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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Saturday November 23, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Capito, Colleagues' Bill to Expand Alzheimer's Care and Prevention Efforts to Be Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-  more

Capito, Manchin Announce Progress Empowering West Virginia to Permit Carbon Storage Projects
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- 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 Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed granting West Virginia the authority to oversee and administer the Clas  more

Manchin Statement on National Rural Health Day
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) released the following statement on National Rural Health Day. "All West Virginians and Americans deserve access to quality, affordable healthcare, and we must continue working together to ensure rural communities get the healthcare services they deserve," said Senator Manchin. "We come together to recognize National Rural Health Day each November 21, and I remain  more

Manchin, Capito Announce Progress Empowering West Virginia to Permit Carbon Storage Projects
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed granting West Virginia the authority to oversee and administer the Class VI well program in the state,   more

Manchin, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Act. This bipartisan legislation would create a pilot program to allow Medicare to reimburse for treat-in-place EMS services for certain medical issues, which would expand access to these critical health services, especially in rural communities, while reducing unneces  more

Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Rural Health Day Resolution
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, as the country celebrates National Rural Health Month, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) in introducing a resolution recognizing November 21, 2024, as "National Rural Health Day." The resolution highlights contributions by rural communities to address health care challenges and expresses a commitment to improv  more

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Manchin, Sen. Capito Announce Progress Empowering West Virginia to Permit Carbon Storage Projects
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: Charleston, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed granting West Virgini  more