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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Capito Announces Grant Funding for Two West Virginia Railway Projects
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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.), a leader on both the Senate Appropriations and Commerce Committees, announced a two grant awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program for West Virginia railway updates. These grants, which were made possible through provisions included in   more

Capito, Colleagues Announce Intent to Introduce Stand with Israel Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and more than half of the Senate Republican Conference announced their intent to introduce the Stand with Israel Act when the Senate and House reconvene in November. The legislation, which is led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that   more

Manchin Tours Future Site of Nucor's More Than $3 Billion Factory
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Apple Grove, WV Today, Senator Joe Manchin III (I-WV), toured the future site of Nucor Steel's factory in Mason County. The planned more than $3 billion factory represents the single largest private investment in West Virginia history, and when completed, the factory will be one of the largest in the state. "Since our state's founding in 1863, West Virginians have mined the coal that forged the steel   more