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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday April 10, 2024 ( 3 items )  

CAPITO OP-ED: Senate Must Seriously Consider Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: In an op-ed published today in the Washington Examiner, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, discussed the need for the Senate to conduct a full impeachment trial for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to articles of impeac  more

Manchin Announces $3.2 Million To Reconstruct State Route 39 In Nicholas County
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,280,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The funding will be used to reconstruct 1,350 feet of State Route 39 (WV 39) and raise the roadway seven feet to prevent flooding from the nearby Cherry River. "Our transportation system is the fo  more

Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito, Sen. Wicker, Rep. McMorris Rodgers Lead Amicus Brief Challenging EPA Overreaching So-Called 'Good Neighbor' Rule
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, led 44 of their colleagues in filing a   more