WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Applauds West Virginia University's Selection for NSF Investment in Energy Innovation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), applauded the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) announcement that the Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium, which is led by West Virginia more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Cosponsors Protect College Sports Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) cosponsored the Protect College Sports Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.). The bill would establish na more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore's 'Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act' Passes U.S. House * Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Riley M. Moore's bill, H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act. This legislation safeguards the constitutional rights and privacy of law-abiding gun owners by prohibiting payment processors and financial institutions from using discriminatory merchant category codes  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $700,000 ARC Grant for SWVA Waterline Project * The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Lee County, Virginia, a $700,000 grant. This funding will support the completion of municipal waterline to serve households in Lee and Scott Counties. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Potable water is an important resource for Southwest Virginia communities. "This ARC grant for $700 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Celebrates More Than $7.3 Million for SWVA Helene Relief * Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger announced that federal funds will support communities in Southwest Virginia impacted from Hurricane Helene. The breakdown of grants includes: * $3.5 million for Giles County to support the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction and replacement of disaster-damaged homes for low- and moderate-income households * $3.5 million for Washingt more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Proposal to Encourage Congressional Action on Social Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced a bipartisan proposal to encourage congressional action on Social Security. The Protecting Retirement Op more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Data: Virginians Have Had To Spend $1.8 Billion More For Gas Since Start Of The Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As President Trump declares that the war with Iran has resumed, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are underscoring new data that shows the extent to which the president's war has driven up gas costs in Virginia and across the country. According to a new congressional report, since the war began on February 28, Virgini more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Stands with Neighbors on Fighting Golden to Mars Routes * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) issued the following statement after he was unable to attend the school board's special meeting on the Golden to Mars transmission line routes due to votes in DC: "As an Ashburn resident, I absolutely stand with my community against utility companies and data center overreach. I can't believe we are at th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Warner Statement on the Passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham: "I was heartbroken to learn of the sudden passing of my friend and colleague, Senator Lindsey Graham. "Lindsey and I disagreed on plenty over the years, but I never doubted his love for this country or his commitment to serving it. He was a fierce advocate for the causes he believed in, especi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Applauds Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act Becoming Law U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, applauded the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act becoming law, even after President Trump failed to sign the landmark legislation. The law will build more homes, bring down home purchasing and renting costs, preserve affordable housing in rural areas, help reduce homelessness, and address the risin more PR