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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2023-09-27 ( 25 items )  
Brown Tours Cleveland Cliffs Weirton Tin Mill, Meets With Ohio Workers And Union Leadership (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WEIRTON, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to tour the Cleveland Cliffs Weirton Tin Mill on the border of Ohio and West Virginia and meet with workers, Cleveland Cliffs Management, and United Steelworkers' leadership. Brown discussed his efforts to further support Ohio steelworkers and fight back against illegal dumping by China and other foreign competitors, that has led directly to current layoffs at the mill.  more PR

Capito Announces Resources to Support Initiatives Across West Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from a variety of federal departments and agencies to support health services, public safety, economic development, transportation, workforce development, logistics research, and environmental protection programs across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriation more PR

Capito Secures Congressionally Directed Spending Awards for Charleston Area Medical Center (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Health Education and Research Institute, Inc. to support telenursing software upgrades, telemedicine expansion, more PR

Casey, Blackburn, Kaine, Cramer Introduce Legislation to Support People Living with Chronic Pain (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced legislation to close gaps in chronic pain research and help scientists propel chronic pain research forward. The Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act would centralize current information and data to help clinicians and scientists more effectively research chronic pain conditions plaguing many Americans. "Too many America more PR

Griffith Announces $18,448 to Henry County for Police Pay (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release statement on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded $18,448 to Henry County for overtime pay for their police officers working major crime scenes. This funding, through BJA's fiscal year 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, will also be used for extra patrols in high crime areas. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This funding  more PR

Griffith Announces $550,472 to Bedford County for Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention has awarded $550,472 to Bedford County for the maintenance and expansion of the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. These funds will allow the task force to conduct thorough forensic exams, continue on-going partnerships with prosecutors, and increase the number of agencies involved in investigating ICAC-related cri more PR

House Education Committee Chair Foxx Supports Bill to Safeguard Hunting, Archery Education Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act. The bipartisan bill safeguards educational enrichment activities like hunting, archery, and culinary programs for millions of American students.. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks (as prepared for delivery): "The Biden Depar more PR

House Education Committee Chair Foxx: Hunting, Archery Programs are Here to Stay (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: The House passed H.R. 5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, bipartisan legislation that overturns the Department of Education's funding ban on hunting and archery programs in schools. On passage of the bill, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made the following statement: "The Department of Education is completely tone-deaf to thin more PR

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx Issues Commentary to Washington Examiner: The Left's Thought Police are Destroying America's Colleges (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner, on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * In Case You Missed It, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner about the dangerous decline of free speech on college campuses. Further, the op-ed highlights the Committee's newly released report that shows 63 percent of students believe the political and social cl more PR

House Education Committee Chairwoman Foxx: Schools Are Not a Test Kitchen for Welfare Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement opposing a final rule issued by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that will allow wealthy families to participate in a school meal program intended for those in need: "This administration's gross infatuation with expanding the welfare state i more PR

ICYMI: Manchin's Bipartisan Mining Schools Act of 2023 Passes Out of Energy and Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV -- U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, Mining Schools Act of 2023 was recently passed out of the ENR Committee by a voice vote. Introduced in March, the bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university and college mining and geological programs, like those at West Virginia University, to prepare students to meet America's future energy needs more PR

ICYMI: Manchin: Because of the IRA We Are Producing Fossil Fuels at Record Levels (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - On Friday, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "Because of the Inflation Reduction Act, we are producing fossil fuels at record levels. Annual natural-gas production hit nearly 36 trillion cubic feet last year and is expected to exceed 37 trillion in 2023. We are on track to produce more than 4.6 billion barrels of oil in 2023, the  more PR

Manchin Announces $19.4 Million for Infrastructure Upgrades to Appalachian and Ohio Railroad (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $19,442,500 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad, which is based out of Buckhannon, West Virginia. The funding will support a variety of infrastructure upgrades to the railroad, including rehabilitating tunnels, tracks and locomotives. "To keep West Vi more PR

Manchin Announces $2.3 Million for Two West Virginia Volunteer Fire Departments (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,310,476 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the West Side Volunteer Fire Fighters in Saint Albans and the South Fork Volunteer Fire Department in Brandywine. The funding will provide critical resources to the fire departments to strengthen fire safety, equip and train person more PR

Manchin Announces $34 Million for Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure, Brownfields Clean Up in West Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $34,187,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the city of Morgantown. The funding, which is made possible in large part by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will upgrade drinking water infras more PR

Manchin Announces $690K for Workforce Development, Economic Planning in West Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $690,000 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the Randolph County Development Authority and the Regional Intergovernmental Council in South Charleston. The funding will support workforce development and job training in Randolph County, as well as economic development planning for Boone, Clay, Kanawha and Putnam Counties.  more PR

Manchin Meets with Mountain Valley Pipeline Workers in Charleston (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Charleston, WV - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, attended the Pipeliners Local 798 Regional Meeting in Charleston and met with pipeline workers from West Virginia and across the country who have been working on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Senator Manchin began championing the effort to complete the pipeline in February 2022, which will create more than 4,500 jobs to finish co more PR

Manchin Meets with Steelworkers and Visits Cleveland-cliffs Weirton Steel Mill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Weirton, WV - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) toured the Cleveland-Cliffs tin mill facility in Weirton. The Senators also spoke with steelworkers and met with Cleveland-Cliffs' Chairman, President & CEO, Lourenco Goncalves to discuss the impacts of a recent tin mill products trade case involving imports from eight countries. "Steel has been the backbone of innovation and economic growth in our great nation for generat more PR

PHOTOS: Capito Hosts Academy Day in Bridgeport (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- On Sunday, September 24, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted an Academy Day event at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, W.Va. for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. During the event, various service academy admissions representatives and local ROTC scholarship program repr more PR

Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on Urgent Need to Fund Government & Ensure Military Readiness (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, with four days remaining until the government funding deadline, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement on the need to fund the government and prevent 1.3 million servicemembers nationwide from being forced to work without pay: "In just four days, the U.S. government will run out of funding, triggering an entirely preventable government shutdown that will have disastrous consequences on large swaths of Ame more PR

Warner & Kaine Statement on Urgent Need to Fund Full Government to Ensure Military Readiness (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, with four days remaining until the government funding deadline, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine issued the following statement on the need to fund the government and prevent 1.3 million servicemembers nationwide from being forced to work without pay: "In just four days, the U.S. government will run out of funding, triggering an entirely preventable government shutdown that will have disastrous consequences on large swath more PR

Warner and Kaine Announce $700,000 in Federal Funding for Hurley Waterline Extension Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $700,000 in federal funding for the Hurley Waterline Extension Project. The funding, courtesy of the Appalachian Regional Commission, will be awarded to the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors for the Hurley Waterline Extension Project, improving water access to 97 households in the area. "For too long members of the Hurley community have relied on private wells, hauling their own water more PR

Warner Calls on Office of Management and Budget to Prioritize Cybersecurity Implementation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, calling on OMB to fulfill requirements outlined in his Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020. Under the law, OMB was directed to complete a review of agency policies pertaining to IoT devices to ensure they are consistent with the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( more PR

Wexton Introduces Legislation to Protect Consumers From Financial Impacts of a Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: With extreme House Republicans threatening to send the government into a disastrous shutdown this week, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act to require federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging banks and other financial institutions to take steps to protect consumers and businesses from the harmful impacts of a government shutdown. "Families in Virginia  more PR

WV Supreme Court Leaders Take Girls Rise Up to Sissonville (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: SISSONVILLE, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Sissonville Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Senator Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event were West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Walker and Justice Haley Bunn. Fifth grade female students participated in the program, where they had the chance t more PR