WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Warnock Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Child Care Workforce, Increase Access to Early Head Start Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) last week introduced the bipartisan Head Start Education and Development Workforce Advancement and Yield (HEADWAY) Act. The legislation would address early child care more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito: The One Big Beautiful Bill is a Family Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The One Big Beautfil Bill, which was signed into law on July 4th, makes historic investments in the American family, expands access to childcare, and reaffirms Republicans' commitment to protecting life at every age. "The One Big Beautiful Bill is a family bill through and through. By expanding the child tax cre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Participates in EPW T&I Subcommittee Hearing on Surface Transportation Improvements * To watch Chairman Capito's questions, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in an EPW Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Participates in EPW T&I Subcommittee Hearing on Surface Transportation Improvements Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in an EPW Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee hearing on p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Launches Effort to Unlock Critical Minerals from Mine Waste * WASHINGTON -- At Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum's direction, the Department of the Interior is taking decisive steps to recover critical minerals essential to America's economic strength, national defense, and energy future from mine waste, coal refuse, tailings and abandoned uranium mines. This eff more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden, Cline introduces bipartisan Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act * WASHINGTON -- With the national debt topping $36 trillion and interest payments now exceeding spending on Medicare and national defense, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has signed on as the lead Democratic cosponsor of the Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act, introduced today by Congressmen Ben Cline (VA-06). This bipartisan  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Risch Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Local Partnerships with Federal Immigration Authorities * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing the 287(g) Program Protection Act to streamline partnerships between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. The Department of Homeland S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * The Data Center Next Door: As Trump Eviscerates Guardrails, Senator Markey Hosts Roundtable Discussion on How AI Data Centers Can Harm Environment, Increase Costs to Households, and Threaten Public Health * View Storybook (PDF) Washington (July 23, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a co-chair of the Environmental Justice Caucus and a member of the Environment and Public Works C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office has endorsed a proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to rescind a 2024 rule that altered the use of ten-day notices under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act according to a public comment letter submitted by the state. The letter, joined by Indiana, West Virginia and other states, argues that the 2024 rule disrupted the balance between federal and stat more ST