WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the August Consumer Price Index release showed inflation was up 0.1% over the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, after being unchanged in July. Annual inflation slowed to 8.3% from 8.5% in July. "Gas prices ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2022: * * * My staff was on hand to participate in the groundbreaking for the new wastewater facility in Ripley. The event was an essential step forward for the health and safety of the Evans and Ripley communities. As part of the project, connecting water lines from Evans to Ripley are in the process of being replaced. This new facility will greatly enhance the quality of life for those in J  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger launched a survey to hear from Virginia police officers, firefighters, educators, federal employees, and other public sector workers who have been denied their hard-earned Social Security benefits. Spanberger launched this new survey to hear from Virginians whose benefits have been cut by the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (W  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: On Monday, September 12, 2022, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) hosted a roundtable discussion with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Ronald Reagan Institute Director, Roger Zakheim on manufacturing competitiveness in Virginia. The goal of this roundtable was to discuss efforts needed on a state, local, federal, private, and public level to work together to revive U.S. manufacturin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded the announcement that BHE Renewables, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy business, has entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to purchase more than 2,000 acres of land in Ravenswood, W.Va., to be developed as a first-of-its-kind renewable energy microgrid-powered industrial site. Precision Castparts Corp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to introduce a resolution honoring Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The resolution pays tribute to the Queen's historic legacy and her 70 year reign, expresses condolences to her family and citizens of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and reaffirms U.S. commitment to its  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022, and letter: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan demanding answers on the FTC's proposed rule regarding the dealer financing model for motor vehicles. The proposed changes could negativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,283,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration for West Virginia's unemployment insurance system. The funding was made possible through the American Rescue Plan and will support projects that simplify application instructions, provide translation   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded Berkshire Hathaway's $500 million investment into domestic manufacturing in Ravenswood, West Virginia. This investment results from the domestic manufacturing and supply chain incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act by Senator Manchin and will create a global aerospace   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and 28 colleagues in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take immediate action to safeguard women's privacy and their ability to safely and confidentially get the health care they need. Specifically, the Senators urged the Biden   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Development Grant Program for the Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation. The funding will support job creation in the local forestry, transportation and sawmill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Development Grant Program for the Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation. The funding will support job creation in the local forestry, transportation and sawmill industries and will  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured nearly $135 million in federal funding for Virginia in pending government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023, as the latest text of the bills was recently unveiled by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The next step for the legislation is a markup and advancement by the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is expected late  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that they successfully secured nearly $135 million in federal funding for Virginia in pending government funding bills for Fiscal Year 2023, as the latest text of the bills was recently unveiled by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The next step for the legislation is a markup and advancement by the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is expected later  more