CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 31, 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 $11,812,000 in funding for clean water infrastructure projects in West Virginia through this year's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). "Through the EPW Committee, we cra  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: * * * In an op-ed published today in The Hill, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), discuss the need to reform America's permitting and environmental review processes, and outline priorities   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on March 31, 2023: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's inexcusable contortion of the justice system in his targeting of President Donald Trump: "Our Republic's system of justice should never be weaponized or tainted by political predilections. Exacting vengeance against a political opponent through the justice system is n  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 Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) sent a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) Chair Joseph West urging the accreditor to make a determination whether Stanford Law School is out of compliance with the ABA's academic fre  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and his colleagues in introducing the Background Check Completion Act, legislation to close a current loophole--known as the "Charleston loophole"--that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed within a certain time period, even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to purchase a gun. This gap in existing law has allowe  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Department of the Treasury's release of guidance on the use of electric vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "Yet again - the guidance released by the Department of the Treasury completely ignores the intent of the Inf  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman Ron Estes (R-KS) introduced the Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act. This legislation encourages employer-led partnerships with state and local agencies to hire recipients from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to provide job skills training to strengthen America's workforce. "Creating new jobs, di  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Alex X. Mooney issued the following statement about the indictment of President Donald Trump by an extreme radical New York prosecutor looking to make a name for himself. President Trump is the first president in U.S. history to ever face criminal charges after leaving office. "Today's disgusting abuse of power by the Manhattan District Attorney is the latest example   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: In an op-ed published today in The Hill, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), discuss the need to reform America's permitting and environmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on March 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Department of the Treasury's release of guidance on the use of electric vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "Yet again - the guidance released by the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on March 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement in response to former President Trump's indictment. "In in the United States nobody is above the law, especially not the leaders who have been entrusted with the privilege and responsibility of serving the American people. "While we haven't yet seen this indictment, I trust that the former President - like all Americans   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are encouraging Virginia school districts, local governments, non-profits, and other eligible entities to apply for federal funding to help address school safety and reduce community violence. The funding was made possible by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), legislation the senators voted to pass last year to curb gun violence following mass shootings in U  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and John Hoeven (R-ND) this week introduced legislation to support the research and development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies at the nation's UAS test sites [remove the link to bottom], including the site at Virginia Tech. "Unmanned Aerial Systems have the potential to transform the way we manage disasters, maintain our infrastructure, administer medicine, ta  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: On Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the bipartisan Get Rewarding Outdoor Work for our Veterans (GROW) Act, to establish a pilot program to employ veterans in federal jobs that relate to conservation, resource management, and environmental protection. The GROW Act would direct the Department of Interior (DOI), in consulta  more