BARBOURSVILLE, West Virginia, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today brought Marshall Health Chief Executive Officer Beth "Buffy" Hammers, and a medical student and a resident physician from Marshall University, to Barboursville Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. During the event, Senator Capito, Buffy Hammers, and the medical students--who both attended Barboursville Middle S more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in Cabell County focused on female empowerment, women in health, recovery, and education. First, Senator Capito brought Marshall Health Chief Executive Officer Beth "Buffy" Hammers, and a medical student and a resident physician from Marshall University, to Barboursville Middle School as part of Senator Capito's Girls Rise Up program. Students had the chance more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program for the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action. The funding will provide opportunities for underserved and Veteran farmers,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today visited the Alpha Technologies Global Data Center in South Charleston. Alpha Technologies operates throughout West Virginia, serving as a business technology company that offers an array of services. Since its founding in 2000, Alpha Technologies has functioned as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. "Alpha Technologies is leading the way for business technology companies in West Vi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a group of 31 bipartisan Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as quickly and at the highest level possible. LIHEAP is a critical program that helps low-income households and seniors on fixed incomes across West Virginia and America pay their energy bills while staying safe and war more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program for the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action. The funding will provide opportunities for underserved and Veteran farmers, ranchers, and forest more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: New reporting and interviews with Republican leaders have clarified House Republicans' intent to use threats to block an increase to the debt limit - which could lead to a default and a major economic crisis - subject to demands for policy concessions. The Bipartisan Policy Center projects that the debt limit will need to be raised in the third quarter of 2023. Congress' Joint Economic Committee, chaired by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) published a report l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that Virginia will receive $1,534,295,136 from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to strengthen roads, bridges, and tunnels across the state. "For too long, our roads and bridges have been crumbling from lack of adequate investment. That's changing with federal funding from our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law now on its way to Virginia to repair and rebuild our transportation infrastructure, cut comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, a Republican member on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: "U.S. influence has been eroded in a part of the world where we were once poised to hold sway, and China has moved in to play an increasingly dominant role. This must change," writes Ways and Means Member Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) in a new op-ed for Fox News alongside fellow Ways and Means Member Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX). Read the full op-ed here. The Biden Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) was joined by Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Ted Cruz (R-TX); as well as 48 House members in a public comment to the General Services Administration (GSA) opposing the Biden administration's executive order mandating Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for Federal Construction Projects, which represents a blatant giveaway to Big Labor unions. The full list of co-signers includes: Reps. James Comer, Virgi more PR