Press Releases
Manchin Visits State Fair of West Virginia
Charleston, WV—Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited the 98th Annual State Fair of West Virginia to meet with West Virginians, enjoy the decades-long traditions of educational and agricultural exhibits and local food. “The State Fair of West Virginia is one of my favorite traditions where we showcase the very best of the Mountain State,” said Senator Manchin. “It is great to see everyone come together to celebrate West Virginia’s … Continue Reading
August 14, 2023
Manchin Secures More than $312 Million for West Virginia Projects in Fy24 Funding Bills
Charleston, WV - This summer, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $312,452,233 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) for local West Virginia projects in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2024 funding bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee, under regular order and on a bipartisan basis, reported all 12 annual appropriations bills to the full Senate for the first time since 2018. Seven of the bills, more than half, were … Continue Reading
August 14, 2023
Manchin Announces $1 Million to Protect Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Enhance Public Health Across West Virginia
Charleston, WV – 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 $1,064,397 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for three projects to enhance environmental and public health across West Virginia. The funding will support water quality restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, statewide efforts to minimize and manage hazardous waste production and … Continue Reading
August 10, 2023
Manchin Announces $4 Million to Support Law Enforcement in West Virginia
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,043,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for eight projects to promote public safety and support law enforcement across West Virginia. These federal awards are eight of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill. “West Virginia neighborhoods are safer … Continue Reading
August 10, 2023
Manchin Announces $3.8 Million for Twelve West Virginia Fire Departments
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,808,183 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for twelve West Virginia fire departments. The funding is made possible through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program and will provide critical resources to the fire departments to equip and train emergency personnel, improve efficiency and promote public … Continue Reading
August 09, 2023
Manchin Announces WVU Research Corporation Awarded $400K to Study Process for Producing Green Methanol Using Direct Air Capture and Hydrogen
Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, will receive $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to conduct a conceptual design and feasibility study of a proposed integrated process for … Continue Reading
August 09, 2023
Manchin Announces More Than $657K for Affordable Housing for West Virginia Seniors
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $657,910 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 13 West Virginia housing organizations and facilities across the state to provide affordable housing for low-income seniors. “Access to quality, affordable housing is critical to the health and well-being of West Virginia’s seniors,” said Senator Manchin. “This funding … Continue Reading
August 09, 2023
Manchin Announces $2.5 Million for Advanced Imaging and Chemical Analysis Equipment at West Virginia University
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,500,000 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for West Virginia University (WVU) to purchase a focused ion-beam scanning electron microscope for research in standards development and materials optimization in energy systems, manufacturing, and fundamental neuroscience and life science studies. This federal award is one of the Congressionally … Continue Reading
August 08, 2023
Manchin Announces $898K for Three West Virginia Research Initiatives
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $898,443 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three West Virginia research initiatives. The funding will support two projects at West Virginia University (WVU), including research on nitrogen emissions in forest environments and computational imagery in space, as well as a project to expand access to STEM research awards for four-year colleges and universities … Continue Reading
August 08, 2023
Manchin Visits West Virginia State University for Broadband Town Hall, Roundtable on New School of Agriculture
Institute, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) visited West Virginia State University (WVSU) for a town hall with students, local officials and community leaders on broadband deployment and enhancement in West Virginia. Following the town hall, Senator Manchin participated in a roundtable discussion with WVSU leadership to learn more about the University’s plans for a new School of Agriculture. “It was great to be in Institute today with WVSU students, faculty, staff … Continue Reading
August 08, 2023
Following Manchin Efforts, Commerce Takes Action to Protect Domestic Hardwood Plywood Producers
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) recent circumvention findings to protect domestic hardwood plywood producers from unfair Chinese import practices. The findings concluded that these imports illegally circumvented U.S. antidumping and countervailing (AD/CVD) orders by using components primarily manufactured in China to complete the products in Vietnam. In March, Senator Manchin urged Commerce Secretary … Continue Reading
August 04, 2023
Manchin Announces $206K to Restart Generation Wv Fellowship Program
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $206,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help Generation West Virginia (GWV) restart its fellowship program and retain the next generation of business leaders in West Virginia. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding … Continue Reading
August 04, 2023
Manchin Glad FERC Will Assess Reliability Impacts from the EPA’s Unreasonable Power Plant Regulations
Charleston, WV – Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced it would hold a Reliability Technical Conference to evaluate the impacts to the electric grid from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed power plant rules under section 111 of the Clean Air Act. “As Chairman of the Senate Energy … Continue Reading
August 04, 2023
Manchin: Great American Outdoors Act Has Brought $23.5 Million to West Virginia to Support and Expand Outdoor Recreation Since Enactment
Charleston, WV – Today, on the third anniversary of the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the bipartisan legislation has brought $23.5 million to support and expand the outdoor recreation economy in West Virginia and address deferred maintenance projects in National Parks, Forests, and on Public Lands. Signed into … Continue Reading
August 03, 2023
Manchin Announces $545K to Support West Virginia Pipeline Safety Programs
Charleston, WV – 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 $545,522 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The funding will support pipeline safety programs across the state. “Upgrading and improving our pipeline infrastructure is critical as … Continue Reading
August 03, 2023
Manchin Statement on Fitch Downgrading U.S. Credit Rating
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+. “The downgrading of America’s credit rating by Fitch represents a historic failure of leadership by both political parties and the Executive branch. The credit agency specifically cited the decline in governance, erosion of cooperation in the federal government and ballooning national debt when making … Continue Reading
August 03, 2023
Manchin Attends Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for the Rahall Congressional Archives
Beckley, WV—Yesterday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rahall Congressional Archives at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology campus. “As we open the Rahall Congressional Archives, we are now fully recognizing and celebrating all the hard work Congressman Nick Rahall did for West Virginia and our country,” said Senator Manchin. “Having served for 19 consecutive terms, he remains the youngest elected and … Continue Reading
August 01, 2023
Grants at a Glance: Manchin Announces $56.5 Million for West Virginia in July 2023
Charleston, WV – This past July, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $56,536,426 in federal funding for the state of West Virginia. The awards will support a wide variety of West Virginia priorities, including substance use disorder treatment services, airport improvements, innovative research projects and more. “As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I work every day to ensure West Virginia is receiving our fair … Continue Reading
August 01, 2023
Manchin Announces $1.3 Million to Improve West Virginia Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,300,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support increased substance use disorder and mental health services at Marshall University and the West Virginia State Department of Health and Human Resources. This funding aims to bolster treatment for those dealing with substance use disorder and severe mental health issues across West … Continue Reading
July 31, 2023
Senate Approves Manchin’s Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Legislation
Charleston, WV – Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously advanced legislation led byU.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Angus King (I-ME) to authorize an electronic stamp for use through the entirety of a waterfowl hunting season.The bipartisan Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 will allow hunters immediate access to an electronic duck stamp via their smartphone to meet the requirement that they purchase a Federal Duck Stamp and carry it … Continue Reading
