SANDSTONE, West Virginia, April 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined the National Park Service (NPS) and The Conservation Fund to announce the addition of 963 acres to the preserve portion of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Sandstone, W.Va. The added acres, which are poised to greatly increase the amount of public land available for hunting and outdoor recreatio  more

HINTON, West Virginia, April 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Hinton, W.Va., where she participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for Batteau Beach at Hinton Landing. The Batteau Beach redevelopment, which was supported by a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award secured by Senator Capito, creates a waterfront location in Hinton that includes a kayak launch, trailhead, and park. "I   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023. "America can and should be a   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) to introduce the bipartisan Accelerating Deployment of Versatile Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act 2023. The ADVANCE Act improves the nation's nuclear infrastructure, secures America's uranium supply chain, grows the economy, creates jobs, reduces carbon emissions and strengthens national securi  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) 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 retention challenges. In Wisconsin and  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 9, 2023, on nuclear fuel cycle: * * * The committee will come to order. Today we will be discussing the U.S. nuclear fuel life cycle and the issues that our Committee must work to address this Congress. With the passage of the Energy Act, Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, and the CHIPS   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on March 23, 2023, on cybersecurity vulnerabilities to energy infrastructure: * * * The committee will come to order. Before I turn to my opening statement about our hearing today, let me begin by noting that if we get a quorum of 7 members, we'll take a moment to adopt a resolution appointing members of our subcommittee. N  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- 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, along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (  more