WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining significant concerns regarding massive EPA spending on new programs arising out of the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). "This rush on the part of your staff increases the ris more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Town of Poca, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a CDS request made solely by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the failure to agree to include bipartisan permitting reform legislation in the continuing resolution. "It's a shame that our country is losing this monumental opportunity to advance the commonsense, bipartisan permitting reform bill that has strong support in the Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Today, Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on the failure to agree to include bipartisan permitting reform legislation in the continuing resolution. "It's a shame that our country is losing this monumental opportunity to advance th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded unanimous Senate passage of the Contaminated Wells Relocation Act, which will provide NASA with the authority to negotiate an agreement with the Town of Chincoteague to address costs associated with relocating water wells, reimburse for those costs, and give local control of the water supply back to the Town of Chincoteague. Several wells  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) to rename the Lynchburg VA Clinic after Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, a highly revered Medal of Honor recipient from Lynchburg who saved dozens of lives in World War II, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today in a voice vote and is now headed to the president's desk for signature. "Private First Class Desmond Doss was more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) to rename the Lynchburg VA Clinic after Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, a highly revered Medal of Honor recipient from Lynchburg who saved dozens of lives in World War II, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today in a voice vote and is now headed to the president's desk for signature. "Private First Class Desmond Doss  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mike Rounds (R-SD), wrote to President Biden, urging him to take more decisive action against foreign entities fueling the ongoing civil war in Suda more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This morning, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) delivered a farewell speech on the House floor ahead of her retirement next month. Wexton spoke about her achievements over her two decades in public service and spoke to her advocacy since being diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) last year. WATCH: Rep. Wexton delivers farewell speech from House floor "This has been a journey which h more PR