WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Introduces Bill to Reduce Homebuilding Costs and Improve Housing Affordability * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee which has jurisdiction over U.S. trade policy, today introduced the Homebuilding Materials Tariff Relief Act to eliminate the Trump Administration's tariffs on a series of critical products used in home construction and bring down the cost of housing. "Rather than lowering costs  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Urges Rejection of Edsall Data Center Substation * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today urged the Fairfax County Planning Commission to deny the permit application filed for Edsall Data Center Substation 2232 at the Plaza 500 site at 6299 Edsall Road in Lincolnia, citing serious concerns about the project's potential impacts on land use, flooding mitigation, light pollution, noise pollution, and whether this proposal is consistent with Li more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Raskin, Norton, Ivey Oppose Trump Administration's Rushed "Redevelopment" of Historic East Potomac Park * Today, Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), along with 43 of their colleagues, demanded transparency about the Trump Administration's new vanity project, the proposed redevelopment of East Potomac Park designed by President Trump's handpicked architect, Tom Fazio. T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on $76.6 Billion for Electric Boat to Produce 14 Additional Columbia & Virginia Class Submarines * [Hartford, CT] -Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement celebrating the U.S. Navy's award of a new $76.6 billion contract for Electric Boat to support construction of five Columbia-class and nine-Virginia class submarines. "This huge, historic contrac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District into West Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senators Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) in introducing the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Boundary Expansion and Partnership Act of 2026, landmark legislation that adds th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Workforce Caucus Co-Chairs File Amicus Brief Defending Civil Service Protections for Federal Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), and Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), co-chairs of the Federal Workforce Caucus, led 43 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in Jackler and Jaroch v. Department of Justice. The brief urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on July 29, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Slams Trump Administration Failing to Hold Coal Operators Accountable Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) proposed an overhaul of the Black Lung Self-Insurance Rule. "Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * HUGE MILESTONE: Vindman Returns $8 Million in Backlogged Benefits to Virginians * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today announced that his office has now returned more than $8 million in federal casework funds to residents of Virginia's Seventh District, solving more than 2,696 constituent cases. Since taking office in January 2025, Team Vindman has closed over 2,696 constituent cases, attended more than 629 events, and p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Legislation, Including Bill to Block the Dismantling of the Department of Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded committee passage of bipartisan legislation he led to block certain Interagency Agreements issued by the Department of Education (ED) that would transfer critical offices and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Delivers Speech On Senate Floor Condemning Trump's Three Illegal Wars * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, spoke on the Senate floor to express his strong opposition to President Donald Trump's three illegal wars in Iran, Venezuela, and the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. In the speech, he called for congressional action to end these unauthori more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Unveil Legislation to Block Dangerous Department Of Education Interagency Agreements * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)-all members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee-unveiled legislation to block certain Interagency Agreements issued by the Department of Educat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Lee, Merkley, & Paul Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Repeal 1957 Authorization for Use of Military Force * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal an obsolete Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that dates back to 1957 under the Eisenhower Administration. Also known as the Middle East Force Resolution, the AUMF provi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bill Expanding Virtual Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Veterans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Deborah Ross (D-NC), and Don Davis (D-NC) introduced the Virtual-Based Opioid Treatment for Veterans Act. This bipartisan legislation would establish a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program that would connect veterans with opioid use disorder (OUD) to community-based virtua more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire Responds to Dr. Anthony Fauci Dodging Questions About COVID-19 in Senate Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -In response to Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly dodging questions about COVID-19 during a Senate hearing, Rep. John McGuire (VA-05), issued the following statement. "For months, Americans were ordered to stay locked in their homes, avoid family and friends, and isolate from a virus that, for the vast majority of healthy, younger peop more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Nadler, Murray Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers' Rights by Ending Forced Arbitration in the Workplace The Restoring Justice for Workers Act would ensure all workers can go to court and band together to vindicate their rights as employees - Today, Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, Jerro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Ukrainian Defense * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Alan Armstrong (R-OK), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) formally filed the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine's Defense Act, a bipartisan bill that would boost Ukraine's defense by allowing for the more consistent and time more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Warner Bill to Improve IRS Customer Service Passes Out of Finance Committee Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded committee passage of the bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act, which includes several provisions from the senator's Improving IRS Customer Service Act. The legislation will take important steps to improve communication between the IRS and taxpayers, st more PR