WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Van Hollen Renew Push for Millionaires Surtax to Invest in Working Families * Today, on Tax Day, U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced their Millionaires Surtax Act, legislation to address the growing income inequality gap between wealthy and working Americans and raise significant revenue to support everyday families and grow our economy. This surtax would implement an additional 10-po more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Highlights West Virginia Tax Wins on Tax Day * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, recognized Tax Day by highlighting the positive impact of the Working Families Tax Cuts legislation and pro-growth tax policies that are helping West Virginian families, workers, and small businesses keep more of what they earn. The Working Families Tax Cuts prevented more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Witnesses About Great Lakes Restoration Opportunities and Challenges Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to examine restoration efforts in the Great Lakes region. During the hearing, Chairman Capito asked Mary Mertz, Director of the O more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Great Lakes Restoration Effort * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to examine restoration efforts in the Great Lakes region. In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito addressed the history and significance of restoration efforts across the Great Lakes region, i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Great Lakes Restoration Efforts Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to examine restoration efforts in the Great Lakes region. In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito addressed the history and significan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on April 14, 2026, at a hearing to consider a legislative package aimed at reducing Clean Air Act regulatory burdens, endorsing pro-family tax cuts and providing an 18-month reauthorization of Sec. 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. -- Marlyn T. Vitin, Targeted News Service * * * Here is the text of the remarks: Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Democratic Health Leaders Urge EBSA to Go Further to Increase Transparency for Health Care Middlemen Today, Democratic House health leaders urged the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) to further strengthen its proposed rule regarding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs are middlemen who manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of health plans.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $630,563 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $630,563 grant. The funding supports cancer research into osteosarcoma. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "One of the aggressive cancers that affects young Americans is osteosarcoma, which starts in the cells that form bones and is mos more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Tax Day in Virginia's Ninth District * Individual income tax returns are due to the federal government today, on what is known as "Tax Day." Taxpayers in Virginia's Ninth District could take advantage of new tax benefits thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts reconciliation bill that became law in July 2025. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), who voted for this tax cuts package, issued the following statement: "V more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on USS Gerald R. Ford Breaking Record for Longest Modern Deployment * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on USS Gerald R. Ford breaking the record for the longest carrier deployment since the Vietnam War: "The sailors of USS Gerald R. Ford said goodbye to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Joins DMV Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined a group of her DMV colleagues in pressing the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on two recent reports of equipment failure at the FAA Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility that caused evacuation of t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Statement on House Passage of the ALERT Act * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) delivered the following remarks about the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act before it passed the House: "A big reason why we are here is that on January 29, 2025, a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter and American Airlines Flight 5342 collided in midair outside DCA. 67 lives were lost, many  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Joins DMV Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined a group of his DMV colleagues in pressing the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on two recent reports of equipment failure at the FAA Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility that caused evacuation of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Statement on Russ Vought's House Budget Testimony * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Co-Chair of the Federal Workforce Caucus and a Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement in response to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought's prepared testimony before the House Budget Committee advocating for President Trump's Fiscal Year (FY more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, DMV Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and a group of their DMV colleagues pressed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on two recent reports of equipment failure at the FAA Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility that caused evacuation of the fac more PR