CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 $27,072,343 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects across West Virginia, two public health initiatives regarding hospital pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- 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 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su regarding processing delays of H-2B applications. The Department of Labor (DOL) is required to take first action on applications within seven  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following commentary to the National Review: * * * Many employers are feeling the effects of Biden's economic policies as they struggle to access the skilled workforce needed. More and more, job creators are removing degree requirements and shifting to skills-based hiring to broaden the talent pipeline and fill in-demand, good-paying careers. Yet society has per  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on July 7, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's latest push to strip health coverage options away from Americans: "Evidently, the thought of Americans exercising choice when it comes to picking their own health insurance makes the  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- 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) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to scrutinize the legality of Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su's ability to serve as an acting secretary for a prolonged period. Ms. Su began her tenure as Acting Secretary of Labor on Mar  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,800,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support a runway extension project at the Morgantown Municipal Airport. "As a pilot myself, I am pleased the FAA is investing in this runway extension project at the Morgantown Municipal Airport," said Senator Manchin. "West Virgin  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 7 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Lily's Place in Huntington will receive $481,719 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support its critical efforts to treat and prevent Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and promote healthy families. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directe  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Today, Reps. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) submitted an amicus brief in support of the Southern Environmental Law Center and The Wilderness Society's lawsuit to prevent the automatic approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Wilderness Society v. United States Forest Services, et al. and Mo  more