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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2026-08-15 ( 5 items )  
House Education & Workforce Ranking Member Scott Demands Answers From Labor Department on "Fake Job" Health Plans (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Demands Answers from Labor Department on "Fake Job" Health Plans Today, House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling and Assistant Secretary Daniel Aronowitz demanding answers about reported settlement negotiations with companies selling junk  more PR

Ranking Members Subramanyam and Garcia Demand Answers About Conditions on USS Lincoln (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Subramanyam and Garcia Demand Answers About Conditions on USS Lincoln * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, and Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, are demanding answers from the Department of Defense (DOD) about conditions on the USS Lincoln. "Secretary Hegseth has claimed the rumors of  more PR

Vindman Announces Thousands of Dollars in Funding to Support Law Enforcement and Strengthen Public Safety (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Announces Thousands of Dollars in Funding to Support Law Enforcement and Strengthen Public Safety * Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today celebrated the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) award of thousands of dollars in federal funding to communities across Virginia's Seventh Congressional District to strengthen local law enforcement operations and improve public safety. "As a former prosecutor, I care deeply about ensuring our com more PR

Warner, Kaine Announce Nearly $19 Million in Federal Funding to Improve 8 Virginia Airports (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * Warner, Kaine Announce Nearly $19 Million in Federal Funding to Improve 8 Virginia Airports U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $18,761,701 in federal grant funding for eight local and regional airports across Virginia to upgrade infrastructure, improve safety, and expand capacity. This funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for Fiscal Year 2026, whi more PR

Warner, Kaine Announce Robust Federal Funding for Virginia's Passenger Rail (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Announce Robust Federal Funding for Virginia's Passenger Rail U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced robust federal funding for projects that will support safer, more reliable, and more accessible passenger rail service in Virginia, including over $17 million for improvements in Staunton and Chesterfield County and investments in new Amtrak trains serving routes across the Commonwealth. "Reliable passenger rail  more PR