CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reflected on the Committee's historic work and accomplishments in 2021. "I am incredibly proud of everything we accomplished during my first year as Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. I began my tenure as Chairman with the first climate more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2021: * * * Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced an extension in the pause of student loan repayment, collections, and interest accrual. "I applaud the Biden Administration's decision to extend relief for student loan borrowers in response to the surge in COVID-19 infections. As we have seen during similar periods  more PR

NORWICH, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Chairman of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, today praised President Biden's signing of a presidential determination aimed at strengthening the U.S. submarine industrial base. The determination, signed yesterday, finds that "the capability, capacity, and workforce to meet the Virginia Class submarine undersea warfighting mission is essential to our national security" and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2021: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced it would extend the pause on student loan repayments yet again: "The president is continuing to use the pandemic to push his preferred progressive policies. "Rather than adequately preparing and working with stakeholde more PR

HENRICO, Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger recently signed on to bipartisan legislation to extend federal benefits to members of the National Guard who become disabled while performing state active duty. The Supporting Disabled National Guardsmen Act would ensure that National Guard soldiers and airmen who become disabled while serving on state active duty are able to access healthcare through the Department of Veterans Affairs and disability ben more PR

HENRICO, Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced Deep Run High School student Vihaan Dutta as the Seventh District winner of the annual Congressional App Challenge. Dutta created an app to help users easily and quickly sort computer files by type. Dutta's app, called AutoSort, will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol and shared on the U.S. House of Representatives' website, alongside winners from congressional districts ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: Democrats are still hawking their so-called Build Back Better Act to the American people, but they aren't telling them the whole story. Biden's radical bill treats small business owners like criminals. In Case You Missed It via Fox Business, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Small Business Committee Republican Leader Blaine  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following commentary to USA Today on Dec. 22, 2021: * * * In an op-ed today for USA Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) wrote about the worsening drug overdose crisis, fueled by opioids, its impacts on West Virginia and the country, and steps that can be taken to begin to turn the tide and save lives. "We know it well enough. Our communities have been torn apart, begun to heal and then broken again. Our children's high school reunions aren't as crowd more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and other ranking members on committees with oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting the overdue report on the composition and vetting of the more than 78,000 Afghans evacuated by U.S. forces. The continuing resolution to fund  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,727,251 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support health centers across West Virginia. "Our health centers provide essential services that many West Virginians rely on. This funding will help maintain and improve operations at our health centers, more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $623,703 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing assistance in West Virginia. This funding will support the employees assisting West Virginians participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, which provides resources and training t more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,727,251 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support health centers across West Virginia. "West Virginia health centers are the backbone of our healthcare system and continue to go above and beyond to take care of their fellow West Virginians during the COVID-19 p more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,135,703 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support West Virginia school meal programs and address supply chain disruptions. West Virginia will receive $6,110,3921 in supply chain assistance to help school districts purchase food for school meal programs. Additionally, West Vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., are among 47 Senate colleagues and 44 House members who joined an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners, including the state of Mississippi, in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. In this case challenging overreaching Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemaking to restructure the nation's power sector, th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 47 Senate colleagues and 44 House members who joined an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners, including the state of Mississippi, in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. In this case challenging overreaching Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemaking to restructure the nation's power sector more PR