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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for 2024-05-10 ( 9 items )  
In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Capito Presses Defense Secretary, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs on Biden Deterrence Failures, Withholding Security Assistance to Israel (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **To watch Senator Capito's questioning, click here or on the image above.** Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (SAC-D), questioned Lloyd J. Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a hearing to review the president's Fiscal Year (F more PR

Manchin Again Calls on President Biden to Take Executive Action to Shut down Southern Border (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged U.S. President Joe Biden to use all necessary executive authority to shut down the Southern Border. "I am hoping and praying that you take this urgent step in the right direction that all Americans can get behind. Illegal immigration is the most dangerous threat facing our country today. Most Americans come from  more PR

Manchin Announces $35.6 Million To Support Safe, Affordable Housing For All West Virginians (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $35,649,438 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support providing safe, quality housing across West Virginia. This funding is through six different HUD grant programs and will help develop stronger, more resilient communities. "Every West Virginian deserves a roof over their head more PR

Manchin Congratulates The 2024 West Virginia Presidential Scholars (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) congratulated West Virginia students Lauren Shen of Morgantown High School and Grant Kenamond of Wheeling Park High School who have been selected as U.S. Presidential Scholars. The Presidential Scholars Program honors graduating high school seniors for their academic achievement, accomplishments in the arts and technology, leadership and service to their communities. more PR

Manchin Questions FDA Commissioner On Opioid Approval Process, Domestic Production Of Antibiotics (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on addressing the FDA's flawed methodology in approving new opioids, removing outdated opioids from the market and producing antibiotics domestically. On addressing the FDA's flawed methodology in approving new opioids: "The q more PR

Miller's Health Care Bills Pass the Ways and Means Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites (PEAKS) Act, Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act, and a provision within the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act passed in the Ways and Means Committee. Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced these bills to ensure rural hospitals are fairly compensated for their ambulatory services, hospice providers can complete more PR

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chairman Manchin Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on DOE Budget Request (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following opening remarks from a hearing dated April 16, 2024, entitled "To examine the President's budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025": * * * The committee will come to order. I'd like to start by welcoming my friend, Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who is here today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for t more PR

VIDEO: Capito Blasts Biden's EPA Energy Overreach in Senate Floor Speech (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent rules and regulations meant to eliminat more PR

VIDEO: Capito Expresses Concern with DOL Under Julie Su's Leadership (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: **To watch Senator Capito's opening statement, click here or on the image above.** Today, 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 (Labor-HHS), offered remarks during a hearing to review the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 wi more PR