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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Friday May 03, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Manchin Announces $28.6 Million To Upgrade Clean Drinking Water Infrastructure In West Virginia
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- 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 and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $28,650,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade clean drinking water infrastructure across West Virginia. The funding is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will be used to replace lead service   more

Manchin Announces $500k For Cybersecurity Education, Workforce Development Through Marshall University
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- 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 and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, announced $500,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for Marshall University for the Appalachian Cybersecurity Training, Innovation & Opportunity Network (ACTION) project. This project will create a virtual network of shared learning mater  more

Manchin Applauds DOE Decision on LPO Loans Guarantees for Mining and Extraction
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Program Office (LPO) affirming that critical minerals mining and extraction projects are eligible for the Department's Title XVII Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program. Chairman Manchin's Bipartisan In  more

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Manchin, Committee Question Secretary Haaland on Interior FY25 Request, Administration Throttling of Energy Production on Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) held a hearing to question U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland about the President's budget request for the DOI for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). During the hearing, Chairman Manchin discussed DOI's expected loss in revenue d  more

VIDEO: Capito Slams Biden's "FAFSA Fiasco" as Applications Plummet Nationwide
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- 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, on National College Decision Day, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), delivered remarks on the Senate floor about t  more