WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins President Trump for Signing of HALT Fentanyl Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined President Donald Trump at the White House for the signing of the HALT Fentanyl Act. The legislation, which Senator Capito co-sponsored, makes permanent the temporary classification of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs as Schedule I of the Controlled Su more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on Rescissions Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on her vote to pass the rescissions package submitted by the Trump administration: "Senate Republicans have listened to the American people who want us to rein in spending," Senator Capito said. "Senate Republicans responded by passing a rescissions  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Advocate for Critical Education Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), led a group of her colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Bera Introduce Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) today introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), bipartisan legislation to invest in training, education, and research for the palliative care and hospice workforce, allowing more practitioners to ent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Highlights Surface Transportation Priorities from Stakeholder Experiences * To watch Chairman Capito's questions, 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 constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill with st more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore, Senator Hawley Introduce Resolution Condemning International Persecution of Christians * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore and Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries across the globe. In April, Congressman Moore gave a speech on the House Floor highlighting (link is  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Taylor Pessin: * * * Recent Employment Changes in the D.C. Area Introduction An important role of the Richmond Fed is understanding economic developments in our Fifth District. The concentration of federal employees and spending in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia has made it particularly important to understand any potential impact of federal spending and wor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs the HALT Fentanyl Act Into Law; Rep. Moore Was an Original Co-sponsor * Washington, D.C. - Today, President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act (link is external) into law. Congressman Riley M. Moore was an original co-sponsor of the House version of the legislation, which permanently classifies fentanyl and fentanyl related substances as a Schedule 1 drug under the Cont more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carter Moves to Subpoena Elizabeth Asche, Assistant Administrator of the Federal Insurance Directorate at FEMA, to Provide Answers on Skyrocketing Flood Insurance Rates * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) moved that the House Homeland Security Committee subpoena Elizabeth Asche, Assistant Administrator of the Federal Insurance Directorate at the Federal Emerg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Van Duyne introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Streamline the Organ Donation Process * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Carol Miller (R-WV), and Jim Costa (D-CA) leaders for the Congressional Organ Transplant Caucus (Van Duyne and Costa) and the Congressional Kidney Caucus (DelBene and Miller) introduced H.R. 4470 The Removing Burdens From Organ D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Schrier, Trahan, Castor, and Fletcher Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Access to FDA-Approved Medicines * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Lori Trahan (MA-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced the Right to FDA-Approved Medicines Act, new legislation to protect Americans' ability to access safe, effect more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The State of Utah has voiced its support for the proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which seeks to rescind previously established regulations known as the "Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues." Submitted electronically, the public comment letter outlines Utah's position against the 2024 Final Rule, citing concerns that it undermined the balance established  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Capito Reintroduce Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced legislation to create a tax credit that will incentivize the capture and repurposing of methane emissions from active and abandoned mines. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide, and coal mines a more PR