U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia
Rep. Miller Visits Covenant School in Huntington
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today visited Covenant School in Huntington, West Virginia. During her visit, Congresswoman Miller met with Upper School students and presented congratulatory certificates to the high school boys and girls basketball teams for their hard work at the National Christian School Athletic Association Championship.
The boys team placed first in the National Championship an
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Reps. McEachin, Kildee, Delgado Lead Lawmakers in Effort to Close PFAS Reporting Loophole
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Reps. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Dan Kildee (MI-05), and Antonio Delgado (NY-19) led a bipartisan group of 38 lawmakers in urging the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention to immediately close a reporting loophole that allows hundreds of dangerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals to be manufactured, processed, used, and released in the United States.
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Reps. Miller, Levin Lead Bipartisan Letter to IRS Addressing Refund Delays
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined with Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI) to lead a bipartisan group of 66 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Charles P. Rettig, highlighting the urgent need to deliver Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) payments to Americans across the country.
The ERTC was designed to help small businesses rehire and
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Reps. Miller, Murphy Lead Letter to USTR Urging Prioritization of Trade Agreements in Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Ways and Means colleague Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) in sending a bipartisan letter urging United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai to prioritize trade agreements in the Indo-Pacific. The letter specifically calls on the Biden Administration to negotiate market access provisions through trade agreements in the Indo-Pacific as
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Sen. Manchin Bill to Strengthen VA Oversight Unanimously Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jon Tester (D-MT) and John Boozman (R-AR), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), unanimously passed the Senate. The Senators' Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021 would provide the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) the authority to subpoena testimony from former VA employees who have left federal se
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Sen. Manchin Statement on FERC's Mountain Valley Pipeline Order
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement:
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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) released a unanimous order progressing the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
"I'm glad to see FERC make the correct decision today by issuing a unanimous order in favor of progressing construction of
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Senate Unanimously Passes Manchin Bill to Improve Public Land Mapping and Boost Recreation
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the Committee, Angus King (I-ME) and James Risch (R-ID) to enhance access to our nation's outdoor recreational opportunities. The bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act now
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Sens. Capito, Manchin Announce WVDHHR Water Grant
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 11, 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 Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will receive $280,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s
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Sens. Manchin, Capito Announce W.VA. Department of Health and Human Resources Water Grant
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 11, 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 Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will receive $280,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s State Public Water System Super
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Sens. Manchin, Rounds to President Biden: Don't Cut VA Medical Services for Elderly Veterans
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 9, 2022:
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), led a group of twelve bipartisan Senators in calling on President Biden to consult with Congress and local stakeholders on a state-by-state basis on the potential impacts the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission recommendations would have, especially on elderly
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