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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2026-08-08 ( 17 items )  
Beyer, DeGette, Raskin, House Democrats Demand AHRQ Reverse Cancellation of More Than $200 Million in Health Care Research Grants (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, DeGette, Raskin, House Democrats Demand AHRQ Reverse Cancellation of More Than $200 Million in Health Care Research Grants * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), House Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today led 68 House Democrats in demanding that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) immediately reverse the cancellation of mo more PR

Beyer, Meeks Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Meeks Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026: "While we do not doubt the good intentions of our Senate colleagues' work on the Sanctionin more PR

Beyer, Walkinshaw, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Walkinshaw, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to direct congressional oversight over ICE facilities after hearing reports of o more PR

Beyer: President Trump's Policies are Doing Serious Damage to the American Economy (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: President Trump's Policies are Doing Serious Damage to the American Economy * U.S. Representative Don Beyer, Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its July 2026 jobs report, which found that the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July with previous job gains in May and June revised down by a combined 103,000 lower than previously reporte more PR

Capito Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation Sanctioning Russia and Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation Sanctioning Russia and Iran U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), released the below statement on the U.S. Senate's passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and extend expiring sanc more PR

CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Bill to Redesignate Playground in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for a bill (S. 2933) that would redesignate a playground at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground": * * * S. 2933 would redesignate a playground at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer." The bill also would require federal agencies to update documents and maps to refl more PR

Griffith Urges Spanberger to Protect SWVA Coal, Lower Energy Costs in Proposed NextEra Dominion Merger (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Urges Spanberger to Protect SWVA Coal, Lower Energy Costs in Proposed NextEra Dominion Merger * Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger recently announced she is going to intervene with the State Corporation Commission regarding the proposed merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. This merger will impact electric ratepayers, utility jobs and Virginia's energy future. It would affect control over one of Virginia's last remaining  more PR

House Education & Workforce Ranking Member Scott Issues Statement on July Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on July Jobs Report Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent. At this point in his term, the economy under President more PR

Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after the Senate passed comprehensive Russia sanctions legislation he cosponsored: "I was in Ukraine last month for the second time since Putin's brutal full-scale invasion, and it was clear that the Ukrainian people's resilience and patr more PR

Kiggans Backs Commonsense Measures to Safeguard the Integrity of Federal Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Backs Commonsense Measures to Safeguard the Integrity of Federal Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. -During the House of Representatives' final week before the District Work Period, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) voted three times for legislation that would strengthen oversight and preserve the integrity of America's federal elections. The FY27 National Defense Authorization Act incorporated the SAVE America Act in its entirety, the SAVE and Protect A more PR

Reps. Meeks, Beyer Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026, with Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia: * * * Meeks, Beyer Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of  more PR

Reps. Subramanyam and Walkinshaw Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Subramanyam and Walkinshaw Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) are demanding answers from the Department of the Interior (Department) regarding its plans to relocate federal employees. The Department has said it plans to relocate the Business Integration Office (BIO) from their current office in Reston, Virginia to the  more PR

Reps. Walkinshaw and Subramanyam Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Walkinshaw and Subramanyam Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston * U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) are demanding answers from the Department of the Interior (Department) regarding its plans to relocate federal employees. The Department has said it plans to relocate the Business Integration Office (BIO) from their current office in Reston, Virginia to the Department's Washi more PR

Subramanyam, Beyer, Walkinshaw Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Subramanyam, Beyer, Walkinshaw Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * Chantilly, VA - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Don Beyer (VA-08) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to direct congressional oversight over ICE facilities a more PR

Walkinshaw Calls for Elon Musk Subpoena as GAO Report Exposes DOGE's Fraud (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Calls for Elon Musk Subpoena as GAO Report Exposes DOGE's Fraud * Washington, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement. "This week's bombshell GAO report shows that DOGE fraudulently lied to the American people. Elon Musk promised massive savings. Instead, DOGE spent nearly $16 billion paying people not to work and fired essen more PR

Walkinshaw, Beyer, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Beyer, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * Chantilly, VA - U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to direct congressional oversight over ICE facilities aft more PR

Warner, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Construction Worker Mental Health (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Warner, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Construction Worker Mental Health Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) in introducing legislation to prevent suicide among construction workers. The Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act would authorize a national study through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data on the unique suicide more PR