WASHINGTON, June 20 -- 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 an award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the West Virginia National Guard Small Business Center. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), will help entrepreneurs in   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: On Wednesday, June 26, at 3:00 p.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a showcase titled "A.I. in Education." The event will feature businesses from across the country that have utilized artificial intelligence (A.I.) to enhance education for all students. "A.I.  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12032) on June 13, 2024, by energy policy specialist Paul W. Parfomak and legislative attorney Adam Vann. Here are excerpts: * * * Mountain Valley Pipeline: Past the Finish Line The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a 303-mile natural gas transmission pipeline linking natural gas fields in West Virginia to the Transco pipeline in Virginia (Figure 1). Initially proposed in 2014, the proje  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following news release: On Thursday, June 27, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Employee Benefits Security Administration." "Instead of advancing initiatives to strengthen and impr  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **To watch Senator Capito's questions, click here or on the image above.** This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Reserve Component leaders during a hearing to review the president's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request for the National Guard and Reserve Component of each military branch. During her quest  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- 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 $3,752,694 from U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Clay County Business Development Authority. The funding will support repairs to the Buffalo Creek Recreational Trail as a result of storms and flooding in 2016. "I'm pleased that FEMA is investing more   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- 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 $595,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the West Virginia National Guard to establish a small business center in Charleston with a specific emphasis on food production and innovation. The space will include a test kitchen, recipe design spaces and offices for small business owners. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement to celebrate West Virginia's 161st birthday. "Every June 20th, West Virginians come together to celebrate the day we became our nation's 35th state and honor our shared history, culture and the traditions we hold so dearly. And on a personal note, I want to wish my wife, Gayle, a happy birthday, which so appropriately falls on Wes  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) toured Jackson General Hospital to see the recent additions made to the rural hospital. Congresswoman Miller also attended and spoke at a signing ceremony to celebrate the young adults who were chosen for the Constellium Skilled Trade Scholarship Program. Congresswoman Miller visited Jackson General Hospital to see the new additions to the hospital's wing, whic  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on June 19, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and top Republican of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, released the following statement on the committee's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). This is the tenth NDAA that Rounds has helped craft as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. At t  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **Click here or the image above to watch the video.** ***Click here to download the video.*** Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued a video statement celebrating West Virginia Day on Thursday, June 20. Full video transcript included below: "West Virginia has a unique story as the only state carved out of another and it remains a place with some of the most wonderful people and  more