WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Gaskins Announce Plans for Memorial Bench and Plaques Honoring 67 Lives Lost in DCA Crash * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents the Northern Virginia district that includes National Airport (DCA), and Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins today announced plans for a memorial bench and plaques bearing the names of the 67 individuals who lost their lives on board American Airlines Flight 5342 a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Government Watch Dog Report Reveals Students with Disabilities Still Face Challenges to Access Necessary Support Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report examining the challenges schools are facing to make assistive technology available for students with disabilities. This report was req more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces More Than $4.2 Million to Wytheville for Helene Relief * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a Hurricane Helene-related grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia. This FEMA grant, worth $4,203,067.50, will help the Town of Wytheville repair its local wastewater treatment system. In response to this grant notice, U.S. Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Homeland Democrats Demand Records from DHS Following Fatal Shootings of Two U.S. Citizens in Minnesota Today, Congressman James. R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in demandi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Beyer Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency About Cost of Federal, State, and Local Police Misconduct * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08) introduced the Cost of Police Misconduct Act, legislation to increase transparency and accountability about the costs of law enforcement misconduct. This bill would require federal, state, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Applauds Committee Passage of His Bipartisan Bills to Combat IUU Fishing and Illicit Gold Mining * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, released the following statement applauding committee passage of his bipartisan legislation that will bolster eff more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Senate Democrats' Vote to Block House-Passed Government Funding Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding the Senate's vote to block the appropriations package that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week: "It's Congress' responsibility to put an end to the chaos and fear caused by roving bands of ICE and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Hosts One, Big, Beautiful Bill Roundtable * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) was joined by U.S. Chamber of Commerce officials, the Charleston Area Alliance, local manufactures, and business leaders for a roundtable to discuss the significant benefits secured by the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. This legislation makes permanent the successful 2017 Trump Tax Cut more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Statement on One Year Anniversary of DCA Crash * LEESBURG, VA - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement on the first anniversary of the DCA crash that killed 67 people, including several Northern Virginia residents: "One year ago, our community mourned a terrible tragedy when 67 individuals lost their lives. Many of them were from North more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Rep. Rob Wittman on the 2026 National Defense Strategy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released a statement following the release of the 2026 National Defense Strategy: "The 2026 National Defense Strategy rightly places defense of the U.S. homeland at the forefront and reinforces that credible deterrence of China requires real capability, not rhetor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Top Intelligence Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Gabbard's Presence in Fulton County, Seek Immediate Committee Briefings * WASHINGTON - Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-CT-04) wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding her participati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on One-Year Anniversary of DCA Midair Collision * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the January 29, 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which resul more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Rollback of Probationary Federal Employee Protections * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined 11 of his Senate colleagues in urging the Trump Administration's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) against implementing a rule that would severely weaken longstanding civil service protections for federal probationary employe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Demand Investigation Into DHS Use of Surveillance Technology * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari urging him to investigate current and future DHS procurements that enable the collection, retention, and analysis of sensitive personal data. As DHS continues a mass  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner: Why is Tulsi Gabbard in Fulton County? * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the FBI raid in Fulton County, Georgia: "There are only two explanations for why the Director of National Intelligence would show up at a federal raid tied to Donald Trump's obsession with losing the 2020 elec more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman, Fischer Statement on FCC Action to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Infiltrating U.S. Communications Networks Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) released a joint statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advanced an order to establish new foreign investment disclosure requirements: "We've been pushing hard to prevent adversarial re more PR