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Manchin Announces $901k for Three West Virginia Research Projects

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 23, 2023

On July 17, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $901,548 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three West Virginia research projects. The funding will support vital research into biological processes at West Virginia University (WVU), polar science at Concord University and neurotechnology at WVU.

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Manchin Comes Out Against Changing Dca Perimeter Rule

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 23, 2023

On July 17, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) to express his concern over the proposal to alter the High Density (Slot) and Perimeter Rule perimeter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) out of concern for the impact this change would have on regional airports including those in West Virginia.

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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Funding Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 22, 2023

On July 14, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will hopefully be voted on by the full Senate later this year.

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Manchin Announces $5.9 Million to Strengthen Healthcare Services, Workforce Across West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 22, 2023

On July 17, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,941,303 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services and bolster the healthcare workforce across West Virginia. The funding will specifically be used to increase access to HIV/AIDS treatment, expand two Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency and fellowship training programs, strengthen substance use disorder treatment services and advance critical research into oral diseases and disorders through Marshall University.

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Manchin Welcomes Assistant Secretary of Commerce to West Virginia to Discuss Broadband Expansion

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 21, 2023

On July 14, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement welcoming Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator, to West Virginia. Assistant Secretary Davidson will be holding a roundtable with local officials to discuss the more than $1.2 billion in federal funding coming to West Virginia through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 21, 2023

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will hopefully be voted on by the full Senate later this year.

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Capito, Carper, Mcmorris Rodgers, Pallone Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Nrc to Establish Useable Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing Framework

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 20 senators and 44 House members in sending a letter to each member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the commissioners to carefully review and modify, as necessary, the draft licensing framework for advanced nuclear reactor technologies to establish the regulations to enable the deployment of advanced reactors.

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Manchin, Committee Receive Testimony on Compacts of Free Association

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

On July 13, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to receive testimony regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a legislative proposal submitted by the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Interior. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the importance of renewing the Compacts of Free Association to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region and the ongoing Compact negotiations with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).

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Manchin Opposes David Uhlmann for Assistant Administrator of the EPA

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

On July 14, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to oppose the nomination of David Uhlmann to serve as Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Capito, Booker Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Tackle Uterine Fibroids

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 19, 2023

Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the bipartisan Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act, legislation that would expand research and raise awareness through public education programs to support women suffering from uterine fibroids. The legislation is named after the late U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who championed this issue.

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Manchin Secures Provision to Preserve Appalachian Culture in 2024 Legislative Branch Funding Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 19, 2023

On July 13, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a provision to protect the culture and traditions of the Appalachian region in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will hopefully be voted on by the full Senate later this year.

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Manchin Announces $416k for the Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 19, 2023

On July 13, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $416,959 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative based in Dunbar. The funding will support and expand the organization’s Empowerment Collaborative project, a middle school redesign model currently active in five West Virginia school districts with the goal of innovating the middle school experience for students.

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Manchin Opposes Julie Su for U.s. Secretary of Labor

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 18, 2023

On July 13, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to oppose the nomination of Julie Su to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor.

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Manchin, Cruz Gas Stove Ban Included in Fy24 Appropriations Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 18, 2023

On July 13, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) secured a bipartisan amendment to prevent the Biden Administration from banning gas stoves in households across America in the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) funding bill. The amendment mirrors the Gas Stoves Protection and Freedom Act that Senator Manchin and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced in February. The full Senate will vote on this legislation later this year.

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Capito Hosts Key U.s. Broadband Official, Broadband Leaders in West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 18, 2023

Capito leads series of broadband meetings focused on deployment of recently announced $1.2 billion funding to better-connect West Virginia

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Manchin Statement on 4th Circuit Decision to Halt Construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 18, 2023

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to stay construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through Jefferson National Forest. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 ratified and approved all necessary permits for Mountain Valley Pipeline in order for construction to resume and stated that no court shall have jurisdiction to consider further litigation of these permits.

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Manchin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Women's Lung Cancer Research

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 18, 2023

On July 11, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the bipartisan Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act to promote increased research into the prevention and management of lung cancer among women, with a specific focus on non-smokers. The American Cancer Society estimates that 59,910 women will die of lung cancer in 2023, and one in five women diagnosed with this illness are lifetime non-smokers.

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Capito Introduces Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 17, 2023

On July 11, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). This bipartisan legislation would bolster the palliative care and hospice workforce and meet the growing need for care by investing in training, education, and research.

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Manchin Announces $3.3 Million to Strengthen Healthcare Services Across West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 17, 2023

On July 11, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,362,964 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically be used to expand clinical trials through West Virginia University, advance medical research into certain infections through Bluefield State University and support a Morgan County initiative aimed at preventing underage drinking.

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Manchin Welcomes Helicon Chemical to West Virginia Regional Technology Park

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 17, 2023

On July 11, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) welcomed Helicon Chemical as the newest tenant of West Virginia Regional Technology Park in South Charleston. Helicon Chemical is developing innovative drop-in-ready, upgraded propellant binders that will improve the performance of missiles, rockets, aerospace propulsion systems and munitions for government and commercial customers. Helicon’s patented technology allows for the rapid modernization of current armaments and future hypersonic weapons programs — aligning with one of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) top Research and Development priorities.