Yearly Archives: 2015

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s ruling regarding the States’ challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s looming rule concerning existing coal-fired power plants

Joseph P. Flynn Jr., SVP and manager of community development for WesBanco Bank Inc., received the 2015 Council’s Award from FHLBank Pittsburgh for excellence in community investment. Flynn received the award at one of FHLBank’s regional member golf outings. John Bendel, FHLBank director of community investment, spoke at the event about Flynn’s community achievements before presenting Flynn with the award

U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement today on the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ announcement of the final Waters of the United States rule

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) unveiled her three-point Capito Connect Plan for bringing affordable, high-speed internet access to every home, business and classroom in West Virginia.

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement regarding a new analysis on the impacts of the “Clean Power Plan” from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) out today:

U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) supported a package of bills this week that would help veterans find homes, secure jobs and access VA services. The House passed a series of bills late Monday addressing critical veterans’ needs as the country prepares to honor our fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, today introduced a bill that will be the principal legislative vehicle in the Senate to rollback President Obama’s “Clean Power Plan.”

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) penned an op-ed in today’s Charleston Daily Mail following a recent hearing examining the legal implications of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. In the op-ed, Senator Capito previews legislation she will introduce this week to fight back against the overreaching regulations.

Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, along with Representatives David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Evan Jenkins, sent a letter to President Obama to express their full support of Governor Tomblin’s request for additional federal assistance due to multiple severe storms that caused considerable damage to infrastructure, homes, personal property and businesses across West Virginia from April 3 through April 5, 2015

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, today chaired a hearing examining the legal implications of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan.