WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee and a member of the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, today voted for bipartisan legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), which the Ways and Means Committee advanced on a vote of 40-3. Beyer said: "The bill we passed today includes an expansion of the Child Tax Credit that would benefit an estimated 16 million childr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing January 2024 as "National Mentoring Month" to celebrate the positive influence mentors can have on children and young adults. The National Mentoring Month resolution underscores the mentoring gap that exists in the United States, where only one in three young people  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration's announcement of $46.5 million for 30 projects in 16 states and Washington, D.C. to boost electric vehicle (EV) charging performance, resiliency, and reliability; support equitable access to clean transportation solutions; and grow the clean energy workforce. This historic funding was made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed by the 117th Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affiars and the President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in response to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments on a possible two-state solution: "Prime Minister Netanyahu is wrong. A two-state solution must always be our ultimate goal. It is the only outcome that offers hope that today's suffering and ki more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) sent a comment letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Department to reconsider its proposed rulemaking that would jeopardize low-income families' access more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, demanded answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding its disciplinary actions towards a VA Office of General Counsel employee for allegedly broadcasting antisemitic material on social media in November of 2023. "As noted in a Committee letter to you just last week, harassment of any kind cannot be toler more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Kathy Manning, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Greensboro, NC - Today, Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require a new certificate application from Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) for its "redesigned" Southgate Project - a natural gas pipeline extension that would run from southern Virginia into northwestern North Carolina. On December 19, 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the passage of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act in the Ways and Means Committee.  The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is a bipartisan, bicameral tax package that enhances the financial security of working families, encourages pro-growth economic policies, and strengthens businesses and communities across the United States. "The passage of The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and 161 of their colleagues in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act. This bill will repeal the death tax that is imposed on families and small businesses as regards to the transfer of property, land, and assets of a deceased family member.  Over 95% of our nation's small businesses are owned and operated by individuals and families, and this legislation would enable these mul more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA),135 House Republicans, and 42 Senate Republicans in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case of Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. The amicus brief urges the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court's decision that disqualifies President Trump from the Colorado Presidential Ballot.  "Americans, not judges, elect the President of the Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans' (VA-02) bipartisan Military and Veterans in Parks (MVP) Act passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources as a part of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) joined Congresswoman Kiggans to introduce the legislation. The bill now waits to be scheduled for consideration on the House Floor. The MVP Act aims to improve veterans' physical and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger hosted an open, public telephone town hall to discuss issues faced by Virginia families and seniors. During Wednesday's event, Spanberger and Seventh District residents discussed many topics and priorities -- including expanding Virginia passenger rail, reforming America's broken immigration system, cracking down on cartels, protecting retirement benefits, and more. Additionally, the Congresswoman thanked first more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after voting with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to pass a short-term, stopgap funding measure -- known as a "continuing resolution" -- to keep the federal government open and avoid a shutdown that would damage Virginia's economy. The legislation now goes to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. "Government shutdowns are always bad for more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: House Republicans rejected an amendment from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) that would have officially included in legislative text recent polling that reveals a vast majority of students, Democrats and Republicans alike, prefer to enroll in college in a state with less restrictive abortion laws. Connolly offered the amendment to H.R. 6914, the so-called Pregnant Students' Rights Act, Republican legislation that creates no new rights or protections fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- 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, joined a group of bipartisan colleagues to introduce The Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024. The legislation would prevent a proposed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rulemaking from taking effect that, as proposed, risks exacerbating existing supply chain c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) spoke at a press conference hosted by the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus. Congresswoman Miller highlighted the Pregnancy Center Support Act which she introduced today with Senator Cindy Hyde Smith (R-MS). Click HERE for video. "I am a wife, I'm a mother, and I'm a grandmother of seven and I had the honor of feeling life quicken in my womb. It's amazing how many lives have been positively impacted by the Roe v. Wade  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate approved a stopgap funding bill to fund some parts of the government through March 1 and others through March 8. This bill will keep the government open through early March by reauthorizing spending at Fiscal Year 2023 levels. "It's unfortunate that we once again need to step in at the eleventh hour to avert a government shutdown du more PR