May 26, 2022
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DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy
and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced West
Virginia will receive funding to plug, remediate and reclaim an orphaned well
located within the Gauley River National Recreation Area. This project is
funded through an initial $33 million from the Department of the Interior to
address and clean up orphaned oil and gas wells on Federal lands across the
country. This funding, along with the… Continue Reading
May 26, 2022
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DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced
the Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness
before Endorsement (EFFECTIVE) Act which would allow the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to deny a new drug application for an opioid analgesic
drug on the basis of the drug not being clinically superior to other commercially
available drugs. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf requested this additional
authority to aid the FDA as it conside… Continue Reading
May 25, 2022
This
week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) urged Lieutenant General Scott A.
Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) and Major General William Graham, Deputy Commanding General
for Civil and Emergency Operations for USACE to dedicate risk reserve funds to
the completion of the Lower Mud Flood Risk Reduction Project in Milton, West
Virginia. USACE
set aside funding in a risk reserve for situations like the Lower Mud Flood Risk Reducti… Continue Reading
June 21, 2021
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) Shelley Moore
Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced
$394,400 for Boone Memorial Health Services in Danville, West Virginia. This
funding was made available through the Federal Communications Commission’s
(FCC) Connected Care Pilot Program. The Connected Care Pilot Program provides
patient-based, Internet-connected remote monitoring, and video visits for
veterans and low-income patients suffering from chronic or long-term conditions
and mental health conditions. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted
the importance of providing quality, accessible telehealth services to West
Virginians, especially living in rural communities. I have worked with my
bipartisan colleagues on our Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act to
ensure rural and underserved community healthcare providers can continue to
offer telehealth, including audio-only telehealth services after the COVID-19
pandemic ends,” Senator Manchin s… 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
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November 14, 2021
Across the Mountain State, we are in desperate need of infrastructure investments. More than 3,200 miles of highway and 1,545 bridges are in poor condition. At least 258,000 West Virginians have no broadband access. Thirty-two percent of trains and transit vehicles are beyond their useful lives.The lack of reliable and affordable broadband access makes it difficult for our students to complete their homework, our fellow West Virginians to start new businesses and our seniors to attend telehealth… Continue Reading
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