WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address student  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- 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 comment letter to the Tri-Agencies (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury) in opposition to proposed rules regarding the enforcement of the Affordable Ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) are continuing their investigation into the misuse of pandemic-era education funds intended to address students'   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- 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 $613,603 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two research projects at West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will support critical research into using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to determine optimal treatment options for cancer patients and investigating public perception o  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $62,283,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade and improve drinking water infrastructure across West Virginia. The funding is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Adams Fork Energy, LLC, CNX, Resources Corp., and others to announce that a multi-billion-dollar clean ammonia production facility is advancing in Mingo County, West Virginia, with anticipated construction beginning in 2023. The project is made possible by programs   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement of an $8,000,000 funding award to support the development of a first-of-a-kind facility at West Virginia University (WVU) to separate and refine rare earth elements and critical minerals from mining waste. The aw  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined members of the West Virginia congressional delegation, state and local leaders, The Conservation Fund and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to announce the addition of 963 acres to the preserve portion of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on April 4, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the decision by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to further delay construction of the Mountain Valley pipeline. "It is infuriating to see the same 4th Circuit Court panel deal yet another setback for the Mountain Valley Pipeline pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Adams Fork Energy, LLC, CNX, Resources Corp., and others to announce that a multi-billion-dollar clean ammonia production facility is advancing in Mingo County, West Virginia, with anticipated construction beginning in 2023. The projec  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement of an $8,000,000 funding award to support the development of a first-of-a-kind facility at West Virginia University (WVU) to separate and refine rare earth elements  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on April 4, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the decision by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to further delay construction of the Mountain Valley pipeline. "It is infuriating to see the same 4th Circuit Court panel deal yet ano  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law issued the following statement by Internet Society President and CEO Andrew Sullivan involving a hearing on March 8, 2023, entitled "Platform Accountability: Gonzalez and Reform": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss platform accountability. Founded in 1992, the Internet Society is a U.S. non-profit organization headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and Geneva, Switze  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, April 5 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today launched a survey to hear from Virginia federal employees, police officers, firefighters, local government employees, educators, and other public servants who have been denied their hard-earned Social Security benefits due to the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Spanberger launched this ne  more