CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 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 funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and Marshall University. The resources wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and 37 other Republican senators called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Regan to withdraw the EPA's latest set of proposed power plant regulations that will force the closure of coal and gas-fired power plants. "In direct conflict with West Virginia v. EPA, this proposal requires generation shifting from  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, the Wall Street Journal's Editorial Board highlighted Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx's (R-NC) oversight efforts to rid medical schools of harmful DEI student-recruitment standards. * * * A Medical School Treatment for DEI By The Editorial Board July 25, 2023 Several states have be  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined NTD, NewsNation, Fox Business, and the Julie Mason Show this week to discuss improving outcomes for students and taxpayers. The Committee is holding the Biden administration accountable for its regulatory overreach in education, working to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release and letter: Idaho's U.S. Senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, joined Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) on a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to highlight their concerns with proposals to roll back crucial reforms of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). "We urge your agencies to fully consi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $545,522 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The funding will support pipeline safety pr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on Fitch Ratings' decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+. "The downgrading of America's credit rating by Fitch represents a historic failure of leadership by both political parties and the Executive branch. The credit agency specifically cited the decline in governance, erosio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04), Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (GVPTF), and 108 members of the GVPTF in a letter urging Speaker Kevin McCarthy to schedule votes on gun violence prevention legislation as soon as possible. Although gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children, the Ho  more

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced today that her office has now returned more than $34 million in federal casework funds to residents of Virginia's Seventh District. Casework dollars are secured and returned by fighting for fair treatment for those having issues with a federal agency, program, or benefit. Spanberger's office assists Virginians with many casework concerns  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) hosted a public health seminar at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. The seminar convened local law enforcement representatives, doctors, and mental health and rehabilitation specialists to share information and resources pertaining to opioid misuse and addiction and mental health crises in the community. "Many Americans are b  more