CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Kanawha and Wood counties to visit with business, health, and education leaders in West Virginia. In the morning, Senator Capito toured the US Methanol "Liberty One" methanol plant, the first in the state, and later delivered remarks at an event celebrating the company's success in West Virginia so far. L  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) last week introduced the bipartisan Rural Decentralized Water Systems Reauthorization Act (S. 1233), legislation that would expand and strengthen the USDA Rural Decentralized Water Systems Program to provide support for low- and moderate-income households to install or upgrade their water wel  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) spoke at the grand opening of West Virginia's first methanol production plant, Liberty One under U.S. Methanol in Charleston, West Virginia. "Today was a special day for my district and our state, as the first methanol production plant was established in West Virginia," said Congresswoman Miller. " I am honored to have Liberty One join the West Virg  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections issued the following testimony by Lynn Taylor, chairman of the Virginia Fair Elections Coalition, involving a hearing on March 23, 2023, entitled "2022 Midterms Look Back Series: Election Observer Access": * * * My name is Lynn Taylor. I am the President of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy and, more importantly for this hearing today, I am the Chairman of the Virginia Fair Elections Coalition and the Election In  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: In response to reports that Virginia's Meals on Wheels programs are threatened by the U.S. House Republican Conference's debt limit plan, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today launched a survey to hear from Virginians who have benefited from seniors meal delivery services like Meals on Wheels -- or the caretakers, children, grandchildren, or loved ones of seniors who rely on   more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, April 25 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on April 24, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today pressed the U.S. House Committee on House Administration to hold a hearing on efforts to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from buying and selling individual stocks while serving in Congress. In a letter sent to the Committee's leadership, Spanberger highlighted recent reports shedd  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $939,500 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Fish Passage Program for the Upper Greenbrier River Watershed in Pocahontas County. The funding is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will suppor  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the SASC Cybersecurity Subcommittee, applauded the West Virginia National Guard for the success of this year's North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Locked Shields Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Exercise, the world's largest international cyber defense exercise. "The West Vir  more

INSTITUTE, West Virginia, April 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited Institute to celebrate the completion and successful startup of US Methanol's first manufacturing facility in West Virginia. With an investment of more than $250 million and the initial creation of 54 jobs, the site is poised to provide 200,000 metric tons of the material annually to customers in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. S  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following weekly column on April 24, 2023: * * * Combating Alzheimer's with Continued Investment and a Dedicated Action Plan I recently joined with Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, for a television interview to discuss our priorities as co-leaders of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's. We began our presentation by holding up photographs. Sen. Warner's was of his mother, mine was of my father - two br  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement on April 24, 2023: * * * I recently joined with Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, for a television interview to discuss our priorities as co-leaders of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's. We began our presentation by holding up photographs. Sen. Warner's was of his mother, mine was of my father - two bright, beloved, and accomplished individuals who were robbed of their minds and he  more