WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) received a response from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on their request for the EPA to address the elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of homes served by the Clarksburg Water System. "Coordination between state, local more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), as well as Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) received a response from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on their request for the EPA to address the elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of homes served by the Clarksburg Water System. "Coordination between state, local, and federal authorities is critical as we continue to monitor the situa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) received a response from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on their request for the EPA to address the elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of homes served by the Clarksburg Water System. "The elevated levels of lead found in homes served by the Clarksburg drinking water system are concerning and must be addressed quickly,"  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) conducted a colloquy to clarify the scope and intent of a provision in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act regarding implementing information reporting requirements for cryptocurrency brokers. Portman and Warner discussed how under the bill, a broker is defined as "any person who (for consideration) is responsible for regularly providing any se more PR

HENRICO, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted to pass a landmark, job-creating infrastructure package. "As the Senate clears this legislation, the House now has an opportunity to make a historic investment in our economy, our public works, and our workforce. We should move as quickly as possible to send this legislation to President Biden more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today voted in favor of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan legislation that makes significant investments in West Virginia and our nation's core infrastructure. Ranking Member Capito served as the Republican floor manager more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today voted in favor of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan legislation that makes significant investments in West Virginia and our nation's core infrastructure. Ranking Member Capito served as the Republican floor manager throughout the debate process. Additionally, the Infrastructure Inv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: After years of urging from U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a new, interactive broadband coverage map that details the coverage reported by four major broadband providers. The new FCC map shows the significant lack of broadband coverage across West Virginia in comparison to coverage across the rest of the nation. Since 2016, Senator Manchin has pushed for the FCC to fix the incorrect broadband covera more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bipartisan infrastructure bill that will bring at least $3.8 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next five years. The legislation passed 69-30 and now heads to the House of Representatives for passage. "West Virginia has 1,545 bridges more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) applauded the Senate passage of bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act which includes their bipartisan Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act, a bill to improve the federal permitting process for some of the largest infrastructure projects and build on efforts to update this process created in 2015. The inclusion of this bipartisan, common-sense bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Mark Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to approve the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a bipartisan vote of 69-30. The bill represents the largest investment in infrastructure in our nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on President Biden's nominations of Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) Jessica Aber and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA) Christopher Kavanaugh to fill the U.S. Attorney vacancies in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Western District of Virginia, respectively: "We are pleased that the President more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement applauding Senate passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the largest investment in America's infrastructure needs in generations: "We're thrilled to have voted today to bring this legislation one step closer to becoming law," said the Senators. "This bill will make important investments in our nation's recovery and long-term economic stabil more PR