Press Releases
Manchin Applauds Appointment of Ryan Thorn to Lead USDA's West Virginia Rural Development Office
Charleston, WV - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the appointment of Ryan Thorn to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) West Virginia Rural Development Office. Ryan Thorn currently serves as Senator Manchin’s Economic Development Manager. “Born and raised in West Virginia, Ryan Thorn has spent his career advocating for West Virginians, small businesses and communities to better our entire state through economic development, expansion and workforce retention,” … Continue Reading
March 17, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce ARC POWER Grants
Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced three POWER grants totaling $2,085,225 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).“The Appalachian Regional Commission’s continued investment and partnership with our communities to revitalize and strengthen Appalachia is great news for our state and the entire … Continue Reading
March 17, 2022
Manchin, Capito Appreciate Addition of Paden City to EPA's Superfund National Priorities List
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision to add Paden City, West Virginia, to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The Paden City site consists of co-mingled groundwater plumes containing hazardous substances. The groundwater and soils are contaminated with the solvent tetrachloroethylene … Continue Reading
March 17, 2022
West Virginia Delegation Calls On U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service To Expand Capacity And Staff In West Virginia Field Office
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representatives David McKinley (WV-1), Alex Mooney (WV-2) and Carol Miller (WV-3) urged U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams to expand the West Virginia field office’s capacity and to hire additional staff to address a significant increase in consultation requests over the past year. This increase in requests has led to significant delays in response, from a few weeks to … Continue Reading
March 16, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $9.3 Million For West Virginians Experiencing Homelessness, Domestic Violence
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,346,404 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program for nineteen organizations across West Virginia. The CoC awards were provided in the 2020 year-end stimulus package to help quickly rehouse individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness. The programs also support adults … Continue Reading
March 16, 2022
Manchin Attends Ukrainian President Zelensky's Address To Congress
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after attending Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress. “I greatly appreciate the opportunity to hear directly from President Zelensky as he continues to show immense courage leading his country through this senseless attack from Vladimir Putin. The United States can and must do more to support the valiant efforts of the Ukrainian people and prevent Putin’s further … Continue Reading
March 15, 2022
Manchin, Rounds To President Biden: Absence of Rural Representation on VA Air Commission Is Concerning
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Mike Rounds (R-SD), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), are leading the effort to make certain rural perspectives are taken into consideration by the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission. In a letter to President Biden, the Senators expressed their concerns that all those who have been nominated to serve on the AIR Commission are from heavily populated urban areas. Additionally, the Senators request … Continue Reading
March 15, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding for Agricultural Research Project at WVU
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $817,167 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to West Virginia University (WVU). This funding will support research on the influence of microbiomes on the productivity, health, drought tolerance, and reproductive fitness of bioenergy crops.“West Virginia’s farmers, ranchers … Continue Reading
March 15, 2022
Manchin, Capito Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging IRS To Address Ongoing Concerns, Delays
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led a bipartisan and bicameral group of 100 Senators and Representatives in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig reiterating ongoing concerns and urging the IRS to provide much needed relief to taxpayers. As the IRS struggles to address customer service and processing issues, its lack of action is causing unnecessary confusion as the current tax filing season progresses. … Continue Reading
March 15, 2022
After Manchin Efforts, Flights At Clarksburg And Lewisburg Airports Will Continue
Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg following the announcement from SkyWest that they plan to discontinue Essential Air Services (EAS) to North Central West Virginia Airport in Clarksburg (CKB) and Greenbrier Valley Airport in Lewisburg (LWB). Senator Manchin urged Secretary Buttigieg to place a hold on the termination of air services at the two airports to protect local economies … Continue Reading
March 14, 2022
Manchin, Capito Renew Bipartisan Push To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently joined a bipartisan group of 30 senators in requesting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalize its proposed rule to stop all retroactive direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees. This provision is expected to reduce seniors’ out-of-pocket prescription drug costs by $21.3 billion over 10 years.In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the Senators said … Continue Reading
March 14, 2022
Manchin, Capito Lead Bipartisan Request For Information On U.S. Protection From Russian Cyber, Disinformation Threats
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, led 22 bipartisan Senators requesting information from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on efforts to protect the United States from Russian cyber and disinformation threats. The letter … Continue Reading
March 14, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce STEM Grants For Fairmont State, Concord Universities
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $448,352 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support STEM education focused projects at Fairmont State University and Concord University.“The National Science Foundation continues to be a great partner for West Virginia colleges and universities, and I’m pleased with these continued investments in our state. The research … Continue Reading
March 14, 2022
Manchin: I Am Unable To Support Nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin To Federal Reserve Board
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to oppose the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to the Federal Reserve Board. “Now more than ever, the United States must have policy leaders and economic experts who are focused on the most pressing issues facing the American people and our nation - specifically rising inflation and energy costs. I have carefully reviewed Sarah Bloom Raskin’s qualifications and previous public … Continue Reading
March 11, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce 5 New AmeriCorps Projects in West Virginia
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced the deployment of five new AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) teams to West Virginia. The teams will serve the West Virginia towns of Fairmont, Thomas, Mullens, Gandeeville and Elkview through projects that include tax preparation, park and river clean-ups and rural infrastructure upgrades. “West Virginians have a long history of lending a hand to their neighbors and … Continue Reading
March 11, 2022
Manchin Votes For FY22 Budget And Ukraine Aid, Secures West Virginia Priorities
Washington, DC - This evening, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) omnibus and $13.6 billion in direct aid for Ukraine. Senator Manchin also secured West Virginia priorities in the FY22 federal budget, including more than $166 million for Congressionally Directed Spending Requests in West Virginia.“This evening I voted for the FY22 funding bill that is a bipartisan, fiscally sound compromise. Many of the West … Continue Reading
March 10, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $2.1 Million For West Virginia University Research
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,116,460 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Visual Sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence at West Virginia University. Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence support the establishment and development of innovative, state-of-the-art biomedical and behavioral research centers and institutions … Continue Reading
March 10, 2022
Manchin Questions U.S. Commanders On NATO Security, China Weapons Systems, Operational Control Of Korean Peninsula
Washington, DC - 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 Admiral John C. Aquilino, USN Commander, Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and General Paul J. LaCamera, USA, Commander United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea. Senator Manchin questioned the witnesses about concerns over Russian escalation into NATO member territory, the … Continue Reading
March 10, 2022
Manchin Announces Funding To Expand Broadband Access To More Than 79,000 West Virginia Locations
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced that West Virginia will receive $247.6 million over the next decade from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to expand broadband access to 79,391 locations across West Virginia. Broadband service provider Frontier was approved by the FCC after an exhaustive technical, financial and legal review of all winning bidders. After concerns were raised that the FCC had not properly … Continue Reading
March 10, 2022
Manchin Calls For Rebuilding Domestic Energy Systems To Strengthen American Energy Security And Support Allies Across The Free World
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered the following remarks during a full committee hearing to examine the use of energy as a tool and a weapon, and ensuring energy security for the United States and its allies.The hearing featured witnesses from the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Columbia University, Energy Futures Initiative, Rice University and Shell USA, Inc. To read their testimony click … Continue Reading
