. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "I rise today in support of a governm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Treasury issued proposed rules that would make it harder for employers to demonstrate compliance with mental health parity law: "Employers recognize the need to support the mental more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, legislation to strengthen the public's ability to evaluate the impacts of and provide input on natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "From our conversations with Virginians, it's clear that they have not been given adequate opportunities to make their voices  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Eric Schmitt in sending a letter to the United States Department of State in order to find out the extent of the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) recent breach of the Department' sunclassified email server preceding Secretary Antony Blinken's trip to China: "This alarming incident is a powerful reminder of how important cybersecurity is to our national security," said Senator Tim Ka more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNScapv) -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced that she and Congressman Danny Davis (IL-07) have introduced H.R. 4638, the Integrating Social Workers Across Health Care Settings Act. This bipartisan legislation will improve healthcare and lower costs for patients across America by amending the Social Security Act to allow clinical social workers (CSWs) to fully practice proactive mental healthcare and be reimbursed for that service. "Clinical social workers more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the National Service Congressional Caucus, announced $133,381 from AmeriCorps for the West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service. The funding will support approximately 1,500 AmeriCorps volunteers participating in community service activities across West Virginia on the September 11th, 2024 National Day of Service and Remembrance. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on July 26, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on President Biden's nomination of former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to become the next commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA). "I applaud the Biden Administration for selecting former Governor Martin O'Malley to serve as commissioner of the Social Security Administration. "When we were both serving as governors, I found him to be a s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing's second panel, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the balance between oil and gas and renewable production in theInflation Reduction Act(IRA), and how the Administration -- despite req more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act. The legislation aims to restore the health of the Bay watershed, strengthen fisheries management and expand environmental education programs for residents across the region. "West Virginia is truly Wild and Wonderful, and I' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services and U.S. Veterans' Affairs Committees, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, reintroduced a bipartisan resolution to designate August 1st, 2023 as Gold Star Children's Day. The resolution would recognize the unique sacrifices and hardships of the children of fallen service members. "No child should ever have more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and nine House Democrat colleagues to introduce the Equal and Uniform Treatment in the Military (EQUITY) Act, legislation to prohibit discrimination in the armed forces. The EQUITY Act amends Title 10 of the United States Code to expressly prohibit discrimination within the Department of Defense against an individual on the basis of race, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today honored Veterans, servicemembers, and Virginia military families. Spanberger launched a survey earlier this year to gather "Stories of Service" from Virginians with loved ones who are active-duty servicemembers or Veterans. During Military Appreciation Month in May, Spanberger read some of the stories she received from Virginians detailin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement on July 26, 2023: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "Improving Capacity for Critical Mineral Recovery through Electronic Waste Recycling and Reuse." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you all for being here with us today. "A lot of my statement is going to mirror a lot of what the Chairman s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act which will provide patients with clear price transparency when making health care decisions regarding clinical laboratory tests. This bill will require clinical labs to publish their health care prices and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to monitor compliance. "Unknown health care prices should not be a factor patie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2023. The Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2028 and give roughly 28 million Americans a long-overdue raise. "No person working full-time in America should be living in p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $10,968,600 in federal funding to expand access to health care in the Valley and Southwest Virginia. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program, which helps rural health care facilities, tribes, and communities expand access to health care services and nutrition assistance. The funding was made more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $10,968,600 in federal funding to expand access to health care in the Valley and Southwest Virginia. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program, which helps rural health care facilities, tribes, and communities expand access to health care services and nutrition assistance. The funding was made  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, legislation to strengthen the public's ability to evaluate the impacts of and provide input on natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "From our conversations with Virginians, it's clear that they have not been given adequate opportunities to make their voices h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: The Senate Finance Committee today approved on a 26-1 vote the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act, bipartisan legislation to help address rising prescription drug prices by regulating the middlemen who manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of health insurers. "For too long, and without any transparency, pharmacy middlemen have moved away from their origins negotiating to bring prices down on behalf of insurers and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) along with Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today reintroduced the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act, which aims to restore the health of the Bay Watershed, strengthen fisheries management, and expand environmental education programs for residents across the Bay Watershed. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, led a bipartisan group of colleagues in reintroducing the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act, legislation that would encourage market-based competition with major social media platforms by requiring the largest companies make user data portable - and their services interoperable - with other platf more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) today reintroduced the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act, which aims to restore the health of the Bay Watershed, strengthen fisheries management, and expand environmental education programs for residents across the Bay Watershed. The Chesapeake B more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the process for permitting electric transmission lines, pipelines, and energy production on federal lands. During the hearing's first panel, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to address issues that are slowing or blocking critical energy infrastructure projects needed to ensure reliable and affordabl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today participated in the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s hearing titled "Commanding Heights: Ensuring U.S. Leadership in the Critical and Emerging Technologies of the 21st Century." He stressed the need to protect America's position as a global technological leader by leveraging public and private research and development (R&D) spending and countering the CCP's theft of tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today introduced legislation to authorize the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) at the Department of Defense (DoD), which will foster partnerships with private capital providers to support the advancement of critical technologies in the military. This builds on the congressman's commitment to fostering defense innovation to give the U.S. Armed Forces a technological advantage and qualitative edge. "As  more PR