WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Nicholas County School District. The award will be used by the school district to support emergency protective measures at Summersville Middle School, which was severely damaged by floods in June 2016. "I wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlining serious concerns with proposed guidance from the IRS regarding 45V tax credits for hydrogen, which would impose burdensome requirements that jeopardize the viability of future energy projects across the country. "By contrast, your agency's guidance that s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Protecting American Savers and Retirees From DOL's Regulatory Overreach." DOL is the Labor Department. * * * When it comes to saving for retirement, one thing is certain: Americans should be able to retire in confidence. They should be able to seek out investment advice from the investment professional of their choosing, as more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Gordon Hartogensis. The letter comes after PBGC failed to provide an adequate response to the Committee's January 16 letter requesting answers f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today backed bipartisan legislation to protect every American's right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) following the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos are children under the law. On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos -- or "extrauterine children" -- are covered under the state's wrongful death of a minor law. Since the ruling, three of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and David Valadao (R-CA-22) today introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the security of U.S. election infrastructure by requiring that voting systems undergo simulated attacks as part of their standard certification process. Given ongoing attempts from foreign governments -- like Russia and Iran -- and foreign intelligence services to meddle in and influence U.S. elections, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlining serious concerns with proposed guidance from the IRS regarding 45V tax credits for hydrogen, which would impose burdensome requirements that jeopardize the viabili more PR