WASHINGTON, June 4 -- 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 (EPA) to the Preston County Public Service District (PSD) for a water infrastructure project. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Dire  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued a statement after Claudia Sheinbaum was declared the winner of the presidential election in Mexico, making her the first woman to be elected president in Mexico's history. "The election of Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico's fi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider three nominees to serve as Commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Before voting to confirm all three nominees, Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) noted that confirmation of these three nominations will ensure   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte Burrows requesting EEOC give the public an opportunity to comment and provide feedback before finalizing a joint memorandum with the National Labor Relations Board (NLR  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks at today's subcommittee hearing titled "Oversight of 340B Drug Pricing Program." "Today's hearing is an opportunity to examine the 340B drug pricing program. "I wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,172,386 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding is made possible through the Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) and will support health services and treatment programs for West Virginians suffering from Bl  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,036,732 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Appalachian Council Head Start Program in Kanawha County. Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that provide early learning and emotional development, health and safety, and family well-being.   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement on the passing of Raleigh County Commissioner Dave Tolliver. "Gayle and I are devastated to learn of the passing of our dear friend and longtime West Virginia public servant, Dave Tolliver. For more than a decade, Dave was devoted to serving the people of Raleigh County and the entire Mountain State. He was tirelessly dedicated to i  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, announced he will join the bipartisan Senate delegation traveling to Normandy, France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by Allied forces during World War II. "We must always commemorate the heroism and valor displayed by our military 80 years ago when they stormed the beaches of Normandy to fight o  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower Subcommittee, issued the following statement following the House Appropriation Committee Republican's release of their 2025 defense funding bill. "House Republicans' first take at the Defense Appropriations FY25 bill will never become law. Aside from its hyper-partisan policy riders, it does not reflect the stated need of Comb  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced $1,000,000 for Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond to educate and train the primary care and supportive care workforces to provide age-friendly and dementia-friendly care to older Americans. The funding, made possible by the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bill  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today applauded the announcement that Envigo - a breeding facility in Cumberland, Va. that engaged in egregious animal welfare violations - has plead guilty to felony violations of the Animal Welfare Act and Clean Water Act. This victory was made possible by Sens. Warner and Kaine, who began shedding light on this issue in 2022 and demanding federal action. "To  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today applauded the announcement that Envigo - a breeding facility in Cumberland, Va. that engaged in egregious animal welfare violations - has plead guilty to felony violations of the Animal Welfare Act and Clean Water Act. This victory was made possible by Sens. Warner and Kaine, who began shedding light on this issue in 2022 and demanding federal action. "Tod  more