WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- 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 Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $49.7 million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in West Virginia. This funding was made available through this year's Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Town of Bedford a $1,481,000 grant. The funding will support the potential development of a new intercity passenger rail stop in Bedford. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Bedford is a growing community with a lot of potential, located between the cities of Roanoke and Lynchburg. "This DOT grant for nearl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today bashed the Biden-Harris administration for its attempts to ram through its student loan debt scheme by any means possible. This time, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows a shameless attempt to expand "borrower defense" to force taxpa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- 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 $29,708,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for two railroad infrastructure projects in West Virginia. The funding will help complete critical repairs to the Winchester & Western Railroad and the Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad. "I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Parkersburg, WV Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) toured River Town Aviation and Aircraft's newly-renovated hangar at the Mid-Ohio Valley Airport as well as three projects funded by the American Rescue Plan in Parkersburg, West Virginia. "West Virginia has accomplished so much for the advancement of aviation, and I couldn't be more optimistic about our future," Senator Manchin said. "I am always   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: H-2B visas help employers fill temporary, seasonal positions Charleston, WV U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the maximum allowable number of additional H-2B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. H-2B visas allow small businesses across the country, including in West Virginia,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) toured the former Strayer University building on Marshall Health's Teays Valley Campus to see how the $3 million community project funding Congresswoman Miller secured is being used to advance medical research opportunities and health services. Click here(link is external) for photos and b-roll "Marshall Health Network is committed to serving West Virginia  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), chairwoman of the Supply Chains Tax team, released a statement on the final ruling from the U.S. Department of Treasury on the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (45X). "It's disappointing but not surprising that the Biden-Harris administration has once again allowed our adversaries to exploit American tax credits while stifling American manufacturing.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: Charleston, WV- Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, applauded the Biden-Harris Administration's final rule for the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit. The rule comes after Chairman Manchin sent a letter urging the Administration to abide by Congressional  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement in response to President Biden's National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence: "As we have seen just over the last two years, AI technology is rapidly evolving in a way that will have massive consequences for our economy, national security, and even democracy. I am heartened to see t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today wrote to American domain registrars NameCheap, GoDaddy, Cloudflare, NewFold Digital, NameSilo, and Versign which were identified in a Department of Justice affidavit as providing domain services to the "Doppelganger" Russian covert influence network pressing them to take immediate steps to address the continued abus  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, both D-VA, announced $15,733,481 in federal funding for the City of Richmond to repair, replace, and modernize natural gas pipes. The funding is part of the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program, which was made possi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, both D-VA, announced $15,733,481 in federal funding for the City of Richmond to repair, replace, and modernize natural gas pipes. The funding is part of the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program, which was made possib  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Angus King (I-ME), and a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to release the maximum number of Congressionally-authorized H-2B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Visa Program allows U.S. employers to hire seaso  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Angus King (I-ME), and a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to release the maximum number of Congressionally-authorized H-2B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Visa Program allows U.S. employers to hire season  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced a new $40 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Airport Terminals Program (ATP) to aid in the construction of Washington Dulles International Airport's new 14-gate regional and commuter terminal. This is the fourth consecutive fiscal year that the new terminal project has received funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aft  more