WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today made several stops in Harrison County focused on economic development and Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects. First, Senator Capito visited the Kelly Miller Community Center where she toured the facility and met with the center's leadership and local leaders. Durin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 a $1,008,000 grant for the West Virginia Department of Transportation to support the planning and development of a transportation project in Bluefield. "Communities across West Vi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Following an error that resulted in a $201 million budget shortfall for schools across the Commonwealth, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is leading an effort seeking answers from Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on how he plans to address the millions of dollars school districts were relying on but now will not receive. In December 2022, the Youngkin Administration became aware that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At-Large) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-8) in introducing the bipartisan Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, legislation to eliminate the federal crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparity and apply it retroactively to those already convicted or senten  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and more than a dozen senators from both parties in urging for the extension of a policy that allows rural hospitals to continue delivering quality care to their communities. In a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the senators formally requested a four-y  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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, today announced a $1,008,000 grant for the West Virginia Department of Transportation to support the planning and development of a transportation project in Bluefield. "In order to ensure West Virginia's cont  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger hosted an open, public telephone town hall focused on issues facing Virginia Veterans, their families, and their caregivers. Spanberger was joined by two representatives from the Virginia Department of Veterans Services: Ben Shaw, Central Regional Director, Virginia Veteran and Family Support Program and Dr. John C. Henry, Assistant Regional Manager, Central Reg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to request that his office retain records to ensure DOL staff have the necessary materials to respond to the Committee's oversight inquiries. In the letter, Foxx writes: "As you prepare to leave  more

MADISON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- the only Virginian on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee -- joined Virginia crop and livestock producers, agribusiness owners, and farm groups to hear about their priorities as 2023 Farm Bill discussions begin in Congress. Additionally, the Virginia Farm Bureau presented Spanberger with their "Friend of Farm Bureau Award." Spanberger's listening sess  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) led more than a dozen senators from both parties in urging for the extension of a policy that allows rural hospitals to continue delivering quality care to their communities. In a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the senators formally requested a four-year extension of the Low  more