WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2021, after the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's report: * * * "The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscores the dire consequences of further delays on climate action. We now know that the climate crisis is both more severe and worsening more quickly than was understood just a few years ago. Across   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the bipartisan, bicameral Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, today applauded the announcement by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland of new federal and state actions to promote wildlife corridors that will protect America's biodiversity. Those actions, announced today by Secretary Haaland in Wyoming, include a partnership between the Department of the Inter  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * "The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscores the dire consequences of further delays on climate action. We now know that the climate crisis is both more severe and worsening more quickly than was understood just a few years ago. Across the country, we are already experiencing its harmful effects, and as a nation, we cannot afford the cost of inaction. "We've seen how i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today participated in the announcement that more than $2.2 million has been awarded to Ecotourism in Nature's Wonderland in Buchanan County as a part of the federal Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program (also known as the AML Pilot Program). Congressman Griffith worked to receive federal funding for this grant program. He issued the following   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,500,000 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the Community Education Group (CEG). This funding will support and expand vaccination efforts in rural communities, including recruiting and training he  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $143,550 in annual appropriations from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to the Huntington Museum of Art (HMA). This funding will support a project that expands the museums Nature Trail System to provide additional opportuniti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,500,000 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the CommunityEducation Group (CEG). This funding will support and expand vaccination efforts in rural communities, including recruiting and training healthcare workers, distributing   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $143,550 in annual appropriations from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to the Huntington Museum of Art (HMA). This funding will support a project that expands the museums Nature Trail System to provide additional opportuniti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $14,123,917 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide broadband service to people in central Virginia through the ReConnect Program. The funding will be awarded to Central Virginia Services Inc. in Arrington, VA to install a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network that will connect 13,886 people, 4,139 house  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $14,123,917 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide broadband service to people in central Virginia through the ReConnect Program. The funding will be awarded to Central Virginia Services Inc. in Arrington, VA to install a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network that will connect 13,886 people, 4,139 househo  more