WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 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 that Thomas Health Systems will receive $1,200,000 to renovate the Medical Office Building South on the campus of St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia. The project will enhance and expand the ability of St. Francis Hospital's medical providers and behavioral health therapists more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine Program (No. IF11826) on Dec. 13, 2022, by Naval Affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Navy wants to begin procuring a new class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), called the Next-Generation Attack Submarine or SSN(X), in the mid-2030s. The SSN(X) woul more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) re-introduced The Working Families Childcare Access Act, bipartisan legislation that will provide support and necessary resources working families need to raise their children and pay for child care. This bill will allow parents to contribute to an employer-sponsored dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) and roll over unused funds at the end of the year. The bill was previously introduced by the late Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded $70,000 each to three of the 9th District's planning districts - the Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission, the LENOWISCO Planning District Commission, and the Mount Rogers Planning District Commission. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement. "Attracting new businesses, private investment, and jobs to Southwest Virgini more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 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 monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation slowed to 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis in November and annual inflation slowed to 7.1%, down from 7.7% in October. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine urged Coca-Cola to find a way to restart production of Northern Neck Ginger Ale, a beloved beverage among Virginians that was produced in the Commonwealth from 1926 until July 2020, when production was temporarily ceased due to the pandemic-related aluminum shortage and then discontinued three months later. "Virginians take pride in the businesses that call the Commonwealth home. Even today, Northern Neck Gi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Generation West Virginia will receive $167,000 to strengthen its NewForce program. NewForce is a technology skills training course that prepares underemployed West Virginians with no prior coding experience for their first career in the technology industry and connects them with good-paying, long-term software development jobs. The award is made possible by a Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling on Secretary Yellen to release guidance that ensures Section 45W Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicle Credits (45W) -- included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) -- are intended only for commercial use. Chairman Manchin said in part, "Unfortunately, I have heard that some automa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Thomas Health Systems will receive $1,200,000 to renovate the Medical Office Building South on the campus of St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia. The project will enhance and expand the ability of St. Francis Hospital's medical providers and behavioral health therapists affiliated wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-D) and Tony Gonzales (TX-R) urged President Joe Biden to extend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Title 42 order beyond the December 21st deadline. The Members said in part, "We have a crisis at our southern border. Never before in our nation's history have we experienced this scope and scale of illegal border  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement urging his Senate colleagues to support the inclusion of bipartisan, comprehensive permitting reform as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "There has never been a more critical time in our nation's history for Congress to act to protect American energy security and reclaim energy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022, and letter: A bicameral comment letter, led in the House by Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), was sent today to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh opposing DOL's confusing and burdensome proposed rule regarding independent contractors. In the letter, the Members write: "We oppose this proposed rule as it is unclear more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor to warn the American people about the catastrophic consequences of President Biden's unilateral changes to the federal student loan programs. Republican Leader Foxx's Remarks "President Biden is turning the federal student loan program into a Titanic heading straight for an iceberg. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) today introduced his 40th bill in his first term, the Apprenticeship Freedom Act. Currently, 83% of apprenticeship programs in America are run by business owners. This common sense legislation would allow employers more say in how they run their own apprenticeship programs and still remain eligible for funding, rather than being forced to comply with government regulations. "Apprenticeships play a vital role in de more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calling on Secretary Yellen to release guidance that ensures Section 45W Qualified Commercial Clean Vehicle Credits (45W) -- included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) -- are intended only for commercial use. Chairman Man more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Rob Portman (R-OH), Angus King (I-ME), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Steve Daines (R-MT) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Interior Debra Haaland urging the withdrawal of recent draft guidance proposed by the Bureau  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed the substantial funding and new authorizations provided to the DOI in the IIJA, and built upon with the Inflation Redu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement urging his Senate colleagues to support the inclusion of bipartisan, comprehensive permitting reform as an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "There has never been a more critical time in our nation's more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I), secured the inclusion of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) in this year's National Defense Autho more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act. "Today's signing of the Respect for Marriage Act marks historic, long-overdue action to protect marriage equality, enshrining into federal statute legal protections for same-sex and interracial couples in Virginia and throughout our country. This new law is a monumental  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on President Biden's signing of the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation which will ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized by every state: "We're proud that Congress has passed and the President has signed the Respect for Marriage Act to ensure all Americans have their marriages recognized across the country. We saw this summer in the Dobbs more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement on President Biden's signing of the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation which will ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized by every state. "We're proud that Congress has passed and the President has signed the Respect for Marriage Act to ensure all Americans have their marriages recognized across the country. We saw this summer in the Dobb more PR