WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), author of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, today marked the International Day for Biological Diversity by introducing a resolution in support of the Half-Earth initiative, a proposal advanced by the late Dr. E.O. Wilson. Wilson, who passed away in 2021, was a famed biologist credited with coining the term "biodiversity." "Protecting our planet's biodiversity was t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced $2,747,261 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) for Substance Abuse   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered two commencement addresses to graduates in Kanawha County. On Friday, Senator Capito addressed the graduates of Sissonville High School, and on Saturday, she addressed the graduates of BridgeValley Community and Technical College. During her speeches, Senator Capito conveyed the need for gradu  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA)--members of the Senate Armed Services Committee--wrote an op-ed in CNN.com to push for their Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation that would help address the fentanyl crisis by directing more federal attention to counter fentanyl trafficking. The bill would declare fentanyl trafficking a national security threat and direct the Pent  more

DANVILLE, West Virginia, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited Danville to celebrate the $14.3 million investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in renovating a facility into a health and wellness center as an expansion of Boone Memorial Hospital. The project will provide quality outpatient healthcare and wellness services to a service area of approximately 32,200 rural residents. Senator  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion Act alongside Congressman John Joyce (R-PA) and Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) which will complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline. "What's one thing Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden agree on? They all wanted the Mountain Valley Pipeline completed," said Congresswoman Miller. "The Mountain Valley Pipeline Completi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the Republican debt limit plan to cut government spending. Congresswoman Miller also highlighted President Biden's lack of action on national security threats from the Chinese Communist Party to the United States. On Raising the Debt Ceiling and Cutting Government Spending: "Good morning and thank you for having me  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, May 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following commentary on May 22, 2023, to the Wheeling Intelligencer: * * * This weekend, The Wheeling Intelligencer published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The full op-ed is below. * * * Permitting Reform Necessary for America's Future Chairman Manchin wrote: America's permitting process is broken, consumed by bureaucratic delays and en  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, at a May 10, 2023, confirmation hearing for Jeffery Martin Baran, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: * * * I have the honor of introducing Commissioner Jeff Baran to this esteemed Commitee on the momentous occasion of his nomination for a fourth term as a Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner. I am honored to be Commissioner Baran's Representative a  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to protect seniors by empowering nursing homes to better screen and vet potential employees. The Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act would allow nursing home operators to access the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) - a national criminal background check system - to verify the records of potential caregiver  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: This month, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined his colleagues in introducing multiple bipartisan bills that improve mental health care and services for U.S. servicemembers. The introduced bills include the Sailor Standard Care Act and the Servicemembers' Mental Health Improvement Act, and the reintroduction of the Comforting Our Families through On-base or Remote Treatment (COMFORT)   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) issued the following statement to recognize National Maritime Day and the role of the Maritime Industry in Virginia and the United States following a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers: "The U.S. Maritime Industry plays an important role in Virginia's economy and workforce, especially in the First District. The recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers emphasizes the  more