WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer And Lieu Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump's Exploitation of the Security Clearance Vetting Process Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) today announced the introduction of the Security Clearance Review Act, updated legislation to reform the process by which security clearances are approved for political appointees in the Executive Office of the President (EOP). Their bill is revised from previous version to include special government em more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Delegation Introduces Legislation To End Cosmetics Testing On Animals U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Nanette Barragan (D-CA) led a bipartisan delegation in reintroducing the Humane Cosmetics Act. The legislation would end safety testing of cosmetic products on animals and prohibit the sale of products developed using animal testing in the United States. "Cosmetics te more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Slams President Trump for His Disgraceful Oval Office Meeting with President Zelenskyy Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after President Trump and Vice President Vance's disgraceful display in their Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: "I have worked in foreign po more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on $104.8 Million Investment in Carroll County Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Oasthouse Ventures Ltd., a leading firm specializing in low-carbon greenhouses, is investing $104.8 million to construct an environment agriculture operation in Carroll County. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Southwest Virginia is home to numerous companies and groups supporting and creating more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Blumenthal, Colleagues Demand Trump Reinstate Illegally Fired Veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, led a group of 19 senators in a letter calling on President Donald Trump to cease his attack on American veterans in the federal workforce and immediately reinstate all of the e more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Nullify Biden Plan to Retire American Power Plants Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and 10 of their House colleagues in introducing legislation to nullify Biden-era regulations that would send America's most critical power plants into early retirement. The "Clean Power Plan 2.0," finalized in May 2024, imposes impossible-to-meet emiss more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and five of her colleagues introduced the bipartisan the Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act, which allows hospice providers to use telehealth to conduct the face-to-face visit required for hospice recertification after 180 days in hospice care. This provision keeps in line with existing hospice te more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * Rep. John McGuire's Statement on the Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), today released the following statement on the Uranium for Energy Independence Act of 2025: "My bill, H.R. 1622, does not overturn the Commonwealth of Virginia's moratorium on uranium mining. The legislation aligns with the Trump Administration's goal of recognizing the national importance o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Fauquier County and Vicinity Ministers' Coalition. Since their establishment at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Rectortown, Virginia in 1991 the coalition has focused on faith-based community service, advocacy, and leadership development. The coalition will mark 34 years of faithful service this year on March 8th, which offers more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Condemns Trump Administration's Unlawful Attack on EPA Endangerment Finding The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, condemning his reported recommendation that the W more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Criticizes Republican Rollbacks of Household Savings and Pollution Protection Measures The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the passage of the Republican-led resolutions to rescind the Department more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration Agenda to Relocate Federal Workers Today, US Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7) released the following statement blasting the Trump Administration's agenda to relocate offices and bureau more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration Agenda to Relocate Federal Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7) released the following statement blasting the Trump Administration's agenda to relocate offices and bureaus out more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration Agenda To Relocate Federal Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7) released the following statement blasting the Trump Administration's agenda to relocate offices and burea more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration Agenda to Relocate Federal Workers Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7) released the following statement blasting the Trump Administration's agenda to relocate offices and bureaus out of the National Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Lawmakers Rip President Trump's Plans to Dissolve or Privatize the Postal Service WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Jennifer McClellan, Suhas Subramanyam and Eugene Vindman (all D-VA) urged President Trump to halt any proposal that would alter the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) without congressional consultation and approval. "We write to express more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Lawmakers Rip President Trump's Plans to Dissolve or Privatize the Postal Service Letter follows reports that President Trump intends to fire the United States Postal Service's (USPS) bipartisan Board of Governors and move USPS into the Department of Commerce WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Jennifer McClellan, Suhas Subramanyam and Eugene Vindman (all D more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Lawmakers Rip President Trump's Plans to Dissolve or Privatize the Postal Service WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, Jennifer McClellan, Suhas Subramanyam and Eugene Vindman (all D-VA) urged President Trump to halt any proposal that would alter the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) without congressional consultation and approval. "We write to express our great concer more PR