WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito: How West Virginia Stands to Benefit from the Rural Health Transformation Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced last week that West Virginia is set to receive nearly $200 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program. The program, authorized by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, delivers on Republicans' promise to increase affordabil more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Delivers $189 Million for Rural Health Care in Virginia * Washington, D.C. Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) announcement that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, including nearly $190 million to Virginia. Rep. Kiggans said, "With tens of millions of Americans living in rural areas, it is absolutely essential to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * National Prayer Breakfast Co-Chairs Announce Return to Hilton for 2026 Event * Following expressions of support by the White House and Speaker Johnson, Co-Chairs of the National Prayer Breakfast, Reps. Ben Cline (VA-06) and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), announced today that the events at the Hilton and the Capitol will reunite as a single gathering in 2026, continuing a tradition of fellowship and unified prayer that has existed for several decades.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Slams ED for Approving of Iowa's K-12 Funding Waiver, and Hamstring ED's Authority to Hold States Accountable Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) Secretary, Linda McMahon approved Iowa's request to consolidate some federal more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cline Secures Over $188 Million for Rural Health Care Improvements in Virginia * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Virginia is receiving $189,544,888 under the Rural Health Transformation Program. The program was created through H.R. 1, legislation supported by Rep. Ben Cline (VA-06), who also recently joined Virginia's Republican House delegation in backing the Commonwealth's successful grant application. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Moves to Prevent Trump Admin from Using Taxpayer Dollars for Venezuelan Oil Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) introduced several amendments to government funding bills that would prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to rebuild Venezuelan oil infrastructure. President Trump is pushing U.S. oil executives to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry and possibly be reimbursed by taxpayers more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Scott Statement on Trump Administration's Politicization of Science in Nutrition Guidance for Americans Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. "The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) advises the pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Highlights Rural Health Benefits from Recently Announced Rural Health Transformation Program West Virginia is set to receive nearly $200 million after Senator Justice and Senate Republicans inserted language into the Working Families Tax Cuts Act to deliver on healthcare promises for Americans * Following the work of Senator Justice and his Senate Republican colleagues, West Virginia is set to receive nearly $200 million throu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Justice, Hyde-Smith, Bennet, Warnock Introduce the Roll-Over Prevention & Safety Act Recently, Senator Jim Justice introduced the Roll-Over Prevention & Safety Act. A bipartisan effort alongside U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) to protect American farmers: "I know the needs of our farmers because I am one, which is why we must do everything possible to protect their health and sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Honors Five Virginia Police Officers Lost as a Result of Jan. 6 Insurrection and Condemns Trump's Efforts to Rewrite History * FULL VIDEO OF KAINE'S SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that led to the tragic deaths of five law enforcement officers from Virginia. The attack was in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Slams Trump's Illegal, Unpopular, Likely Corrupt War Against Venezuela on Senate Floor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke on the Senate floor at length about President Donald Trump's illegal, confusing, dangerous, unnecessary, unpopular, and likely corrupt war again more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Statement on Opposition to Proposed Mega ICE Facility in Stafford Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after conversations with our community about a proposed ICE "mega detention center" in Stafford, Virginia. The proposed facility would house up to 10,000 detainees. "My family and I came to this country in search of the American Dream fleeing oppression in Soviet Ukraine with $800 in our pockets. I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Slams ICE, Trump Administration Over Minneapolis Shooting Today, Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement responding to the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis: "Today, ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. And now, unsurprisingly, the Trump Administration is l more PR