WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,022,840 through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for regional development planning across West Virginia. "The ARC funding announced today can make a difference in communities acr  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week co-sponsored the bipartisan American Innovation and Jobs Act to support research and development (R&D) investments by small businesses and startups. The legislation was led by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). Currently, companies and startups investing in R&D can claim tax incentives that help them to invest in  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, today questioned U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the department's budget request for FY2024. During the hearing, Senator Capito acknowledged Secretary Buttigieg for releasin  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), yesterday joined Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" to discuss her recent congressional delegation (CODEL) trip to Mexico where she met with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and the RESTRICT Act, legislation she is an original co-sponsor of to tackle national security threats from foreign tech. HIGHLIGHTS: RESTRICT ACT: "The RESTRICT   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider a committee resolution appointing members to the four subcommittees for the 118th Congress. Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) are ex oficio members of all the subcommittees. The resolution was approved by   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of a House vote to override President Biden's veto of H.J. Res. 30, a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration's rule encouraging retirement plan fiduciaries to consider or choose investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- 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) and Vice-Chair Mary Miller (R-IL) sent a letter to Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, to slam the agency for its apparent indifference on the importance of Congressional oversight. Previously, the law  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on March 23, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report finding that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) approved special financial assistance (SFA) applications that may have included deceased part  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced the Mothers and Newborns Success Act, bipartisan legislation to promote maternal health and reduce racial inequities in maternal and infant mortality by strengthening support for women during and after pregnancy, expanding maternal health research and data colle  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $300,591 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will support critical research into coastal and island ecosystems, which will inform conservation efforts and help protect public drinking water. "West Virginia University continues to make our state proud with impor  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on securing federal funding for rural areas, the importance of investing in hydrogen energy infrastructure, strengthening railway safety and supporting the Letting Experienced Pilots Fly Act. On securing federal funding for rural areas: "2  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Janet Yellen, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's tax credits to secure domestic supply chains and on promoting fiscal responsibility and addressing the national debt. On implementing Inflation Reduction Act tax credits to s  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the steps needed to address the cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the United States' energy infrastructure. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed how the nation's aging grid, evolving energy system, and new energy sources coming online have created vulnerabilities in the United States' energy infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) voted to overturn President Biden's veto of H.J. Res. 30, a resolution that would nullify the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) rule greenlighting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing in retirement plans. The president's veto comes after both the House and the Senate voted in a bipartisan manner to reject DOL's rule. "It is shameful that Pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced an amendment to H.R. 1, The Lower Energy Costs Act, that will complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline. This amendment ensures the Mountain Valley Pipeline is completed and delivers natural gas from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to North Carolina and South Carolina. With the pipeline being 94% completed and being held up by bureaucra  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the steps needed to address the cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the United States' energy infrastructure. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed how the nation's aging grid, evolving energy system, and new energy sources coming online have c  more