CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: On December 28, 2022, the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of senators, was signed into law. The bipartisan Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, which is now law, will reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act o  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $75,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for four arts and music programs across West Virginia. "West Virginia has a rich cultural history, and it's important we maintain our state's creative spirit and proud traditions for generations t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) to introduce the Democracy For All Amendment at the start of the 118th Congress, which would overturn legal precedents that have allowed unrestrained campaign spending and dark money to corrupt American democracy. The Democracy for All Am  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the United States hit its debt limit--the technical limit on how much it can borrow to pay debt incurred over the past few decades--and began extraordinary measures. "Congress has an urgent responsibility to pass legislation to keep our country from defaulting on its debt incurred under Republica  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $75,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for four arts and music programs across West Virginia. "West Virginia has a vibrant culture of arts and music, and our entire state is very proud of the important role that artists and musicians play in our comm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Community Development Finance Caucus (CDFC), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the department to consider all comments received in response to the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) application and Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR).  more