WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, is applauding the Biden Administration for its $60 million investment to help schools increase access to healthy foods for students. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement today at an elementary school in Virginia, where he unveiled two new grant opportunities plus a training and technical assistance partnership to help schools continue to invest in nutri more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,300,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for West Virginia University and the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority. The funding, which is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will assist West Virginia businesses wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited the Charleston Amtrak station to celebrate the station's recently completed accessibility upgrades. Senator Manchin joined state and local officials, community leaders and Amtrak executives for the event. "For decades, Amtrak has provided safe and reliable travel options across the country, and these transportation services are especially critical in rural states like West Virginia," said more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today is leading an effort urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide more answers on their work to end shortages of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medications -- including Adderall. On October 12, 2022, the FDA declared a shortage of ingredients used to manufacture Adderall. But since then, the situation has not improved -- as Spanberger  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 12, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) issued the following statement after learning that the State Department's evacuation plan for Americans in Israel only provides transportation to a third-party country, leaves Americans to book their own lodging and return travel to the United States, and requires Americans to pay for the cost of all transportation. Over 1,200 people have been killed since Hamas invaded Israel last Saturday, including a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today pressed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to immediately address claims processing delays -- particularly amid an influx of cases related to the bipartisan Honoring Our PACT Act, which Spanberger voted to pass and the president signed into law last summer -- and make sure Virginia Veterans receive the benefits they have earned. As of October 10, 2023, more than 300,000 VA claims are backlogged, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05) introduced the bipartisan Streamlining Federal Grants Act. The bill seeks to standardize and coordinate grant administration across the federal government to make it easier for communities and organizations to apply for grants. Federal grants are uniquely uncoordinated - there is no single set of rules, forms, or policies for their administration. Federal agencies utilize 191 more PR