CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,422,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for Shepherd University. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be used to establish an agricultural small busines  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $25,054,092 from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) Middle Mile Infrastructure Program to the Appalachian Power Company to enable last mile Int  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, bipartisan legislation to provide affordable housing opportunities for volunteer firefighters and first responders to help recruit and retain more volunteers, especially in rural and  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), co-chair and co-founder of the Senate Women in STEM Caucus, participated in an event with the Girl Scouts of the USA in Washington, D.C., about their ongoing work to build a STEM pipeline for K-8 girls. During the event, Senator Capito highlighted her advocacy to make STEM education more accessible for young  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $25,054,092 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for Appalachian Power to expand and improve broadband services in southern West Virginia. The funding is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Midd  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Kids Online Safety Act, which will enhance children's online safety and hold social media companies accountable. This bipartisan legislation provides kids and parents with the tools, safeguards, and transparency they need to protect against threats to children's physical and mental health online and requires social media platforms to put prioritize the inte  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- 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, announced $3,868,229 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to 36 West Virginia counties. These payments are made annually to help defray the costs associated with maintaining important community service  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $4,285,652 in federal funding to make infrastructure improvements at airports across Virginia. The funding was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) FY 2023 Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which funds airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, airport signage, airport lighting, and airport markings.   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023 to help more Americans access telehealth services. The CONNECT for Health Act would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent telehealth flexibilities that were enacted during COVI  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023 to help more Americans access telehealth services. The CONNECT for Health Act would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent telehealth flexibilities that were enacted during COVID  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) in introducing the Working Families Tax Relief Act, legislation that would cut taxes for low- and middle-income American workers and families by expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced the relaunch of the Congressional Task Force on Digital Citizenship for the 118th Congress. Wexton founded the Task Force in 2019 to better equip Americans with the tools and resources to use technology and engage online responsibly in an increasingly digital world. Task Force on Digital Citizenship members for this Congress in  more