WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) decision to reverse course and expand the accessibility of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to unconnected regio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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 leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in strong opposition to House Republicans' supplemental funding bill for Israel: "Today, those who frequently tout themselves as friends of the State of Israel will for the first time vote to condition U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: * * * "I have always been a staunch supporter of our great ally Israel and firmly believe in their right to defend themselves. "Congresswoman Tlaib's history of antisemitic statements is deeply troubling and her comments regarding the October 7th terrorist attacks are completely abhorrent. I vigorously disagree with them. "While it is true that Congresswoman Tlaib spoke to a group of p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following remarks in support of H. Res. 798, Congressman Burgess Owens' (R-UT) resolution condemning the support of Hamas and other terrorist organizations at postsecondary education institutions. "I rise today in support of H. Res. 798, a resolution condemning  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito's interview. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined Fox Business Network's Varney & Co. to highlight pressing national security issues, including the wars in Ukraine and Israel, as well as the crisis at the southern border. Duri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that ADL Ventures would be awarded a $500,000 prize through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) American-Made Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) to develop The Deployment Engine based in Charleston, West Virginia. Partnering with regional entities, ADL Ventures is  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, announced $9,000,000 to establish two new Master's programs in artificial intelligence (AI) development and practical machine learning. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected West Virginia University (WVU), Marshall University (MU), Florida International Unive  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters, urging her to approve a 25 percent retention incentive for all staff in good standing at Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton. A retention incentive would reduce staff attrition, improve morale and create safer conditions for employees and inmates. "FCC Hazelton faces   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced he will nominate 35 West Virginia students from 22 counties to the U.S. Service Academies, which include the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. The students are from the following counties: Berkeley, Cabell,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities and challenges in deploying carbon capture utilization and sequestration (CCUS) and direct air capture (DAC) technologies on federal and non-federal lands. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV), highlighted federal government investment in commercializing CCUS and DAC, the Admi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, questioned Department of Veterans' Affairs officials on prioritizing artificial intelligence (AI) development to strengthen Veterans' healthcare, the ownership of VA data for AI applications and identifying Veterans' mental health issues. On prioritzing AI development to strenghten Veterans' he  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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, secured a number of West Virginia priorities and voted to pass the minibus, which includes the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration; and Military Constriction and Veterans Affairs funding bills. This past summer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, criticized the Biden Administration for postponing offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 261 past November 8, 2023, during his opening remarks in an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. "I also want to express my frustration that just this morning, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer announced today that Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will be his special guest and keynote speaker at his Seventh Annual Women's Conference: Unite. Ignite. Inspire on Saturday, November 4. Nancy Pelosi served as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. Pelosi made history again in January 201  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 2, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today awarded a total of $249,100 in grants and loans for public services in Southwest Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Rural communities often face difficulties in upgrading their public services. This investment of $249,100 by USDA Rural Development will make an impact on multipl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 2, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today awarded the Town of Bluefield $8,400 for a fully equipped 2023 Special Response Team (SRT) vehicle. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Rural communities often face difficulties in upgrading their public services. This $8,400 investment by USDA Rural Development will make an impact on Blu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on her support for the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to allocate $14.3 billion to Israel as it responds to the barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists. Funding for Israel will be offset by recissions from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, cutting the budget for hiring an army of agents at the I  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing on the scientific debate over attributing past extreme weather events to climate change. Ranking Member Capito highlighted forward-looking, commonsense solutions to reduce emissions,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing to highlight the importance of commonsense energy and environmental policies for America's future. Ranking Member Capito also entered into the official record a letter  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following written testimony by Margaret Plews-Ogan, wife of a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, involving a hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, entitled "Unlocking Hope: Access to Therapies for People with Rare, Progressive, and Serious Diseases": * * * Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, members of the committee, Thank you for the opportunity to present this testimony. The testimony I give here today is reflective of my   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) today introduced legislation to establish guidelines to be used within the federal government to mitigate risks associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) while still benefiting from new technology. U.S. Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-CA-36) plans to introduce companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Congress directed the National Institute   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor regarding the need for the U.S. Senate to craft a supplemental in response to the historic national security challenges that face the United States and our allies  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito's questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing to highlight the importance of commonsense energy and environmental policies for America's future. Ranking Member Capito also entered i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito discuss Class VI wells in her opening statement. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Ranking Member U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to more quickly grant state primacy for Class VI and disburse funding from the Infra  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $8,165,000 in federal funding to improve wastewater treatment in Kilmarnock and Clarksville. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development division's Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program, which provides funding for sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- 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) issued the statement below after voting in favor of a legislative package that will fund the Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, and military construction projects for Fiscal Year 2024. This package, which  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the statement below after voting in favor of a legislative package that will fund the Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, and military construction projects for Fiscal Year 2024. This package, which passed by a vote of 82-15,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Thune (R-SD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Todd Young (R-IN) today introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation that would protect Americans' privacy and remove burdensome and bureaucratic reporting requirements in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) by allowing certain communications to be electronically filed. Earlier this year, the U.S. House   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), as well as U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.-02), urged President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney to consider the State of West Virgini  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: During a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Ranking Member U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to more quickly grant state primacy for Class VI and disburse funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which she fought to include for f  more