WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Prospective U.S.-Argentina Beef Deal * The United States government is reportedly considering trade policies that would impact the U.S. beef market by importing beef into the country from Argentina. In response to this news, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "In Virginia's Ninth District, our cattlemen, farmers and ranchers are an i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Group of Lawmakers Investigate Impact of Data Centers on Energy Costs * As new data centers are being built across the U.S. to support the expansion of AI, a group of 20 federal lawmakers led by Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, are raising concerns about how increasing demands on the electrical grid could impact household energy bills. In letters to the F more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children from AI Chatbots with Parents, Colleagues * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the GUARD Act, which would ban AI companions for minors, mandate AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies who ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans Makes Visit to Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Facility Amid Government Shutdown * Suffolk, VA -Representative Jen Kiggans (VA-02) visited the Bon Secours Harbor View Medical Center. Rep. Kiggans said, "It was an honor to tour the Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center in Suffolk. This state-of-the-art facility is improving patient outcomes thanks to the dedicated professionals who make a d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Kaine, Paul, Shaheen, & Wyden Announce Upcoming Vote on Bipartisan Legislation to Challenge Trump's Tariffs on Brazil * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY),, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced that the Senate will vote this evening on their bipartisan le more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Applauds West Virginia Internet Growth Today, Senator Jim Justice released a statement following a report listing West Virginia as the state with the highest increase of internet connected households between 2023-2024: "Pushing to connect more of our people to the rest of the world is a game changer in every way: Jobs, industry, education - you name it. We face  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine: New Data Proves Average ACA Premium Costs Are Way Up in Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after new data from the Virginia health care marketplace showed that Virginians are facing huge increases in 2026 health care premiums because Republicans are blocking an extension of the enhanced tax credit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine: New Data Proves Average ACA Premium Costs are Way Up in Virginia * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after new data from the Virginia health care marketplace showed that Virginians are facing huge increases in 2026 health care premiums because Republicans are blocking an extension of the enhanced tax credits that  more PR