Friday - May 1, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia

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Capito Announces Federal Resources for West Virginia Projects
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Energy (DOE), Agriculture (USDA), and Transportation (DOT), as well as the National Science Foundation (NSF), to support public health, infrastructure initiatives, rural economic development, and   more
Miller's Statement on the Major Disaster Declaration for Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha Counties
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that has been granted to Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha Counties in West Virginia.  Congresswoman Miller and the West Virginia delegation sent a letter to President Biden and FEMA in November urging a Major Disaster Declaration due to dam  more
Rep. Kiggans Votes to Provide Tax Relief for Working Families
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) voted for H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation makes a historic investment in American workers, families, farmers, and small businesses by extending and building on the Tax Cuts and Small Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Importantly, H.R. 7024 responsibly expands the Child Tax Credit, ends a wasteful COVI  more
Scott Statement on January Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 353,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate remained the same at 3.7 percent. Under the President Biden's leadership, the economy has added 14.8 million jo  more