WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- 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 Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $69.7 million in funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in West Virginia through this year's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), funded by the Infrastru  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, co-sponsored the bipartisan Hotel Fees Transparency Act. This legislation, first introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), aims to improve transparency for consumers by re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Dan Meuser (R-PA) commended the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated a prior ruling from the district court which led to a nationwide injunction against all federal coal leases. These leases were unlawfully blocked until the Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a 2022 ruling from a Montana judge which reinstated the Obama-Biden moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands. "In 2016, the radical Obama-Biden Administration shut down coal mining on federal lands as part of their War on Coal. I'm pleased the Ninth Circuit U.S Court of Appeals has overturned the federal moratorium  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- 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 $69,700,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for clean drinking water and water infrastructure upgrades across West Virginia. The funding is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will enhance public health and protect bodies of water across the state.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) gave opening remarks at the Small Farms Conference in Charleston, West Virginia and highlighted her Farm Bill priorities in Congress. Congresswoman Miller also spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for R.J. Corman's new rail service center in Prichard, West Virginia.  "As a bison farmer myself, I was excited to be among my fellow West Virginia farmers during today's S  more