CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 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 $2,811,617 for Thomas Health System and Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC). This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (F more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) urged Dr. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to fulfill congressionally directed research to better classify rural areas in West Virginia and the United States. The ERS develops Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes to help define rural communities across the country, and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy ( more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,811,617 for Thomas Health System and Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC). This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will b more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2022: * * * Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in support of Ukraine. Connolly joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Crimea Platform Summit in Zagreb, Croatia. "Today, I joined Speaker Pelosi to address the Crimea Platform Summit in Zagreb, Croatia to reiterate the United States' steadfast, and unequivocal support for Ukraine. We must have absolute clari more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: A new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealedthat discriminatory enforcement of school dress codes may make school environments less equitable and safe for students and lead to harmful discipline practices. Specifically, the GAO report found that dress codes typically restrict items most frequently worn by girls, students of color, and LGBTQI+ students. As a result, sc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced an agreement with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) that will allow for the opening of the Silver Line ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. "After brokering productive discussions with WMATA and Metro Safety Commission last week and over the weekend, we are pleased more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced an agreement with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) that will allow for the opening of the Silver Line ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday: "After brokering productive discussions with WMATA and Metro Safety Commission last week and over the weekend, we are pleased to see a plan that more PR