WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced that West Virginia was one of 15 states selected to receive a $1,000,000, one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) planning grant from the U.S. Department of Health and   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- 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 Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, announced $7,094,905 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for six programs that will support medical research and improve health care services across West Virginia. "It's great that so many important   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news on March 20, 2023: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) was named the Most Effective Lawmaker of the 117th Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. With a Legislative Effectiveness Score of 7.142, Connolly scored more than seven times higher than the average member of the House. The Center for Effective Lawmaking, a partnership between the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University, releases L  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) slammed President Biden for using his first veto in office to block H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act resolution to ensure that retirement plans make investment decisions and exercise shareholder rights based only on the financial benefits to workers and retiree  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $564,939 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program for the state of West Virginia. The funding will support restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitats across the state, which will boost local tourism   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $9,725,375 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically support strengthening HIV/AIDS treatment services and emergency medical services for children, expanding primary care physician and dental r  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $735,581 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston. The funding was made possible in part through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will support constructing a new general aviation apron and upgrading erosion system controls to promote saf  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort to designate March 12th through March 18th, 2023 as AmeriCorps week to honor the invaluable contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to West Virginia and the entire country. Each year, AmeriCorps enrolls more than 200,000 individuals who currently serve in 40,000 communities across America, totaling more than 1 million   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 20, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on President Biden's veto of the bipartisan Congressional resolution to nullify the Administration's environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) rule which prioritizes politics over getting the best financial returns for millions of Americans' retirement investments. "This Administration continues to prioritize t  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: This past week, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and a bipartisan delegation of Ways and Means Committee members visited Mexico, Ecuador, and Guyana. During this trip, the delegation met with government leaders to discuss the obligation to buy American made products under the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), highlight new trade opportunities between Ecuador and the United S  more

LEESBURG, Virginia, March 21 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on March 20, 2023: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Billy Nolen expressing their concern over the FAA's decision to end air traffic control services at Leesburg Executive Airport's (JYO) remote tower and urgi  more