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Sen. Manchin presents historical society with war-time replica flags | Times West Virginian
by Emily Gallagher
FAIRMONT - After years of wanting two historic flags for its collection, the Marion County Historical Society was presented the items by a U.S. senator. On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., presented the historical society with two small flags the society has been waiting for. Although the flags were simple - one with a single gold star and one with several blue stars - they held a special meaning. Dora Grubb, the president of the historical society, said in World War II, … Continue Reading
April 10, 2015
Manchin visits Aerospace Education Center | Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
by Jeremiah Shelor
BRIDGEPORT - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., visited the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center in Bridgeport Thursday to hear concerns from local officials and to share the latest issues being debated on Capitol Hill. Officials representing industry, education and government were all gathered in a classroom inside the education center to discuss a range of issues affecting the region and the state. After meeting with officials, Manchin talked about some of North Central West … Continue Reading
April 10, 2015
Manchin talks with veterans | Dominion Post
by David Beard
MORGANTOWN - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., hosted a roundtable of West Virginia veterans Thursday afternoon, April 9, at WVU's Erickson Alumni Center. About 40 veterans and a few spouses attended the closed-door session to share their views on veterans' physical and mental health issues. They ranged in rank from private to general, from service in the Mideast to service in Vietnam. Attendees talked about care at VA hospitals, drug abuse, homelessness, post-traumatic stress disorder, … Continue Reading
April 08, 2015
Senator Manchin targets prescription drug epidemic | Charleston Gazette
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va, was in Charleston Tuesday to tour the 2015 St. Jude's Dream Home being constructed at Rockcrest Pointe, in South Charleston. Earlier Tuesday, Manchin told the Gazette officials should go after physicians who overprescribe medication.Manchin toured the 2015 St. Jude's Dream Home after buying the first $100 raffle ticket Tuesday. It is being built at Rockcrest Pointe.At a national drug summit today, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., plans to unveil proposed legislation that … Continue Reading
March 27, 2015
Get Railroads Back on Track | Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
by Editorial
For many years, energy conservation campaigns have been considered very "green" - that is, good for the environment. Yet the United States may be missing the train, literally, in an important way of reducing energy use. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., recognize that in a bill they are sponsoring. It would promote new investments in railroads. As Manchin points out, the federal permitting process for highway projects was streamlined in 2012, to get more of them out of the … Continue Reading
March 25, 2015
Manchin among senators urging tighter safety rules for rail tankers | Register Herald
Following a number of train derailments hauling crude oil, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was among 21 senators who sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday supporting funding for a program aimed at improving coordination between various agencies with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The proposed program would consolidate the regulatory units within each agency to allow the Secretary of Transportation to develop uniform safety standards for the transportation of … Continue Reading
March 23, 2015
Senators Offer Bill to Help Homeless Vets | The Hill
Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have introduced legislation that aims to cut down on homelessness among veterans, as the Veterans Affairs Department scrambles to meet a year-end goal. There are nearly 50,000 homeless veterans in the United States. The VA pledged in 2010 to end homelessness among veterans by the end of 2015. Since then, they've decreased veteran homelessness by 33 percent. The senators' Homeless Veterans Prevention Act would allow children of homeless … Continue Reading
March 20, 2015
Manchin talks to TVHS via Internet | Elkins Inter-Mountain
by Editorial
Often politicians don't take into account the concerns of teenagers - perhaps because they're not old enough to vote. That's not a mistake Joe Manchin is willing to make, however. Sen. Manchin, D-W.Va., made time Wednesday for a long-distance meeting with the younger generation as he addressed concerns and questions from Tygarts Valley High School students. The senator fielded questions via Skype, a popular videoconferencing website, from a group comprised of juniors and seniors currently … Continue Reading
March 05, 2015
Manchin Correct To Oppose President | Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
by Editorial
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin was right to join a few fellow Democrats in voting against President Barack Obama on the proposed Keystone XL?Pipeline, even though they were involved in a losing cause. Obama had vetoed a bill intended to clear the way for the pipeline, which the White House has blocked for six years. That set up attempts to override his veto. Though 62 senators voted to do so Tuesday, their initiative fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to overcome a veto. Most Democrats were … Continue Reading
March 04, 2015
Ensure Veterans Can Receive Care | Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
One issue - doing right by veterans of military service - erases party lines, as far as many members of Congress are concerned. U.S. Sens. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are among those who feel that is appropriate. The two were among 42 senators signing a letter sent to Veterans' Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, in reference to the "Veterans Choice Card" program. Congress approved the program - along with about $10 billion to fund it - after hearing outrageous reports … Continue Reading
March 03, 2015
Manchin talks about career, Keystone and foreign affairs | Register Herald
In an exclusive interview with The Register-Herald last week, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said he hasn't yet decided if he will leave Congress to run for governor in 2016.Manchin said he misses West Virginia and has been upset with partisan politics in Washington, but the recent November election that handed both houses of Congress to Republicans has perhaps surprisingly put him in a "unique position." "The Senate is a different makeup now. The minority has as much, if not more, control than the … Continue Reading
March 03, 2015
Manchin: 'We've got to make it safer' | Register Herald
"I have no qualms asking for a full-fledged [Senate committee] investigation," he said, about the Powellton Hollow derailment, where 27 tankers hauling Bakken crude oil went off the rails Feb. 16. Currently, various federal agencies are conducting investigations. On Saturday, the Federal Railroad Administration started inspecting all the damaged tankers, recovering wreckage from the accident site, fully reviewing maintenance and inspecting records for rolling stock, signals and locomotives, … Continue Reading
March 03, 2015
Manchin: Name ship after ‘Woody’ Williams | Times West Virginian
FAIRMONT - In a letter sent to Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., urged the Navy to name a ship after Hershel "Woody" Williams. Williams was born in Fairmont, in October of 1923, and is the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima. According to the West Virginia Encyclopedia, Williams earned his Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945: "On Feb. 23, Williams neutralized seven concrete pillboxes from which came … Continue Reading
February 20, 2015
Manchin talks issues at airport | Huntington Herald Dispatch
by Brandon Roberts
HUNTINGTON - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin made a stop at the Huntington Tri-State Airport on Thursday during a whirlwind trip through the state this week to speak about issues pertinent to West Virginia. The senator spoke on a variety of topics, touching on his stances on immigration, the war on terror, the Keystone Pipeline and the Environmental Protection Agency. Manchin said the Department of Homeland Security funding bill has become too politicized. "Some things we have to rise above," he … Continue Reading
February 19, 2015
Manchin talks of suicide prevention push for vets at VA | Beckley Register-Herald
by Sarah Plummer,
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin sat down Wednesday with veterans and administrators at the Beckley VA Medical Center to celebrate the passage of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act and talk about the local hospital's achievements and needs. The new act addresses suicide among veterans by requiring an evaluation of existing suicide prevention programs, creating a new website with mental health resources for veterans, improving resources and training for existing programs, and … Continue Reading
February 15, 2015
Mission accomplished: Victory for area veterans | Bluefield Daily Telegraph
by Editorial
Victory! After years of fighting for an actual brick and mortar veterans clinic for Mercer County, the resounding plea of our local war heroes has finally been answered by the Veterans Administration. A permanent VA clinic is coming to Mercer County. The mobile clinic that has served our region for the past year will be pulling out of Bluefield this summer as the doors to a new VA clinic are opened at 1511 North Walker Street in Princeton. The good news was confirmed Wednesday by U.S. Sen. … Continue Reading
February 12, 2015
Toomey, Manchin team on bill that targets job-jumping predators | Pittsburgh Tribune
Sens. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin want to make sure no school district can "pass the trash" again. The Pennsylvania Republican and West Virginia Democrat will reintroduce in the Senate on Thursday the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act, a bill intended to keep pedophiles out of schools and from moving undetected from state to state, a practice known as "passing the trash." The bill would require elementary and high schools that receive federal funding to conduct … Continue Reading
February 12, 2015
Manchin Bill Targets Pedophiles Working in Schools | Charleston Daily Mail
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Pat Toomey, R-Pa., are set to reintroduce legislation aimed at keeping sexual predators out of schools. The Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predator Act would provide a mechanism for states to check the backgrounds of teachers, bus drivers and other school employees to ensure schools don't employ sexual predators. Since January 2014, more than 400 school employees nationwide have been arrested for sexual misconduct with children. Manchin and Toomey … Continue Reading
February 12, 2015
Victory for Vets: New VA Clinic to Offer Primary Care in Mercer County | Bluefield Daily Telegraph
After years of work and waiting, eligible veterans in southern West Virginia will have access to primary medical care services at a new VA clinic in Mercer County. Beckley VA Medical Center Director Karin L. McGraw announced Wednesday that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved a VA clinic to be located at 1511 North Walker Street in Princeton. The Princeton VA Clinic will be an extension of the medical center and will offer access to primary care and telehealth services. "Beckley VA is … Continue Reading
February 07, 2015
Manchin, students recall Storer’s past | Martinsburg Journal
by Mary Stortstrom
HARPERS FERRY - As the nation begins celebrating Black History Month in February, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin visited the former Storer College, co-located with the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park headquarters, to recognize the college's place in the early civil rights movement. According to Guinevere Roper, a ranger at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Storer College opened near the close of the Civil War and the passage of the 13th Amendment. Roper said the school began through … Continue Reading
