WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young urging the Administration to take every possible measure to ensure the continued operation of federal childcare centers in the event of a Republican shutdown. "These dedicated [federal employees] are also parents who rely on federal childcare centers to care for their children while they perform their off more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su raising concerns over the Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefit Security Administration (EBSA) and its failure to conduct investigations in a directed and timely manner. EBSA's o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 13, 2023, entitled "The Impact of Biden's Open Border on the American Workforce": * * * America's workforce and economy cannot flourish with the unchecked, unfettered, illegal immigration that is Biden's Border Invasion. Through this hearing today, I intend to give the American workforce a voice by holding Democrats accountable  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,734,085 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for four research projects at West Virginia University and Marshall University. The funding will support vital research into magnetic materials, the disruption of opioid supply chains, aerosol jet printing and educational strategies for introductory physics courses. "I'm pleased t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced nine West Virginia organizations will receive $19,280,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding will support hospitals and health centers across the state in providing quality health services for all West Virginians. These federal awards are nine of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management. The funding will support pipeline safety and emergency response preparedness across the state. "E more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to consider a "treat-in-place" model to address the workforce challenges faced by West Virginia hospitals and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. "This would be a major step forward in advanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 to stop foreign entities and governments from funding litigation in American courts. "Foreign actors such as China and Russia use third-party litigation funding to support targeted lawsuits in the United States, undermining our economic and national security. This legislation would provide a c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, on National Voter Registration Day, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07) and every House Democrat to introduce H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would protect the right to vote and safeguard our democracy by restoring and modernizing the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). Ten years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the VRA in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of her inaugural Veteran of the Year Program. The program is an opportunity to honor veterans living in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District for their service and sacrifice to our nation. "Our Commonwealth is home to over 780,000 veterans and 130,000 active-duty service members, who represent the very best of our nation. We all owe them a debt of gratitude  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the bipartisan Success for Military Connected Students Act, legislation to extend the maximum student to teacher ratio directive for Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools around the world. Included in the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by Congress, the maximum teacher to student ratio for grades K-3 were set at 1:18 and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine met with Charlottesville residents Jennifer and Corey Feist to congratulate them ahead of a ceremony tonight where they will receive a Surgeon General's Medallion for successfully advocating for the enactment of Senator Kaine's bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, legislation to promote health care provider mental health. The bill was named in honor of Jennifer's sister Dr. Lorna Bre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Yesterday, Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced H.R. 5531, the End the U.N. Censorship Act. Currently, U.S. contributions to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are being used to develop and implement an artificial intelligence (AI) assisted fact-checking tool, iVerify, to label and censor speech online as mis-, dis-, and mal- information, as well as toxic or hate speech. This legislation would prohibit U.S. taxpayer fun more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Navy awarded Electric Boat a $517,248,825 contract to provide unique parts and specialized materials for the Virginia-class submarine program, supporting efforts to improve operational availability of our attack submarine fleet. The award funding was authorized by the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act, which Courtney helped pass as the Committee's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) hosted a Member roundtable with the CEO of CNX Resources, Nick DeIuliis on energy in the Appalachia and her recently introduced bill, the Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act of 2023. The Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act of 2023 will encourage the capture of mine methane to be used as energy, create and support American jobs, and enhance energy security. "Since my first t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the West Virginia delegation including, Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV), and Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. This letter urges Administrator Brooks-LaSure to consider a proposal of a "treat-in-place" model that will support West Virginia hospitals  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today led the introduction of bipartisan legislation to federally recognize the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia. More than 2,600 members are enrolled in the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia -- and approximately 70 percent of these members live in Stafford County. In 2010, the Commonwealth of Virginia granted state recognition to the Tribe. However, the Patawomeck are not recognized by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, was appointed to serve as a conferee for the House and Senate conference committee on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2024. "I am honored to be appointed as a conferee to ensure we craft a final NDAA that will support our men and women in uniform, guarantee the defense of the American people, and invest i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in calling on the Biden Administration to swiftly enact and continue to strengthen a proposed rule to limit the availability of short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI) plans, which are commonly referred to as "junk plans." Junk plan more PR