Joe Manchin, III
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Recent News About Joe Manchin, III
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Manchin Announces More Than $1.2 Billion for West Virginia Broadband Projects
On June 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $1,210,800,969.85 in federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This funding was allocated based on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband coverage maps that Senator Manchin has been challenging since 2016 when he brought then-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to West Virginia to see first-hand why his agency’s maps were wrong. At the time, the FCC maps indicated that 99.9% of Americans had wireless coverage.
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Manchin Announces Nearly $2.8 Million to Strengthen Healthcare Services Across West Virginia
On June 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,799,172 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically support training physicians and dentists at Community Health Systems in Beckley, growing the state’s nursing workforce through Shepherd University and advancing critical research into cancer detection and diagnosis through West Virginia University.
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Manchin Announces $81k to Support Affordable Housing for All West Virginians
On June 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $81,429 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support safe, affordable housing for all West Virginians. The funding will specifically be used to promote housing stability in Mingo and Randolph Counties, support housing counseling services in southern West Virginia and help humanely and effectively address youth homelessness in Randolph County.
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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill
Senator Manchin Secures Over $36 Million In Earmarks For West Virginia
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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fda Funding Bill
Senator Manchin Secures Over $ 12 Million In Earmarks For West Virginia
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Manchin: Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Final Permit is Great News for West Virginia and the Entire Nation
On June 23, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Department of the Army water crossing permit authorizing the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
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Manchin Statement on the 7th Anniversary of 2016 Flood in West Virginia
On June 23, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the 7th anniversary of the 2016 flood that devastated communities across West Virginia and killed 23 West Virginians.
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Manchin, Brown, Casey, Fetterman, Warner, Kaine Push Omb for New Silica Standard for Miners
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, urging for additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia.
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Manchin Announces $201k for Three West Virginia Fire Departments
On June 22, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $201,332 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department, the City of Morgantown and the Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Department. The funding is made possible through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and will provide critical resources to the cities’ fire departments to equip and train emergency personnel, improve efficiency and promote public safety.
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Manchin Applauds Completion of West Virginia National Guard's Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise
On June 22, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the SASC Cybersecurity Subcommittee, applauded the completion of the West Virginia National Guard’s Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise. The nearly two-week long exercise spanned throughout West Virginia and brought more than 420 members of the U.S. military, special operations community, allies and partners from 16 different nations and observers to conduct a dynamic and realistic irregular warfare scenario.
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Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Department of Labor to Address Extreme Delays in Processing Seasonal Work Visas
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a group of twenty bipartisan Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su to address the extreme delays affecting the DOL’s processing of labor certifications for H-2B visa applications. These delays are exacerbating severe staffing challenges for seasonal businesses in West Virginia and across the country that rely on H-2B visas to meet the demand for their products or services.
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Manchin Announces $25.8 Million for Three West Virginia Transportation Projects
On June 22, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $25,852,107 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three West Virginia transportation projects. The funding will be used to upgrade and improve transportation infrastructure in Parkersburg, construct a multipurpose transit center in Martinsburg and design a solar-powered hydrogen fuel plant in Grant County.
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Manchin Announces $1.9 Million for Cardiovascular, Diabetes Health Services in West Virginia
On June 22, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,962,042 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services (DHHR). The funding will support statewide programs to prevent, manage and treat cardiovascular disease and diabetes in populations disproportionately at risk.
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Manchin Opposes Resolution to Repeal Pistol Brace Rule
On June 22, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote against the resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would prevent the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing a pistol brace rule.
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Manchin Announces $977k for West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Technology Upgrades
On June 21, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $977,733 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed the Senate and was signed into law in June of 2022, and will support purchasing new network servers and switches to improve data accessibility and facilitate the conversion of mental health and juvenile justice files to electronic records.
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Manchin Announces $4 Million for Six Projects to Support West Virginia Universities and Colleges
On June 21, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,055,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for six projects that support universities and colleges in West Virginia. Senator Manchin secured this federal funding by submitting Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
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Manchin Statement Commemorating Flag Day
On June 14, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement and poem commemorating Flag Day. Senator Manchin’s staff will be traveling across the state to join their fellow West Virginians in celebrating Flag Day.
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Manchin Celebrates West Virginia's 160th Birthday
On June 20, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement to celebrate West Virginia’s 160th birthday.
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Manchin Announces $1.4 Million for Shepherd University Agricultural Innovation Center
On June 20, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,422,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish an agricultural small business incubator at Shepherd University’s Agricultural Innovation Center focused on small-scale agricultural enterprises. This federal funding is one of theCongressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requestsSenator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
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Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Save Our Gas Stoves Act In Senate
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and seven colleagues have introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. The Save Our Gas Stoves Act explicitly prohibits the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a proposed rule that would impose intrusive and costly standards on the kitchen stovetops of millions of Americans. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representative Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.).