WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Boost Broadband Supply Chain WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) reintroduced their bipartisan Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Clean Water Act Permitting Reforms Needed So That America Can Build Infrastructure Washington, D.C. - Witnesses at a Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing today testified about how commonsense Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting reforms can address regulatory uncertainty and the abuses that have delayed infrastructure proje  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Prevent Supreme Court Packing Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing a constitutional amendment to maintain a total of nine Supreme Court justices on the bench at one time. Once approved by Congress, the amendment would go to the states for ratification. "Throughout our nat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 3, 2025, from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection: * * * To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Regional Haze Third Implementation Period; Extension of the State Implementation Plan Due Date * * * Dear Administrator Zeldin: The West Virginia Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received an application from Ohio Power and Light, LLC, seeking a major original license for the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project. The proposed facility, located on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia, would utilize existing infrastructure managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project aims to install two powerhouses within decommissioned locks, each housing three turbine-ge  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Morgan Bazilian, a professor and director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, from a Feb. 6, 2025, hearing entitled " Oversight Hearing on "Now Ore Never: The Importance of Domestic Mining for U.S. National Security": * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is an honor to appear befor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Participates in Ways and Means Hearing on Modernizing American Health Care Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing titled "Modernizing American Health Care: Creating Healthy Options and Better Incentives" to examine opportunities to incentivize healthier living and combat chronic diseases.Congresswoman Mille  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * President's Speech: "Show Me the Low Inflation" President Hammack spoke in Lexington, Kentucky, on February 11, 2025. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that along with the Board of Governors in Washington DC comprise the Federal Reserve System. Part of the US central bank, the Cleveland Fed participates in the fo  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 12 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release: State Treasurer Larry Pack plans to propose to the state Legislature a constitutional amendment that would prevent any individual serving in the office of Secretary of State, Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, or Attorney General for more than three consecutive terms. "Establishing term limits will help ensure politicians serve the people rather than themselves,  more