WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- 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 resources from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program for a chromium metal facility in West Virginia. The funding will be used to help construct a new manufacturing facility in Weirton, W.Va. for Boston Metal,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: On Tuesday, December 5, at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full Committee hearing titled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism." "Over the past several weeks, we've seen countless examples of antisemitic demonstrations on co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism" at 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 5, 2023, at 2175 Rayburn House Office Building: Opening Statement: * Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Majority Witnesses: * Dr. Claudine Gay, President, Harvard University * Ms. Liz Magill, President, University of Pennsylvania * Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President, Massachusetts Inst  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- 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 Boston Metal will receive a $50 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants Program to support the construction of a new facility in Weirton, West Virginia, to manufacture ultrapure chromium metal and hi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) and Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH) in introducing the Chemical Tax Repeal Act which will repeal the $15 billion Superfund tax imposed through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on 42 different materials that are essential in the production of household goods. "President Biden's chemical tax is targe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a total of $500,000 in Rural Development grant funding to two businesses in Virginia's Seventh District. USDA awarded $250,000 grants to both Old House Vineyards and Horton Vineyards. Old House Vineyards, which Spanberger toured in September 2021 during a Five-Stop Farm Tour, is a 30-acre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine secured $4.1 million in federal funding for the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA) to help small businesses across Virginia access capital. Specifically, the funding will provide small business owners with technical assistance like webinars, workshops, one-on-one mentoring, job and resource fairs, and community events. The funding was awar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine secured $4.1 million in federal funding for the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA) to help small businesses across Virginia access capital. Specifically, the funding will provide small business owners with technical assistance like webinars, workshops, one-on-one mentoring, job and resource fairs, and community events. The funding w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 28, 2023: * * * Today, in response to reports that Shein, the fast-fashion company founded in China, has filed to go public in the U.S., Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement. "If the fast-fashion giant Shein wants to go public in the U.S., they should have to prove to American consumers that their products are not sourced from forced labor. The Chinese government's ex  more