CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of both the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations Committees, and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced that West Virginia will receive $1,210,800,969.85 in funding through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), blasted the Biden administration's lack of transparency in creating its new Title IX rule, which forces schools to allow biological males to compete in women  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology issued the following testimony by Alan L. Grant, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "A Review of Title VII: University Perspectives on Research and Extension Programs": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to highlight the impacts of USDA's capacity and competitive funding in  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), secured West Virginia and national priorities in the SASC markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The Committee voted 24-1 to advance the bill, and it now heads to the Senate floor for considera  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement applauding $1,481,489,572.87 in broadband investments that are headed to Virginia through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Kaine helped pass: "I'm in Winchester today to hear all about telehealth services have become a  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release and letter: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently briefed the Committee on Education and the Workforce on the massive potential for fraud if the Supreme Court permits the Department of Education to move forward with Biden's student loan scam. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is outraged by  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $81,429 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support safe, affordable housing for all West Virginians. The funding will specifically be used to promote housing stability in Mingo and Randolph Counties, support housing counseling services in southe  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $1,210,800,969.85 in federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This funding was allocated based on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) broadband coverage maps that  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 27 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,799,172 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically support training physicians and dentists at Community Health Systems in Beckley, growing the state's nursing workforce t  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 25, 2023, and a letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, urging for additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia. "While we understand th  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 24, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling: "One year ago, a conservative Supreme Court overturned fifty years of judicial precedent set forth in Roe v. Wade, stripping Americans of the federal right to an abortion. Since that time, we have wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) joined a federal energy policy roundtable in Huntington, West Virginia, hosted by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) to discuss the passage of the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1). The roundtable discussion focused on policies that highlight the importance of American energy independence and stop the Biden Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) toured the Marshall Sports Medicine Institute (MSMI) and the Marshall University Athletic Facility, met with doctors and staff, and discussed policies that will aid the University in administering the care student athletes need for their well-being. "Health and well-being should be a top priority for our universiti  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- 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 a group of her colleagues recently re-introduced the Real Emergencies Act, legislation to clarify that the president does not have the authority to declare a national emergency on the premise of climate c  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement ahead of June 24, 2023 -- one year since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade. "One year ago, mothers, daughters, fathers, husbands, and Americans across the country watched -- stunned and shaken -- as the highest court in the land set women's reproductive rights back to 1973  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that over $38 million in federal infrastructure investments are going to communities in Northampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, and Fairfax Counties through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant program, which received historic levels of support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure La  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that over $38 million in federal infrastructure investments are going to communities in Northampton, Accomack, Chesterfield, Rockingham, and Fairfax Counties through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grant program, which received historic levels of support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $171,555,620 in federal funding for five transit projects in Virginia. This funding was authorized by the bipartisan infrastructure law supported by both Senators and signed into law by President Joe Biden. Specifically, these federal dollars will go towards investing in bus facilities and American-built buses that will be  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded $171,555,620 in federal funding for five transit projects in Virginia. This funding was authorized by the bipartisan infrastructure law supported by both Senators and signed into law by President Joe Biden. Specifically, these federal dollars will go towards investing in bus facilities and American-built buses that will be   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today announced a whopping $1,481,489,527.87 in federal funding to deploy broadband and expand access to high-speed internet in Virginia. This funding was awarded though the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - landmark legislation authored and negotiated by Sen. Warne  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: * * * This month, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) was awarded the 60 Plus American Association's Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award, in recognition of his commitment to protecting American senior citizens' rights. Following his acceptance of the award, Congressman Wittman stated: "Our seniors deserve easy, reliable access to all the benefits and programs they have contributed to throu  more