CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,678,044 to support behavioral health care in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service Grant program. "Support for our behavioral and mental health programs in W more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) visited Devil's Backbone Adventure Resort today for a lunch and tour with resort proprietor Ruffner Woody and staff of the adventure resort. Devil's Backbone opened in 2019 to serve as a premier camping and lodging destination for visitors of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System. "Devil's Backbone Adventure Resort is not only a way for families to enjoy the outdoors, but also a place where people can expe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, issued the following statement at a joint hearing with the Subcommittees on Environment on Sept. 21, 2022, entitled "Looking Back to Predict the Future: The Next Generation of Weather Satellites": * * * Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing, Looking Back to Predict the Future: The Next Generation of Weather Satellites. I want to welcome our witnesses. We are pleased to have you with us, both in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the September Consumer Price Index reading was up 0.4% over the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, and core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was up 0.6% for the second consecutive month. Ann more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 12, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor's (DOL) announcement that an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be made available for U.S. employers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. "I welcome today's announcement from the Biden Administration. Seafood processors are an integral part of economies up and down our coast. We mus more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,678,044 to support behavioral health care in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service Grant program. "I am pleased HHS is investing more than $4.6 million in these four critic more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today announced key findings from their outreach to various athletic leaders to build consensus around bipartisan legislation related to name, image, and likeness (NIL). The topline themes and responses announced today are based on feedback submitted by a broad range of stakeholders, including university athletic directors, administrators, associations, collect more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced the start of his annual Eco Heroes Program, an environmental education program for students in Virginia's Fourth Congressional District. Initially launched in 2019 by Rep. McEachin, the Eco Heroes Program aims to increase youth's awareness and excitement about productive, eco-friendly habits and behaviors they can begin developing and implementing now. Participating students will complete a se more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the September Consumer Price Index reading was up 0.4% over the last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, and core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, was up 0.6% for the second consecutive month. Annual inflation slowed to 8.2% from 8.3% in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a memorandum from Dave Berry, the Inspector General for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), announcing the start of an audit of mail ballot elections and representation decisions within the agency: "Following the charge that NLRB official more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: The Social Security Administration announced today that disabled veterans and military families will be eligible for the largest increase in compensation and benefits in 40 years, 8.7 percent, after Rep. Elaine Luria's (D-VA) bipartisan Veteran's Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2022 was signed into law on Monday. The Veterans' COLA Act of 2022 increases compensation rates for certain Department of Veterans Affairs ben more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to ban new sales of Chinese-based Huawei and ZTE technologies on the bases of national security. "Several years ago a bipartisan group of senators on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence began raising the alarm about the threat that Huawei and ZTE posed to our national security. I'm proud of the steps th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Oct. 13, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today called on U.S. Senate leadership to hold a vote on her Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act -- which a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House voted to pass in June -- as Virginians and Americans across the country continue to struggle with rising costs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the inflation rate was 8.3 percent from August 2021 to August 2022. However, food prices  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: U.S. Representative Spanberger today released the following statement after the U.S. Social Security Administration announced a 2023 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 8.7 percent. "This increase in benefits -- coupled with the recently announced decrease in the Medicare Part B premium -- responds to the financial concerns I hear from Virginia seniors and their families. And in tandem with giving Medicare the power to negotiate dru more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Office of Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * Late today (Thursday) Senator Leahy was not feeling well and was taken to a Washington area hospital for tests, as a precaution. He had been at their residence in McLean, Virginia, at the time. At the recommendation of his doctors, he is expected to remain overnight for observation. As is our practice, we will offer updates as warranted. * * * Original text here: https://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/statement-from-t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,467,900 in federal funding to expand access to health care and nutrition assistance across Virginia. The funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which Warner and Kaine helped pass last year, and is awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program. "Virginians' zip codes should not determine whether or not they can a more PR