WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), joined a group of 129 lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Department of Education (Education) Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the department to withdraw its latest attempt to illegally transfer student loan de  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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 Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 with Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.). WRDA 2024 authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to continue implementation of key proje  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: On Sunday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) attended the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships in Charleston, West Virginia. "It was a privilege to watch these premier athletes compete in the USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships right here in downtown Charleston," said Senator Manchin. "Hosting this Olympic qualifying event is such a great achievement for the Mountain State and I ap  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,388,747 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for two Head Start Programs at the Kanawha County Board of Education and Eastern Allegheny Council. Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that provide early learning and emotional development, health a  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led his bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Electronic Prior Authorization for Prescription Drugs Act. The bill would streamline access to prescription drugs that require a health plan's approval, known as prior authorization. The current process has unnecessary administrative hurdles that cause delays in care for physicians and other clinicians to get patients their essen  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee Field Hearing in Erie, Pennsylvania to discuss how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act promoted small businesses and policies such as Opportunity Zones (OZ), which have positively benefited small business owners in rural areas across the country. Click here to watch. Congresswoman Miller began by highlighting her ow  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's decision to pause changes to all USPS facilities, including changes to the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center, until January 1, 2025. "I am pleased that Postmaster General DeJoy has decided to halt any changes to be made to USPS facilities, including the Charleston Pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference where she discussed oversight findings from the EPW Committee that  more