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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2025-04-18 ( 11 items )  
Disturbing Whistleblower Information Obtained by Committee Democrats Leads Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigation into DOGE's Disruption of Social Security Operations, Collection of Americans' Sensitive Data (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Disturbing Whistleblower Information Obtained by Committee Democrats Leads Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigation into DOGE's Disruption of Social Security Operations, Collection of Americans' Sensitive Data After obtaining multiple credible and disturbing whistleblower reports that DOGE is knowingly jeopardizing Social Security Administration (SSA) operations, putting Americans' Social Security benefits at risk of delay, and compiling more PR

Disturbing Whistleblower Information Obtained by Committee Democrats Leads Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigation Into DOGE's Disruption of Social Security Operations, Collection of Americans' Sensitive Data (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Disturbing Whistleblower Information Obtained by Committee Democrats Leads Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigation into DOGE's Disruption of Social Security Operations, Collection of Americans' Sensitive Data Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--After obtaining multiple credible and disturbing whistleblower reports that DOGE is knowingly jeopardizing Social Se more PR

Government Watchdog Reports College Students Still Struggle to Access Health Coverage (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Government Watchdog Reports College Students Still Struggle to Access Health Coverage Over 1.6 million students still lack adequate coverage, with historically disadvantaged students the least likely to have coverage. WASHINGTON - Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) unveiled a new report examining how some students continue to struggle to receive ade more PR

House Democrats Seek Immediate Termination of DOGE's Unauthorized Use of AI Systems, Call Out Security Risks and Potential Criminal Liability (10)
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Seek Immediate Termination of DOGE's Unauthorized Use of AI Systems, Call Out Security Risks and Potential Criminal Liability U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Mike Levin (D-CA), and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) were joined by 45 additional Members of Congress including Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee Gerry Conn more PR

ICYMI: Following Unprecedented Data Breach, Ranking Member Scott Calls on Government Watchdog to Expand Investigation Into DOGE Activities at the NLRB (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Following Unprecedented Data Breach, Ranking Member Scott Calls on Government Watchdog to Expand Investigation into DOGE Activities at the NLRB WASHINGTON - Following concerning reports of Elon Musk's DOGE gaining unchecked access to sensitive information, possibly including workers' personal information, and potentially exposing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) data more PR

Kiggans and Colleagues Urge House Leadership to Protect and Improve Medicaid (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans and Colleagues Urge House Leadership to Protect and Improve Medicaid WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) joined a group of 11 Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to House leadership advocating for thoughtful, targeted Medicaid reform that will protect the vulnerable populations who rely on it while preserving the integrity of the program. In the letter, Congresswoman Kiggans and her colleagues stress the importance of more PR

Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek urging SSA to reverse its pause on significant portions of the Enumeration-Beyond-Entry (EBE) program because the pause increases costs an more PR

Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek urging SSA to reverse i more PR

Ranking Members Connolly, Morelle, Raskin Call on DOJ to Fulfill Duty to Defend Legislative Branch Authority (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Morelle, Raskin Call on DOJ to Fulfill Duty to Defend Legislative Branch Authority Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--Today, Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, Joe Morelle, and Jamie Raskin, the top Democrats on the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and Judiciary, respectively, sent a letter to Att more PR

Vindman Applauds Arrest of MS-13 Leader in Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Vindman Applauds Arrest of MS-13 Leader in Virginia WOODBRIDGE, VA -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after a top MS-13 leader was arrested in Virginia's Seventh District. "Today's arrest of a top MS-13 leader is a major win for public safety -- and a reminder of the real threats that violent gangs pose to our communities. MS-13 is responsible for brutal crimes, drug trafficking, an more PR

Wittman, Castor to Introduce Finding ORE Act to Strengthen U.S. Mineral Security and Global Partnerships (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Castor to Introduce Finding ORE Act to Strengthen U.S. Mineral Security and Global Partnerships WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL-11) introduced the Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration (ORE) Act to empower the U.S. Department of the Interior to strengthen international cooperation in the scientific mapping and exploration of critical minerals and rare earth elements. more PR