WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $600,000 grant to Virginia Tech. The funds awarded will go towards a project to procure industrial metal additive manufacturing machines to support scientific research and workforce development. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "As the U.S. manufacturing industry g  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Administrators at ten elite universities must detail what policies, procedures, and concrete measures their institutions will be implementing to prevent a resurgence of disruptions on campus, antisemitic harassment, and intimidation of Jewish students returning to campus this fall, demanded Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: Administrators at ten universities must detail what policies, procedures, and concrete measures their institutions will be implementing to prevent a resurgence of disruptions on campus, antisemitic harassment, and intimidation of Jewish students returning to campus this fall, demanded Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Ed  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- 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 Boone Memorial Hospital will receive $2,202,000 and West Virginia University will receive $619,477 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These federal investments will help enhance Boone Memorial Hospital's surgical unit and further West Virginia University's research in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition, traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. where she participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the official award announcement for the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) and the open  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today made stops in Morgantown, W.Va. and New Martinsville, W.Va. focused on economic development and broadband expansion. First, Senator Capito traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. to visit the Historic Post Office (HPO). During the visit, Senator Capito toured the space and learned   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) joined a letter(link is external) led by Rep. Andy Biggs demanding answers from the Biden-Harris administration following the release of two Jordanian nationals, Hasan Yousef Hamdan and Mohammad Khair Dabous, who attempted to illegally access Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.Despite Hamdan being on a terror watchlist, both individuals were released on bail by U.S. Immigration an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today relaunched her survey to hear from Virginia federal employees, police officers, firefighters, local government employees, and other public servants who have been denied their hard-earned Social Security benefits due to the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Spanberger relaunched her survey to hear fro  more