Monday - April 13, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia

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Capito Introduces Resolution to Block Biden's Plan to Shutter American Power Plants
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- 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, led 43 of her Senate colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration's regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution comes after the Environmental  more
ICYMI: Manchin Joins Wolf Blitzer To Discuss Biden Executive Order On Border, Weaponization Of Judicial System
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Last night, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) joined Wolf Blitzer on CNN's The Situation Room to discuss President Biden's executive order to limit illegal border crossings and the importance of preventing the weaponization of the American judicial system. On President Biden's executive order to limit illegal border crossings: "The border is the most serious crisis that we face right now. We have people  more
Manchin Announces $986k For Greenbrier County Economic Development, Bridgevalley Community And Technical College Upgrades
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $986,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to boost commercial manufacturing in Greenbrier County and update the curriculum and hire additional faculty at BridgeValley Community and Technical College. These federal awards are Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin sec  more
Manchin Leads Bipartisan Fight To Protect Rural Nursing Homes From Biden Administration Overreach
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) led his bipartisan colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn a final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which imposes burdensome federal staffing mandates on nursing home and long-term care facilities that could force rural providers to close their doors. "Our nation's nursing home an  more
Manchin Questions Treasury Secretary On Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, Back To Work Act
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Janet Yellen, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Senator Manchin questioned Secretary Yellen on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) electric vehicle (EV) and hydrogen tax credits according to the law and his bipartisan Back to Work Act. On implementing the IRA's EV tax credits ac  more