WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, DeGette, Raskin, House Democrats Demand AHRQ Reverse Cancellation of More Than $200 Million in Health Care Research Grants * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), House Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) today led 68 House Democrats in demanding that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Meeks Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026: "While we do not doubt the good intention  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Walkinshaw, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to direct congressional oversi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: President Trump's Policies are Doing Serious Damage to the American Economy * U.S. Representative Don Beyer, Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its July 2026 jobs report, which found that the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July with previous job gains in May and June revised down b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation Sanctioning Russia and Iran U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), released the below statement on the U.S. Senate's passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supportin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for a bill (S. 2933) that would redesignate a playground at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground": * * * S. 2933 would redesignate a playground at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer." The bill also would require fed  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Urges Spanberger to Protect SWVA Coal, Lower Energy Costs in Proposed NextEra Dominion Merger * Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger recently announced she is going to intervene with the State Corporation Commission regarding the proposed merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. This merger will impact electric ratepayers, utility jobs and Virginia's energy future. It would aff  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on July Jobs Report Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent. At t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after the Senate passed comprehensive Russia sanctions legislation he cosponsored: "I was in Ukraine last month for the second time since Putin's brutal full-scale invasion, and it was cle  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Kiggans Backs Commonsense Measures to Safeguard the Integrity of Federal Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. -During the House of Representatives' final week before the District Work Period, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) voted three times for legislation that would strengthen oversight and preserve the integrity of America's federal elections. The FY27 National Defense Authorization Act incorporated the SAVE A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026, with Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia: * * * Meeks, Beyer Reiterate Concerns on Senate Passage of Russia Sanctions Bill Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Don Beyer (D-VA), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, today issued the following statement upon Senate passage o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Subramanyam and Walkinshaw Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) are demanding answers from the Department of the Interior (Department) regarding its plans to relocate federal employees. The Department has said it plans to relocate the Business Integration Office (BIO) fro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Walkinshaw and Subramanyam Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston * U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) are demanding answers from the Department of the Interior (Department) regarding its plans to relocate federal employees. The Department has said it plans to relocate the Business Integration Office (BIO) from their current of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Subramanyam, Beyer, Walkinshaw Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * Chantilly, VA - U.S. Representatives Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Don Beyer (VA-08) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11), released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to di  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Calls for Elon Musk Subpoena as GAO Report Exposes DOGE's Fraud * Washington, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement. "This week's bombshell GAO report shows that DOGE fraudulently lied to the American people. Elon Musk promised massive savings. Instead, DOGE spent nearly $16  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Beyer, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility * Chantilly, VA - U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE's temporary holding facility in Chantilly, Virginia. "We exercised our right to dire  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Warner, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Construction Worker Mental Health Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) in introducing legislation to prevent suicide among construction workers. The Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act would authorize a national study through the Centers for Disease Control and Prev  more