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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Saturday May 04, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Lavish Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a group of her Senate Republican colleagues introduced legislation to end the federal electric vehicle and charging stations tax credit. The Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act - led by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) - stops taxpayer money from subsidizing the purchase of luxury electric  more

In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Capito Presses Buttigieg on Delays for Environmental Reviews, Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- 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.** CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD), questioned U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a hearing to review the preside  more

In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Capito Questions EPA Administrator Regan on IRA Funding, Lack of Oversight
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- 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 Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan during  more

In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Capito Talks Campus Antisemitism, Anti-Energy Regulations
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: To watch Senator Capito's interview, click here or on the image above. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - This morning, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of both the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) and the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Fox Business Network's "Mornings with  more

Manchin Questions U.S. Secretary Of Transportation On U.S. Refueling Infrastructure, Cardinal Amtrak Train, Corridor H
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, questioned Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Senator Manchin questioned Secretary Buttigieg on allocating funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIF) to support all-of-the-above refueling infrastructure, pr  more

Manchin, Committee Question Secretary Haaland on Interior's FY25 Request and Administration's Throttling of Energy Production on Federal Lands
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: 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 due to plans to cut back on oil and gas lease sales, DOI's lack of progress on   more

Miller Receives the World Trade Award at the National Foreign Trade Council 2024 World Trade Dinner
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) was awarded the World Trade Award at the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Foundation 2024 World Trade Dinner. The NFTC recognized Congresswoman Miller's efforts in enhancing U.S. trade policies and trade relations with our allies, especially in the Indo-Pacific region. "I am honored to have received the World Trade Award from the NFTC and be recognized   more

Miller Slams Final EV Tax Credit Guidelines
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the Biden Administration's final rule on electric vehicle tax credit guidelines. "Once again, the Biden Administration is allowing the Chinese Communist Party to profit from American tax credits. These weak guidelines benefit the CCP while American manufacturers are pushed aside. I introduced the End Chinese Dominance of Electr  more

PHOTOS: Capito Celebrates WV Service Members and Families on Military Spouse Appreciation Day
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) attended the West Virginia National Guard's (WVNG) 2nd annual Military Spouse Appreciation Day luncheon, in Charleston, W.Va. where she delivered remarks and visited with WVNG members and their families. The purpose of this event is to honor and recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by military spouses in support of   more

Senate Energy Committee Chairman Manchin: Administration Final 30D EV Tax Credit Rule Endorses 'Made in China'
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 3, 2024: * * * Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's final rule implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's 30D Clean Vehicle Credit. "The United States, the birthplace of the assembly line that revolut  more