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News from June 2023

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Manchin Announces $3.7 Million For Kanawha County Head Start Program

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

On May 20, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,702,041 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Kanawha County Board of Education Head Start Program. Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age five through services that strengthen early learning and emotional development, health and safety and family well-being.

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Week of May 20: 94 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in West Virginia

By Mountain State Times | Jun 6, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 94 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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West Virginia deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending May 20

By Mountain State Times | Jun 6, 2023

West Virginia's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Capito Congratulates Wvu, Marshall On Establishing National Center Of Excellence For Cybersecurity In Critical Infrastructure In WV

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, applauded the establishment of a National Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure in West Virginia. The center is the result of a partnership between U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), West Virginia University (WVU), and Marshall University.

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Capito Statement On Vote To Pass Fiscal Responsibility Act, Preventing Default

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

Package includes provision to complete Mountain Valley Pipeline and implement permitting reforms, both of which Capito has championed

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Capito Outlines Support For Mountain Valley Pipeline, Permitting Priorities In Debt Ceiling Package On Senate Floor

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

On June 1, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor in support of provisions to expedite completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and implement permitting reforms, which are included in the debt ceiling package that avoids default.

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Manchin Statement On Support For Overturning Reckless Student Loan Plan

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

On May 31, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote for the resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden Administration’s student loan cancellation program.

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Manchin Secures Mountain Valley Pipeline Completion, Votes For Bipartisan Debt Ceiling Agreement

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

On June 1, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement to secure the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).

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Manchin Announces Tokamak Energy Inc. Chosen To Help Advance The Development Of Fusion Energy

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

On June 1, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Tokamak Energy Inc., with operations in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of eight companies nationwide to advance designs and research and development for fusion power plants. Fusion energy has the potential to provide abundant, safe, non-carbon emitting energy that would strengthen the United States’ energy and national security.

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ICYMI: Manchin Secures Mvp In Debt Ceiling Agreement

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

On May 29, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on his securement of the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

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June 1 sees Congressional Record publish “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section

By Mountain State Times | Jun 5, 2023

“Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” was published on page S1893 of the Congressional Record on June 1.

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Week ending May 20 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in West Virginia

By Mountain State Times | Jun 5, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 92 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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Capito Highlights Mountain Valley Pipeline Provision In Debt Ceiling Deal, Emphasizes Need For Further Permitting Reform

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 31, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, participated in the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference on the recent debt limit deal struck by Speaker McCarthy and President Biden.

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Capito, Peters Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Communities Attract Workers And Cut Taxes For Recent College Graduates

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help communities attract workers who possess career skills that are most needed in their regions. The legislation, known as the Workforce Development through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act, would mandate that scholarship recipients of post-graduation grant programs are not required to pay income taxes on awarded funding, similar to traditional scholarships.

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EPW Committee Advances Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Bill From Capito, Carper, Whitehouse

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

ADVANCE Act would boost development and deployment of new nuclear technologies and facilitate American nuclear leadership, now heads to the full Senate with widespread bipartisan support

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Manchin Announces $576k For Rail Safety In West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 31, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $576,000 from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Railroad Crossing Elimination Program to improve rail safety across West Virginia. The funding will specifically be used to study grade rail crossings to reduce incidents. The funding announced today was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Manchin Announces $12 Million To Upgrade Water Infrastructure In Davis, Buckhannon

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 31, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $12,037,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Canaan Valley Public Service District and the Hodgeville Public Service District. The funding will support upgrading and improving water infrastructure in Davis, Buckhannon and the surrounding communities.

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Manchin Leads Bipartisan Resolution To Designate May, 2023 As National Foster Care Month

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a bipartisan resolution designating May, 2023 as National Foster Care Month. The resolution raises awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, highlights the importance of permanency for every child and recognizes the essential role that foster parents, social workers and advocates have in improving the lives of youth in foster care in West Virginia and across the United States. It also designates May 31st, 2023 as National Foster Parent Appreciation Day.

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Capito Announces Over $14 Million For Infectious Disease Prevention, Health Programs Through Wvu And Marshall

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

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, on May 30 announced $14,049,085 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), West Virginia University (WVU), and Marshall University. The funding will support efforts that increase lab capacity to prevent infectious diseases, protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children in underserved communities, and support graduate psychology education programs.

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Manchin Announces $249k For Linguistic Research At West Virginia University

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $249,794 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a linguistic research project at West Virginia University (WVU). The project will examine the acoustic properties of consonants in different languages.