WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2022: * * * Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin appointed Andrew Wheeler to serve as Virginia's next Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. "Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's choice to appoint Andrew Wheeler as the Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources is a terrible decision. "Throughout his time as EPA Administrator under former President Trump, Wheeler more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) is joined by Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), to introduce the Domain Reform for Unlawful Drug Sellers (DRUGS) Act. This bill will ensure social media platforms and websites are held accountable for failing to prevent the sale of dangerous illegal drugs on their platforms. "West Virginia has the highest per capita opioid overdose death rate in the country, and we know first-hand the need for a comprehen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced plans to hold a vote by January 17 to use the "nuclear option" to radically change the Senate's filibuster rules and abolish the 60-vote threshold when considering legislation. "If Democrats make the irresponsible decision to use the nuclear option and end the 60-vote requirement for b more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Jan. 5, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement ahead of the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection: "One year ago, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob attempted to overturn the presidential election results and rob the American people of their duly elected leaders. Urged on by President Trump, right-wing insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol aiming to commit the greatest voter disenfranchisement effort in recent American hist more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,086,166 for phase two of the Village of Beech Bottom Flood Control Project through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding will be used to constr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $855,959 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Community Health Systems in Beckley. This funding will be used for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program, which supports primary care, medical and dental residency programs. "Primary care fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $889,849 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two projects at West Virginia University and one project at Fairmont State University. "From space exploration, to improving medical care, to creating opportunities in STEM fields, higher education institutions in West Virginia continue to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive $385,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The funding will be used specifically to support the state's water pollution co more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $855,959 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Community Health Systems in Beckley. This funding will be used for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program, which supports primary care, medical and dental residency programs. "Expanding our healthcare workf more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive $385,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The funding will be used specifically to support the state's water pollution control program, which aims to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lak more PR