WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-01) introduced a bill that would address the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) claims backlog and ensure veterans are provided with access to their earned benefits without undue delay. "Meeting with veterans across West Virginia over the years, I've heard too many stories of the long wait times, some as long as years, for VA medical claims to be addressed or res  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: In a new letter sent this week to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-08) urged the Biden administration to delay lifting Title 42 until a comprehensive plan is ready to "address the inevitable migration surge  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 21, 2022: Yesterday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's (NASEM) Committee on Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey released a new consensus study, "Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032." The report defines 12 priority science questions across three scientific themes - origins, worlds and processes, and l  more

WYOMING, West Virginia, April 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made multiple stops in southern West Virginia to discuss economic development, mark the completion of the Elkhorn Phase II Water Project, discuss funding she secured to provide clean water service to local households, and visit a local food bank. "Whether it's providing safe, clean drinking water to our residents,  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) U.S. and Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01) announced $14,100,280 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for twelve West Virginia projects. This funding will bolster flood protection, upgrade dam infrastructur  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced $14,100,280 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for twelve West Virginia projects. This funding will bolster flood protection, upgrade dam infrastructure and protect water qual  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $2,642,519 in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Virginia State Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). This funding will go towards improving call and text response rates at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The last two years of the pandemic, w  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $2,642,519 in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Virginia State Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). This funding will go towards improving call and text response rates at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. "In the last two years of the pandemic,  more