WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Tuesday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), along with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.-6), and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.-2) announced a final agreement on the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded Southwest Virginia Community College, based in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, a $999,868 grant. The funding will support the deployment of audio and visual equipment and equip sites throughout Tazewell, Buchanan and Russell Counties. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "One educational challenge for rural comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative a $10,289,000 loan. The funding will support smart grid technologies, backbone fiber and improve 68 miles of line benefiting Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery and Roanoke Counties. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Communities in rural Virginia are eager to get more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Protecting Our Essential Medicines Act, bipartisan legislation to help address drug shortages and vulnerabilities in the prescription drug supply chain by requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of certain cri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), and Kim Schrier, MD (D-WA) in introducing legislation to provide more support to living organ donors and address the increasingly high costs of donation. The Expanding Support for Living Donors Act would remove financial barriers that prevent many people from donating life-saving organs. "Living don more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), a co-chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, voted to pass S. 3791, America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024, a bill that includes several provisions to help boost conservation and cleanup efforts across the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. "The enactment of the original ACE Act in 2020 was a significant step forward in protecting the Chesap more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the dangerous world President Biden leaves behind after four years of weak national security policies. Senator Capito's floor remarks, as prepared for delivery, are inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Rob Wittman's (VA-01) America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives as an amendment to S.3791. This comprehensive legislation will enhance the preservation of America's natural resources, wildlife, and habitats. (Watch Rep. Wittman's House floor remarks.) "Before coming to Congress, I spent 20 years as a shellfish specialist mo more PR