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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday February 19, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Capito Attends EPA Signing Event Approving West Virginia's Class VI Well Authority
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Capito Attends EPA Signing Event Approving West Virginia's Class VI Well Authority WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Congressman Riley Moore (R-W.Va  more

Capito Introduces American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Introduces American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently introduced the American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act, legislation that would reinstate the Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) measure, supporting a competitive tax code for America  more

Miller, WV Delegation Send Letter to President Trump in Support of Disaster Declaration Request
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, WV Delegation Send Letter to President Trump in Support of Disaster Declaration Request Washington D.C. \- Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV-01), Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV-02), and Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Jim Justice (R-WV) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Regional Administrator Lilian Hutchinson in supp  more

Musk and DOGE are Doing Exactly What Trump Told Voters They Would Do
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Musk and DOGE are doing exactly what Trump told voters they would do On Sept. 5, 2024, exactly two months before Election Day, then-candidate Donald Trump announced that if he became president again, he would enlist entrepreneur Elon Musk to lead an effort to cut government waste. "I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit o  more

PHOTOS: Capito Attends EPA Signing Event Approving West Virginia's Class VI Well Authority
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Attends EPA Signing Event Approving West Virginia's Class VI Well Authority WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Congressman Riley Moore (R-W.Va.), as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin  more

Warner Joins Rosen, Scott in Introducing Antisemitism Awareness Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Joins Rosen, Scott in Introducing Antisemitism Awareness Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) in introducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, legislation to address antisemitic sentiment and actions on college campuses. In the year following the October 7 th attack, the Anti-Defamation League reported 1,400 antisemitic incidents  more

WV Delegation Sends Letter to Trump in Support of Disaster Declaration Request
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * WV Delegation Sends Letter to Trump in Support of Disaster Declaration Request WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) and Riley Moore (R-W.Va.-02) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Regional Administrator Lilian Hutch  more