WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: U.S. Representative David McKinley joined with Rep. David Trone (D-MD) in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 3.0 Act. Co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and fellow co-chairs of the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Cau  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today that her office will participate in the Congressional App Challenge for the third year in a row. The Congressional App Challenge was established by the House of Representatives in 2014 and is a competition aimed at encouraging middle and high school students to code by creating their own applications. It is intended to highlight the valu  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: Tomorrow, Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), will introduce the Opening Doors for Youth Act (ODYA)-- legislation to address the challenges facing youth who lose connection from both school and work. The bill is also sponsored by Chairwoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, Congres  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet: In 2018, 4.4 million of young people ages 16 to 24 were disconnected from both school and work, representing a steady, eight-year decline in youth disconnection rates. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to erase all this progress. Researchers estimate that there were six million young people disconnected in 2020 and that this number could grow to nine mill  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,400,530 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) as part of the Hospital Preparedness Program. This program supports West Virginia's hospitals and works to   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $18,000 for airports in Mason and Logan counties. This funding was made available through the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2020 and will help provide economic relief and combat the spread of COVID-19.   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,400,530 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) as part of the Hospital Preparedness Program. This program supports West Virginia's hospitals and works to  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $18,000 for airports in Mason and Logan counties. This funding was made available through the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2020 and will help provide economic relief and combat the spread of COVID-19.  more

WARSAW, Virginia, July 9 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 8, 2021: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) released the following statement in response to Virginia breaking ground on a new broadband project which will deliver high-speed internet to approximately 7,200 underserved homes and businesses in the Northern Neck. "For the 7,200 underserved homes and businesses who will finally gain access to high-speed internet as a result of this project, i  more