Press Releases

August 09, 2023

Manchin Announces WVU Research Corporation Awarded $400K to Study Process for Producing Green Methanol Using Direct Air Capture and Hydrogen

Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, will receive $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to conduct a conceptual design and feasibility study of a proposed integrated process for … Continue Reading


August 09, 2023

Manchin Announces More Than $657K for Affordable Housing for West Virginia Seniors

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $657,910 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 13 West Virginia housing organizations and facilities across the state to provide affordable housing for low-income seniors. “Access to quality, affordable housing is critical to the health and well-being of West Virginia’s seniors,” said Senator Manchin. “This funding … Continue Reading


August 09, 2023

Manchin Announces $2.5 Million for Advanced Imaging and Chemical Analysis Equipment at West Virginia University

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,500,000 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for West Virginia University (WVU) to purchase a focused ion-beam scanning electron microscope for research in standards development and materials optimization in energy systems, manufacturing, and fundamental neuroscience and life science studies. This federal award is one of the Congressionally … Continue Reading


August 08, 2023

Following Manchin Efforts, Commerce Takes Action to Protect Domestic Hardwood Plywood Producers

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) recent circumvention findings to protect domestic hardwood plywood producers from unfair Chinese import practices. The findings concluded that these imports illegally circumvented U.S. antidumping and countervailing (AD/CVD) orders by using components primarily manufactured in China to complete the products in Vietnam. In March, Senator Manchin urged Commerce Secretary … Continue Reading


August 08, 2023

Manchin Announces $898K for Three West Virginia Research Initiatives

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $898,443 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three West Virginia research initiatives. The funding will support two projects at West Virginia University (WVU), including research on nitrogen emissions in forest environments and computational imagery in space, as well as a project to expand access to STEM research awards for four-year colleges and universities … Continue Reading


August 08, 2023

Manchin Visits West Virginia State University for Broadband Town Hall, Roundtable on New School of Agriculture

Institute, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited West Virginia State University (WVSU) for a town hall with students, local officials and community leaders on broadband deployment and enhancement in West Virginia. Following the town hall, Senator Manchin participated in a roundtable discussion with WVSU leadership to learn more about the University’s plans for a new School of Agriculture. “It was great to be in Institute today with WVSU students, faculty, staff … Continue Reading


August 04, 2023

Manchin Announces $206K to Restart Generation Wv Fellowship Program

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $206,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help Generation West Virginia (GWV) restart its fellowship program and retain the next generation of business leaders in West Virginia. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding … Continue Reading


August 04, 2023

Manchin Glad FERC Will Assess Reliability Impacts from the EPA’s Unreasonable Power Plant Regulations

Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced it would hold a Reliability Technical Conference to evaluate the impacts to the electric grid from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed power plant rules under section 111 of the Clean Air Act.  “As Chairman of the Senate Energy … Continue Reading


August 04, 2023

Manchin: Great American Outdoors Act Has Brought $23.5 Million to West Virginia to Support and Expand Outdoor Recreation Since Enactment

Charleston, WV – Today, on the third anniversary of the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the bipartisan legislation has brought $23.5 million to support and expand the outdoor recreation economy in West Virginia and address deferred maintenance projects in National Parks, Forests, and on Public Lands.  Signed into … Continue Reading


August 03, 2023

Manchin Announces $545K to Support West Virginia Pipeline Safety Programs

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $545,522 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The funding will support pipeline safety programs across the state. “Upgrading and improving our pipeline infrastructure is critical as … Continue Reading


August 03, 2023

Manchin Statement on Fitch Downgrading U.S. Credit Rating

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+. “The downgrading of America’s credit rating by Fitch represents a historic failure of leadership by both political parties and the Executive branch. The credit agency specifically cited the decline in governance, erosion of cooperation in the federal government and ballooning national debt when making … Continue Reading


August 03, 2023

Manchin Attends Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for the Rahall Congressional Archives

Beckley, WV—Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rahall Congressional Archives at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology campus. “As we open the Rahall Congressional Archives, we are now fully recognizing and celebrating all the hard work Congressman Nick Rahall did for West Virginia and our country,” said Senator Manchin. “Having served for 19 consecutive terms, he remains the youngest elected and … Continue Reading


August 01, 2023

Grants at a Glance: Manchin Announces $56.5 Million for West Virginia in July 2023

Charleston, WV – This past July, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $56,536,426 in federal funding for the state of West Virginia. The awards will support a wide variety of West Virginia priorities, including substance use disorder treatment services, airport improvements, innovative research projects and more. “As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I work every day to ensure West Virginia is receiving our fair … Continue Reading


August 01, 2023

Manchin Announces $1.3 Million to Improve West Virginia Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,300,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support increased substance use disorder and mental health services at Marshall University and the West Virginia State Department of Health and Human Resources. This funding aims to bolster treatment for those dealing with substance use disorder and severe mental health issues across West … Continue Reading


July 31, 2023

Senate Approves Manchin’s Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Legislation

Charleston, WV – Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously advanced legislation led byU.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Angus King (I-ME) to authorize an electronic stamp for use through the entirety of a waterfowl hunting season.The bipartisan Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 will allow hunters immediate access to an electronic duck stamp via their smartphone to meet the requirement that they purchase a Federal Duck Stamp and carry it … Continue Reading


July 31, 2023

Manchin Introduces Legislation to Crack down on Crypto Use in Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking, and Terrorist Financing

Washington, DC –U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), introduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, legislation that would mitigate the risks that digital assets pose to our national security by closing loopholes and bringing the digital asset ecosystem into greater compliance with the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) frameworks governing the greater … Continue Reading


July 31, 2023

Manchin Announces $2.6 Million for Five West Virginia Educational Development Projects

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,631,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for five educational development projects across West Virginia. These federal awards are five of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill. “I’m proud to have secured direct funding to support these five … Continue Reading


July 31, 2023

Manchin Announces $5.1 Million for Three West Virginia Head Start Programs

Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,199,894 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Fayette County Child Development Center Head Start Program, the Raleigh County Community Action Association Early Head Start Program and the Mineral County School District Head Start Program. Head Start and Early Head Start support educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that … Continue Reading


July 31, 2023

Manchin Visits Camp Mountaineer in Monongalia County

Morgantown, WV – On Saturday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited Camp Mountaineer in Monongalia County to hear from Scouting leaders about a recent summer camp session and tour areas where he previously camped as a Scout. “I fondly remember spending my summers at Camp Mountaineer. The friendships we built around the campfire at Seneca Camp forged unbreakable bonds, and I continue to use the lessons and skills I learned from my Scout leaders,” said Senator Manchin. … Continue Reading


July 28, 2023

Manchin Statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline Resuming Construction

Washington, DC — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline resuming construction.  “I fought to ensure that language to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline was included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act in June. Congress passed that law, the President signed it, and now the Supreme Court of the United States spoke with one voice to uphold it. … Continue Reading

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