WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: New bipartisan legislation to increase health care price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was introduced today by House Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and House Ways  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: New bipartisan legislation to increase health care price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was introduced today by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia F more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- 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) sent a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General David Berry requesting that his office provide the Committee with a publicly releasable version of a report detailing findings of gross mismanagement in the NLRB's administration of a mail ballot election. In the letter, Chairwoman Foxx wri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- 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) urged the Department of Education to provide details on its methodology in determining which student loan borrowers qualify for debt cancellation under the current income-driven repayment (IDR) program. This comes more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger yesterday visited Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge to learn more about the career and workforce development opportunities available to Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) students. Spanberger toured the school's specialty programs and discussed her support for Virginia workforce development programs. Gar-Field High School offers several career and technical education programs for stu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Richmond, VA - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) convened a roundtable discussion focused on firearm violence and its impacts on young Virginians. McClellan was joined by gun violence advocacy organizations, attorneys, law enforcement, young adults, and other stakeholders from Henrico County and the City of Richmond. "The gun violence epidemic is a uniquely American issue, and it is imperative that we take action. Firearms are now th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Scott applauded the Biden-Harris administration after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to update regulations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that ensure access to health and human services programs. "We have come a long way toward ending discrimination against people with disab more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making available $150 million to advance processes to produce and refine critical minerals and materials in the United States through research, development, and demonstration projects. This funding is made possible by Chairman Manchin's Bipart more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Department of Energy's (DOE) role in ensuring U.S. competitiveness and security in emerging technologies. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the DOE's expansive role in research and development of AI and supercomputing, competition w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 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 a full committee hearing on implementing the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, a cornerstone of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. HIGHLIGHTS: ON NEED FOR LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR PASSIVE RECIEVERS OF PFAS: "CERCLA more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "Implementing IIJA: Perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, Part II." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Chairman Carper, and it's great to be back with you. Hope you had a nice break in the beaut more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- 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 U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, urged the Department of Education (Department) to provide details on its methodology in determining which student loan borrowers qualify for debt c more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- the only Virginian on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee -- today introduced a bipartisan bill that would make it easier for expectant mothers and mothers of young children to access milk for their families. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) currently restricts milk choices to nonfat or 1% in most cases. Spanberger's bipartisan bill more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: New bipartisan legislation to increase health care price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was introduced today by House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and House Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC). The bill, whi more PR

LEESBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton announced $7,367,377 in new grants for airports in Virginia's 10th District from the Airport Improvement Program: $4,018,500 for apron rehabilitation at Leesburg Executive Airport; and $3,348,877 for taxiway reconstruction at Manassas Regional Airport. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided $15 billion for airport related projects, including through AIP grants. "I'm proud that this feder more PR