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Manchin Criticizes Justice Department For 'Obamacare' Stance | WV MetroNews
by Alex Thomas
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., condemned the Department of Justice on Tuesday for its support of a judicial ruling that the federal health care law and its individual mandate are unconstitutional. Manchin said the department is wrong in wanting the decision made in December to be affirmed, noting millions of Americans could lose health insurance if "Obamacare" is struck down. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is considering the ruling made by Judge Reed O'Connor, a George … Continue Reading
March 27, 2019
Fighting Addiction | The Bluefield Daily Telegraph
by Staff Writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed last week that West Virginia will receive $14.6 million in federal funding to help fight the deadly opioid crisis. Given the rampant abuse of prescription narcotics in the deep south counties, every dollar that is received to combat this horrific scourge is welcomed and must be maximized to its fullest. According to the region's congressional delegation in Washington, the grant funding will be used to supplement the first-year funding … Continue Reading
March 27, 2019
US Senate Dismisses Green New Deal | WV MetroNews
by Staff Writers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a procedural motion on the Green New Deal, an effort to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions and address the nation's top environmental concerns including climate change. Republicans forced the vote, in which all 53 Republicans voted against the motion. Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Doug Jones of Alabama and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona opposed the measure, as did independent Angus King of Maine. Forty-three senators, … Continue Reading
March 26, 2019
Funding Awarded To Improve Health Of Mothers And Children | The Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded more than $1 million for the West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation through HRSA's Healthy Start Initiative. The funding aims to improve the health of mothers and children before, during, and after pregnancy through education, resources, and support, the release said. "Alarmingly, maternal mortality rates are on the rise in the United States, and statistics are … Continue Reading
March 26, 2019
FCC Claims On Broadband Access Under Scrutiny | The Hill
by Harper Neidig
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is being scrutinized over its claims that its deregulatory agenda has led to record gains in the private sector's efforts to expand access to high-speed internet in rural and underserved communities. Internet players, watchdogs and lawmakers are calling for changes to how the agency collects data on broadband access and makes policy. In February, Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai circulated a draft of the agency's annual progress report on broadband … Continue Reading
March 26, 2019
Justice Department Sides With Federal Judge On 'Obamacare' Ruling | WV MetroNews
by Alex Thomas
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday evening it supports a federal judge's ruling that the federal health care law is unconstitutional, another act by the Trump administration targeting the statute. The decision came after several states that day issued a challenge to the decision; Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas ruled in December "Obamacare" and its individual mandate are unconstitutional. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is … Continue Reading
March 25, 2019
Manchin Talks Job Training For Teens | Elkins Inter-Mountain
by Steve Allen Adams
CHARLESTON - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had a word of advice for construction companies and design firms: start them young. Manchin was among the opening speakers Wednesday at the 40th annual West Virginia Construction and Design Expo at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. The event is billed as the largest trade show for the construction and design industries in the state. With so many construction contractors, architects, engineers and other trades represented at the expo, … Continue Reading
March 25, 2019
Manchin, Charleston Set To Host W.Va's Largest Job Fair | WV MetroNews
by Jake Flatley
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - One of the largest job fairs the state of West Virginia has ever seen is going to be held at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on Friday. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., nearly 250 job vendors and over 1,000 open jobs will be available at the Kanawha Valley Job & Resource Fair hosted by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and the City of Charleston. "We have thousands of jobs in West Virginia that we haven't filled yet," Manchin told MetroNews. "When people say 'I … Continue Reading
March 15, 2019
Toyota Commits $111 Million Investment In WV Plant | The Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
by Staff Writers
WASHINGTON - As part of a larger announcement showcasing new investments by Toyota across the U.S., the company on Thursday said it will make a new $111 million investment in the Mountain State. According to a release from Toyota, the funds will be used to expand operations at the company's plant in the town of Buffalo. The investment will add equipment and expand the building of the plant in order to double capacity of hybrid transaxles - from 120,000 units annually to 240,000. In an … Continue Reading
March 15, 2019
Manchin Pleased With Progress At Northrop Grumman | Mineral Daily News-Tribune
by Staff Writers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke Wednesday with the Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer to discuss the new contract Northrop Grumman contract in West Virginia. "Today I met with Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer, and was so pleased to discuss the new contract that our West Virginia workers earned at the Northrop Grumman facility at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Mineral County," Manchin said. "The Navy recently awarded Northrop Grumman the contract for … Continue Reading
March 15, 2019
Sen. Manchin, Capito Defend Votes Over Border Security Issue | Bluefield Daily Telegraph
by Staff Writers
WASHINGTON - In a stunning rebuke, a dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats Thursday to block the national emergency that President Donald Trump declared so he could build his border wall with Mexico. The rejection capped a week of confrontation with the White House as both parties in Congress strained to exert their power in new ways. The 59-41 tally, following the Senate's vote a day earlier to end U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen, promised to force Trump into the first … Continue Reading
March 14, 2019
Manchin Applauds Signage Of Public Lands Act | The Beckley Register-Herald
by Matt Combs
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who is the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined President Donald Trump and others at the White House for the signing of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act into law. In a release, Manchin applauded the act and the bipartisan effort which led to its passage. "I was proud to join colleagues on both sides of the aisle at the White House today as President Trump signed the John D. … Continue Reading
March 14, 2019
US Senate Expected To Pass Resolution Revoking Trump Emergency Declaration | WV MetroNews
by Alex Thomas
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The U.S. Senate is set to vote Thursday on a resolution terminating President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration regarding border security. The resolution, already passed by the House of Representatives, would nullify the president's action to secure billions of dollars for physical barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are expected to vote differently on the legislation, with Capito voting against … Continue Reading
March 13, 2019
Manchin, Murkowski Take Lead On Climate Change | The Charleston Gazette
by Thomas Rodd
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va, and his colleague, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have taken an extraordinary and courageous step forward in the battle against runaway climate change. These two legislators are both from major carbon-energy producing states. Murkowski is the chairwoman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Manchin is the ranking minority member. These two national leaders have literally reached across the partisan aisle, and - in a joint op-ed in The Washington … Continue Reading
March 13, 2019
Trump Signs Environmental Bill | WV MetroNews
by Staff Writers
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed Tuesday legislation to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund among other environmental provisions affecting West Virginia, with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., among those in attendance of the bill signing. The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act also designates the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area and increases the funding cap for the Wheeling National Heritage Area to open the opportunity … Continue Reading
March 12, 2019
Murkowski And Manchin Break With Colleagues On Green New Deal | E&E News
by Mike Lee, Jenny Mandel, And Edward Klump
HOUSTON - Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and ranking member Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) delivered a message of unity on climate change here yesterday. But their remarks at CERAWeek by IHS Markit meant sometimes contradicting party colleagues and leaders back in Washington, D.C. Addressing an audience of several thousand people at one of the biggest oil and gas conferences in the country, the political moderates said they could find common ground. "There's … Continue Reading
March 12, 2019
Funding for Alzheimer's Research Awarded To WVU | The Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $429,880 to West Virginia University's neurological disorder clinical research program, in order to study Early Alzheimer's disease. "Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that effects far too many West Virginians and Americans," said U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. "Since my first days as Governor, I have also been a big supporter of studying this disease, so that we can protect and care for, both our current and future … Continue Reading
March 08, 2019
Lawmakers Push Competing Visions for Helping Miners | E&E News
by Dylan Brown
Republican West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito yesterday released the GOP fix for the troubled pensions of more than 100,000 retired union coal miners. Capito's S. 671 mirrors H.R. 935, which Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) introduced earlier this year to rescue United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) pension plans expected to be insolvent by 2022. Both dubbed the "Miners Pension Protection Act," the bills would dip into taxpayer dollars set aside for the Abandoned Mine Land cleanup program, … Continue Reading
March 08, 2019
Sen. Manchin Supports Hardrock Mining Reform | Bloomberg
by Steven Lee
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's top Democrat said he was opposed to a 147-year old mining law that a coalition of environmentalists are now trying to overhaul. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's remarks, made at a March 7 roundtable meeting of the committee, could encourage other Democrats or centrist Republicans to vote for a reform bill expected from Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M). Manchin didn't co-sponsor a version of Udall's reform bill in the last Congress. Under the General … Continue Reading
March 06, 2019
Senior Corps Organizations To Receive Grant Funding | The Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
Four Senior Corps organizations in West Virginia will receive grant funding to tackle issues in their communities, including Summersville Baptist Church. The funding will be used to help the organizations' build infrastructure, provide transportation or housing, and allow for broader access to healthcare, such as opioid treatment and prevention programs. Specifically, Summersville Baptist Church will receive $81,394. "One of the best qualities of the people of West Virginia is that we … Continue Reading
