CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) highlighted the economic impact resulting from the redesignation of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Specifically, the U.S. National Park Service's (NPS) 2022 National Park Visitor Spending Effects report found that over the past year, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve generated $96.1   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 25, 2023: * * * Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) new framework for union representation proceedings that strips employees of the right to secret-ballot elections: "The Board's decision to establish a pro-union framework  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $125,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for Lewis Mobile Veterinary Services, an ambulatory practice based in Jane Lew. The funding will support the organization's efforts to provide quality veterinary care for   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $387,194 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for two physics research projects at West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will support critical research into light-shaping structures and semiconductor microcavities. "West Virginia University conti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,398,428 in federal funding for the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to expand access to mental health care in Virginia. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,398,428 in federal funding for the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to expand access to mental health care in Virginia. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined 'Mornings with Maria' on Fox Business today to discuss U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's upcoming trip to China, the latest failure of the Biden administration to project American strength to Chinese Communist Party officials. "Based on previous visits by Secretary Blinken and Secretary Yellen, I'm not sure what's going to be accomplished b  more