WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces Series of HHS Grants to Virginia Tech for Research * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, multiple grants for research. The awards include: * $567,977 for brain imaging research related to parent-infant interaction * $832,818 for research project exploring expanded safe water access to improve health outcomes in Appalachia * $442,750 for pharm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Helps Introduce Bill to Deliver Greater Resources to First Responders * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), recently joined her colleagues in introducing the Safe Response Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a grant program that allows states, local government entities, and Tribes to train and provide resources to first responders responding to drug overdoses. "West Vir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Labor Leaders Demand Oversight Hearing on the Abrupt Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), requested Chair Tim Walberg (MI-05), House Committee on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11826) on Aug. 7, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Navy has been procuring Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The Navy's envisaged successor to the Virginia-class design is the Next-Generation Attack Submarine, or SSN(X). The Navy's FY2025 bud more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Subramanyam and McGuire Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Safeguard U.S. Against Emerging Quantum Cybersecurity Threats * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) and Congressman John McGuire (R-VA-05) introduced the Quantum Encryption Readiness and Resilience Act, along with Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) and Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10). This critical bipartisan bill is designed to proactively prepare  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Latest Trump Administration Attack on Veterans Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it would terminate collective bargaining agreements for most VA bargaining-unit employees. "When workers come together to ba more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner Statement on Further Political Purges of Experienced FBI Agents * WASHINGTON - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on press reporting that more experienced Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) leaders - including a former acting FBI director and the acting director of the Washington field office - have been fired without explanation by FBI Director Kash Patel and D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Joins Colleagues, Urges White House to Release Community Lending Funds Today, Senator Jim Justice released a statement urging the White House to immediately release $324 million in funds for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI): "In West Virginia, our small businesses and community lenders are ready to put these funds to work. These funds have been approved for months, and every day they sit unused is a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Speaks at West Virginia Coal Association White Sulphur Springs, WV - Today, Senator Jim Justice joined the West Virginia Coal Association during their annual membership meeting to discuss the importance of coal in American energy dominance and the positive impact the One Big Beautiful Bill will have on the industry: "West Virginia is the coal state, and I jump at every opportunity I get to discuss the industry and listen to what more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Senators Justice, Daines, Heinrich, Warnock Introduce the Forest Bioeconomy Act Recently, Senator Jim Justice introduced bipartisan legislation alongside U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA): "In West Virginia, we know the value of our forests and the importance of managing them wisely--not just for the beauty and recreation they offer, but also for the jobs and strengthening our more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Sen. Warner on Netanyahu Plan to Expand Control Over Gaza * WASHINGTON - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today released the following statement: "Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza is a dangerous and counterproductive move that will not secure the release of the remaining hostages or bring an end to the fighting that has already taken so many lives. This approach will without  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Push Back Against Trump Over Planned Cancellation of Program to Lower Virginia Home Energy Bills * WASHINGTON - As Virginians continue to struggle to pay their rising electricity bills, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are pushing back against the Trump administration's plans to terminate a program designed to lower energy costs and support the deployment of affordable solar power to communities hardest hit by skyro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Respond to Rising Cost of Virginia Health Care Premiums * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement after the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) reported that premiums for Affordable Care Act Marketplace coverage are projected to rise by an average of 20.5% next year - a spike driven largely by the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits that have helped make hea more PR