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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2026-07-25 ( 14 items )  
Crucial Committees Pass Warner's Health Care Bills to Lower Costs, Expand Access to Care, and Prevent Deaths From Fentanyl Overdoses (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Crucial Committees Pass Warner's Health Care Bills to Lower Costs, Expand Access to Care, and Prevent Deaths from Fentanyl Overdoses U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today welcomed House Energy and Commerce Committee's unanimous passage of his Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act, and Tyler's Law. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee also passed the Improving Nee more PR

Data: Virginia Families Have Had to Spend $2,900+ More Under President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Data: Virginia Families Have Had to Spend $2,900+ More Under President Trump U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) are highlighting a new congressional report showing that Virginia families have had to spend more than $2,900 extra on a wide range of goods, including everyday essentials, since President Trump took office last year. This new data details the rising costs facing families across the Commonwealth, including more PR

ICYMI: Ranking Member Scott Hosts Event on Republicans' Changes to Student Loan Program (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Scott Hosts Event on Republicans' Changes to Student Loan Program On Wednesday, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) hosted an event on changes to the student loan program as the Trump Administration begins to implement Republicans' "Big Ugly Bill." This follows Committee Democrats' request to hold an oversight hearing with the Office  more PR

Kaine Presses Pentagon on Military Targets During Operation Epic Fury, Raises Concerns Regarding Strike on Iranian School (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Presses Pentagon on Military Targets During Operation Epic Fury, Raises Concerns Regarding Strike on Iranian School * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, sent a letter to the Department of Defense regarding the pre-selected lists of targets in Iran used during the initial strikes of Operation Epic Fury. In his letter, he specifically raised concerns abo more PR

Kaine Statement on Trump's New Taxes on Everyday Goods (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump's New Taxes on Everyday Goods * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on everyday goods from 86 countries under Section 301: "President Trump promised to lower costs, but he's done everything but that. In addition to his budget-busting war in Iran, he imposed tariffs that have raised costs across the board for Am more PR

Kaine, Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to End Legacy Admissions (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to End Legacy Admissions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and John Kennedy (R-LA), introduced the Merit-Based Educational Reforms and Institutional Transparency (MERIT) Act, bipartisan legislation that would more PR

PHOTOS: Capito Visits National Scout Jamboree at Summit Bechtel Reserve (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Visits National Scout Jamboree at Summit Bechtel Reserve * GLEN JEAN, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Glen Jean, W.Va. to visit the Joint Task Force-National Scout Jamboree, followed by a visit to Summit Bechtel Reserve to meet with scouts in attendance at this year's National Jamboree. This week, the Summit has welcomed 15,000 scouts, including staff, volunteers, leaders, and supp more PR

Ranking Member Scott Statement on ED and HHS Eliminating Disparate Impact Provisions (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on July 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on ED and HHS Eliminating Disparate Impact Provisions Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services finalized a rule to eliminate disparate impact provisions from the Departments' regulations imple more PR

Ranking Members Scott, Raskin, and Pallone Urge DOJ to Rescind Its Opinion Threatening Societal Integration for People With Disabilities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Scott, Raskin, and Pallone Urge DOJ to Rescind Its Opinion Threatening Societal Integration for People with Disabilities Today, Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. more PR

Rep. Subramanyam Public Statement About Nokesville to Bristow Line (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Public Statement About Nokesville to Bristow Line * LEESBURG, VA - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement ahead of tonight's Nokesville to Bristow power line event: "Our community is speaking out and making its voice heard. And we have all been clear: we must underground these lines. Say no to lines that give billionaire and trillionaire corporations a windfall on our dime. Say  more PR

Vindman Helps Introduce Bill to Stop Wall Street from Driving Up Childcare Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Helps Introduce Bill to Stop Wall Street from Driving Up Childcare Costs * Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) joined Congressman Josh Riley (N.Y.-19) as an original co-sponsor on the Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Actto stop Wall Street investors from hiking up childcare costs and to protect local, high-quality daycare options for Virginia families.  "Childcare is essential for working families and for our economy -not just  more PR

Walkinshaw Amendment to Speed up Pentagon's Adoption of Cybersecurity Tools Passes House (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Amendment to Speed up Pentagon's Adoption of Cybersecurity Tools Passes House * Washington, D.C. \-Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), who serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security Committees, secured House passage of his amendment to more efficiently deploy modern cybersecurity solutions within the Department of Defense (Dod), strengthen military cyber readiness, and encourage the concept more PR

Walkinshaw, Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Safeguard Military Bases from Natural Disasters (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Safeguard Military Bases from Natural Disasters * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman James Moylan (Guam) introduced the bipartisan Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026 to safeguard military bases from natural hazards and ensure America's Armed Forces remain ready to respond when called. Over the past decade, extreme weather an more PR

Warner, Blackburn Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in K-12 Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Warner, Blackburn Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity in K-12 Schools Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act, bipartisan legislation to help schools defend against ransomware, data breaches, and other cyberattacks that can expose students' information, disrupt classroom learning, an more PR