| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
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Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Restoration of Cell Phone Services - Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12779) on Oct. 8, 2024, by telecommunications policy specialists Jill C. Gallagher and Amanda H. Peskin.
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Restoration of Cell Phone Services: Hurricane Helene
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida. The hurricane caused flooding and damage to personal property and critical infrastructure, including roads, power, and co
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Connolly to Host 16th Annual Open Season Workshop
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will hold his 16th annual Open Season Workshop on November 16, 2024 to assist federal employees, retirees, servicemembers, and veterans in navigating changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP) and dental and vision insurance programs. The program will feature a panel of experts, including representatives from the various health care plans, to an
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Miller, WV Delegation Push for Major Disaster Declaration Approval
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV), and Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a letter urging President Joe Biden and FEMA Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney to consider West Virginia's appeal for a major disaster declaration. Severe weather events during Hurricane Helene, including heavy rains, high winds and flooding, caused e
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Senate Environment Committee Ranking Member Capito, Colleagues Ask Biden Admin to Reverse Course on Potentially Constraining U.S. Manufacturing, Development of Chemicals and Plastic Products
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024:
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 19 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reverse course on supporting constraints on manufacturing and the
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Virginians Continue to Reap Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Its Three-Year Anniversary
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement to mark the three-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law becoming law:
"In the past three years, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which we authored and helped pass, has been transformative for communities across Virginia. This law has upgraded our roads, railways, and airports, made our air and wate
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Virginians Continue to Reap Benefits of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on its Three-Year Anniversary
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement to mark the three-year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law becoming law:
"In the past three years, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which we authored and helped pass, has been transformative for communities across Virginia. This law has upgraded our roads, railways, and airports, made our air and wa
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Warner Applauds Major Federal Funding for TSMC to Secure the Future of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the statement below, following an announcement by the Biden-Harris administration that TSMC will receive up to $6.6 billion in direct funding, which will be paired with over $65 billion in private investment to support three leading-edge facilities in Arizona that will manufacture the world's most advanced semiconductor process technologies. This funding was awarded throug
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Warner Presses Valve to Crack Down on Hateful Accounts and Rhetoric Proliferating on Steam
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today urged leadership at Valve, a prominent video game company, to respond to reports that their gaming distribution and social networking platform, Steam, is hosting extremist and hateful content including over 1.5 million users and tens of thousands of groups that share and amplify antisemitic, Nazi, sexuality or gender-based hate, and white supremacist content. Sen. Warner call
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West Virginia Delegation Pushes for Major Disaster Declaration Approval
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), urged U.S. President Joe Biden and FEMA Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney to consider the State of West Virginia's appeal for a major disaster declaration. Severe weather events during Hurricane Helene, including heavy rains, high winds and flooding,
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