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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Thursday July 18, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Capito Announces Congressionally Directed Spending Award to Support Greenbrier County Waterline Extension
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- 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 an award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Greenbrier County Public Service District (PSD) No. 2. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spen  more

House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Issues Testimony From West Virginia University Law Professor
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by Anne Marie Lofaso, a law professor at West Virginia University, from a July 9, 2024, hearing entitled "Confronting Union Antisemitism: Protecting Workers From Big Labor Abuses": * * * Good Morning, Chairman Good, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. My name is Anne Marie Lofaso. I am a law professor   more

Manchin Announces $4.7 Million For Mercer County Head Start Program
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,737,497 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Community Action of South East West Virginia's Head Start Program in Mercer County. Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that provide early learning and emotional development,   more

Senate Armed Services Committee Passes Manchin, Rounds Military Personnel Confirmation And Restoration Act
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), applauded the Committee's passage of their Military Personnel Confirmation and Restoration Act, which was included as part of the Committee version of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bipartisan legislation would provide back pay for mi  more