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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Thursday October 10, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Capito, Cramer Lead Bicameral Amicus Brief to Overturn FHWA's Unlawful Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, led 28 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The focus of the brief is a final rule from the Federal  more

PHOTOS: Capito Tours Funding Projects in Bluefield, Presents Amelia Earhart Award
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations and Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committees, made several stops in Bluefield, W.Va. to highlight funding projects she has supported, receive updates from community and local leaders, and present the Amelia Earhart Award to a local resident. To begin the day, Senator Capito met with c  more

PHOTOS: Capito Visits New Clendenin Elementary, Hosts Girls Rise Up Event
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CLENDENIN, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today visited Clendenin Elementary School where she toured the new school and later hosted a West Virginia Girls Rise Up event with special guest, Dr. Liberty Vittert Capito, a statistician, political commentator, TV show host, and Professor of Data Science. "After years of working to secure resources and wait for construction to be   more

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Manchin Announces $1M for West Virginia Hydroelectric Project
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, announced $1 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Willow Island Hydroelectric Project near St. Marys, WV. The funding is being administered through the Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Development Office's Hydroele  more