WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced the Virginia Department of Health will receive two grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) totaling $10,840,522. A grant for $3,127,953 will support preventive health services, and one for $7,712,569 will help bolster childhood immunizations in Virginia. "Preventive health services are essential to achieving better health outcomes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: Yesterday, Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona seeking additional information about the Office for Civil Rights' (OCR) decision to investigate five states that respect parents' choices on in-school masking. In the letter, the Members write: "Using threats to infring  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision against blocking SB8, a state law that effectively bans abortion in Texas:=. "Women have the right to make decisions about their own bodies and their health care. That has been understood by courts and lawmakers for decades. "The Supreme Court failed to block SB8, which clearly violates th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee backed House Armed Services Committee advancement of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). The FY 22 NDAA authorizes funding for the United States Department of Defense for the next fiscal y  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan letter--led by Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)--to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encouraging them to implement a directive in support of aviation maintenance training schools. In addition to Senators Capito and Inhofe, the letter was signed by Senators Tammy D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today joined 33 Senate and 26 House colleagues in a letter to congressional leaders highlighting important provisions included in the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) to strengthen the Established Program to Stimulate Competitiv  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to West Virginia First Choice Services. This funding will help West Virginians understand their health insurance plan options and enroll in healthcare through the Aff  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) request for the permanent scheduling of fentanyl-related substances. Senator Manchin and Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced the bipartisan FIGHT Fentanyl Act earlier this  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $273,793 from the U.S. Department of Education to Marshall University Research Corporation to support the Heart of Appalachia Educational Opportunity Center. This program provides counseling and information on college admissions   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $650,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition for the West Virginia Lettuce Support SNAP Stretch project. This funding is allocated through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres, including at the Ohio River I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,842,160 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support seven research projects at West Virginia University (WVU). "Projects from the National Science Foundation help strengthen the education of students in West Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $611,003 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support research related to Alzheimer's disease at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, this funding will go toward research examining the differences i  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $650,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition for the West Virginia Lettuce Support SNAP Stretch project. This funding is allocated through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $611,003 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support research related to Alzheimer's disease at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, this funding will go toward research examining the differences i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $110,000,000 in New Markets Tax Credits to incentivize economic development in distressed communities in Virginia. Sens. Warner and Kaine have been strong supporters of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, securing a five-year, $25 billion extension in December as part of the COVID-19 relief package. "In December, the Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement in response to reports that General Motors plans to halt production temporarily at nearly all North American plants due to the shortage of semiconductor chips: "The continuing impact of the chip shortage - epitomized most recently in the news that GM will be forced to idle plants across North America - speaks to the urgency of passing bipart  more