Press Releases
Manchin Resolution Defends Postal Service Against Privatization
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) co-sponsored a Senate resolution opposing the privatization of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Under previous consolidation implemented by the USPS under the Post Office Structure Plan (POST) in 2012, 478 post offices around West Virginia had their hours drastically reduced to as little as two hours per day. Given that the POST Plan was undertaken after significant backlash against the previous proposal to close thousands of post … Continue Reading
October 05, 2018
Manchin to Support Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. "From the start of this process, I promised my constituents that I would look seriously at Judge Kavanaugh's record and cast my vote based on the facts I have before me and what is best for West Virginia. I met with the nominee for over two hours, attended his hearings, spoke with constitutional experts, and heard from thousands of West … Continue Reading
October 03, 2018
Manchin Applauds Final Passage Of Opioid Package That Will Ensure West Virginians Get Triple The Funding This Year To Fight The Opioid Crisis
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauds the final passage of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which includes a provision that Senator Manchin pushed for that will ensure that West Virginia receives its fair share of federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic. Originally, much of the funding that states received to fight the opioid epidemic was based heavily on the number of overdose deaths rather than the rate of overdose deaths. Unfortunately, this … Continue Reading
October 03, 2018
Manchin Announces More Than $760K In HHS Funding For Food Hub In Kanawha County
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) has awarded $760,416 to a community development group in West Virginia. The funding will go to the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, or KISRA, to implement the Appalachian Food Enterprise, a food hub that will promote community health, support local food production, local farmers, and create jobs. Senator Manchin sent a letter of support to the … Continue Reading
October 03, 2018
Manchin Votes To Pass FAA Reauthorization Helping West Virginia Airports & Disaster Response
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today voted to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The bill includes a five-year reauthorization of the FAA; a three-year reauthorization of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at $7.9 billion; a four-year reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); and the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, which reforms and reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The bill also … Continue Reading
October 02, 2018
Manchin Bill To Permanently Reauthorize LWCF Approved By Energy & Natural Resources Committee
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bill, the Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (S. 569), was approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. This bill would make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). "For decades, LWCF funds have made West Virginia even more wild and wonderful for all of us to enjoy and escape the daily hustle and bustle of our everyday lives for a chance to experience the … Continue Reading
October 02, 2018
Manchin Congratulates Blue Ribbon West Virginia Schools
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) congratulates three West Virginia schools recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos named 349 public and private schools for their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups, demonstrating that all students can achieve to high levels. "I am proud that three elementary schools in the Mountain State are getting well-deserved praise … Continue Reading
October 02, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce $4.6 Million in DOJ Funding for West Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,629,701 for West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Funding comes through several DOJ programs and will support a variety of law enforcement and research activities-including recordkeeping, youth safety, support for human trafficking victims, and forensic research. "I'm glad to see this investment from the Department of … Continue Reading
October 02, 2018
Manchin Congratulates Blue Ribbon West Virginia Schools
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) congratulates three West Virginia schools recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos named 349 public and private schools for their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups, demonstrating that all students can achieve to high levels. "I am proud that three elementary schools in the Mountain State are getting well-deserved praise … Continue Reading
October 01, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce More Than $300K for West Virginia Economic Development Projects
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $301,811 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rural economic development projects in Martinsburg, Lewisburg, Charleston, Keyser, Talcott and Parkersburg. "I'm excited to see this investment in economic development projects throughout the state from the Department of Agriculture," Senator Manchin said. "From training … Continue Reading
October 01, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce More Than $5.5 Million in DOJ Funding for West Virginia
Includes resources to help children affected by opioid epidemic WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,583,112 for West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Funding will support services for children adversely impacted by the opioid crisis and its related crime, as well as for those currently struggling with addiction. It will also support the investigation and … Continue Reading
September 28, 2018
Manchin Supports Flake's Call For A FBI Investigation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ)'s call for a one-week FBI investigation. "I applaud Senator Jeff Flake's decision to rise above the partisan circus on display during this entire process. It took courage to take a stand and call for a one-week FBI investigation to get to the bottom of the allegations against Judge Kavanaugh. This has been a partisan and divisive process. The American people have been pulled apart … Continue Reading
September 27, 2018
Manchin And Heller Lead Bipartisan Effort To Direct Rural Broadband Funding To High Cost Areas
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Dean Heller (R-NV) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing a letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to designate a high cost set aside within the e-Connectivity Pilot Program established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act to reach rural and geographically challenged areas of the country that need it most. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), of the 24 million American … Continue Reading
September 26, 2018
Manchin Applauds Bill Renaming NASA Facility For West Virginian Katherine Johnson
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the Senate passage of legislation he cosponsored honoring the life, legacy, and scientific contributions of famed mathematician and West Virginian Katherine Johnson. The bill would rename the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia, after Mrs. Johnson. "I applaud my Senate colleagues for passing this legislation, which I was … Continue Reading
September 25, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce More Than $926K For West Virginia Infrastructure Projects
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $926,558 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation for training programs for locators, excavators, and various other small vehicle operators for hazardous material response and damage prevention and pipeline safety programs in West Virginia. "In West Virginia we are blessed with an abundance of energy resources and the ability to … Continue Reading
September 24, 2018
Mineral County Becomes 22nd West Virginia County To Receive High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Designation
Washington, D.C. - Today U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the designation of Mineral County, West Virginia as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). On May 31, 2018, Senator Manchin sent a letter to the Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, James Carroll, encouraging the designation of Mineral County as HIDTA County. Mineral County is one of 10 areas nationwide receiving this designation, announced today by Deputy Director Carroll. The HIDTA designation will … Continue Reading
September 21, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce $35 Million to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $35,080,728 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address substance abuse in West Virginia. Funding comes through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and will support the expansion of treatment services, strengthening … Continue Reading
September 20, 2018
Manchin Hosts Roundtable Discussion On "Jessie's Law" In Martinsburg
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, hosted a roundtable discussion today at the Shenandoah Health Center in Martinsburg with community and healthcare leaders to discuss "Jessie's Law" and the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. Earlier this week, Senator Manchin secured language in the Opioid Crisis Response Act to require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement "Jessie's Law". In March, … Continue Reading
September 19, 2018
Manchin Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Opioids in Ranson
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), co-chair of the Senate Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse, hosted a roundtable discussion today at the Jefferson County Day Reporter Center in Ranson with community and healthcare leaders to discuss the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. Earlier this week Senator Manchin secured a provision in the Opioid Crisis Response Act that passed the Senate that will continue to ensure that West Virginia will receive more funding to fight the opioid … Continue Reading
September 19, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce More than $3.7 Million for Yeager Airport
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,708,000 in funding to extend the existing Eagle Mountain Road around the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority to provide access to 25 acres of currently inaccessible land on the airfield for future development. It also provides a secondary access route for the West Virginia Air National Guard facility located at the airport's … Continue Reading
