WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Pass Second Minibus Appropriations Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of Senate Republican Leadership, issued the below statement after voting for a final package that includes three bipartisan, full-year appropriations bills-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agenci more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito: Working Families Tax Cuts Will Unleash American Energy Dominance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Working Families Tax Cuts Act, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, supports an all-of the-above energy approach, invests in American-made energy, and lowers costs for consumers. "As Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I was proud to champion the Working Families more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Introduces Jumpstart Savings Act to Strengthen America's Skilled Workforce * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore (R-WV) introduced the Jumpstart Savings Act, today. This important legislation will help Americans save tax-free for careers in the trades, skilled labor, and apprenticeship-based professions while strengthening the nation's workforce as the Un more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Statement on Venezuela War Powers Resolution Vote * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran who served in Iraq, released the following statement after Republicans voted to block the Venezuela War Powers Resolution offered by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia: "I fought in Iraq, and I know what happens when we rush into a war that doesn't need to happen. We can more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 12, 2026, at a hearing on five bills. The bills are the Flexibility for Workers Education Act (H.R. 2262), Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act (H.R. 2270), Tipped Employee Protection Act (H.R. 2312), Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act (H.R. 2988) and Save Local Business Act (H.R. 4366). * * * Good afternoon, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Strengthen U.S. Critical Mineral Mining Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and colleagues introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Critical Mineral Mining Education Act, legislation that would help build a workforce pipeline to support the United States' growing domestic more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Collins & Risch Welcome Policy Change to Cut Red Tape for Foreign-Born Religious Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jim Risch (R-ID) welcomed an interim final rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which eliminates the arbitrary requirement that forces foreign-born religious workers to leave the United States after five years more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Schumer, & Schiff Slam Use of Procedural Motion to Sidestep Their Venezuela War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed Republicans' procedural motion to sidestep their War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans, Dingell Introduce Bill to Empower Healthcare Workers and Improve Patient Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced the Enhancing Skilled Nursing Facilities Act to empower nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists to provide certain care in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to strea more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Participates in 'State of the Steel' Congressional Hearing * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined her colleagues on the Congressional Steel Caucus for a State of the Steel hearing, an annual event where leaders from America's steel industry, along with trade and labor representatives, testify before Congress on the challenges and opportunities facing th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Slams Republican Plan to Interfere With Workers' Retirements Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, House Committee on Education and Workforce, spoke in opposition to H.R. 2988, the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, which would restrict fiduciaries' ability to consid more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine & Democratic Colleagues Join Effort Challenging Attempts to Suppress Mail-In Voting * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a former civil rights lawyer, (both D-VA), joined their Senate Democratic colleagues in filing an amicus brief in the case of Watson v. Republican National Committee, a landmark mail-in voting case that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine & Democratic Colleagues Join Effort Challenging Attempts to Suppress Mail-In Voting * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a former civil rights lawyer, (both D-VA), joined their Senate Democratic colleagues in filing an amicus brief in the case of Watson v. Republican National Committee, a landmark mail-in voting case that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Introduces SECURE Minerals Act to Support Critical Minerals Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) introduced the Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals Act, legislation that will support domestic critical mineral supply chains and will further unleash American energy. The SECURE Minerals Ac t is co-led by Select Commi more PR