WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces Bipartisan IRAN Act to Expand Internet Freedom for the Iranian People * Oswego, NY -- Congresswomen Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) today introduced the bipartisan Internet Reach and Access Now (IRAN) Act to strengthen U.S. efforts to help the Iranian people access the open internet, communicate securely, and overcome the Iranian regime's censorship, surveillance, and internet shutdowns. Additi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Hosts USDA Leadership to Highlight Aquaculture, Hold Industry Roundtable * CAPE CHARLES, VA -- Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) welcomed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) leadership to Virginia's Eastern Shore for a tour of local aquaculture operations and a roundtable discussion with industry stakeholders. Congresswoman Kiggans was joined by FSA Administrator Bill Beam, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Whitehouse Investigate EPA's Decision to Exempt Data Center Power Plants from Acid Rain Protections * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), last month launched a bicameral investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) guidance exempting data center power plants from the Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Opposition To Trump's Vanity Arch Grows * Staunch opposition to Donald Trump's proposed vanity arch grew sharpy in early October, as veterans, residents, and workers expressed hostility to the project, and the Northern Virginia county that surrounds the site filed suit against it. On October 1st, as NPR reported: "Veterans, retirees and lawmakers spoke out -- against its scale, its cost, its lack of Congressional approval, its gaudiness, its intrusi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter to Health and Human Services Inspector General Thomas March Bell: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 8, 2026 The Honorable Thomas March Bell Inspector General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General 330 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Inspector General Bell: I write regarding my concern that the U.S. Department of H more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 14, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary U.S. Department of Defense 1400 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 Dear Secretary Hegseth: We write regarding the conditions aboard the USS Abraha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, to Daniel Aronowitz, assistant secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 8, 2026 The Honorable Daniel Aronowitz Assistant Secretary Employee Benefits Security Administration U.S. Department of Labor  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Leads Effort in U.S. House to Ban Live-Streaming of Military Executions in the United States * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today introduced the American Integrity Act to prohibit the live-streaming of executions under the Uniformed Code of Military Justice following President Donald Trump's decision to cancel Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's plans to broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Introduces Bill to Cool Federal Properties, Cut Smog, and Lower Energy Costs * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) introduced the Heat Island Reduction Act, which would require federal agencies to plan cost-effective upgrades that cool their properties, improve air quality, and lower energy costs. Parking lots and dark rooftops soak up heat and hold it, which warms nearby communities, raises cooling bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * October 15th, 2026 Warner Statement on MWAA President and CEO Jack Potter Retiring WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on the announcement that Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) President and CEO Jack Potter will be retiring: "For more than 15 years, Jack Potter has been a terrific partner and a dedicated advocate for Northern Virginia's airports and the millions of travelers who rely on th more PR