WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - This 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), joined a bicameral group of Congressional Republicans in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an investigation into the Biden administration's fa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) launched a bipartisan inquiry into delays veterans are facing between referral dates and scheduled medical appointments at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care locations nationwide. The inquiry - led by U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) - urges the VA to fully implement U.S. Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry's most powerful prescription drug middlemen: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). This bipartisan effort, led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a group of their colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing January as Muslim-American Heritage Month and celebrating the achievements of Muslims living in the United States. The resolution highlights the incredible contributions Muslim Americans have made across multiple sectors of society--from medical professionals to entrepreneurs, to faith lead  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,222,863 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for four West Virginia health centers. These investments will strengthen health services in Berkeley, Fayette, and Upshur Counties. "I'm pleased HHS is investing more than $5.2 million to help improve the health and well-being of West Virginian  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement in response to the Administration pausing new export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG) sent to non-free trade agreement countries. "Unfortunately, the announcement today reminds me of the ill-advised and unlawful pause on oil and gas leasing this Ad  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration's announcement of a temporary pause on pending approvals for exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) until the Department of Energy (DOE) can update the underlying analyses for authorizations. The public interest determination criteria used for LNG export authorizations is outdated and does not accurately account for th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the ongoing border negotiations and the need to deliver for Ukraine: "With the support of democracies around the world, the people of Ukraine have succeeded in decimating Putin's ground forces, without the loss of a single NATO soldier. Turning our back on them now would be a grave misc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Mike Braun (R-IN), reintroduced the Innovation Zone (IZ) Act, which would reform the underutilized and inefficient Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) authorized under the Higher Education Act. The IZ Act would rename experimental sites to "Innovation Zones" to better reflect the program's mission of encouraging higher education insti  more