Press Releases

Sep 11, 2012

Rahall Votes for Lion’s Club Commemorative Coin

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) late Monday voted for House passage of legislation to require the minting of a $1 coin to commemorate the Lions Club International Centennial Anniversary in 2017.

Sep 11, 2012

RAHALL STATEMENT ON ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) today issued the following statement on the eleventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks:

Sep 6, 2012

ROCKEFELLER, MANCHIN, RAHALL ANNOUNCE GRANTS FOR AIRPORTS IN HUNTINGTON, MARTINSBURG & RAVENSWOOD

Senators Jay Rockefeller, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Joe Manchin, as well as Congressman Nick Rahall, today announced that airports in Huntington, Martinsburg, and Ravenswood will receive a total of $1,816,899 in federal funding to make necessary upgrades to these facilities, improving travel and safety at the airports.

Sep 4, 2012

RAHALL DELIVERS REMARKS AT McDOWELL COUNTY WATER PROJECT SIGNING

At the Big Sandy/Roderfield water extension project partnership agreement signing ceremony, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday stressed the value of clean water to improve the future of communities, raise the quality of life for citizens, and economically strengthen entire regions of the state and nation.

Aug 31, 2012

ROCKEFELLER, MANCHIN & RAHALL ANNOUNCE GRANTS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, as well as Congressman Nick Rahall, today announced $1,959,246 in federal funding to support homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, and related services.

Aug 27, 2012

ROCKEFELLER, MANCHIN & RAHALL ANNOUNCE SIGNIFICANT GRANT TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN WEST VIRGINIA

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, along with Congressman Nick Rahall, today announced $1,189,826 in federal funding for West Virginia through the Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors (STOP) Grant Program to improve the criminal justice system’s response to violent crimes against women.

Aug 27, 2012

ROCKEFELLER, MANCHIN & RAHALL ANNOUNCE GRANT FOR EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAMS

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, as well as Congressman Nick Rahall, today announced $541,057 in federal funding for social service agencies to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout West Virginia.

Aug 22, 2012

Rockefeller, Manchin & Rahall Committed to Green Bank Observatory

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, along with Congressman Nick Rahall, today pledged their commitment to the continued operations of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, despite an independent Astronomy Portfolio Review Committee recommending National Science Foundation disinvestment in Green Bank and five other telescopes across the country over the next five years.

Aug 21, 2012

Rahall Statement on EPA Federal Court Decision

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday issued the following statement in response to the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia related to the Environmental Protection Agency's cross-state air pollution rule.

Aug 14, 2012

Rahall: Marshall School of Pharmacy an economic engine that will drive jobs and protect regional health

U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), in keynote remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open Marshall University’s newly established School of Pharmacy, called out the importance of federal partnerships as engines of our regional growth.

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