Press Releases

March 14, 2023

Manchin, Rounds Lead Bipartisan Effort to Protect Small Businesses from Labor Shortages

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) led ten bipartisan Senators in urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ur Jaddou to reconsider plans to dramatically increase the fees businesses pay for H-2A and H-2B non-immigrant work visas. These temporary visas are critical for helping small businesses across West Virginia, South Dakota and the entire … Continue Reading


March 14, 2023

Manchin Announces $202K to Strengthen Fire Safety in Gordon

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $202,800 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the city of Gordon. The funding is made possible through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program and will provide critical resources to the city’s fire department to increase its number of frontline firefighters and promote public safety. … Continue Reading


March 14, 2023

Manchin Announces $1.27M Contract Award to Plug Abandoned Gas Well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a $1.27 million contract has been awarded to a Morgantown, West Virginia-based contractor to plug one abandoned gas well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve—America’s newest national park—and two abandoned oil and gas wells at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula, Ohio. The contract utilizes funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law … Continue Reading


March 14, 2023

Manchin Announces $293K for 16 West Virginia Housing Organizations

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $293,903 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for sixteen West Virginia housing organizations. The funding will specifically support connecting West Virginians living in multifamily housing who are elderly or living with disabilities with critical community-based services.  “Every West Virginian deserves a roof over their head and a warm, safe … Continue Reading


March 13, 2023

Manchin Applauds Willow Project Reapproval

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, applauded the Administration’s decision to reapprove the Willow Project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve.“I welcome today’s Record of Decision (ROD) that finally reapproves the ConocoPhillips Willow Project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. This is a long awaited and critical step towards shoring up American energy security. Responsible development of … Continue Reading


March 12, 2023

Manchin: America's Banks Are Strong

Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse this past Friday.“America’s banks and our financial system are overall strong and sound, and in fact are stronger and sounder now than any time since the 2007-2008 financial crisis. I urge the American people to allow the protections already in place to insure individual deposits and the well-being of local and regional banks, particularly in rural communities like … Continue Reading


March 10, 2023

ICYMI — Manchin: The Biden Admin panders to climate activists. I won't support their nominees.

Houston, TX — This morning, The Houston Chronicle published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The full op-ed is below. To read the piece in The Houston Chronicle, please click here.Chairman Manchin wrote: European conflict, global crises, persistent inflation, rising energy prices and the fear of a coming recession have placed America and the world at a critical crossroads, with much of these challenges centered on … Continue Reading


March 09, 2023

Manchin Responds to Podesta Comments on the Role of Chinese Companies in US Energy Expansion

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following comments made by White House senior adviser John Podesta that Chinese companies will be “big players” in growing domestic energy production using the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Chips and Science Act.“It is beyond irresponsible for someone speaking on behalf of the White House to not only condone but also advocate for … Continue Reading


March 09, 2023

Manchin, Committee Convene to Examine the Nuclear Fuel Life Cycle

Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the nuclear fuel life cycle. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the need to reduce the United States’ and our allies’ dependence on Russian nuclear fuel and the significant investments the U.S. is making in advanced nuclear reactors and other technologies that will help strengthen energy security and independence.“With the passage of the Energy Act [of 2020], … Continue Reading


March 09, 2023

Manchin Announces $3.1 Million for Three West Virginia Airport Projects

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,177,536 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three West Virginia airport projects. The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will support constructing new terminal buildings at the North Central West Virginia Airport and the Jackson County Airport and purchasing equipment to maintain safe operations at Yeager Airport. … Continue Reading


March 08, 2023

Manchin Votes to Overturn Dangerous DC Crime Law

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote to overturn the DC City Council’s recently passed law, the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. The law would have made several dangerous changes to DC’s criminal code, including reducing the maximum sentence for armed burglary from 60 years to 8 years, reducing the mandatory minimum sentence for first-degree murder from 30 years to 24 years, and expanding the list of misdemeanor crimes … Continue Reading


March 08, 2023

Manchin Urges EPA Administrator to Prioritize Electricity Affordability, Reliability for West Virginians

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to postpone finalizing a rule, known as the Good Neighbor Rule or the Interstate Transport Rule, that could prompt the premature closure of baseload power plants and threaten electricity affordability and reliability across West Virginia and 24 additional states. Senator Manchin expressed concerns over warnings from elected officials, electric grid operators and … Continue Reading


March 08, 2023

ICYMI: Manchin Questions Assistant Secretary of Defense, Commanders on Cybersecurity Operations, Advantages of Passing a Budget on Time

Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, questioned witnesses on U.S. cybersecurity operations and capabilities and the economic and national security advantages of passing a budget on time. The witnesses were the Honorable Christopher P. Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, General Bryan P. … Continue Reading


March 08, 2023

ICYMI: Manchin Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition to Investigate Korean War Memorial Inaccuracies

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY), joined House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), and House Committee on Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Lloyd … Continue Reading


March 08, 2023

Manchin to Vote Against Daniel Werfel for IRS Commissioner

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to vote against Daniel Werfel for Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).“At every turn, this Administration has ignored Congressional intent when implementing the Inflation Reduction Act. First and foremost, the IRA is an energy security bill with clear and direct guidelines to ensure we are able to onshore our supply and manufacturing chains. But instead of adhering to … Continue Reading


March 08, 2023

Manchin Statement on Interior’s Unprecedented Delay on Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Plan

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) unprecedented delay in releasing a five-year leasing plan. “Monday night, the Department of the Interior made it painfully clear - again - that they are putting their radical climate agenda ahead of our nation’s energy security, and they are willing to go to great lengths to do it. The … Continue Reading


March 08, 2023

Manchin Announces New Federal Mine Safety Laboratory Coming to Pocahontas County

Washington, DC - 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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will construct a mine safety research facility and laboratory in Mace, West Virginia. Senator Manchin secured the funding for the design and construction of the new site as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus. “I am thrilled to announce the first new … Continue Reading


March 07, 2023

Manchin, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce RESTRICT Act to Protect Americans Online, Defend National Security from Foreign Technology

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, led a group of 12 bipartisan Senators in introducing the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act to address the ongoing threats posed by foreign technology products to American economic and national security. The legislation would establish a … Continue Reading


March 07, 2023

ICYMI: WV Newspaper Praises Manchin's Bipartisan Work to Address our National Debt

Washington, DC - Today, the Preston News & Journal newspaper in Kingwood, West Virginia praised U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) for his bipartisan work to address the national debt, pass a balanced budget on time, and implement a balanced energy policy in an editorial titled “An American Problem.” The editorial can be read in full below or here. On a day that the U.S. Senate continued the tradition of reading President George Washington’s farewell address, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, … Continue Reading


March 07, 2023

Manchin Applauds President's National Cybersecurity Strategy

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, applauded President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. President Biden announced the National Cybersecurity Strategy last week. “The President’s National Cybersecurity Strategy is a step towards coordinating our federal government cyber efforts, and I’m pleased he is prioritizing this important issue,” said Senator Manchin, Chairman of the Senate … Continue Reading

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