WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Chris Wright for Energy Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Chris Wright to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): "Chris Wright understands the need to unleash American ene  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Collins for VA Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm former Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Collins was confirmed by a vote of 77 to 23. "Supporting and ensuring timely medical care for our veterans is   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Continues Push to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Idaho Counties Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and 17 other Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation, S. 356, to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Joins Newsmax's National Report to Discuss Tariffs Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Newsmax's National Report to discuss how President Trump's plan to place tariffs on Canada and China will help stop illegal immigration and dangerous drugs, like fentanyl, from entering our southern border. During the interview, Congresswoman Miller highlighted how Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reassert Congressional Authority on Indo-Pacific Trade Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) reintroduced the U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act (USTLIPA) along with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Don Beyer (D-VA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), and Ami Bera (D-CA). The U.S. Trade Leadership in the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement after reintroducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, legislation to support physicians and protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. "Medicare payments to physicians in California's 19th Congressional District and around the country have not reflected economi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today that they along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and 17 other Senate colleagues have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) administered for counties hosting both U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management forested land  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three men appeared in federal court this week for their involvement with a drug trafficking operation in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. James Kidder, also known as "Jamey," 47, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He has a criminal history that includes domesti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Crapo, and Risch Push to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Counties in Oregon, Idaho and Nationwide Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today that they along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) and 17 other Senate colleagues have reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and S  more