WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, while the White House hosts a celebration marking one year since the enactment of the Democrats' energy-killing Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released an oversight report outlining the failures of the legislation, which spends trillions of dollars and decimates Ame  more

CHARLESTON, West Vinirgia, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Vinirgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Energy (DOE), as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), and National Park Service (NPS), to support health care workforce expansio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, a senior member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, released the following statement after Donald Trump was indicted for the fourth time in connection to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia: "A fourth indictment for Donald J Trump. "He and his band of misfits must be held accountable for their efforts to over  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $70,000 to the New River Valley Regional Commission, located in Radford, for economic development planning. "This important federal funding will assist in economic development that supports potential private capital investment and, therefor  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,860,706 for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services' Take Me Home Transition Program, which helps seniors in long-term care facilities transition back to their own home or apartment. In addition, another $2,404,303 in federal funds will help newborns acros  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $968,380 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two West Virginia research projects. The funding will create a new cyber infrastructure network to expand data-driven research at Shepherd University and advance critical astronomical research at West Virginia Univer  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act. "The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is one of the most historic pieces of legislation passed in decades for working and middle class families, and we are already seeing real results across West Virginia. "While some across  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, and Mike Rounds (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, introduced the bipartisan Countering Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) in Cyberspace Act of 2023. The legislation provides the Department of Defense (DoD) 60 days to develop a c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): "One year ago, President Biden signed House Democrats' transformative Inflation Reduction Act into law. This legislation delivered on the promise to tackle inflation, lower costs for hardworking Americans, accelerate the deployment of cl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Vice Chair for Policy Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced the formation of the Coalition's first-ever Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group. Led by Working Group Chair Derek Kilmer and Vice Chairs Don Beyer (VA-08), Jeff Jackson (NC-14), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Susie Lee (NV-02), and Haley Stevens (MI-11), New Dems will engage with the Biden administration, key  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a targeted enforcement action operation ride-along in Cabell County. Congresswoman Miller accompanied officers in an observational capacity as law enforcement officers conducted the operation. "The fight for the United States is not overseas or at the border, but it's right here i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2023: * * * The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Red  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney (R-WV) released the following statement after Georgia Democrat District Attorney Fani Willis and a grand jury indicted President Trump late Monday night. "President Trump has faced an unprecedent witch hunt from the Biden DOJ and radical leftist prosecutors. President Biden and his allies are using the full weight of the justice system to try to ta  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: While the White House hosts a celebration marking one year since the enactment of the Democrats' energy-killing Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released an oversight report outlining the failures of the legislation, which   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine celebrated the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act becoming law. Last August, the senators voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation to lower health care and prescription drug costs, bring down energy bills, and tackle climate change--all while lowering the deficit. "From capping the cost of insulin to $35 per mont  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 16, 2023: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today urged several artificial intelligence (AI) companies to take additional action to promote safety and prevent malicious misuse of their products. In a series of letters, Sen. Warner applauded certain companies for publicly joining voluntary commitments proposed by the Biden administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) celebrated the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law, highlighting the many ways the transformative law is lowering costs for Virginians, investing in clean energy and jobs, and building an economy that benefits working families. "I'm proud to have voted to pass the groundbreaking Inflation Reducti  more