WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.R. 6914, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act, to ensure that pregnant students are aware of their rights on campus and are supported in pursuing motherhood while completing their education. The Committee also passed H.R. 443, the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act to ensure DOL personnel have the resources more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- 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 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, released the following statement in advance of today's GOP contempt resolution markup: Today's markup is the definition of chutzpah. Three members of this panel, Jim Jordan, Scott Perry, and Andy Biggs, all defied legitimate Congressional subpoenas related to their involvement in or knowledge of a violent attack on the United States Capitol  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement: "The current conflict in Gaza needs to be approached with moral clarity. Hamas' bloody and heinous terrorist attack on October 7th started this war. It must be condemned for what it was. Hamas has made its intentions overwhelmingly clear, stating that October  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 10, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee's markup of H.R. 6914, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act and H.R. 443, the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act: "Welcome to today's markup in which we will be considering two important pieces of legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 10, 2024: * * * Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL), and Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) released the following statement on confirmed reports of illegal aliens being shepherded into a New York high school as a result of the Biden administration's faile more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the American Battlefield Protection Program Enhancement Act, bipartisan legislation that would protect America's historic battlefields. Specifically, the bill would make updates to strengthen the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), a program within the National Park Service (NPS) which promotes the preservation of significant historic battlefields and s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,524,648 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding will support statewide efforts to control and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. "I am pleased HHS is investing more than $3.5 million to strengthen statewide efforts to prevent,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, joined Senators Angus King (I-ME), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) in introducing legislation to give combat Veterans the option to enroll in their healthcare benefits program before officially transitioning out of active duty. The bipartisan Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act would create an opt-in program to allow transitioning serv more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Democratic members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation - Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone, and Glenn Ivey - joined by Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Bobby Scott urge Senate and House Appropriations leadership to prioritize funding of NASA Goddard, which also manages Wallops Flight Facility in Accomac more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Democratic members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation - Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone, and Glenn Ivey - joined by Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Bobby Scott urge Senate and House Appropriations leadership to prioritize funding of NASA Goddard, which also manages Wallops Flight Facility in Accomac more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Democratic members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation - Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone, and Glenn Ivey - joined by Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative Bobby Scott urge Senate and House Appropriations leadership to prioritize funding of NASA Goddard, which also manages Wallops Flight Facility in Accoma more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Friends of Ecuador Caucus, released the following statement supporting President Noboa in condemning violent attacks by criminals and gangs against the people of Ecuador."The United States stands firmly with President Daniel Noboa and the people of Ecuador. The violent gangs and criminals who are attempting to take Ecuador hostage cannot succeed, and  more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: On Wednesday, January 17, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will host an open, public telephone town hall focused on a range of issues facing Virginia's families, seniors, and economy. The virtual event will also be livestreamed via video on Spanberger's congressional website and Facebook page. Spanberger will take questions directly from Virginians across Virginia's Seventh District, gather their feedback, and provid more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined 168 colleagues in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate in an effort urging U.S. House and U.S. Senate leadership to protect the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in the 2024 fiscal year. Since 1997, a bipartisan majority of Congress has voted to fully fund WIC each year. WIC is a critical nutrition program that provides healthy food, breastfeeding support, nutrition  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressmembers Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Zach Nunn (R-IA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Marcus Molinaro (R-NY) introduced the Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill to require U.S. federal agencies and vendors to follow the AI risk management guidelines put forth by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced companion legis more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced that she and Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) called on Admiral John Aquilino of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to urge the U.S. Department of Defense to capitalize on Virginia's nuclear energy capabilities to boost sustainable power to military facilities, long-range missile defense systems, and command and control centers. The use of micro-nuclear reactors reduces the logistical requirements of op more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- 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 Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration issued a final rule to address the misclassification of employees as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. "The guarantee of minimum wages, overtime pay, and safe and healthy workplaces has, for decades, been essential to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement applauding President Biden's nomination of Jasmine Yoon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA): "Having dedicated her career to promoting accountability and justice, Ms. Yoon would bring a brilliant, principled voice to the Court. Her experience investigating and prosecuting financial crimes and public corruption cases as an Assistant United more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, introduced a resolution commending Taiwan for its history of democratic elections and expressing support for Taiwan's democratic institutions. The resolution is cosponsored in the House by Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Select C more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement applauding President Biden's nomination of Jasmine Yoon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA): "Having dedicated her career to promoting accountability and justice, Ms. Yoon would bring a brilliant, principled voice to the Court. Her experience investigating and prosecuting financial crimes and public corruption cases as an Assistant Unite more PR