Press Releases
Manchin Celebrates Groundbreaking of Nucor Steel’s $3 Billion Mason County Sheet Mill
Apple Grove, WV — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, attended the groundbreaking of Nucor Steel’s new state-of-the-art sheet mill in Apple Grove, West Virginia. The new mill represents a $3.1 billion investment in Mason County, West Virginia, that will create as many as 2,000 construction jobs and approximately 800 full-time positions when fully operational. “West Virginia’s steel industry was started in Wheeling in 1884. … Continue Reading
October 20, 2023
Manchin Questions Republicans’ Change of Heart After They Praised IRA in Amicus Brief
Charleston, WV — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, refuted claims made by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee, and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, in a misleading report about the Inflation Reduction Act. “As a result of the Inflation Reduction Act, we are now producing more energy than ever before in our nation’s … Continue Reading
October 20, 2023
Manchin Announces $8.9 Million from Appalachian Regional Commission for 15 West Virginia Projects
Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,915,200 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for 15 West Virginia projects. The funding will support a variety of community initiatives across the state, including workforce development programs, broadband expansion, upgrades to the Elk River Trail, renovations to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center and more. “Investing in our local communities creates good-paying … Continue Reading
October 20, 2023
Manchin, Capito, King, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Dedicating Today As National Early Childhood Literacy Awareness Day
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Angus King (I-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate today, October 20, 2023, as National Early Childhood Literacy Awareness Day. The resolution highlights the importance of access to high-quality early childhood education programs and was conceived by West Virginia resident Rania Zuri who is the founder and CEO of The LiTEArary Society, Inc., an organization focused on ending … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
Manchin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation Pushing Back on Biden Admin’s Electric Vehicle Mandate
Washington, DC— Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and 28 of his Senate colleagues introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to counter the Biden Administration’s radical environmental agenda and executive overreach by preventing the implementation of a proposed rule and other regulations that seek to limit consumer vehicle choice. “We cannot allow the EPA to continue to impose oppressive and careless regulations that increase our dependence on foreign adversaries like … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
Manchin Criticizes Administration for Lifting Oil Trade Sanctions Against Venezuela
Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, criticized the Biden Administration for lifting sanctions against Venezuela during his opening remarks in an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. “I also want to briefly express at the outset my strong concerns about the news last night that this administration has lifted most sanctions on Venezuelan oil for the next 6 months. On the heels of announcing the … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
Manchin Announces $582K for Affordable Housing Expansion in Rupert
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $582,410 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Woodlands Development Group. The funding will construct and operate 14 rent-assisted units for low and very low-income seniors in the Rupert area. “Every West Virginian deserves a roof over their head and a warm, safe place to sleep at night,” said Senator Manchin. “I’m pleased HUD is investing more … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
Manchin Questions Department of Energy Witnesses About Protecting Taxpayer Dollars
Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) due diligence process for awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Department’s overall innovation investment strategy. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV), highlighted ongoing issues in the implementation of the IRA and BIL — including the … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
Manchin Announces $2.5 Million for American Electric Power Service Corporation to Improve Resiliency and Modernize Grid in Charleston and Huntington Regions
Washington, DC - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) will receive $2.5 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to support technology solutions that increase the flexibility, efficiency, reliability, and resiliency of the electric power system for customers in the Charleston and Huntington … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
Manchin Announces Medicare Open Enrollment Through Dec. 7th
Washington, DC— Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that the open enrollment period for Medicare has begun and it will be open through December 7, 2023. This year, seniors are able to choose Medicare plans with new cost-saving benefits that were included in Senator Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act. To find out more about Medicare Open Enrollment, and how you can change your own plan or work with the seniors in your life to get them on Medicare, click here. “Thanks to the … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
Manchin, Colleagues Urge Biden Admin to Address Crypto-financed Terrorism After Reports of Hamas Raising Millions in Crypto to Fund Operations
Washington, DC— U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and 104 of his colleagues sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, raising grave concerns about reports that in the months leading up to their brutal October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) raised millions of dollars via crypto, evading U.S. sanctions to … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
Manchin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Freeze $6 Billion to Iran, Probe Additional Iranian Assets
Washington, DC - This week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and 23 of his Senate colleagues introduced the Revoke Iranian Funding Act to rescind the general licenses that authorized the release of $6 billion to Iran and prevent the Iranian regime from accessing and using the funds held in Qatar to finance terrorist attacks against Israel or any other nation. In addition, this bipartisan legislation directs the U.S. Treasury Secretary to study … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
Manchin Announces $22.4 Million for Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Weirton
Washington, DC - 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 $22,470,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the City of Weirton. The funding will support upgrading Weirton’s water treatment plant from a capacity of 4 million gallons per day to 8 million gallons per day. “Every West Virginian deserves clean water to drink, and today’s announcement is great … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
Manchin Announces $1.2 Million for West Virginia Bureau for Public Health to Reimburse COVID-19 Costs
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,241,279 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health. The funding will reimburse costs accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our frontline workers go above and beyond to care for their fellow West Virginians, and we must ensure they have the resources necessary to keep themselves … Continue Reading
October 17, 2023
Manchin Makes the Case for PASS Act to Address Name, Image and Likeness in College Sports
Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin spoke during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), and the Future of College Sports” about the Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports (PASS) Act of 2023, his bipartisan legislation with Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) to protect student-athletes, maintain fair competition and compensation, strengthen transparency, and preserve the time-honored tradition of college sports. Today’s hearing examined … Continue Reading
October 17, 2023
ICYMI: Manchin Pushes Biden Administration to Halt Financing Iranian-sponsored Terrorism
Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a bipartisan letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make it the official policy of the United States to freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets in the wake of Hamas’s deadly terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. In September, the State Department announced its intention to release these assets to Iran. However, given Iran’s long-standing material and financial … Continue Reading
October 17, 2023
ICYMI: MANCHIN HOSTS ENERGY SECRETARY GRANHOLM TO CELEBRATE APPALACHIAN HYDROGEN HUB
Morgantown, WV — Yesterday, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Morgantown, West Virginia, to celebrate the selection of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) to develop a hydrogen hub with a focus on counties in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. Chairman Manchin and … Continue Reading
October 13, 2023
Manchin Joins 8th Annual Ride for Fallen Services Heroes
Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) served as the Special Guest Road Captain for the 8th Annual Ride for Fallen Service Heroes. This year’s ride began at the Gold Star Monument at the West Virginia State Capitol and traveled through the New River Gorge to end in Summersville. The ride honored Fallen Service Heroes and showed support for Gold Star Families. “I was honored to join the Annual Ride for Fallen Service Heroes again this year to memorialize those who have made … Continue Reading
October 13, 2023
Manchin Announces West Virginia Selected as New Home for Appalachian Regional Hydrogen Hub
Charleston, WV — Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) for up to $925 million in federal support under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will bring a hydrogen hub to West Virginia. Chairman Manchin’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $8 billion for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs to jumpstart the production, … Continue Reading
October 12, 2023
Manchin Announces $1.3 Million to Enhance Public Health Across West Virginia
Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,300,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for West Virginia University and the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority. The funding, which is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will assist West Virginia businesses with pollution reduction strategies and help clean up … Continue Reading
