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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on the proposed rulemaking for 30D new clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) filed in the Federal Register on April 17, 2023.

Manchin Announces Over $349k From Appalachian Regional Commission For Five West Virginia Projects

On June 12, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $349,755 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for five projects that will create economic development and opportunity in West Virginia.

Capito Announces $768,000 For Wvu Health Research

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, announced $768,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to West Virginia University (WVU).

Capito, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation To Combat 'Smash-And-Grab' Crimes

Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 22 of her Senate Republican colleagues to reintroduce the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023. This legislation – led by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) – would address the unacceptably high number of “smash-and-grab” thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers by enhancing penalties for criminals who steal firearms from federally licensed firearms and ammunition dealers.

Capito Addresses Both West Virginia Boys State And Girls State

On June 12, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) stopped in Elkins, W.Va. to address the participants of the American Legion Rhododendron Girls State at Davis and Elkins College. Afterwards, Senator Capito traveled to Jackson’s Mill in Weston, W.Va. to address the participants of the American Legion Mountaineers Boys State.

Capito Announces Over $125,000 For West Virginia Sexual Assault Prevention

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, announced $125,380 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services. The funding will be used to support the Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control’s (CDC-NCIPC) Rape Prevention and Education: Assessing Coalition Capacity program.

Manchin Announces $1.5 Million To Strengthen Healthcare Services Across West Virginia

On June 12, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,541,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically support implementing community-based programs that improve nutrition and reduce obesity, bolstering substance use disorder health services in Parkersburg and advancing critical research into oral diseases and disorders.

Manchin Announces $270k For Aviation Center At Fairmont State University

On June 12, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $270,000 from the Department of Education (DOE) to purchase equipment for Fairmont State University’s Aviation Center for Excellence. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.

Manchin Announces $225k For Nursing Workforce Development Program

On June 12, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission will receive $225,000 from the Department of Education to support and expand the state’s nursing workforce development program. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.

Manchin Urges Epa To Extend Power Plant Co2 Rule Comment Period, Commit To Holding Public Hearing In West Virginia

On June 9, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wrote a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, requesting a 60-day extension of the public comment period for the agency’s rule regulating CO2 emissions from fossil-fueled power plants. In the letter, Senator Manchin also called for the EPA to hold at least one public hearing in West Virginia.

Capito On Corridor H’s Kerens To Parsons Groundbreaking: A Major Milestone

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee, released the below statement on June 9's groundbreaking of the Kerens to Parsons section of Corridor H. For years, Capito has delivered resources for Corridor H’s completion through Congressionally Directed Spending, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act she crafted in the EPW Committee, and other funding sources.

Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Aviation Workforce Development