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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Friday August 11, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Capito Announces Congressionally Directed Spending Awards for Law Enforcement Efforts Across West Virginia
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced nine Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to help communities and entities across West Virginia support local law enforcement offices and courthouses. Specifically, this funding will support security and  more

Capito Announces Resources to Support West Virginia's Take Me Home Transition Program for Long-Term Care Residents
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to West Virginia's Take Me Home (TMH) Medicaid Transition Program. The TMH program seeks to identify qualifying r  more

Connolly Statement on Reports Justice Thomas Accepted Additional Trips
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the statement on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, a senior member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, released the following statement after ProPublica's reporting that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted additional travel gifts from billionaires. Connolly is a cosponsor of the Judiciary Act. The legislation that would expand the Supreme Court by adding four seats to create a 13-Jus  more

Manchin Announces $3.8 Million for Twelve West Virginia Fire Departments
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,808,183 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for twelve West Virginia fire departments. The funding is made possible through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and will provide critical resources to t  more

Manchin Announces $4 Million to Support Law Enforcement in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,043,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for eight projects to promote public safety and support law enforcement across West Virginia. These federal awards are eight of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West V  more

Warner Presses AI Companies to Stop Promoting Eating Disorders
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 10, 2023: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today urged CEOs of several prominent artificial intelligence (AI) companies to address reports that their chatbots are easily exploited to provide detailed instructions that promote eating disorders. In a series of letters to the CEOs of Open AI, Google, and Snap, Sen. Warner called attentio  more