WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSida) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 190 Members of Congress Slam HHS Effort to Dismantle Head Start * WASHINGTON -One hundred ninety Members of Congress demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) withdraw its proposalto remove more than 90 percent of Head Start's standards that ensure children receive a high-quality early education. Under the proposed rule, nearly one in ten children currently enrolled in Head Start could become ineligible overnight.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSida) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 10.09.26 Ranking Member Scott Calls on Watchdog to Investigate Whether or Not HHS Lied in Litigation WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03) urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General to investigate HHS's potential submission of inconsistent or fraudulent information in activ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Celebrates Announcement of Marshall University's Partnership with BETA * Pursuant to Senate Policy, petitions, opinion polls and unsolicited mass electronic communications cannot be initiated by this office for the 60-day period immediately before the date of a primary or general election. Subscribers currently receiving electronic communications from this office who wish to unsubscribe may do so here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Calls for Consideration of New Golden to Mars Transmission Routes * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) shared new, alternative routes for the Golden to Mars transmission project in a letter to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the Commission). The letter requested the Commissioners consider these new routes and work with federal partners to reexamine the project. The current Golden t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Issues Statement on Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the Pentagon's announcement that they would be livestreaming the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Nidal Hisan killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSida) -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Issues Statement on USS Lincoln's Return * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Ranking Member of the Military and Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee, issued the following statement on USS Abraham Lincoln's return home after the end of a record long deployment. "I am thankful for the return of the servicemembers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. They and their families have paid an unnece more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSida) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, DeSaulnier Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Ability to Protect 155 Million Workers' Benefits * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) demanded the Employee Benefits Security Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSida) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 10.09.26 Scott, DeSaulnier Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Ability to Protect 155 Million Workers' Benefits WASHINGTON - House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Ranking Member Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) demanded the Employee Benefits Security Administration (E more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * October 9, 2026 Senator Justice Visits Gestamp to Celebrate National Manufacturing Week CHARLESTON, WV - Today, Senator Jim Justice visited Gestamp South Charleston during National Manufacturing Week to highlight the importance of manufacturing and the West Virginians who power it. "As America brings manufacturing home and electricity demand rises, West Virginia should be producing the power that fuels that growth - not watching the investmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Supports Legislation to Prevent Illegal Domestic Troop Deployments and Voter Intimidation Ahead of Midterm Election * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) joined Congressman Pat Ryan (N.Y.-18) and four of their Democratic Veteran colleagues in the U.S. House in introducing legislation to prevent the president from weaponizing the military to interfere with elections. Specifically, the bill would empower Congress to stop more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * October 9th, 2026 Warner Condemns Trump's Push for Public Execution WASHINGTON-- U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's push to publicly execute the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting: "The Fort Hood shooting was a horrific act of violence that took 13 innocent lives and devastated military families. The perpetra more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * October 9th, 2026 Warner, Kaine Statement on the Army's Report Into DCA Midair Collision WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement on the Army's report into the January 2025 midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft: "The Army's report underscores the need for comprehensive aviation safety legislation that modernizes o more PR