CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 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 $614,437 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) for WorkForce West Virginia to assist with recovery efforts as a result of severe winter storms and flooding in February and March of 2021. The funding will provide continued disaster relief employment for eligible more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNScapV) -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Equal Pay for Team USA Act, led by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.). The legislation would ensure equal pay for all Americans who represent the United States in global athletic competitions, like the World Cup and Olympics, regardless of gender. The bill must no more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the Competitive Power Ventures' (CPV) selection of Doddridge County for their $3 billion natural gas power plant. Last week, Doddridge County Commission and the Doddridge County Board of Education also approved a payment in lieu of taxes agreement with CPV for the power plant. "In September, CPV announced a $3 billion investment to build a natural gas power plant that will use carbon capture a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and the West Virginia Broadband Office hosted an informational session for West Virginia community leaders on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new broadband coverage maps, how to check coverage and if it's incorrect, challenge the maps. The FCC has encouraged all interested parties, including states, communities, and West Virginians, to submit challenges by J more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA). "The NDAA contains $857.9 billion in spending, $45 billion more than President Biden requested. I am pleased that the bill funds a much-needed pay raise for our servicemembers to help offset the inflation from the Biden economy. But unfortunately, the NDAA also promotes radical Green New Deal policies, implements anti-Second Amendment provisions which more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) applauded the U.S. Senate's unanimous passage of their North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022. The bipartisan legislation responds to the ongoing human rights crisis occurring under the Kim Jong-un regime by reauthorizing the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 for an additional five years. The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. "The Un more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 12, 2022: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today urged U.S. House and U.S. Senate leadership to prioritize support for physicians and other healthcare providers in the end-of-year government funding package amid surging cases of respiratory illnesses in Virginia and across the country. Virginia is experiencing one of the worst surges of flu and flu-like illnesses in the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control an more PR