WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su demanding the agency cease further action amending the definition of an investment advice fiduciary. Additionally, the letter lays out DOL's mul more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement after President Biden announced a 5.2 percent average pay raise for federal employees in 2024. "Today's announcement is great news. While not quite what Senator Schatz and I called for in our FAIR Act, a 5.2 percent average pay raise is the highest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) today wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to ensure that human rights abuses perpetrated against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang are addressed in all future high-level meetings between the U.S. and Chinese governments. They also raised the cases of Uyghur families with relatives in Virginia, including the family of Memeteli Abdurashid, and the family of Adbulhakim Idris a more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 27 fire departments and two city governments across West Virginia. The grants were awarded through FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and will support local fire departments and first responders. "Our dedicated local fire d more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,224,680 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for four West Virginia research projects. The funding will support critical research into artificial intelligence and machine learning, recruitment and retention strategies for engineering students and fluid mechanics. "I'm pleased the National Science Foundation is supporting these importa more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $10,632,413 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services throughout West Virginia. The funding will specifically support combatting the drug epidemic, facilitating healthcare coverage enrollment, improving maternal, cardiovascular and mental health services as well as expanding access to COVID-19 vacc more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,714,918 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for three programs dedicated to promoting public safety and protecting West Virginians. The funding will support state victim compensation programs, sexual assault crisis centers and a juvenile delinquency prevention program in Charleston. "All West Virginians deserve to feel safe in their commun more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $14,860,642 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for thirteen projects, which will build economic prosperity across West Virginia. The funding will support a variety of local businesses and community initiatives. "Investing in our communities means long-term economic development that creates and supports good-pay more PR

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke at the annual West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Business Summit to discuss the extensive list of bipartisan accomplishments for West Virginia, including investing in our infrastructure, boosting American innovation and manufacturing, and strengthening our energy security. Senator Manchin also spoke about our nation's energy production, the need for comprehensive, commonsense permitting re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, urged Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su to cease any further action to amend the definition of an investment advice fiduciary. Additio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns about ongoing efforts to undermine the pre-electoral and primary processes leading up to critical presidential elections scheduled in Venezuela in 2024. "The Venezuelan people cannot afford to see another fraudulent elect more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Press Glass Inc.'s decision to expand their operations at the Commonwealth Crossing Industrial Park in Henry County. Press Glass Inc. will invest $155.2 million and construct a 360,000-square-foot addition to its facility, and this will create 355 new jobs. "We're thrilled that Press Glass Inc. is expanding their operations at Commonwealth Crossing--a site we've been proud to support during our time in the more PR