WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Tomorrow, June 13, at 4 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a markup to consider H.R. 824, the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, and H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act. "The consideration of these two bills is an extension of the markup we held earlier this month. The Telehealth Benefit Exp  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) stopped in Elkins, W.Va. to address the participants of the American Legion Rhododendron Girls State at Davis and Elkins College. Afterwards, Senator Capito traveled to Jackson's Mill in Weston, W.Va. to address the participants of the American Legion Mountaineers Boys State. "Every time I come to Girls State an  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 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 $125,380 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services. The funding will be used to support the Cente  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 22 of her Senate Republican colleagues to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023. This legislation - led by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) - would address the unacceptably high number of "smash-and-grab" thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers by enhancing penalties for  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) are introducing legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its recently announced proposal that would force the closure of coal- and gas-fired power plants. The Protect Our  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12032) on Mountain Valley Pipeline on June 9, 2023, by energy policy specialist Paul W. Parfomak and Legislative Attorney Adam Vann. Here are excerpts: * * * Mountain Valley Pipeline: Congressional Authorization The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a 303-mile natural gas transmission pipeline, currently under construction, which would link natural gas fields in West Virginia to the exis  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,541,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically support implementing community-based programs that improve nutrition and reduce obesity, bolstering substance use disorder health servi  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission will receive $225,000 from the Department of Education to support and expand the state's nursing workforce development program. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $270,000 from the Department of Education (DOE) to purchase equipment for Fairmont State University's Aviation Center for Excellence. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $349,755 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for five projects that will create economic development and opportunity in West Virginia. "The Appalachian Regional Commission, with its continued investments in our communities and local economies, is an integral partner for the Mount  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the proposed rulemaking for 30D new clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) filed in the Federal Register on April 17, 2023. A sample of Chairman Manchin's comments are below. The proposed rule Regrettably, it appears   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04),along with her colleagues Reps. Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), Al Green (TX-09), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Summer Lee (PA-12), Betty McCollum (MN-04), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the Relieving Economic Strain to Enhance American Resilience and Competitiveness in Higher Educ  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation to prevent the EPA from implementing its recently announced proposal that would force the closure of coal- and gas-fired power plants. The Protect Our Power Plants (POPP) Act outlines the illegalities of the EPA's latest proposal, which attempts to severely restrict power generation  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 12, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces (SPF) Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Subcommittee released its proposals for the FY 24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "By authorizing multiyear procurement authority for 13 Virginia-class submarines, the subcommittee's bipartisan mark ensures the Navy has  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to the Intelligencer: * * * Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in the Intelligencer on Carbon Capture in West Virginia where she discusses how her bill, The Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act, will invest in the coal industry and the future of West Virginia. * * * Op-Ed: The Future of West Virginia is Still in the Coal Mines "Before West Virginia was a state, the impact of coal f  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full committee hearing titled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services." Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at the hearing. "Under the leadership of Secretary Becerra, the De  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the proposed rulemaking for 30D new clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) filed in the Federal Register on April 17, 2023. The proposed rule Regrettably, it   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- 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, and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) are introducing legislation to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its recently announced proposal that would force the closure of coal-  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Led by Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Ranking Member Donald Norcross (D-NJ), the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces today released its proposals for the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Subcommittee will meet at 2:30pm ET on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Rayburn 2118. A-  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $17,744,862 in federal funding to enhance beach access at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore. Specifically, these federal dollars will be used to relocate the existing public recreational beach to a more stable part of the island. This funding will also go towards constructing a n  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $ 17,744,862 in federal funding to enhance beach access at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague Island National Seashore. Specifically, these federal dollars will be used to relocate the existing public recreational beach to a more stable part of the island. This funding will also go towards constructing a n  more