CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the City of Charleston will receive $300,000 to support their Coordinated Addiction Response Effort (CARE) through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request she made. CARE aims to work closely with organizations across Charleston to reduce th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) praised Kroger leadership and UFCW Local 400 leader's announcement that the Gassaway Kroger location will remain open after the company had previously announced the store would close in January 2023. The Gassaway Kroger store employs 52 associates. Throughout West Virginia, Kroger employs approximately 2,900 associates in its 29 stores statewide. "This i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 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 that Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation held steady at 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis and annual inflation slowed to 7.7% in October, down from 8.2% in September. Core infl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) released the following statements after welcoming members of Virginia and Maryland's African diaspora community to the U.S. Senate for a briefing and panel discussion by the U.S. Department of State and other key stakeholders. Senators and Kaine and Van Hollen both serve on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and on the Subcommittee on Africa and Glo  more

HENRICO, Virginia, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that her office has now surpassed $22 million in casework funds returned to constituents in Virginia's Seventh District -- including more than $11 million since the start of 2022. Casework dollars are secured and returned by fighting for backlogged benefits and advocating for fair treatment on behalf of constituents having  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) released the following statements after welcoming members of Maryland and Virginia's African diaspora community to the U.S. Senate for a briefing and panel discussion by the U.S. Department of State and other key stakeholders. Senators Van Hollen and Kaine both serve on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and on the Subcommittee on Africa a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $682,479 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for projects in Carroll County and the towns of Hurley and Whitewood. The funding will go toward expanding access to broadband and supporting recovery efforts following devastating flooding in Buchanan County. "We are proud to announce these investments in Southwest Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $682,479 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for projects in Carroll County and the towns of Hurley and Whitewood. The funding will go toward expanding access to broadband and supporting recovery efforts following devastating flooding in Buchanan County. "We are proud to announce these investments in Southwest Virginia  more