WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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 Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to the Town of Burnsville, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spen  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, academic and defense research, park improvement efforts, and energy projects across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate A  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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 $669,000 from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Town of Burnsville to support essential upgrades and repairs to their sanitary sewer system. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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, questioned Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on fully implementing Jessie's Law and better classifying rural Appalachia for federal healthcare resources. On fully implementing Jessie's Law: "I was pleased to see the Department finalize the rule to implement the Jessica   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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, questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack on finding long-term solutions to oversupply challenges in the apple industry and ensuring adequate staffing at USDA. On finding long-term solutions to oversupply challenges in the apple industry: "I had the privilege of working with your team t  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined his bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act. This legislation would help combat antisemitic sentiment and action on college campuses, which has been rising across the U.S. for years and spiked in the wake of Hamas' terrorist attack on October 7, 2023. It would require the U.S. Department of Education to consider the International  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on the Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) finalizing its proposal to amend current federal standards to better protect America's miners from health hazards related to exposure to respirable cr  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to question U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm about the President's budget request for the DOE for Fiscal Year 2025. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin discussed the historic American energy investments resulting from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan In  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024. This legislation would tighten the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) definition for the 30D electric vehicle (EV) tax credit and prohibit Chinese companies from accessing U.S. tax dollars. "China, or any adversary for that matter, should not have any access to American tax credits. Narrow  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) introduced the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 alongside Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL). This bill reauthorizes reentry grant programs from the Second Chance Act of 2008 for an additional five years, allowing the government to continue making important investments across the U.S. to bolster reentry services and help people successfully reenter their commun  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to question U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm about the President's budget request for the DOE for Fiscal Year 2025. During the hearing, Chairman Manchin discussedthe historic American energy in  more