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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2025-04-03 ( 19 items )  
At Hearing on Securing America's Phones, Republicans Defend Trump Officials Sharing Military Plans on Signal and Gmail (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing on Securing America's Phones, Republicans Defend Trump Officials Sharing Military Plans on Signal and Gmail Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)-- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Military and Foreign Affairs, led Subcommittee Democrats in rebuking th more PR

Beyer: Trump Is "Liberating The American People From Their Savings" (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: Trump Is "Liberating The American People From Their Savings" Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) yesterday spoke during a press conference on Trump's upcoming tariff announcement, held by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee after House Republicans abruptly cancelled votes for the week and fled town. The press conference featured U.S. Representatives Linda Sanchez, Don Beyer, Suza more PR

Capito Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Food Deserts, Increase Access to Healthy Food (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Food Deserts, Increase Access to Healthy Food WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) have introduced legislation to eliminate food deserts and expand access to affordable and nutritious food by incentivizing food providers to expand acc more PR

Chairman Capito Asks Duffy About Bridges, Project Delays Ahead of Upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Duffy About Bridges, Project Delays Ahead of Upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing beginning the development of the S more PR

Chairman Capito Outlines Surface Transportation Principles at Hearing with DOT Secretary Duffy (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Outlines Surface Transportation Principles at Hearing with DOT Secretary Duffy To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing beginning the development of the Surface Transportation Reaut more PR

Chairman Capito Outlines Surface Transportation Principles at Hearing With DOT Secretary Duffy (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Outlines Surface Transportation Principles at Hearing with DOT Secretary Duffy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing beginning the development of the Surface Transportation Re more PR

Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Slams Trump Administration for Discussing War Plans on Public Messaging App Signal at the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Securing Telecommunications (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Slams Trump Administration for Discussing War Plans on Public Messaging App Signal at the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Securing Telecommunications Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) led a hearing on the Trump administration's use of unauthori more PR

First Signal, Now Gmail: Oversight Democrats Launch Investigation into Waltz and Staff's Use of Personal Gmail for Sensitive Government Work (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * First Signal, Now Gmail: Oversight Democrats Launch Investigation into Waltz and Staff's Use of Personal Gmail for Sensitive Government Work Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to National Security Advisor Michael Waltz demanding he and his staff immediately stop their use of unauthorized and insecure messaging an more PR

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reclaim Congressional Trade Powers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reclaim Congressional Trade Powers United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Suzan DelBene, Don Beyer, Brad Schneider, and Terri Sewell introduced the Reclaim Trade Powers Act, which would modernize outdated trade authorities and ensure that Congress, not the Administration, has the final say when it comes to imposing broad tariffs. This legislation was intro more PR

Industry Support Grows Ahead of Vote on Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner's Bill to Undo Trump's Canada Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Industry Support Grows Ahead of Vote on Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner's Bill to Undo Trump's Canada Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following an endorsement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement welcoming broad support for their bipartisan legislation to undo President Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, w more PR

Oversight Democrats Demand Investigation Into Trump Official's Purposeful Deletion of Federal Records in Signal Chat, A Violation of Federal Law (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Democrats Demand Investigation Into Trump Official's Purposeful Deletion of Federal Records in Signal Chat, A Violation of Federal Law Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to Secretary of Treasury S more PR

Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek calling on him to immediately resign and to come before the Committee for  more PR

Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine Documents Obtained by Committee Democrats Show Acting Commissioner Dudek Signed Off on Government Waste to Avenge President Trump's Ego Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gera more PR

Ranking Member Connolly Requests Transcribed Interviews with Members of the "Houthi PC small group" Signal Chat (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Requests Transcribed Interviews with Members of the "Houthi PC small group" Signal Chat Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to non-principal agency officials involved in the unsecured Signal group chat in which senior Trump Administration officials discussed highly sensitive, likely classified pla more PR

Ranking Member Suhas Subramanyam's Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Securing America's Telecommunications (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Suhas Subramanyam's Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Securing America's Telecommunications Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Suhas Subramanyam's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Military more PR

Rep. Moore Joins POTUS at White House, Applauds Reciprocal Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Rep. Moore Joins POTUS at White House, Applauds Reciprocal Tariffs Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore joined President Trump at the White House earlier today for the formal "Liberation Day" announcement regarding reciprocal tariffs on select foreign imports. Congressman Moore is the author of legislation in the House to strengthen the executive's negotiating power more PR

Rep. Scott: Honoring Life of Rep. Grijalva (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend and colleague, Raul Grijalva. We served together in this body for over 20 years. And we sat next to each other for many years on the Committee on Education and Workforce. I could always rely on him for a sense of optimism and humor while in the midst of some of the toughest leg more PR

Vindman Hosts Roundtable on Cell Phone Free Classrooms, Hears Positive Results From Local Leaders, Educators, and Parents (10)
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Hosts Roundtable on Cell Phone Free Classrooms, Hears Positive Results from Local Leaders, Educators, and Parents FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman hosted a roundtable in Fredericksburg with local stakeholders -- including parents, educators, and local elected officials -- to discuss the growing movement and need to get cell phones out of the classroom. The event focused on more PR

Warner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Food Deserts and Increase Access to Healthy Food (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Food Deserts and Increase Access to Healthy Food WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have introduced legislation to eliminate food deserts and expand access to affordable and nutritious food by incentivizing food providers to expand access to healthy food options in u more PR