WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: "A Vote For This Rule Is A Vote For Trump's Tariffs" U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today issued the following statement on a House vote on a provision hidden in a Republican rule that would surrender Congress' power to remove President Trump's tariffs: "A vote for this rule is a vote for Trump's tariffs. "Americans are hu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Superfund Experts About Extended Cost and Timeline of Cleanups, Examples from State and Community Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on identifying improvemen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement on Needed Improvement to EPA's Superfund Program To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on identifying improvements to the future management of the Environmental more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement on Needed Improvement to EPA's Superfund Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on identifying improvements to the future management of the Environme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Cassidy, Heinrich, and Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced the Protecting Global Fisheries Act, bipartisan legislation to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Predatory IUU fishing, parti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Questions USTR Representative Jamieson Greer on New Tariffs Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means annual hearing with the United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer following the release of President Trump's Trade Policy Agenda. Click here (link is external) to watch the remarks. Congresswoman Miller began by hi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller's Statement on the White House Executive Order Ceremony to Strengthen America's Coal Industry Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), Co-Chair of the Congressional Coal Caucus, joined President Donald Trump at the White House for the signing of a series of executive orders to bolster America's coal industry and released the following statement. "I was honored to jo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Oversight Democrats Urge HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to Halt Purge of FDA Staff, Warn of Increased Outbreaks of Contaminated Food Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Milit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Celebrates Coal Industry at the White House with President Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House as he signed Executive Orders to support the coal industry and unleash American energy. Senator Capito released the below statement following the event: "Not only does coal keep the ligh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Stephen Lynch and Ranking Member Connolly Lead Oversight Investigation Into Elon Musk's Conflicts of Interest at DoD, Citing Whopping $9.5 Billion in Defense Contracts Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Acting General Counsel Charles L. Young III requesting d more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stephen Lynch and Ranking Member Connolly Lead Oversight Investigation Into Elon Musk's Conflicts of Interest at DoD, Citing Whopping $9.5 Billion in Defense Contracts Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025)-- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement: Warner, Kaine, Griffith Welcome Major Disaster Declaration for Southwest Virginia Following February Winter Storms WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) issued a statement on the formal approval of the Commonwealth of Virginia's request for a Major Disaster Declaration in response to the February winter storms that caus more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Vice Ranking Member Crockett and Ranking Member Connolly Launch Investigation Into Elon Musk's Obvious Conflicts of Interest at Department of Commerce Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Acting General Counsel John K.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine & Griffith Welcome Major Disaster Declaration for Southwest Virginia Following February Winter Storms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) issued a statement on the formal approval of the Commonwealth of Virginia's request for a Major Disaster Declaration in response to the February winter stor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, & Colleagues Question HHS Secretary RFK Jr. on Decision to Fire Workers Tasked with Protecting Coal Miner Health and Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushing back on his decision to gut the National Institute of Occupat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Demand Answers and Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 23 of their Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Congratulates Winners of Virginia's First District 2024 Congressional App Challenge WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) welcomed the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Virginia's First District to Capitol Hill and congratulated them in person for their achievement. The winning app, Fintelligent, was developed by Deep Run High School students Aleksander K more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman's FACT Act Advances Through Committee Following Markup WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced that his bipartisan Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency (FACT) Act advanced through the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Passage during this week's committee markup sets this bill up for consideration on the House floor. "I couldn't be more pleased to s more PR