Hypocrisy and lies from politicians are so rampant in Washington that hardly anyone pays them much attention anymore. Perhaps that is why our cynicism about so many things political deepens […]
Tag: Senate
Don’t understand the ‘sugar-coated Satan sandwich’ debt ceiling game?
Last Tuesday, the U.S. House passed a bill dealing with “behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals,” which certainly sounds like an important topic. The bill was named for […]
Local news hangs in the balance
by Steven Waldman The Senate is now deciding the fate of local news. As part of the Build Back Better Act, the Senate is in the next few days considering […]
Remind me why we need the filibuster?
I’ve been writing about Congress since the late 1980s, watching as filibusters in the Senate evolved from rare and usually doomed efforts by fringe factions into what they are today: […]
Manchin is a swing vote … again. This time on ATF nominee
It is time for another episode of “Manchin in the Middle.” West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. senator is again a key vote on a pending issue where the Senate is split. […]
Small businesses call for support from Sen. Manchin
SHEPHERDSTOWN – A group of West Virginia small businesses launched a coalition Tuesday to call on Sen. Joe Manchin to support a piece of federal legislation that is facing a […]
Capito tells WV press she favors more limited infrastructure bill focused on traditional infrastructure projects
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met virtually with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday to talk about President Biden’s American Jobs Plan infrastructure bill and a few […]
Commonsense gun safety: Try and then try again
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are trying again at an obvious and needed improvement to gun safety — or the lack thereof. The senatorial neighbors, in […]
A look at CARES spending and money coming under the American Rescue Plan
BE INFORMED: This is one in a series of articles to mark Sunshine Week, which is a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government. MORGANTOWN […]
Expert to speak to Senate committee
WVU Today James Wood, director of the Energy Institute at West Virginia University, will offer testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at 10 a.m. today. […]
