WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district containing one of the largest concentrations of federal employees in the U.S. House, today shared a letter one of his Alexandria constituents sent him earlier this week describing the way the impending government shutdown will personally impact her. Beyer previously shared excerpts of constituent stories describing the hardship and uncertainty they experienced during the partial government s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Rep. Alex X. Mooney introduced H.R. 5767, the No Gun Rights Infringement Sham Act, or No GRISHAM Act, to prohibit states or local governments that suspend concealed or open firearm carry permits from receiving any Federal financial assistance. For background, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an emergency order earlier this month which suspended open and concealed firearm carry in Albuquerque and the surrounding coun more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Alex X. Mooney's amendment to H.R. 4665, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, to cut off economic aid to Mexico due to their failure to stop the production and trafficking of fentanyl. This amendment is in response to the patently false statement by Mexican President Lopez Obrador, "Here, we do not produce fentanyl, and we do not h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against House Republicans' extreme Continuing Resolution (CR) to protect hardworking Virginians and Americans across the nation. The proposed CR includes a minimum 30% minimum cut to discretionary spending levels. The CR failed on a vote of 198 to 232. "After months of infighting and political games, Speaker McCarthy and extreme MAGA Republicans finally put forth a Continuing more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Terri Sewell (D-PA), and Dan Kildee (D-MI) in introducing the bipartisan OZ Transparency Extension and Improvement Act. This bill will require mandatory data reports of Opportunity Zone investments to increase transparency on the streamlining reporting process on projects in rural communities.Click here for bill text. "Creating Opportunity Zones ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) led a bipartisan letter to Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, the Honorable Troy Miller on the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) which combats the use of forced labor of the people of Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region of China. "In the name of climate change, the Biden Administration is surrendering the United States to the CCP. By allo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Scott issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced a final rule that will help hold career programs that receive federal financial aid accountable for ensuring their graduates can secure gainful employment after completing a degree. "The Gainful Employment rule is a critical tool to address low-quality career progra more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: "The continuing resolution that House Republicans failed to pass today was not a serious attempt to avert a shutdown tomorrow night. The bill included extreme cuts to Head Start, food assistance, education, law enforcement and other critical programs for working families. House Republicans are wasting time trying to impeach the president instead of working with the res more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) voted in favor of H.R. 4365, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024 - which includes many key priorities that he championed - including bolstering military readiness to counter the Chinese Communist Party, funding innovative weapons systems, offsetting effects of the Biden administration's inflationary crisis on U.S. service members, and cutting $20 billion in wasteful spen more PR