WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the City of Wheeling will receive $500,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for its Facade Improvement Program (FIP) that will help renovate qualified buildings across the city. This funding was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) r  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Marshall University will receive $1,000,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to continue supporting aviation workforce development at Marshall's flight school. This funding was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 15, 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 three grants totaling $7,186,999.40 through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program for infrastructure repairs and improvements following flood damage in West Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) reintroduced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, a bipartisan bill to modernize and codify the NTIA's work in cybersecurity. The NTIA's Office for Policy Analysis and Development would be renamed the Office for Policy Developmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in reintroducing the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure military families receive the quality reproductive health care they deserve. The legislation would ensure servicemembers and their families who receive health care through TRICARE have ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7,186,999 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for repairs to public roads in West Virginia. The funding was made possible through the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) program and will assist the Forest Service in reconstructing public roads da  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on May 14, 2023: * * * Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the release of guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that would allow solar cells composed of Chinese materials to count toward an extra tax credit bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "The proposed guidance issued  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 16 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for all middle and high school students in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. The annual competition challenges students to create an original software application written in any programming language. "I am thrilled to launch the Congressional App Challenge, and I urge all eligible stud  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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), joined by 17 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona objecting to the agency's proposed rule, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Elig  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Mark Curtis for an Inside West Virginia Politics segment to discuss the expiration of Title 42 and its effect on the drug crisis in West Virginia. Congresswoman Miller highlighted the passage of the Secure the Border Act - H.R. 2, the Republican-led House of Representatives debt limit plan and shared her dismay with the new proposed plan by the Environmental Prot  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on May 15, 2023: Representative Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representative Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), and 227 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to address the pending cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments which will hinder hospitals from receiving the resources they need to car  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on May 18, 2023, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: REVISED AGENDA I. Nominees * Michael Arthur Delaney, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit * Shannon R. Saylor, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia II. Bills * S. 1080, Cooper Davis Act (Marshall, Shaheen, Durbin, Grassley, Klobuchar) * S. 546, Recruit and Re  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 15, 2023: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement: "This morning, an individual entered my District Office armed with a baseball bat and asked for me before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff. The individual is in police custody and both members of my team were transferred to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Ri  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced legislation to rename the Purcellville, Virginia, post office in honor of Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. Secretary of State who called Virginia's 10th District home for many years. "Secretary Madeleine Albright was a fearless trailblazer for women and a devoted public servant who touched the lives of so many whom she taught, mentored, and worked   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: On Thursday, May 15, 2023, Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Pat Fallon (TX-04) reintroduced the Investing in American Defense Technologies Act. This bill would establish a federal public-private partnership to scale, support, and invest in American defense-centric small businesses producing advanced capabilities, including hypersonics, space, and autonom  more