WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will hold his 15th annual Open Season Workshop on November 18, 2023 to assist federal employees, retirees, servicemembers, and veterans in navigating changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP) and dental and vision insurance programs. The program will feature a panel of experts, including representatives from the various health care plans, to answer questions and provide information. This year more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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) submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su urging the Department to withdraw the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) proposed rule which would undermine and politicize workplace safety and open the door for unions and left-wing activists to weaponize OSHA inspec more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly agree classrooms should be safe havens for learning, not political battlegrounds. Through faulty study findings and tens of millions of dollars' worth of political gamesmanship, opportunistic leftist groups and a complicit media have now distorted the efforts of parents to keep sexually explicit and more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two of Congressman Alex X. Mooney's amendments to H.R. 4664, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act to defund the CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) Working Group and to block a costly Securities and Exchange (SEC) rule targeting small businesses. Congressman Mooney's first amendment prohibits funding for the CBDC, commonly known as a digital dollar, Worki more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) published an Op-Ed in The Charleston Gazette - Mail, highlighting the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act and its passage in the House of Representatives.  Earlier this week, Congresswoman Miller spoke in favor of the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act on the House floor.Senate Should Support Bill to Honor VeteransIt's imperative for every Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging Treasury to issue Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) guidance within the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) 30D Clean Vehicle Credit that imposes the strictest possible standards for FEOCs and encourages reliable sourcing of minerals used in electric vehicles.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - On Saturday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) attended the Charleston Veterans Day Ceremony to thank West Virginia Veterans for their service. "I was honored to speak at Charleston's Veterans Day ceremony and join county and city officials in honoring our Veterans, especially our Fallen Heroes and our Gold Star Families," said Senator Manchin. "Veterans Day is a vivid reminder of the price which has been paid for the liberties we enjoy more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- 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, sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging Treasury to issue Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) guidance within the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) 30D Clean Vehicle Credit that imposes the strictest possible standards for FEOCs and encourages reliable sourcing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2023, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Mr. Jeffrey Prescott, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador * The Honorable Charlie Crist, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the rank of Ambassad more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today highlighted the broad support from national and local business organizations and industry stakeholders for the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act. The legislation, which Senator Capito introduced with U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in April, would reinstate the Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) measure for U.S. business more PR