WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Fitzpatrick, Houlahan Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Paid Family and Medical Leave for Federal Employees * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) today reintroduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, bipartisan legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave. Under current law, federal employees are eligible for paid parental more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks FWS Director Nesvik About FWS Priorities and D.C. District Court Decision * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing examining the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) proposed budget for fiscal year 2027. During the hearing, Chairman Capito asked Director Nesvik about the recent D.C. District Cour more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Praises Committee Passage of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Supporting President Trump's America First Agenda * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore praised the House Appropriations Committee's passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, legislation that provides $64.9 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, including $2.9 billion for defense activities, to streng more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * During Pride Month, Kaine & Baldwin Introduce Resolution Apologizing for Government Discrimination Against LGBT Civil Servants, Servicemembers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led the introduction of a Senate resolution that acknowledges and apologizes for the mistreatment of and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bise more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Egypt Human Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Beyer, DelBene Call for Immediate Release of Galal El-Bahairy * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Co-Chairs of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus, urged the Egyptian government to immediately release Galal El-Bahairy, who was been imprisoned since March 2018 on baseless charges related to his writing of lyrics critical of President El-Sisi. "Following Ahmed Douma's sentencing, poet Galal  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Committee Passage of Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, released the following statement regarding SASC's passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "I've been on the Senate Armed Services Committee since 2013, and every year, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on FISA Reauthorization Vote * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted against H.R. 9238 to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: "While Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has been an important tool to collect, analyze and share foreign intelligence information on individual terrorists, weapons more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Takano, Kaine, Baldwin Introduce Resolution to Formally Apologize to LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Civil Servants * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced H.Res. 1357 to offer a formal apology for the mistreatment of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ servicemembers, civil servants and foreign service officers, and to acknowledge the pain that LGBTQ+ Americans i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Data: Trump Says "I Love Inflation," As Virginia Families Have Had to Spend $2,600 More On Everyday Essentials * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following a new report finding that Virginian families have had to spend $2,600 more on everyday essentials under Trump, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) underscored the devastating effects of Trump's reckless economic policies, including his tariffs and war in Iran. "While Virginians across t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts, Kaine Introduce Bill to Bolster AUKUS Cooperation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Unlocking Next-Generation Licensing and Opportunities for Collaborative Know-how for AUKUS (UNLOCK AUKUS) Act. The UNLOCK AUKUS Act would enable technologies that are currently controlled under the Missile Technology Control Regime  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Examine Proposed FWS FY2027 Budget Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing examining the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) proposed budget for fiscal year 2027. In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito discus more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * Senator Justice Joins Director Billy Marshall and US Attorney Moore Capito for Correctional Workers Week ALDERSON, WV - This week, Senator Jim Justice joined Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Billy Marshall and U.S. Attorney Moore Capito at FPC Alderson to honor correctional workers who lost their lives in the line of duty during a Correctional Workers Week ceremony. "Our correctional workers are some of the toughest, most de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Introduces War Powers Resolution to End Trump's War of Choice in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) today introduced a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump's war of choice in Iran, a conflict launched without congressional authorization. The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes continued military actio more PR