WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news: Chairman Beyer and the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee released a new report that finds nearly one in five U.S. adults are either unbanked or underbanked, and of the roughly 20% who lack access to a bank account or rely on alternative financial services, a disproportionate share are lower-income earners or people of color. Entitled, "People of Color and Low-In  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Health Education and Research Institute will receive $6,000,000, made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests she made. Specifically, this funding will be used to support constru  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,899,500 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for 29 West Virginia community health centers and 2 health center program look-alikes. This funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan and will suppor  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $313,700 from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program to the Potomac Valley Hospital in Mineral County. This funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan and will support purchasing new equipment and reimbursing labor expenses from the COVID-19 pandem  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $336,105 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for scientific research at West Virginia University (WVU). The research project will focus on how environments have adjusted to climate shifts, including temperature, precipitation and carbon removal. The funding will also support additional STEM e  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, held a roundtable to discuss the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act for West Virginia. The historic Inflation Reduction Act will address record inflation by paying down our national debt, lowering healthcare costs, and increasi  more