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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Friday April 05, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Capito, Coons Introduce Safe SHORES Act to Extend and Expand Recovery Housing Program
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Recently, U.S. Senators 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), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced legislation to help individuals recovering from a substance use disorder (SUD) access stable housing. The Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid Recov  more

Griffith Announces $100,000 for Blacksburg's Virginia Rural Health Association
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the Virginia Rural Health Association (VHRA), based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $100,000 grant to improve health and workforce outcomes in Appalachia. VHRA receives these funds as a result of ARC awarding a larger project, Help Our People Expand the Ecosystem (HOPEE), whose goal is to address  more

Miller Addresses Rural Physician Shortage With Latest Bipartisan Bill
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, M.D. (D-CO), introduced the Rural Residency Planning and Development Act, which would authorize the Rural Residency Planning and Development program to continue building a strong pipeline of rural physicians for years to come. Nearly 20% of Americans live in rural areas, but only 10% of physicians practice in these communities Among   more

REPORT: Capito, EPW Republicans Outline Impacts of Biden's Overreaching 2024 Regulatory Agenda
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or the image above to view the report. Today, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released a report titled, "Biden's 2024 Environmental Agenda and its Road to Ruin." The report outlines the Biden administration's forthcoming environmental rules and regulations set to be finalized. Imposing this agenda will drive cos  more

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Manchin Tours Construction Progress at Form Energy Weirton Plant
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Form Energy's leadership to tour the company's new iron air battery manufacturing plant, Form Factory 1, which is under construction in Weirton, West Virginia. Form broke ground on Form Factory 1 -- it  more

Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito, EPW Republicans Outline Impacts of Biden Overreaching 2024 Regulatory Agenda
WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released a report titled, "Biden's 2024 Environmental Agenda and its Road to Ruin." The report outlines the Biden administration's forthcoming environmental rules and regulations set to be fi  more