CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 28 (TNSawa) -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) will receive $1,663,000 to help supply alternate power to facilities and plants in West Virginia. Specifically, the funding will be used to improve their reliability  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 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 $1,975,000 in funding for Wyoming, Boone, and Wirt county schools through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's (IIJA) Clean School Bus Progr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported its initial estimate of third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.6% on an annualized basis. Visit the JEC's Macroeconomic Dashboard to view the latest economic data. "An even better-than-expected GD  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported its initial estimate of third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.6% on an annualized basis. Visit the JEC's Macroeconomic Dashboard to view the latest econo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)--a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues--and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13)--the first Dominican American elected to Congress, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Sta  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 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, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,975,000 in funding for Wyoming, Boone, and Wirt county schools through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's (IIJA) Clean School Bus Program. "Every West V  more

FINCASTLE, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2022: Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) hosted his fall Farm Tour across the southern half of Virginia's Sixth Congressional District. The tour began with a roundtable breakfast with leaders in the agriculture industry in Raphine, and then visits to Huffman Livestock Margaret Ann Smith Farm in Lexington, C&F Farms (Cox & Frye Farms) in Roanoke, and Bryant Orchards in Fincastle. In April 2022, Congre  more

WEYERS CAVE, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) hosted a higher education roundtable at the Blue Ridge Community College's Weyers Cave Campus with Blue Ridge Community College President Dr. John Downey on ways to make higher education more affordable and accessible, which was attended by representatives from eight schools throughout the Sixth District. "Virginia's Sixth District is home to more institutions of h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following letter on Oct. 27, 2022: * * * To: The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street N.W., Washington, DC 20548 Dear Mr. Dodaro: Students in higher education face challenges finding and paying for health care, which can impact their ability to afford and complete a postsecondary degree or credential. In light o  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- a former federal law enforcement officer -- today cosponsored bipartisan legislation to address police officer shortages and boost officer recruitment in Virginia and communities across our country. A June 2021 survey from the Police Executive Research Forum found that police departments around the country on average were filling 93 pe  more