WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the National institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to support   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Chemistry Caucus, introduced a resolution recognizing October 15-21, 2023 as National Chemistry Week and marking the important role chemistry plays in addressing critical challenges around the world. The resolution also notes that National Chemistry W  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the Department of Education's issuance of a tranche of new regulations without extending due deference to Congress' jurisdiction and oversight authorities: "Adopting a 'go it alone' strategy to advance the Ed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, 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 (Labor-HHS), along with her colleague, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize funding for a grant program that expands access to opioid addiction trea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - 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 $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for West Virginia University and Partner Community Capital. The funding is made possible through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his support for Jack Lew to be U.S. Ambassador to the State of Israel. "I have known Jack Lew to be an honest and straightforward person throughout his many years in public service, and we have remained friends through those years despite our differing views on the Iran Deal in 2015. After speaking with him mult  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: SUTTON, W.Va. -- This morning, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, traveled to Sutton, W.Va., where she addressed the West Virginia Emergency Management Conference. During her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted her efforts with local governments to secure resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), the Ranking Member and Chairman, respectively, of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, released the following statement after Venezuelans both at home and in exile voted yesterday to elect their presidential primary nominee ah  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, joined the Charleston Area Alliance Board of Directors meeting and the North Central West Virginia Business Summit to discuss the recent selection by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded $2,720,950 in federal funding to spur economic development across Southwest Virginia by helping more businesses access capital and upgrading outdoor recreation infrastructure. The funding was awarded by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)'s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) selected two projects in Virginia as part of the first phase of EDA's Regional Tech Hubs Program. The Tech Hubs Program, made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act, bipartisan legislation strongly supported by both senators, aims to strengthen U.S. economic and nat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) selected two projects in Virginia as part of the first phase of EDA's Regional Tech Hubs Program. The Tech Hubs Program, made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act, bipartisan legislation strongly supported by both senators, aims to strengthen U.S. economic and national s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $93,123,844 in federal funding to help low-income individuals and families in Virginia pay for home heating costs, cover utility bills, and help weatherize homes to lower their energy bills as winter approaches. The funding is awarded through the Administration for Children and Families' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Progra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and nine Democratic colleagues in a call to the Department of Labor (DOL), urging Acting Secretary Julie Su to hold companies accountable to the fullest extent of the law for serious violations of child labor laws. Specifically, the senators urged DOL to go after companies that benefit from illegal child l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and nine Democratic colleagues in a call to the Department of Labor (DOL), urging Acting Secretary Julie Su to hold companies accountable to the fullest extent of the law for serious violations of child labor laws. Specifically, the Senators urged DOL to go after companies that benefit from illegal child labor by  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that Virginia was awarded $93,123,844 in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Administered through the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Community Services (OCS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this funding will help individuals and families with low incomes pay the  more