WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Reps. Bob Good (R-VA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Rick Allen (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Lisa McClain (R-MI), Erin Houchin (R-IN) and Aaron Bean (R-FL), sent a letter to Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su urging the agency more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Eric Burlison (R-MO), in sending a letter to the Department of Labor's (DOL) Acting Secretary, Julie Su, to urge caution before DOL makes changes more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter - led by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) - urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury to lower out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs by enforcing a rule limiting the use of harmful "copay accumulators." Copay  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie. The Senators urged the Commissioners to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker demanding more information about the university's handling of plagiarism allegations against President Claudine Gay and the unequal application of Harvard's Honor Code. In the letter, Foxx writes: "The House Committee on Educatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the founding of West Virginia's General Chuck Yeager Women in Aviation chapter. The chapter will be named in honor of West Virginian and Brigadier General Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager. "I applaud West Virginia for founding the General Chuck Yeager Women in Aviation chapter. It is only fitting the chapter is named in honor of my dear friend and legendary figure in the history of aviatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to reconsider a proposed rule restricting carbon emissions from new and existing fossil-fueled power plants. The Senator expressed concerns that the rule would negatively impact the reliability and affordability of the electric grid, advocating for a more practica more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- 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, issued the below statement following Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261. "The United States is more energy secure today than ever before because of the Inflation Reduction Act and its mandate to utilize all of our country's abundant resources, including through Lease Sale 261. The IRA is an all-of-the-above energy security bill that bolsters more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement wishing West Virginians a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. "On behalf of Gayle, myself and the entire Manchin family, we wish all West Virginians and Americans a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. The holidays are a time to celebrate our many blessings - especially the love of our families and friends. I have always said that if you can count your blessings, y more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced that she has joined Representatives Don Bacon (NE-02), Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) to introduce the bipartisan Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023. This legislation will provide backpay for military officers whose promotions were delayed in the Senate and institute retroactive promotion dates. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD)  more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that her bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act -- which she leads in the U.S. House with U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) -- has now hit 100 cosponsors. The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act would give individuals in Virginia and across the country the freedom to use their 529 savings plans to cover the costs of certain workforce more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2023: * * * Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the below statement following Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261. "The United States is more energy secure today than ever before because of the Inflation Reduction Act and its mandate to utilize all of our country's abundant resources, including through Lease Sale 261 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: A central part of Donald Trump's plan should he return to the White House is to dismantle the "deep state," getting rid of the federal government workers who might stand in the way of his broader agenda. Allies of those civil servants are already gearing up for a fight. With nearly a year left until next fall's election, President Joe Biden's administration, lawmakers and advocacy groups are already trying to stop the return of a short-lived exe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Kelsey Kendall U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott is bringing back a bill that would expand the Pell Grant to cover short-term training programs. The Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act aims to increase access to workforce training programs such as welding or information technology. Students are currently unable to use the Pell Grant, which is based on financial need, for these kinds of programs. "As a result, many adults cannot afford to attend or complete courses tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following video celebrating this year's accomplishments and looking ahead to 2024. In the video, Kaine discussed his travel across the Commonwealth to see how legislation he helped pass, like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act, is benefiting Virginians. He also highlighted that there's more to do and that he'll continue workin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, led Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Carper (D-DE) Jack Reed (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in sounding the alarm about the economic deterioration in the West Bank and the troubling rise in violent act more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-3) announced $3,000,000 to initiate the Peninsula Regional Flood Risk Management feasibility study for the City of Hampton, VA and the surrounding region. As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the lawmakers previously secured $1.5 million for the Virginia Beach and Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management Study and nearly $399 million more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) announced $3,000,000 to initiate the Peninsula Regional Flood Risk Management feasibility study for the City of Hampton, VA and the surrounding region. As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the lawmakers previously secured $1.5 million for the Virginia Beach and Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management Study and nearly $399 million for the Norfolk more PR