BUFFALO, West Virginia, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today visited the Toyota West Virginia manufacturing plant in Buffalo, W.Va., where she received an update on Toyota's renewable energy capabilities, overall operations, and the plant's 4T High School Work Program. "Toyota has been a force in West Virginia, and operations in Buffalo are a source of pride for this community and our entire state. I value the close relatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2023: * * * "The recent Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio has led to serious health and safety concerns from the surrounding communities. Given these concerns, we will hold a committee hearing soon on the environmental and public health impacts of this incident. "Our focus will be to examine the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Insure Cybersecurity Act, bipartisan legislation to protect consumers and small businesses against cyberattacks by providing clearer information surrounding cyber insurance policies. The Insure Cybersecurity Act will direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a dedicated working group to develop recommendatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Flood recently joined Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Congressman Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and more than 120 House Republicans in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the upcoming case challenging the Biden Administration's student loan bailout. The bailout inappropriately exploits legislation drafted in the wake of September 11, 2001, meant to assist service members and veterans. "The HEROES Act is meant  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement: * * * Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passing of former North Carolina Representative Jim Broyhill: "The loss of Jim Broyhill is one that will be felt across the entirety of North Carolina - he served the state admirably as its U.S. Senator and longtime member of the House of Representatives. He and his family have very deep roots in North Carolina - a state he was proud to call home. To so many, he was a c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Don Beyer (D-Va.) led a group of 76 members in the House and Senate in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting stronger standards to reduce methane emissions and pollution from oil and natural gas operations. The lawmakers are urging EPA to strengthen the agency's supplemental proposal announced during P more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in introducing the bipartisan Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms (STUDENT) Act to provide prospective students and their families with greater transparency around borrowing federal student loans. The more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 (NATRSPA). The NATRSPA would help strengthen energy security partnerships between our European and North American allies and partners by providing the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with additional autho more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan North American Transatlantic Resource Security Partnership Act of 2023 (NATRSPA). The NATRSPA would help strengthen energy security partnerships between our European and North American allies and partners by providing the Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,950,000 in federal funding to reconnect communities by improving transportation infrastructure in Norfolk and Richmond. The funding is awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Reconnecting Communities Pilot grant program (RCP), which supports planning grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance to reconnect communities that were previously cut off from economic opportunit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,950,000 in federal funding to reconnect communities by improving transportation infrastructure in Norfolk and Richmond. The funding is awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Reconnecting Communities Pilot grant program (RCP), which supports planning grants, capital construction grants, and technical assistance to reconnect communities that were previously cut off from economic opportunity more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, pressing the company on its efforts to combat the spread of misinformation, hate speech, and incitement content around the world. Reporting indicates that Facebook devotes 84 percent of its misinformation budget to the United States, where only ten percent of its users reside. "In its pursuit of growth and dominance in new markets, I more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2023: * * * Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Vladimir Putin suspending Russia's participation in New START. "Given Putin's increasingly aggressive behavior in Ukraine and on the world stage, his decision to suspend Russia's participation in New START unfortunately comes as no surprise. "Putin's announcement should serve as a strong reminder  more PR