APPLE GROVE, West Virginia, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined federal and state officials, as well as Nucor leaders to break ground on the Nucor Steel plant in Mason County, W.Va. Since the January 2022 announcement that Nucor would build a new multi-billion dollar steel mill facility in West Virginia, Senator Capito has supported the proje more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio, the Republican Speaker-designee, has stated that he will continue to fight to get the votes to be elected Speaker. Congressman Alex X. Mooney said, "I strongly stand with Congressman Jim Jordan. He is the GOP nominee for Speaker who has broad backing from Republicans across the country. Electing Jim as Speaker would be a great achievement for the conservative movement and a step forward for the nation." Mooney added, " more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, joined Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Dan Goldman (D-NY), and 126 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Biden supporting humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people and urging him to take all possible steps to ensure the safety of civilians and noncombatants more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Today, U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Don Bacon (NE-02), and David Valadao (CA-22) reintroduced the Federal Retirement Fairness Act (FRFA), legislation to address a gap for federal employees who began their careers as temporary workers and were thus unable to make retirement contributions. The FRFA will allow these workers to make catch-up contributions to ensure they can retire as planned. In the absence of this pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of High Energy Physics has provided funding for three projects at Virginia Tech which will carry out research into high energy physics. According to DOE, high energy physics is the study of fundamental particles. It explores the elementary constituents of matter and energy, the interactions between them, and the nature of space and time. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the Town of Big Stone Gap $1,221,100 through their Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. The ARC funds will be used for the Big Cherry Regional Recreation Enhanced Infrastructure Project, which will improve outdoor recreation amenities and expand lodging options within the Bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $980,000 to Friends of Southwest Virginia through their Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. "Through the ARC funds awarded today, Friends of Southwest Virginia will be able to make substantial investments in Southwest Virginia's tourism and recreation economy through the de more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), cosponsored the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act, bipartisan legislation led by John Boozman (R-AR) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to protect veterans from unaccredited individuals and businesses charging unauthorized fees to assist veterans filing for disability benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Current law prohibits more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- 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 $8,915,200 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for 15 West Virginia projects. The funding will support a variety of community initiatives across the state, including workforce development programs, broadband expansion, upgrades to the Elk River Trail, renovations to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center and more. "Investing in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Department's overall innovation investment strategy. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV), highlighted ongoing issues in the implementati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Angus King (I-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate today, October 20, 2023, as National Early Childhood Literacy Awareness Day. The resolution highlights the importance of access to high-quality early childhood education programs and was conceived by West Virginia resident Rania Zuri who is the founder and CEO of The LiTEArary Society more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Washington, DC-- Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and 28 of his Senate colleagues introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to counter the Biden Administration's radical environmental agenda and executive overreach by preventing the implementation of a proposed rule and other regulations that seek to limit consumer vehicle choice. "We cannot allow the EPA to continue to impose oppressive and careless regulations that increase o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Tony Cardenas (D-CA), and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) in sending a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to expand access to home dialysis for Americans who are at risk of kidney failure. The letter also highlights the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover home dia more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday hosted an open, public telephone town hall to discuss issues faced by Virginia families, Veterans, and federal workers. During Wednesday's event, Spanberger and Seventh District residents discussed many topics and priorities -- including fixing our broken immigration system, expanding high-speed broadband internet access to rural communities, providing aid to America's allies in Ukraine and Israel, el more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Sept. 28, 2023, entitled "To Examine Opportunities to Counter the People's Republic of China's Control of Critical Mineral Supply Chains": * * * The committee will come to order. We're here today to continue our committee's work securing our critical mineral supply chains and countering the People's Republic of China's control over so many of the materials which have bec more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- 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 American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) will receive $2.5 million through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to support technology solutions that increase the flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and resilienc more PR

APPLE GROVE, West Virginia, Oct. 21 -- 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, attended the groundbreaking of Nucor Steel's new state-of-the-art sheet mill in Apple Grove, West Virginia. The new mill represents a $3.1 billion investment in Mason County, West Virginia, that will create as many as 2,000 construction jobs and approximately 800 full-time positio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- 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, criticized the Biden Administration for lifting sanctions against Venezuela during his opening remarks in an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. "I also want to briefly express at the outset my strong concerns about the news last night that this administration has lifted most sanctio more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: he U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Department's overall innovation investment strategy. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV), highligh more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 21 -- 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 (ENR) Committee, refuted claims made by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee, and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, in a misleading report about the Inflation Reduction Act. "As a result of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Unlocking Hope: Access to Therapies for People with Rare, Progressive, and Serious Diseases" at 10 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2023, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat-Pennsylvania) * Senator Mike Braun (Republican-Indiana) Witnesses * Brian Wallach JD, Co-Founder, I AM ALS, Kenilworth, IL * Maureen Bell, Galactosemia Patient and Advocate, Chalfont, PA * Margaret Plews-Ogan MD, Br more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and six Democratic colleagues in a call to President Biden to prioritize additional resources to strengthen security at the Southwest border in order to stop the flow of illicit drugs like fentanyl through ports of entry. As states across the country, including the Commonwealth of Virginia, struggle with soaring overdose rates, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows drugs are overwhel more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced $71.7 million in new grants to strengthen electrical grid resilience and reliability in Virginia: $38.1 million for clean, reliable energy through the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative; and $33.6 million for grid management and decarbonization through Dominion Energy Virginia. The funding for both programs is being provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and distributed through more PR