WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, today highlighted the growing support for their Recycling Infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the creation of the first-ever bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus - whose original membership includes U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Rob Wittman (VA-01), Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kaiali'i Kahele (HI-02), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Bobby Scott (VA-03). The Caucus was founded to supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: This week, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and members of the Committee wrote in support of the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed rule for child nutrition programs. The new proposed rule establishes standards for milk, whole grains, and sodium for school years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024  more

HENRICO, Virginia, March 26 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger joined county officials and community leaders across the Seventh District to celebrate the federal funding successfully secured for local projects as part of a U.S. House and U.S. Senate-passed fiscal year (FY)2022 appropriations bill. The major investment in these community-requested projects totals more than $6.4 million that is now headed to Virginia's Seventh D  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following weekly update: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined 39 of his Republican colleagues on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee in urging President Biden to include a 5 percent increase above inflation for defense spending in his fiscal year 2023 budget request. In the letter, the members encouraged the President to reject progressives' push to cut or freeze defense spending, to instead target investments   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced the creation of the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus - whose original membership includes Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kaiali?i Kahele (HI-02), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Bobby Scott (VA-03). The Caucus was founded to support the nation's four public shipyards - Norfo  more

CHESAPEAKE, Virginia, March 26 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) traveled to Chesapeake to deliver a $3 million check to support the city's ongoing efforts to preserve and restore the Cornland School in the Historic Village. "Cornland School and the Great Dismal Swamp have immense historical and cultural significance, and they must be preserved," said Rep. McEachin. "I applaud the City of Chesapeake for its vision   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced the creation of the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus - whose original membership includes Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kaialii Kahele (HI-02), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Bobby Scott (VA-03). The Caucus was founded to support the nation's four publ  more

LEWISBURG, West Virginia, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made multiple stops across the state to receive an update on broadband projects, as well as discuss and announce several infrastructure projects that she secured funding for through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations omnibus package. "West Virginians expect their representatives in Congress to advocate for  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced his cosponsorship of the Mental Health Access Improvement Act, which would expand American seniors' access to mental health services. The legislation would allow marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and licensed mental health counselors (LMHCs) to bill Medicare, increasing the number of mental heal  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his intent to support Supreme Court of the United States Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. "Senators have a constitutional obligation to advise and consent on a nominee to fill a Supreme Court vacancy and this is a responsibility I take very seriously. Just as I have with previous Supreme Court nominees, I met with Judge Jackson and   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 25, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reconsidered the policy statements on natural gas infrastructure projects it issued in February. "Today's unanimous vote during FERC's open meeting was a course-correction from their previous partisa  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: 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.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Regional Optical Communications (ROC) in Princeton, West Virginia, will receive a $300,000 grant through the Appalachian Regional Commission   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: 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.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive $119,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s S  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive $119,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s State Underground Water Source P  more