CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $657,000 from the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) to Shepherd University. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, will be used to support a K-12 teacher   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11402) on status of efforts to restore Chesapeake Bay water quality on June 30, 2023, by environmental policy specialist Laura Gatz: Here are excerpts: * * * Status of Efforts to Restore Chesapeake Bay Water Quality For decades, Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia), multiple federal and local age  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis that Colorado cannot use an anti-discrimination law to force a website designer to create a website for same-sex weddings. "The rights to free exercise of religion and freedom of speech are so precious the Founding Fathers enshrined them in our First Amendment. "I applaud the Supreme Court for protecting the rights of Christi  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Alex X. Mooney introduced H.R 4294, to direct the President of the United States to designate one month each year as Fidelity Month for the purpose of rededicating our Nation to the values of faith, family, and patriotism. Reps. Mary Miller (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK) and Greg Steube (R-FL) have signed onto the bill as original cosponsors. This bill was inspired by Professor Robert P. George, Dir  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce to meet with students who are participating in the Jobs for West Virginia Graduates program. Congresswoman Miller secured Community Project Funding for this project in the Fiscal Year 2023 funding worth $200,000. "Being able to interact with these young students was fruitful. I encouraged them to be b  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement: "The right-wing extremists on this Supreme Court are too busy accepting gifts and trips from their billionaire friends to lift a finger for the generation of Americans saddled with crippling student loan debt. This group of far-right ideologues and culture warriors, by laying bare its disdain for regular, har  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- 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) celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling that definitively struck down the Biden administration's student loan "forgiveness" scheme as unconstitutional: "Mr. President, good riddance to your illegal, economically disastrous taxpayer-funded bailout for the wealthy. I had ho  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- 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) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), released statements following President Biden announcing he will try to revive illegally his student loan "forgiveness" scheme through the Higher Education Act, finalize   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) within the Department of Labor released new silica standards for miners: "Our coal miners have worked tirelessly to power this nation, often under dangerous conditions. We owe it to them to protect their health and safety. That's why I joined Senators Manchin, Brown, Casey,  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Biden v. Nebraska, which struck down the Department of Education program to provide targeted student loan forgiveness to millions of Americans: "Many Americans are saddled with a mountain of student loan debt, and they're putting off buying a house, starting a family, or opening their ow  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced The Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act following the Supreme Court's decision to block the Biden Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan. Since 1980, the cost of college has tripled while federal aid and wages have not kept up. Student debt borrowers today collectively owe more than $1.6 trillion   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $19,881,651 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for five West Virginia Head Start programs. Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that provide early learning and emotional development, health and safety and family we  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority will receive $2,900,000 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) program at the Appalachian Regional Airport. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directed Sp  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,720,580 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the Education Alliance for the Career Acceleration, Readiness, and Employment Experiences for ARC Region Students (CAREERS) project. This federal investment will support students' career readiness by increasing work-b  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposal by its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to amend current federal standards to better protect the nation's miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirab  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its decisions in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown: "Today's Supreme Court decision is devastating to the 43 million borrowers who counted on President Biden's one-time relief offered in response to the extraordinary pandemic economic pressures. This  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Department of Education v. Brownand Biden v. Nebraska to strike down President Biden's student loan program. Under the program, 90 percent of the benefits would have gone to borrowers making less than $75,000 a year. "A college education should not depend on how muc  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, released statements following President Biden announcing he will try to illegally revive his student lo  more