May 29, 2020
Charleston,
WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on
the announced closure of Bluefield Regional Medical Center (BRMC). BRMC will be
closing all inpatient and ancillary services by July 30th. Princeton
Community Hospital (PCH) has stated that the emergency department will remain
open.
“The
announcement that Bluefield Regional Medical Center will close is another
painful loss for southern West Virginia - especially as we navigate the
COVID-19 … Continue Reading
May 29, 2020
Charleston,
WV - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, applauded the allocation of $27,196,483 in Abandoned Mine Lands
(AML) Economic and Community Development Pilot funds for projects across West
Virginia. AML pilot funds are allocated through the Senate Appropriations
Committee.“West
Virginia has provided our nation with the energy we needed to become the leader
we are today, and,
without coal, that would not have been possible. Now, it is time… Continue Reading
May 29, 2020
Charleston, WV - U.S. Senator Joe
Manchin (D-WV) applauded the efforts of West Virginians who have submitted over
270 broadband speed tests in the last two weeks to prove the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) broadband coverage maps are incorrect. If a school or organization is interested in joining
Senator Manchin to conduct speed tests, please email speedtest@manchin.senate.gov.“Two weeks ago, FCC Commissioner
Rosenworcel and I teamed up with the students of Lewis County High School… Continue Reading
April 20, 2020
This story of a Better Angel comes
from Morgantown, WV. After learning from his father that many truck drivers are
struggling to find a place to stop and eat on the road due to restaurants
closing, Logan Miller decided to do something about it.He gathered his allowance
with his parents’ blessing and went to the grocery store to stock up on snacks
and bottled water so he could assemble care packages to hand out to truckers.I truly appreciate Logan for
his selfless, outstanding efforts and f… Continue Reading
April 19, 2020
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April 18, 2020
This next story of a Better
Angel comes from Inwood, WV. J&T’s
Neighborhood Bar and Grill is a locally owned, 3rd generation small
business, owned by John Tobin. Since the closing of schools they have served
hundreds of free meals to kids via carryout. They have also turned the fence
around their business into a “fence of fondness” where community members stop
and put up a sign general or personal thanking front line workers and
businesses. They are also delivering meals to local med… Continue Reading
February 14, 2020
Perhaps the most dangerous claim made during the Senate impeachment trial was the false assertion that the President can do no wrong, that he is above the law, and if it is good for his reelection, then it is good for the country. Make no mistake, no president is a king. That is not who we are as Americans.
Where I was raised in the small coal-mining town of Farmington, West Virginia, people did not believe they were better than someone else and could act with total disregard for the wellbeing … Continue Reading
February 12, 2020
Now more than ever before, we have the world at our fingertips. But for thousands of West Virginians reliable broadband is still an aspiration instead of a reality. The fight for fair access to the internet is the modern day equivalent to the fight for rural electrification we waged nearly 100 years ago. In 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act into law as part of the New Deal. When this law created the Rural Electrification Administration, less than 10% … Continue Reading
January 12, 2020
As our politics becomes increasingly polarized, it is easy to feel discouraged about bipartisanship. I've always said that partisan politics has turned into a tribal mentality and has ruined Washington and is the reason why it's so hard to get things done.
But as a senator from West Virginia, I still believe there is plenty of common ground where Democrats and Republicans can work together for the benefit of all Americans.
Bipartisanship isn't just a political practice; it's a value th… Continue Reading
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