CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support West Virginia University's (WVU) purchase of a focused ion-beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM). This tool will serve a variety of purposes for academic research, including medi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Transportation (DOT), as well as the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Economic Development Agency (EDA), to support early childhood education, academic research, and infrastructure support throughout West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after presenting the Purple Heart Medal to United States Army Sergeant LeRoy Lewis Watkins: "Assisting our nation's veterans is a solemn responsibility that I take very seriously - my dedicated staff is always standing at the ready to help. "It was an honor to help Sergeant Watkins obtain the Purple Heart he earned for his service to our great nation. H more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,500,000 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for West Virginia University (WVU) to purchase a focused ion-beam scanning electron microscope for research in standards development and materials optimization in energy systems, manufacturing, and fundamental neuroscience and life science studies. This  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $657,910 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 13 West Virginia housing organizations and facilities across the state to provide affordable housing for low-income seniors. "Access to quality, affordable housing is critical to the health and well-being of West Virginia's seniors," said Senator Man more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, will receive $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to conduct a conceptual design and feasibility study of a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act: "The CHIPS and Science Act is reinvigorating America's leadership in technology, boosting domestic-made semiconductors, tackling supply chain issues, and bolstering our nation's scientific research. Across the nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: This week, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) went to Nicholas County and Pocahontas County to tour and visit places that are stimulating economic growth and giving back to their communities. Congresswoman Miller began the week by touring the new 911 Center in Nicholas County. This new location will provide more safety for West Virginia's more rural areas. Congresswoman Miller's office submitted a community funding request for $89,208  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and author of the bipartisan law to invest in domestic semiconductor manufacturing, today released a statement on the one-year anniversary of the CHIPS and Science Act: "I fought to pass the CHIPS and Science Act because it's good for our supply chains, our families, and our national security to make semiconductors here at home. In the year since, t more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, will receive $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to conduct a conce more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of President Biden signing the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act into law. "Over the past few years, microchip shortages have impacted nearly every segment of our economy, contributed to supply chain delays, and led to higher costs for consumers. But with the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act now law, we are taking s more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined a group of 44 U.S. House Democrats and Republicans in urging the Biden Administration to combat the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the manufacturing and trafficking of illicit fentanyl that is killing Virginians and Americans across the country. In a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Spanberger and the bipartisan group of lawmakers called for "a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Sen. Mark Warner joined Sens. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), and others to urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enforce its existing regulations regarding consent for receiving telemarketing calls, also known as robocalls. The letter also asks the FCC to issue guidance along the lines of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recent Business Guidance restating the FCC's long-held requirements for these unwanted tele more PR