WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined the Family Research Council's Washington Watch to celebrate students heading back to school. In the discussion, Chairwoman Foxx champions the Parents Bill of Rights Act and underscores the importance of education freedom. Excerpts from the interview are below: "The only good thing that  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to acquire a modern storage and viewing facility to help properly maintain the most comprehensive and diverse publicly available geological sample collection in West Virginia. This award was sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) and House and Senate Democrats to introduce a package of eight bills to safeguard voting rights and protect American democracy. "I grew up on the stories of my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, who lived in the segregated South during Jim Crow. They faced blatant voting discrimination and had to overcome tremendous obstacles to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington: "On August 28th, 1963, 250,000 Americans participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march took place 100 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, abolishing slavery, and the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to provide formerly ensla more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced a grant of $5 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission and other federal and local sources for the Holly Gray Park Sanitary Sewer Extension project in Flatwoods-Canoe Run Public Service District. This project will provide new wastewater systems to 77 households in Braxton County, including an improved sewer access at the Braxton County Airport. "Refining our wastewater systems is crucial in the deve more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $3,586,000 in federal funding for the Wise County Public Service Authority to improve the county's water system. Currently, Wise County's water system is unable to provide the minimum working water pressure of 20 PSI under Virginia state code. Wise County has a serious need for upgrades to its water system, and this funding will help upgrade the county's water infrastructure to ensure the system is up more PR