WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: This evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation, hosted the annual lighting ceremony for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.The tree, a 63-foot Norway Spruce, hails from the Monongahela National Forest in Randolph County, W.Va. The Monongahela National Forest was the first national forest to provide the People's Tree more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Don Beyer (VA-8) today reintroduced the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act with 60 of their Congressional colleagues. The measure would prevent the wealthiest Americans from escaping federal income taxes or paying lower tax rates than ordinary Americans. President Biden proposed it in this year's budget and called for Congress to act in this year's State of the Union address. Today's reintroduction is identical to the versi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly's office is seeking a veteran for a two-year paid position in his Fairfax district office through the Green & Gold Congressional Aide Program. The person selected for this position will join his team as a district representative and will attend local meetings and events on behalf of Congressman Connolly and act as a facilitator between constituents and federal, state, and local agencies. The Green & Gold Congressional  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced a resolution commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Ukraine Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, and underscoring the threat of Russia's current war on Ukraine to the existence of the Ukrainian people and global food security. The resolution comes in advance of negotiations over a bipartisan supplemental fun more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in introducing bipartisan legislation to address the steep increase in robberies against postal workers, who are often targeted for their arrow keys. These keys can command thousands of dollars on the clandestine market because they allow access to cluster mailboxes and their contents, including Social Security checks, prescriptions, and other valuable items. The Po more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: A bipartisan majority of a key U.S. House subcommittee today passed U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger's bipartisan bill to provide Veteran militaryfirefighters with the healthcare benefits and disability compensation they earned through their service. This morning, the U.S. House Veterans' Affairs Committee's Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee voted to advance Spanberger's Michael Lecik Military Firefighter more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, celebrated the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building. Senator Manchin was joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), essay contest winner Ethan Reese and the Richwood High School Marching Band. more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the West Virginia delegation in hosting the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Congresswoman Miller opened the ceremony with the following remarks. Click here for video. Remarks as prepared below: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! I am excited to stand before you all today to begin this year's U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting cerem more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, "WRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and you're right. We do and have a great track record of working together on WRDA and we're going to continue that as we move into the next year. "So, I welcome ou more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- 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 titled, "WRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements." HIGHLIGHTS: ON OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO PROJECT NEGOTIATIONS: RANKING MEMBER CAPITO: "When you had a disagreement and you say that more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- 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, "WRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and you're right. We do and have a great track record of working together on WRDA and we're going to c more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) released the following statement regarding reports that North Korea's new spy satellite captured images of key U.S. sites: "I strongly condemn North Korea's latest launch of a military satellite, which violated multiple international resolutions against the use of ballistic missile technology. The pictures the satellite took of the White House, Pentagon, and U.S. aircraft carriers at Norfolk Naval Base in my home state  more PR