WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined 42 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter - led by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) - to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling on the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "The House of Representati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2024 to eliminate a tax loophole that allows wealthy investment managers to evade paying their fair share of taxes. The current carried interest loophole allows these money managers to pay the lower 23.8 percent capital gains tax rate on income received as compensation, rather than the ordinary income tax rates of up more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Committee Hearing to discuss the positive benefits of the GOP's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) for families and businesses in West Virginia and around the United States. Congresswoman Miller began by welcoming Michael Ervin, a West Virginian and founder of the Coal River Coffee Company. "I especially want to welcome fellow West Virginian Mr. Ervin, of Coal River Coffee Company in St more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and 12 of her colleagues sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador, Katherine Tai, expressing concerns over the lack of digital trade references in this year's National Trade Estimate (NTE). Click here for the full letter. Joining Congresswoman Miller in sending the letter are Representatives Ron Estes (R-KS), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), David Sc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today sent a letter to the Departments of Commerce, Transportation, and Homeland Security urging them to enforce vessel speed restrictions following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. In the letter, Pallone and 13 other Members of Congress expressed concern that higher volumes of vessel traffic in the Port of New York and New Jersey and the Port of Virginia could pose a grave threat to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency's budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. During the hearing, Senator Capito pressed Secretary Mayorkas on cuts to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs at local West Virginia airports, efforts to interd more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $3,040,000 in federal funding for the Town of Leesburg to install new power generator systems for the town's potable water pumping station and pollution control center. This funding will help ensure reliable access to water and continued wastewater and pollution management services during emergencies, including natural disasters and widespread power outages. The funding was awarded through the Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $3,040,000 in federal funding for the Town of Leesburg to install new power generator systems for the town's potable water pumping station and pollution control center. This funding will help ensure reliable access to water and continued wastewater and pollution management services during emergencies, including natural disasters and widespread power outages. The funding was awarded through the Dep more PR