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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Friday March 29, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Capito Announces Federal Resources for West Virginia Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management. The award will be used to help cover costs of ongoing recovery projects following   more

Capito Discusses West Virginia's Broadband Future at WV Focus Forward Conference
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), delivered remarks at the 6th annual West Virginia Focus Forward Conference in Morgantown, W.Va. The conference, hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, brings together business, government, and education leaders to explore forward thinking ideas.During her remar  more

Capito Hosts NIH Director in West Virginia
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Today, 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), hosted Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Morgantown, W.Va. for a series of visits at West Virginia University (WVU) to highlight the work b  more

Capito: EPA's Attacks on American Energy Continue with Harmful Natural Gas Tax
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining significant legal and economic concerns with the agency's proposed tax on natural gas producers that is being implemented as part of the Democrats' so-called "Inflation Reduction Act"  more

In Case You Missed It: Capito, Colleagues Call Out Biden Admin's Plan for Outrageous Tax Hike on American Energy Producers
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- 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.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined a group of 23 Republican colleagues in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing serious concern over the $110 billion in target tax increases on the production of oil, gas, and coal in the Biden administration's General  more

Miller Tours Concord University and Meets With Bluefield Economic Development Authority
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) toured Concord University in Athens, West Virginia to learn about the school's new educational programs. Congresswoman Miller also met with the director of Bluefield Economic Development Authority (EDA) to discuss economic updates in Bluefield, West Virginia. Congresswoman Miller visited Concord University's campus where she met with faculty to walk through t  more

Miller Tours DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis Center and Charleston Processing Distribution and Center
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) visited the DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis Center in Charleston, West Virginia to speak with staff and patients about dialysis care. Congresswoman Miller also toured the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) to discuss USPS's plans for facility improvements. Congresswoman Miller visited the DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis Center where sh  more

PHOTOS: Capito, Miss Morgantown Take Girls Rise Up to Anna Jarvis Elementary
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **Click here to download event b-roll** GRAFTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Anna Jarvis Elementary School in Grafton, W.Va. to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Senator Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event was Sarah Lojewski, who is currently Miss Morgantown and a  more