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Mineral County Gets Grant To Expand Broadband To Fort Ashby Business Park | Mineral Daily News
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mineral County has been awarded a $50,000 grant for the expansion of broadband service to the Fort Ashby Business Park. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the grant Monday, along with a total of $301,811 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for rural economic development projects in the state. Mineral County's project, under the direction of the Mineral County … Continue Reading
September 18, 2018
Funding awarded for naloxone distribution | Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,567,184 to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources to better equip emergency medical services agencies and West Virginia State Police with naloxone. "Our first responders are on the front lines of fighting the opioid epidemic and naloxone is an immeasurably valuable resource for this fight," said U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. "Ensuring every EMS professional, our police officers and other first … Continue Reading
August 09, 2018
Robert C. Byrd Aerospace Education Center gets grant | Times West Virginian
by Eric Hrin
BRIDGEPORT - The Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center is flying high with the receipt of an Appalachian Regional Commission POWER Grant for $1,784,750. On Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin stopped by the center in Bridgeport to speak about the grant, which allows for the purchase of equipment for the aviation maintenance technician program at the center. An oversized ceremonial check for the grant was presented by Manchin and Sen. Michael Romano. Thomas A. Stose, director-senior … Continue Reading
August 08, 2018
Sen. Manchin, local reps celebrate grant funding for Aerospace Education Center | Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
by Charles Young
BRIDGEPORT - Students at the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center have new training equipment thanks to the efforts of state and federal representatives. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Mike Romano, D-Harrison, and Del. Richard Iaquinta, D-Harrison, visited the center on Wednesday to celebrate a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the Appalachian Regional Commission. Part of the funding will be used to upgrade the advanced avionic trainers … Continue Reading
August 07, 2018
West Virginia University is getting a new piece of game-changing healthcare equipment | WSAZ
by Jessica Sampson
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Tuesday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, along with members of the Appropriations Committee, announced a $650,000 grant for West Virginia University. The funds will help support Position Emission Tomography-Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imagery or PET-EPRI. "WVU continues to conduct truly groundbreaking research in a wide range of fields, including medical science. This scanner has the ability to revolutionize not only biological imaging but … Continue Reading
August 04, 2018
Sen. Joe Manchin, Clergy Discuss Health Insurance Concerns in Wheeling | Wheeling Intelligencer
by Linda Comins
WHEELING - U.S. Sen Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., met Friday with area faith leaders to hear their concerns about health insurance and to urge their support for continued coverage of pre-existing medical conditions. The senator convened an hour-long session at Wheeling Hospital that was attended by clergy from Wheeling, Moundsville, Weirton, Chester, Newell and Huntington. The 16 leaders represented Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Disciples of Christ, Baptist, Jewish and nondenominational … Continue Reading
July 30, 2018
Manchin to bring more than 2,000 public comments into Kavanaugh meeting | WV Metro News
by Alex Wiederspiel
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Sen. Joe Manchin will begin the week with a crucial meeting. West Virginia's lone Democratic member in Congress will be the first Democrat to meet with Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. "When he was first announced for someone to say you are either for or against, then they are just playing politics," he said. "They're not sincere about trying to find out what the best idea you may have or the best info we might get from him on how he might … Continue Reading
July 24, 2018
Manchin discusses Supreme Court confirmation at forum | The Logan Banner
by Jake Zuckerman
Sen. Joe Manchin's vote on a potential U.S. Supreme Court justice could solidify a conservative lean on the highest court, and he's taking feedback. The ranking state Democrat, who is up for re-election in November, hosted a roundtable discussion with constituents at the West Virginia Lottery Building on Friday to hear questions, concerns and comments on President Donald Trump's second nominee to the court, Brett Kavanaugh. Manchin, in stride with other Senate Democrats, has framed the … Continue Reading
July 19, 2018
Manchin leads Democrats on resolution protecting pre-existing conditions coverage | WV Metro News
by Alex Thomas
WASHINGTON - Democrats in the U.S. Senate are supporting a resolution to protect former president Barack Obama's health care law from an effort to have the statute ruled unconstitutional. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced a resolution Thursday asking for the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the legislative chamber in Texas v. United States - a lawsuit involving West Virginia and 19 other states - in defense of "Obamacare" and its provisions, specifically the guarantee of health insurance … Continue Reading
July 12, 2018
Manchin, Capito announce nearly $12 million for Head Start programs | Elkins Inter-Mountain
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced $11,864,272 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to support Head Start services in Greenbrier, Monroe, Upshur, Ohio, and Marion counties. "It is in all of our best interest that every child receives a quality education that empowers them to succeed," Senator Manchin … Continue Reading
July 09, 2018
Manchin holds second roundtable meeting with stage clergy members | WV Metro News
by Mike McCullough
BECKLEY, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin met with clergy members from across West Virginia during a roundtable discussion at the Raleigh County Commission on Aging. Manchin said nearly 800,000 West Virginians currently have a pre-existing condition. The most common are high blood pressure, behavioral health disorders including substance abuse, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, currently allows those with a pre-existing … Continue Reading
July 08, 2018
Senator Joe Manchin and other Senators contact CDC to help with overdose deaths | WOAY
by Daniella Hankey
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOAY)- U.S. Senator Joe Manchin joined a bipartisan group of Senators in urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide more resources and better support for forensic medicine practitioners as overdose deaths in the United States overwhelm medical examiners, coroners, and toxicologists. The letter presses CDC on how it plans to ensure the forensic medicine community has the tools and support it needs to collect and share data to better understand, … Continue Reading
June 29, 2018
Senate Passes Manchins Bill to Build Jennings Randolph Hydroelectric Project | WOAY
by Daniella Hankey
The U.S. Senate passed legislation championed by Senator Joe Manchin to provide licensing certainty for the construction of a hydroelectric facility at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam at Jennings Randolph Dam in West Virginia. "I have always supported an all-of-the-above energy portfolio and this hydroelectric project is an important investment in the energy infrastructure in Mineral County and the surrounding communities. This project will generate enough domestic energy to power over … Continue Reading
June 21, 2018
Sen. Manchin: Funding secured for Baker's Run Campground | WDTV
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDTV) -- Senator Joe Manchin says the Senate Committee on Appropriations has secured funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District's campgrounds, including Baker's Run Campground in Braxton County. The future of the campground had seemed uncertain, as the district faced funding cuts based on the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget proposal. However, Manchin's office stated that these estimates were not based on funds authorized by Congress. The Army Corps of Engineers … Continue Reading
June 19, 2018
Bill would require federal study on addiction treatment infrastructure | Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would require a federal study on the substance use disorder treatment infrastructure in the U.S. Specifically, the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate and report on the capacity of both residential and inpatient treatment facilities along with the status of their availability and needs. "In order for the government to properly allocate funding, we need to know exactly how … Continue Reading
June 19, 2018
W.Va. to recieve nearly $3 million for cancer prevention programs | Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will receive nearly $3 million in funding for cancer prevention and control programs. The funding is being provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "One in eight West Virginians will suffer from cancer during their lifetime," said U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. "The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources does important work in maintaining the state's … Continue Reading
June 18, 2018
Manchin, clergy meet to discuss pre-existing conditions and health care | WV News
by Michael Lemley
BRIDGEPORT - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., met with priests, ministers and pastors of various faiths Monday to discuss the impact of allowing denial of health care due to pre-existing conditions. The meeting was held as a roundtable-style discussion that allowed the participants to bring their concerns and feelings on the issue to the senator. Many also gave accounts of problems related to the issue, either personal or those of the members of their respective congregations. Manchin … Continue Reading
June 17, 2018
Bill would map opioid treatment facilities | Martinsburg Journal
by Jim McConville
MARTINSBURG - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. wants to create a special U.S. map to show where opioid addiction treatment facilities are - and where they are not - around the country. Manchin and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, recently introduced the "Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act" to commission the Government Accountability Office to identify and map out opioid treatment centers state by state. The study would identify facilities by geographic region and demographic group, such as … Continue Reading
June 05, 2018
Manchin: State DRC model should be used nationwide | Martinsburg Journal
by Jim McConville
MARTINSBURG - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin , D-W Va., said he plans to pitch West Virginia's day report centers as models for treating opioid addicts on a national level, claiming it's a more effective and economically efficient approach than incarceration in federal and state jails. To that end, Manchin plans to approach the Federal Bureau of Prisons to explain that DRCs in Ranson and in Martinsburg take a holistic approach toward treating opioid addicts, with both medical and therapeutic … Continue Reading
May 30, 2018
Manchin working to ensure state broadband map coverage is accurate | Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a waiver to participate as a challenger in the Mobility Fund Phase II challenge process, to make sure that broadband coverage maps in West Virginia are accurate. "In 2015, the FCC thought that 99.9 percent of Americans had access to wireless coverage, so I brought the chairman to West Virginia so he could see for himself the challenges we face every day," Manchin said. "This waiver allows me to fully … Continue Reading
