WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that he has secured an investment to cover the cost of replacing the Market Street bridge in Steubenville that connects the city to West Virginia over the Ohio River. Brown has heard from residents and local officials about the need to replace the bridge and called on the Department of Transportation to support the Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Plannin  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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 member of the Appropriations Committee, announced $87.5 million to replace the Market Street Bridge over the Ohio River in Brooke County. The funding for WVDOT Division of Highways comes through the Bridge Investment Program (BIP), which was establ  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11826) on July 10, 2024, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Navy has been procuring Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarines (SSNs) since FY1998. The Navy's envisaged successor to the Virginia-class design is the Next-Generation Attack S  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers in urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to address concerns about unsafe conditions in privatized military housing. The letter follows a recent investigation that found many military families living in private housing, both on and off-base, are still being forced to live in unsa  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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 $87,500,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Bridge Investment Program (BIP) to reconstruct the Market Street Bridge in East Steubenville, West Virginia. The Market Street Bridge has been closed since December 2023 due to unsafe conditions and structural integrity. "This historic bridge co  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), introduced a resolution to express the Sense of the Senate that President Biden should terminate all operations of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip without unnecessarily invoking the War Powers Resolution. The Biden Administration announced earlier today they are in the  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the markup of three bipartisan appropriations bills, which included the Fiscal Year 2025 Legislative Branch; Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs funding bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee cont  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Committee Field Hearing in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss the importance of enhancing medical innovation to ensure patients in West Virginia and across America have access to quality health care. Image Congresswoman Miller began by discussing the barriers that End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients face and how technology  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here(link is external) for photos Yesterday, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV), Chairwoman of the Supply Chains Tax Team, hosted a roundtable with CNX and stakeholders in the energy industry and toured CNX's Mine Methane Capture Facility. Joining Congresswoman Miller were Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA). "Our Supply Chains Tax Team is focused on en  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-six Members Oppose EPA Clean Power Plan 2.0's Impact on Grid * * * Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and twenty-five colleagues have written a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concern about the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on the PJM Interconnection. These proposed rules will endanger electrical grid reliability for the PJM Interconnection, which s  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,574,898 in federal funding for Seven Hills Food Company in Lynchburg to expand processing, address capacity limitations, add new value-added products to the plant, and support the addition of a farmer liaison to coordinate expanded production. The funding is possible thanks to the American Rescue Plan, which both senators voted for and   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,574,898 in federal funding for Seven Hills Food Company in Lynchburg to expand processing, address capacity limitations, add new value-added products to the plant, and support the addition of a farmer liaison to coordinate expanded production. The funding is possible thanks to the American Rescue Plan, which both senators voted for and p  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- 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, (both D-VA) announced $17,136,632 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor will be coming to Virginia to support workforce development, expand Registered Apprenticeship programming, and benefit public-private partnerships across a range of industries, including K-12 educ  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) announced $17,136,632 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor will be coming to Virginia to support workforce development, expand Registered Apprenticeship programming, and benefit public-private partnerships across a range of industries, including K-12 educa  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger to quickly develop and release mandatory minimum cyber standards for the health care sector. This letter comes as cyberattackers continue to exploit vulnerabilities in many current systems. "I write today to urge you to prioritize the deve  more