WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Leads Letter Urging DHS to End OPT Program, Protect American Workers * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin raising serious concerns about the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program and related work authorization pathways for foreign students, including STEM-OPT and Curricular Practical Training (CPT). The letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Applauds Groton - the Submarine Capital of the World - Ahead of USS IDAHO (SSN 799) Commissioning * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, marked the upcoming commissioning of the USS IDAHO (SSN 799), the 26 th Virginia-class submarine. This Saturday, April 25 th, the U.S. Navy and Electric Boat will celebrate the commissioning of the USS IDAH more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize and Improve FirstNet Public Safety Communications Network * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House unanimously passed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Neal Dunn (FL-02) 's H.R. 7386, the First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act. The bill extends through 2037 legal authority for FirstNet, a wireless communications network used by public safety agencies and first re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on April 20, 2026, at a hearing to consider the ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897), Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act (H.R. 4690), Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act (H.R. 5587) and a resolution (H.Res. 1182) in support of the contributions made by rural communities across U.S. and the policy progress that has been made in support of them: * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Witho more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Celebrate Bipartisan Resolution Declaring April as Second Chance Month * Washington, D.C. \- Last week, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL), as well as Senators Cramer (R-ND) and Klobuchar (D-MN) in reintroducing the bipartisan, bicameral Second Chance Month Resolution. "In West Virginia, we know how important it is to provide everyone with opportunities to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman's Push Gains Momentum as Navy Reviews USS Yorktown Proposal for CVN-84 Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) today highlighted a formal response from the Secretary of the Navy regarding his proposal to name the next Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN-84) the USS Yorktown in honor of America's 250th anniversary. In a response to a letter sent by Congressman Wittman earlier this year, the Secretary called the proposal "a profoundly symbolic a more PR