WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) secured a number of West Virginia priorities that he fought for in the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which unanimously passed the U.S. Senate last week. WRDA is biennial legislation that authorizes flood control, navigation and ecosystem restoration projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in West Virginia and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch Senator Capito's remarks about the Rural Broadband Protection Act passing at the markup, click here or on the image above. CHARLESTON, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, last week voted during a committee markup to advance the Rural Broadband Protection Act (RBPA), legislation the senator authored.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- 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 $1,327,481 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Raleigh County Community Action Association's Early Head Start program. Early Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that provide early learning and emotional development, health   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2024 to prohibit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from enacting any rule that would modify or replace the current North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction (VSR) rule until at least 2030. According to the National Marine Manufacturers A  more