WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * 110+ House & Senate Democrats Slam EEOC's Proposal to End Demographic Data Collection Key to Fighting Workplace Discrimination Today, Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-D), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressional A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $932,292 in HHS Grants to Virginia Tech * Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, two research related grants worth $932,292. These grants are for allergy and infectious diseases research. The funding breakdown of the grants is as follows: * $199,059 for researching how bacteria interact with each other and evolve during i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Makes Educational Development Stops in Nicholas County * RICHWOOD, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, traveled to Nicholas County, W.Va., to make visits focused on educational development in the County. First, Senator Capito traveled to Summersville, W.Va., where she v more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following letter with five co-signers to four heads of federal law enforcement and homeland security agencies: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 19, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20530 - The Honorable Kash Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20535 - The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following letter with four co-signers to Orice Williams Brown, acting comptroller general of the Government Accountability Office: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 20, 2026 Orice Williams Brown Acting Comptroller General of the United States U.S. Government Accountability Office 441 G Street NW Washington, D.C.20548 Dear Ms. Williams Brown: We write to express our deep concern regarding the growing cyber and physical threats facing critical in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Senator Justice Celebrates Opening of Marshall Health Network - Rivers Health, new Emergency Department POINT PLEASANT, WV - Today, Senator Jim Justice joined Marshall Health Network - Rivers Health officials to celebrate the opening of the new emergency department. "Our emergency departments are absolute lifelines for West Virginians. When our folks are facing some of the toughest moments of their lives, they deserve to know  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Applauds Implementation of His Hard-Fought Efforts to Help Kids Focus at School, DoDEA Bans Cellphone Use in the Classroom * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) applauded the implementation of new restrictions that ban phones in the classroom at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools, helping students improve focus and connection while at school. "Students deserve classrooms where they can le more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Applauds Over $69 THOUSAND in Federal Funding to Strengthen Public Safety, Ensure Access to Justice for Virginians * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today celebrated that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $69,498 in federal funding for Virginia's John R. Justice (JRJ) Program. This investment will help ease the burden of student loan debt for eligible prosecutors and public defenders, supporting the r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Warner, 44 Senate Colleagues Urge Netanyahu to Immediately Crack Down on Settler Violence in West Bank, Protect U.S. Citizens Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 44 of his Senate colleagues urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take immediate actions to reduce violence in the West Bank and prevent further incidents amidst a significant increase in harassment, threats, and acts of violence in recent weeks. They a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Warner, Padilla Demand Answers from Prediction Market Companies Paying Influencers Spreading Election Disinformation Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, demanded answers from the country's largest prediction market platforms and urged them to take immediate action to protect ele more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Advocates for Community Project Funding for Winter Harbor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) highlighted that his $2,000,000 Community Project Funding (CPF) request for Winter Harbor's Dredged Material Management Plan and Maintenance of Upland Placement Site and $1,000,000 CPF request to secure dredged material sites are included in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act and Transportation,  more PR