WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, released the below joint statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a substantially revised replacement of its December 2021 policy memorandum   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 24, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, released the below joint statement after the Federal Highway Administration (  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and John Kennedy (R-La.), recently reintroduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act. The legislation would expedite the federal approval process for exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) and increase free trade, particularly as European countries are rapidly seeking new so  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of Senators a letter in sending a letter - led by Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) - urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to authorize a four-year extension of the Low Wage Index Hospital Polic  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 24, 2023: Following the disruptions experienced by Southwest Airlines customers, leaving thousands of Americans -- including many Virginians -- stranded, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to examine how airline companies engage in anticompetitive practices and determine whether these activities violate relevant antitrust laws.   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to provide greater clarity on the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio which is 20 miles from the West Virginia border. Senator Manchin also urged DOT to review and improve their inspections practices with a specific focus on maintenance and safety of railr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 24, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their report on personnel and hiring practices at the Beckley VA Medical Center (VAMC) in West Virginia. "Today's report from the VA OIG reveals an inconsistent background investigation process at the Beckley VAMC. This timely re  more

PARKERSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited Parkersburg to tour the new Wood County Senior Citizens Association senior center and Wincore Windows to highlight the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act for West Virginia seniors and West Virginia businesses. Senator Manchin also visited the State Capitol yesterday for the legislative session. "Today I visited the Wood County Senior Citizens  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led 14 bipartisan Senators in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to authorize a four-year extension of the Low Wage Index Hospital Policy. The extension would allow hospitals in rural areas to compete for, and retain, high-quality staff by increasing reim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- 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), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to conduct oversight of the agency's failure to investigate the U  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the cooperation between West Virginia and Form Energy Inc., to site Form Energy's first iron-air battery manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia. The manufacturing plant, utilizing incentives in the Inflation Reducti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today pressed the U.S. House Committee on House Administration to hold a hearing on banning Members of Congress from trading individual stocks -- the next step in getting this long overdue reform across the finish line. In a letter sent to Committee on House Administration Chair Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) and Ranking Member Joe Morelle (D-NY-25), Spanberge  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today introduced bipartisan legislation to build up America's response to emerging financial threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to a report from the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, "exchange rates are the most likely channel through which economic pain could be tr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 24, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement: "Today marks one year since Vladimir Putin's Russia launched an unprovoked attack on its peaceful neighbor, Ukraine. Over the last year, Ukrainians have displayed resolve, fortitude, bravery and resourcefulness as they have defended their country against Russ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: On Thursday, February 23rd, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), along with Bruce Voigt, Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Bill Barksdale, Assistant Director of the Roanoke Regional Office for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, J. Ronald Johnson, Executive Director of the Richmond VA Medical Center, Mike Cullins, Assistant Chief of Engineering Services of the Rich  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, visited HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division this week with Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) for a visit with leadership and a shipyard tour. During this tour, Representatives Wittman, Scott, and Kiggans witnessed construction progress on Columbia- and Virginia-cla  more