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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday April 23, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Capito Announces Congressionally Directed Spending Award for Sewer Improvements in Davis
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- 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.), 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 (EPA) to the Town of Davis, W.Va. for sewer upgrades, which will impact residents across Tucker County. This award, which was secur  more

Capito, Colleagues Resolution Declaring April 2024 Financial Literacy Month Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A resolution introduced last week by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues to declare April 2024 as Financial Literacy Month, recently passed the U.S. Senate. The resolution was led by U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.). "Financial literacy can mean a lifetime of security," Senator Capito said. "Making sur  more

Capito, Manchin, Wicker, Heinrich, Risch Reintroduce Bipartisan Resolution to Designate National Osteopathic Medicine Week
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 15-21, 2024, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the service and dedication of Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and school  more

Manchin Announces $106M to Expand Solar Energy, Reduce Energy Costs for West Virginians
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- 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, announced that the West Virginia Department of Energy (DOE) will receive $106,180,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solar for All (SFA) grant competition to lower energy costs and strengthen West Virginia's grid resilience. The funding is made possible by Ch  more

Manchin Announces $13.1 Million To Strengthen Healthcare Services, Tobacco Research In West Virginia
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $13,190,623 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding will strengthen healthcare services in Cabell, Calhoun, Hardy, and Kanawha counties and support health and scientific research for the National and State Tobacco Control Program. "I'm pleased HHS is inves  more

Manchin, Wicker, Capito, Heinrich, Risch Reintroduce Bipartisan Resolution To Designate National Osteopathic Medicine Week
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Last week, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Jim Risch (R-ID) reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 15-21, 2024, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the service and dedication of Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and schools of osteopathic medicine n  more

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Manchin Announces $106M to Expand Solar Energy, Reduce Energy Costs for West Virginians
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the West Virginia Department of Energy (DOE) will receive $106,180,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solar for All (SFA) grant competition to lower energy costs and strengthen Wes  more