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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2026-09-11 ( 14 items )  
Ahead of 25th Anniversary, Reed Speaks Out on Lessons of 9/11 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of 25th Anniversary, Reed Speaks Out on Lessons of 9/11 * PROVIDENCE, RI - Tomorrow, the United States will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Twenty-five years after terrorists launched a series of attacks on 9/11 that killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon in Virginia, and aboard a plane that crashed in a Pennsylvania field after being diverted from its targ more PR

Congressman Riley M. Moore Presents $1 Million for Watson Fire Station Renovation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Presents $1 Million for Watson Fire Station Renovation * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore presented a $1 million check to City of Fairmont officials in support of Fairmont's renovation of the Watson Fire Station. Congressman Riley M. Moore released the following statement: "Fairmont's first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect their neighbors. They deserve a facility t more PR

ICYMI: Capito Attends Book Signing in Support of Cheat Lake Resident (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito Attends Book Signing in Support of Cheat Lake Resident * FAIRMONT, W.Va. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), made a stop in Fairmont, W.Va. at the book signing of "Winnie's Big Day," a children's book written by 11-year-old Winnie Stanley, a resident of Cheat Lake, W.Va., who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) at 18 months old. "Winnie's Big Day" is a story Stanley hopes will help oth more PR

Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety at DCA (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Warner Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety at DCA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) announced the DCA Air Safety Act, legislation that would improve safety in the constrained and complex airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after last year's deadly midair collision that claimed 67 lives. The bill would cap hourly arrivals, reduce the clustering of fl more PR

PHOTOS: Capito Celebrates Major Broadband Milestone in Hamlin (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Celebrates Major Broadband Milestone in Hamlin * HAMLIN, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined federal and state leaders in Hamlin, W.Va., for "Connecting Country Roads," an event hosted by Armstrong celebrating the company's ongoing broadband expansion efforts to deploy 500 miles of fiber infrastructure to over 5,000 unserved locations and sustains reliable service for approximately 10,000  more PR

PHOTOS: Capito Celebrates Opening of Fairmont State University's BEACON Nursing Simulation Center (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Celebrates Opening of Fairmont State University's BEACON Nursing Simulation Center * FAIRMONT, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, visited Fairmont State University's College of Nursing to celebrate the opening of their BEACON Simulation Center. Senator Capito helped s more PR

PHOTOS: Capito Makes Stops in Logan County to Receive Updates on Community Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Makes Stops in Logan County to Receive Updates on Community Projects * LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), traveled to Logan County, W.Va., to receive updates on and tour community projects. First, Senator Capito traveled to Chapmanville, W.Va., where she visited the Chief Logan Recreational Center to meet with leadership and tour the facility's expansion efforts. Chief Logan Recr more PR

President Trump Signs Senator Justice's Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act Into Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * September 10, 2026 President Trump Signs Senator Justice's Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act into Law ARLINGTON, TX - Today, Senator Jim Justice joined President Trump at the National Medal of Honor Museum for the signing of Senator Justice's Bill, the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, into law: "Today, we got it done, and I couldn't be prouder. The service members more PR

Scott Statement on Lonnie G. Bunch III (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Lonnie G. Bunch III * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III announced his retirement: "Secretary Lonnie Bunch has dedicated his career to ensuring the Smithsonian tells the full story of our nation. His historic leadership as the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture ensured that the African more PR

Senator Justice Joins President Trump as His First Bill Becomes Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * September 10, 2026 Senator Justice Joins President Trump as His First Bill Becomes Law ARLINGTON, TX - Today, Senator Jim Justice joined President Trump at the National Medal of Honor Museum for the signing of Senator Justice's Bill, the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, into law: "Today is a day I'll never forget. Alongside President Trump, we put a stake in the sand for Woody Williams, our incredible more PR

Vindman Hears from the 84% of Virginians Who Support Keeping the Government Open (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Hears from the 84% of Virginians Who Support Keeping the Government Open * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) heard from more than 850 Virginians in a district-wide survey, and the results were clear: respondents overwhelmingly believe that Congress should fight to keep the government open. "Virginians know that federal workers are the backbone of our economy and our government," said Vindman. "With tens of thousand more PR

Warner, Kaine Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety at DCA (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * September 10th, 2026 Warner, Kaine Unveil Legislation to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety at DCA WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced the DCA Air Safety Act, legislation that would improve safety in the constrained and complex airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after last year's deadly midair collision that claimed 67 lives. The bill would cap hourly arrivals, reduce the clust more PR

Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and former lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of State of California, et al. v. United States Postal Service, et al. The lawsuit, brought by a coalition of state attorneys general, includi more PR

Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * September 10th, 2026 Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and former lawmakers in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of State of California, et al. v. United States Postal Service, et al. The lawsuit, brought by a coalition of state attorneys gene more PR