WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $291,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Grant Program for the Hardy County Public Service District. The grant will specifically be used to construct new facilities for Water and Waste Disposal offices in Moorefield, W.Va. after  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about President Biden's DHS budget request, which cuts funding for the agency that oversees border security. During the hearing, Senator Capito pressed Secretary Mayork  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced three pieces of legislation to combat the addiction crisis in West Virginia, and stop the flow of fentanyl in communities. The Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, the STOP Act 2.0, and the PREVENT Fentanyl Act will further coordinate efforts to disrupt the distribution of fentanyl, block efforts to ship illicit drugs into the U.S.,   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act, which aims to unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson's, alleviate financial and health burdens on American families, and reduce government   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chair Emeritus of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 1, Republican legislation that puts the interests of polluters over the American people. "As we speak, climate change is wreaking havoc across the globe. This bill only adds fuel to the fire. It would repeal key cl  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- 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 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) sent a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo to express strong disapproval of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the CHIPS Incentive Program, which strong  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) voted in favor of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. H.R. 1 allows our domestic energy industry to flourish by removing unnecessarily complicated permitting regulations and modernizing outdated laws. Importantly, the legislation included Congresswoman Kiggans' amendment which protects Virginia's coast by ensuring that no moratoriums on offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- 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 $631,809 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for three West Virginia projects. The funding will support constructing a new office and maintenance shop for the Hardy County Public Service District and bolstering marketing efforts for two local agricultural businesses. "Investin  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $965,520 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department in Mount Lookout and the Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department. The funding is made possible through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Resp  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement applauding House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, legislation that would increase domestic energy production and critical mining, and reform the nation's broken permitting process. "The anti-energy policies and bur  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1). This legislation will restore America's energy independence and reduce costs by: increasing domestic energy production; cutting burdensome government red tape; and reforming the permitting process. "Families in Virginia and across the Nation have been hit hard by   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1, appropriately re-named the "Polluters Over People Act": "Last Congress, House Democrats passed legislation to crack down on price gouging at the pump and enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest federal investment in combatting climate change in history. The IRA help  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following commentary on March 30, 2023, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Betrayal This evening, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed from U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) on the national debt crisis, the urgent need for fiscal responsibility and the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. Senator Manchin wrote: America is fast approaching another needless emergency--the raising  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement applauding House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, legislation that would increase domestic energy production and critical mining, and reform t  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 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, questioned witnesses, including West Virginia University's (WVU) Director of Constructed Facilities Center Hota GangaRao, at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Petrochemicals to Waste: Examining the Lifecycle E  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08) today reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to help address America's truck driver shortage by establishing a refundable income tax credit for qualified commercial truck drivers. In 2021, American trucking companies experienced a record deficit of approximately 80,000 drivers due to hiring and retent  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on March 30, 2023: With summer just around the corner, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) has seen a steady rise in requests for assistance regarding passport applications and renewals. Many constituents are expressing frustration caused by prolonged and unexplained delays as to the status of their travel documents. Today, Sen. Warner sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to ensure that   more