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*West Virginia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 4 items )  

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. Here are excerpts: * * * 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  more

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  more

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   more

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,  more