- 05/11/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va) joined Governor Joe Manchin, West Virginia Army National Guard Adj. Gen. Allen Tackett, and several other state, county and local officials on Sunday, May 10, to visit southern West Virginia communities ravaged by rising waters and wide-spread flooding.
< Read more > - 05/08/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved $1,500,000 in funding through the Section 340 Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program for the Turtle Creek Waterline Extension in Boone County, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 05/08/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved $700,000 in funding through the Section 340 Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program for the Oakvale Road Public Service District Southeastern Mercer/Summers Regional Water Project.
< Read more > - 05/08/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved $1,000,000 in funding through the Section 340 Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program for the Griffithsville Waterline Extension project in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 05/07/09
Continuing with his commitment to protect West Virginians from fraudulent mortgage and loan practices, U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today voted to pass the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2009.
< Read more > - 05/06/09
Building once again on his long history of supporting national rail transportation, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II, (D-W.Va.), co-sponsored H.Res. 367, supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
< Read more > - 04/30/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced the release of $15,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Arts to two art venues in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/30/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced the release of $968,230 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs' 2009 Crime Victims Fund in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/29/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) responded to rising concerns across southern West Virginia in reaction to Swine Influenza outbreaks in the United States and internationally.
< Read more > - 04/29/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced the release of $17,513,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) through United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
< Read more > - 04/29/09
U.S. Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va., along with Congressman Nick Rahall (WV-3), today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will allocate $36 million to accelerate the stabilization of Bluestone Dam in Hinton, West Virginia. The funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
< Read more > - 04/29/09
Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller (both D-W.Va.) and Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced the release of $25,361,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for Army Corps of Engineer (ACOE) projects in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/23/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced that $19,997 has been awarded to the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame by the West Virginia Humanities Council.
< Read more > - 04/21/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced that $245,000 has been awarded to Marshall University by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
< Read more > - 04/17/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) will be hosting an informational workshop on the "Stimulus" bill on Monday, April 20th, 2009 at Concord University. It will help target stimulus funds to assist local development officials identify funding for their initiatives. The workshop will be centered at Concord University in Athens, W.Va., and broadcast live to attendees at eight locations in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/16/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) continues to champion southern West Virginia's mail carriers with legislation in the 111th Congress by supporting H.Res. 173, a resolution that supports the continuation of 6-day mail service across the country.
< Read more > - 04/16/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced that approximately $2,000,000 will be made available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey (USGS) projects in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/14/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced a stimulus bill workshop to assist county and regional development officials capture additional funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The April 20th workshop will be centered at Concord University in Athens, W.Va., but also broadcast as a video conference to eight remote sites in southern West Virginia, and available over the Internet.
< Read more > - 04/13/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-W.Va.) today announced important changes coming for Americans travelling between countries in the Western Hemisphere this June.
< Read more > - 04/12/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II., (D-W.Va.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program will begin taking applications to fund local firefighting operations this week on April 15th, 2009.
< Read more > - 04/09/09
United States Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both D-WV, and Congressman Nick Rahall, WV-3, announced today that $14,129,029 will be made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/09/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Huntington WV Housing Authority has been awarded $161,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 2008 ROSS Service Coordinator Program.
< Read more > - 04/09/09
United States Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va., along with Congressman Nick Rahall, W.Va.-3, today announced that West Virginia is slated to receive more than $1,643,000 in federal funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The monies will be distributed through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of a $197 million spending program across the country.
< Read more > - 04/08/09
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV), today announced the availability of $1,730,000 in federal funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the Department of Environmental Protection's (EPA) State Clean Diesel Campaign.
< Read more > - 04/03/09
Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall announced today that Greenbrier Valley Airport will receive $1 million in federal funding through the FAA's Air Improvement Program (AIP). AIP received $1.1 billion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and this grant money is distributed through those funds at the discretion of the Department of Transportation. The grant will allow the airport to improve its main terminal.
< Read more > - 04/02/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced that $20,184,773 will be made available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the Veterans Health Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) / Energy ARRA Spend Plan in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/02/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced that $48,873,680 will be made available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/02/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.), today announced that $44 billion for states and schools has been released to the Department of Education under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts.
< Read more > - 04/01/09
United States Senators Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va., along with Congressman Nick Rahall, WV-3, today announced that West Virginia is slated to receive more than $30.6 million in federal funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The monies will be distributed through the U.S. General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service as part of a $5.5 billion spending program across the country.
< Read more > - 04/01/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced the Make Work Pay tax cuts laid out in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have gone into effect, benefiting as many as 700,000 families in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/01/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced that $90,145,920 will be made available from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 03/30/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) released the following the statement on the passing of Emilie Holroyd.
< Read more > - 03/27/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced the availability of $6,672,135 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) grants for Community Health Centers in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 03/27/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced that a $20,000 Environmental Justice grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been awarded to the Southern Appalachian Labor School in Kincaid, Fayette County.
< Read more > - 03/26/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) released the following the statement on mountaintop mining.
< Read more > - 03/24/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced the availability of $60,000,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support autism research nationwide.
< Read more > - 03/23/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) met with Colonel Dana R. Hurst and representatives from the US Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on the future of Army Corps projects throughout southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 03/23/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $335,000 Water and Waste Disposal grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program has been awarded to the Town of Matewan for the rehabilitation and integration of the Red Jacket Public Service District's (PSD) wastewater system.
< Read more > - 03/20/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Robert Samuel Dilley of Beckley, Raleigh County has been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.
< Read more > - 03/19/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) delivered the following statement in response to the agreement reached on The Greenbrier.
< Read more > - 03/18/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) will participate with other members of Congress in a charity poker tournament sponsored by Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) for the benefit of all veterans and people with disabilities.
< Read more > - 03/18/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced the availability of $680,092 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for senior nutrition assistance through the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
< Read more > - 03/18/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Joseph Earl Dean, II of Fayetteville, Fayette County has been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.
< Read more > - 03/18/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) met with First Lady Gayle Manchin along with West Virginia Board of Education President, Delores W. Cook, Vice President, Lowell E. Johnson, and Members Barbara Fish and Wade Linger, on Thursday, March 12th, to discuss important educational issues for West Virginia, such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment funding for West Virginia, the FY2010 Department of Education budget and the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
< Read more > - 03/17/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) began taking applications to fund local law enforcement officers through the COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) this week on March 16th, 2009.
< Read more > - 03/16/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined Vice-President Joe Biden, Sens. Arlen Specter, John Kerry, Jay Rockefeller, Bill Nelson, Frank Lautenberg and Ted Kaufman, and Reps. Corrine Brown, Rick Larsen, Andre Carson and Chris Carney to announce funding for Amtrak through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 today at Union Station.
< Read more > - 03/12/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced the availability of $70,329,874 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in weatherization and energy efficiency funding through the Department of Energy (DOE).
< Read more > - 03/09/09
"Since 1971, more than 200,000 wild horses and burros have been rounded up from public lands and either adopted or placed in long-term holding facilities. And of critical concern, the BLM recently announced that, due to a combination of a lack of funding, facilities and options, they may be required to kill as many as 30,000 healthy wild horses and burros. Let me state that the BLM is not going to slaughter 30,000 wild horses – not under this Chairman."
< Read more > - 03/06/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced the availability of $13,139,007 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to continue the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 03/05/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), today announced the availability of $18,675,475 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to repair and rebuild West Virginia's public transit infrastructure.
< Read more > - 03/05/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), announced passage by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, on which Rahall serves as Vice-Chairman, of H.R. 1262, the Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, which would authorize billions for the Nation's infrastructure over five years.
< Read more > - 03/05/09
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, (D-WV) updated his efforts to assist the City of Bluefield demolish and clean-up of the former Matz Hotel building.
< Read more > - 03/05/09
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a comprehensive Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes millions requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for Army Corps of Engineers initiatives in Southern West Virginia that will benefit the safety and well-being of area families.
< Read more > - 03/04/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Lincoln County Primary Care Center has been awarded $191,411 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Center Cluster Program.
< Read more > - 03/04/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $92,625 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been awarded to the Lavalette Volunteer Fire Department in Wayne County, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 03/04/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $47,035 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been awarded to the Rupert Volunteer Fire Department in Greenbrier County.
< Read more > - 03/04/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $108,769 grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been awarded to the Ghent Area Volunteer Fire Department.
< Read more > - 03/04/09
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a comprehensive Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes $427,500 requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for the Beckley-Raleigh County YMCA.
< Read more > - 03/03/09
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a comprehensive Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes millions requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for initiatives in Cabell County that will benefit the safety and well-being of area families.
< Read more > - 03/03/09
The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved a comprehensive Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes $100,000 requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for an Evidence Collection Vehicle for the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department.
< Read more > - 03/03/09
The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday approved a comprehensive 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes $989,000 requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for Marshall University that will benefit the economy and well-being of area families.
< Read more > - 03/03/09
The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved a comprehensive fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes $1,045,000 requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for the Raleigh County Airport.
< Read more > - 03/03/09
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a comprehensive 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes $257,000 requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for initiatives in Mercer County that will benefit the economy and well-being of area families.
< Read more > - 02/27/09
The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved a comprehensive fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes $750,000 requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) to extend water service to the Mingo County Air Transportation Park.
< Read more > - 02/26/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Housing Authority of the City of Bluefield has been awarded $322,625 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 2009 Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Program.
< Read more > - 02/26/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Housing Authority of Boone County has been awarded $145,160 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 2009 Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Program.
< Read more > - 02/26/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Housing Authorities in Mingo County have been awarded $523,930 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 2009 Recovery Act Capital Fund Formula Program.
< Read more > - 02/26/09
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV), announced today that the Huntington area has received $2,917,474 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) 2009 Recovery Act funds.
< Read more > - 02/24/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) delivered the following statement in response to President Obama's address to the Joint Session of Congress Annual Address Tuesday night.
< Read more > - 02/24/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that housing programs in Huntington, West Virginia have been awarded $1,597,596 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Continuum of Care programs for homeless housing and support initiatives in the Huntington area.
< Read more > - 02/24/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Southern Appalachian Labor School (SALS) in Kincaid, West Virginia has been awarded a $60,000 recoverable grant from the Housing Assistance Council to help low and moderate income families attain homeownership in Fayette County, W. Va.
< Read more > - 02/19/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) praised Steven Williams of Bluefield, W. Va., for being named a Distinguished Finalist in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
< Read more > - 02/18/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) praised Anastacia Meadows of Huntington for being named State Honoree in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
< Read more > - 02/18/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) will begin taking applications for a COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) starting in March of 2009.
< Read more > - 02/13/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) voted to deliver an urgently needed shot-in-the-arm to the American economy, joining with his colleagues to pass the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."
< Read more > - 02/12/09
Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall announced today that the Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beckley will receive $800,000 in federal funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The increased funding for this project will allow the Raleigh County Memorial Airport to move forward with improvements and rehabilitation to areas around the airport runway and taxiway.
< Read more > - 02/12/09
In recognition of Alisha Young's service to her community through the federal program, YouthBuild, Rep. Nick Rahall included the following remarks yesterday to the Congressional Record.
< Read more > - 02/09/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a total of $104,240 in grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been awarded to Green Valley-Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department and the City of Princeton Fire Department in Mercer County.
< Read more > - 02/04/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today joined in finalizing a three-year effort by Congress to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), voting to pass legislation that will extend health insurance to an additional 19,400 children in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 02/04/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Andrew Colvin of Prichard, Wayne County has been appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.
< Read more > - 02/02/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Ravencliff-McGraws-Saulsville Public Service District (PSD) has been awarded a $350,000 Rural Development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help extend public water service in the Jesse and Trough Fork areas of Wyoming County.
< Read more > - 01/30/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced the following nominations of students from West Virginia's Third Congressional District to the U.S. Service Academies for the freshman class entering in fall 2009.
< Read more > - 01/28/09
Voting to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Wednesday helped to advance a package of badly needed investment aimed at creating and saving jobs in West Virginia and throughout the Nation and boosting America's flagging economy.
< Read more > - 01/27/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) has assumed the post of Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 111th Congress as the Committee began its work on the stimulus bill to aid the country's economic crisis and create jobs. Later this year, the Committee will begin crafting the Nation's next multi-year transportation bill, funding highway and bridge programs and the country's mass transit systems.
< Read more > - 01/15/09
U.S. Rep Nick Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization (SCHIP), which would expand SCHIP and provide health insurance for 11 million children across the country.
< Read more > - 01/15/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $272,650 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Wayne Volunteer Fire Department for firefighter operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 01/15/09
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $52,101 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department for firefighter operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 01/14/09
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $76,006 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Madison Volunteer Fire Department for firefighter operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 01/12/09
Three Southern West Virginia companies recently briefed Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts, on their new, cutting-edge mine safety tracking and telecommunications system at a meeting in Rahall's Washington, DC, office.
< Read more > - 12/30/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $17,966 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to Bartow-Frank-Durbin Fire & Rescue in Pocahontas County for firefighter equipment and training programs.
< Read more > - 12/30/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced Tuesday that a $2,617,500 Rural Development funding package consisting of a $1,450,000 loan and a $1,167,500 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been awarded to the Mingo County Public Service District to extend public water service to an estimated 450 Mingo county residents.
< Read more > - 12/22/08
In an effort to reinvigorate the economy of the Tri-State Area, U.S. Reps. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) and Charlie Wilson (D-OH) called upon House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel and Ranking Member Camp urging them to consider including legislation to strengthen Empowerment Zones in the economic stimulus package planned for early next year.
< Read more > - 12/19/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement today commending President-elect Barack Obama's selection of retiring Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) as Transportation Secretary:
< Read more > - 12/09/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today welcomed the announcement of a new plant planned for Mingo County that will convert coal into liquid fuel, tapping America's most abundant energy resource to help America achieve greater energy independence.
< Read more > - 12/08/08
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Pat Vining, a White Sulphur Springs resident and senior at Georgetown University, on the completion of a three month internship learning about the federal legislative process in the Congressman's Washington, DC office.
< Read more > - 12/02/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Rainelle Medical Center has been awarded $209,408 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Center Cluster Program.
< Read more > - 12/02/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $119,700 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Chapmanville Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) in Logan County for firefighter training and safety programs.
< Read more > - 11/21/08
This week, the House Democratic Caucus re-elected Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) to serve as Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources for the 111th Congress. Rahall released the following statement on his goals for the 111th Congress along with a copy of a new agenda entitled "America the Beautiful – Our People, Our Natural Resources – Fulfilling Stewardship and Trust Responsibilities", intended to guide the work of the Committee over the next two years. The text of Rahall's statement is below, followed by the agenda.
< Read more > - 11/21/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced Friday that $276,220 has been awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) from the Federal Highway Administration for the improvement and promotion of National Scenic Byways in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 11/20/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) applauded the partnership of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to increase access to preventive dental services for youth in West Virginia through school–community partnerships.
< Read more > - 11/13/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $79,800 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) in Greenbrier County for vehicle improvements and firefighter safety programs.
< Read more > - 11/13/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $116,850 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) for the purchase of new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus air packs.
< Read more > - 11/07/08
In an effort to protect West Virginia seniors' retirement savings, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to end a tax penalty on seniors' retirement savings accounts.
< Read more > - 11/06/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) delivered remarks Thursday at a memorial service for the 65th Anniversary of the Nellis-Armco Mine Explosion, which tragically claimed the lives of eleven Boone County miners in 1943. Text of the Congressman Rahall's remarks follows:
< Read more > - 10/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) is reminding West Virginia students that the deadline to apply for admittance to United States Military Academies is fast approaching.
< Read more > - 10/03/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 2008, which passed the House by a vote of 263 to 171.
< Read more > - 10/03/08
Funding for rural counties and schools in forest communities – including 13 counties in West Virginia – won a reprieve today, courtesy of a four-year, $3.3 billion infusion of funding included in the economic stabilization package passed by the House of Representatives, said U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV).
< Read more > - 09/30/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) announced today that he has hired Greg Ball as his new Technology and Development Director.
< Read more > - 09/26/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) joined a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in approving a second economic stimulus package that would provide a much-needed investment in our Nation's infrastructure to help hasten an economic recovery. The President has threatened to veto the bill, H.R. 7110, which passed the House late Friday by a 264-158 vote.
< Read more > - 09/25/08
As Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) voiced his strong support Wednesday night for House passage of comprehensive legislation that will strengthen the safety of our Nation's railroads and reinvest in our Nation's passenger rail system.
< Read more > - 09/24/08
Continuing his fight to better provide for West Virginia's troops and veterans, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) voiced his support Wednesday for final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, a bill that will strengthen our Nation's military readiness and support American service members and their families.
< Read more > - 09/24/08
As Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV announced today that the Committee has authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a study on the expansion of the Intermodal Facility in Prichard, WV.
< Read more > - 09/24/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced the release of $37,563.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice to support and expand Community Connections' Teen Centers in Mercer and Wyoming Counties. This funding was requested and secured by Congressman Rahall last year in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
< Read more > - 09/23/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) celebrated the House passage Tuesday of the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, H.R. 5244, by a vote of 312 to 112. The bill, cosponsored by Congressman Rahall, abolishes major industry abuses that unfairly hurt consumers and improves consumer protections.
< Read more > - 09/19/08
Backed by the support of a coalition of hundreds of environmental and education experts, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) hailed House passage Thursday of the No Child Left Inside Act, a new initiative to strengthen environmental education programs in America's classrooms.
< Read more > - 09/17/08
Backed by National disability and veterans organizations, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined members of the U.S. House of Representatives today in unanimously approving a bill to ensure that all Americans with disabilities are protected from discrimination.
< Read more > - 09/17/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation has been awarded $125,721 from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration to the Pocahontas Communications Cooperative to provide the first public radio service to areas of Pocahontas and Pendleton Counties.
< Read more > - 09/17/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that $2.5 million in funding has been awarded to the City of Princeton by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to improve city wastewater facilities.
< Read more > - 09/17/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Bluefield State College will receive $743,999 from the U.S. Department of Education, as authorized by the College Cost Reduction Act passed by Congress last year.
< Read more > - 09/17/08
In a bold stroke for securing coal's role in America's energy future, the comprehensive energy bill advanced Tuesday night by House Democrats contains crucial incentives for clean coal technologies and coal fuels, said U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, who was instrumental in hammering out the details of the measure.
< Read more > - 09/16/08
Continuing his mission to make college education affordable for West Virginians, Rahall (D-WV) joined a majority in the House of Representatives Monday night in voting to extend critical legislation–The Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008–that safeguards access to federal student loans through 2010.
< Read more > - 09/12/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced Friday that $822,000 has been awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department to implement an Interoperable Communications system serving 25 Volunteer Fire Departments in Mercer and McDowell Counties.
< Read more > - 09/12/08
Continuing his mission to seek funding for West Virginia's transportation projects, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) helped lead final passage Thursday of H.R. 6532, the Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act, which would provide an immediate $8.017 billion infusion of funds to address the oncoming shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund and continue critical highway projects.
< Read more > - 09/12/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that southern West Virginia Housing Authorities have been awarded $162,000 in Housing Preservation funds by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Rural Development Program to help repair and rehabilitate low-income and rural housing in communities across southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 09/11/08
After leading negotiations for the past three weeks, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a property acquisition agreement between the Town of Kermit and Norfolk Southern has been reached, allowing for the construction of Kermit's much-needed new wastewater treatment plant to proceed.
< Read more > - 09/10/08
Continuing his fight to better provide for West Virginia's troops and veterans, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) cast his vote Wednesday in support of the final passage of the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, a bill which would increase the rates of disability and survivor benefits for our Nation's veterans.
< Read more > - 09/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement on the eve of the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
< Read more > - 09/10/08
As Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) helped lead the House of Representatives late Tuesday in voting to immediately end a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) pilot program that allows Mexican trucks to operate beyond commercial zones at the U.S. - Mexico border.
< Read more > - 09/08/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that West Virginia Salmon and Trout, LLC has been awarded $75,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program to develop the first inland salmon fishery in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 09/05/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the City of Beckley has been awarded $225,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to fund the hiring of 3 additional police officers.
< Read more > - 09/04/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is releasing $2,358,573 in federal funding secured by Congressman Rahall for the Beckley Intermodal Gateway (BIG) Project.
< Read more > - 09/03/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for William Hicks of Rainelle on the completion of an 8 week internship learning about the federal legislative process in the Congressman's Washington, DC office.
< Read more > - 09/03/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Megan Corkrean Ray, a Huntington resident, on her completion of a four week internship in his Washington, DC and Huntington, WV offices.
< Read more > - 09/03/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) recently expressed his gratitude for Caitlin Elizabeth Ray, a Huntington resident, on her completion of an eight week internship in his Washington, DC office.
< Read more > - 08/27/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the New River Health Association has been awarded $74,505 for diabetes and cardiovascular care management programs by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
< Read more > - 08/22/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that $1.5 million in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has been awarded to the Lincoln County Commission for water extensions along Tenmile Creek in Lincoln County.
< Read more > - 08/20/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Town of Cowen in Webster County has been awarded $1,800 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase new law enforcement and warning equipment for police cruisers.
< Read more > - 08/19/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that that a $3,270,000 Rural Development funding package from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program has been awarded to the City of Summersville to construct waterline extensions.U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that that a $3,270,000 Rural Development funding package from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program has been awarded to the City of Summersville to construct waterline extensions.
< Read more > - 08/19/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $1,676,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development funding package has been awarded to the Town of Gilbert to upgrade existing water systems.
< Read more > - 08/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $3,716,000 Rural Development funding package from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program has been awarded to the City of War for infrastructure improvements and renovations to the City's water system.
< Read more > - 08/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $1,811,800 Rural Development funding package, consisting of a $500,000 loan and a $1,311,800 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program has been awarded to the McDowell County Public Service District (PSD) to connect the Iaeger water distribution system to the Coalwood Water Treatment Facility.
< Read more > - 08/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $2,495,400 Rural Development funding package, consisting of a $2,300,000 loan and a $195,400 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program has been awarded to the Glen White-Trap Hill Public Service District to extend services to Lilly Mountain and upgrade existing water systems.
< Read more > - 08/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Armstrong Public Service District has been awarded a $1,375,000 Rural Development funding package, from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program to renovate and upgrade the public water services of Armstrong and Deep Water in Fayette County
< Read more > - 08/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced the award of $426,045 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to assist with improvements to the Center for Education at the St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington. This funding was requested and secured by Congressman Rahall last year in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
< Read more > - 08/14/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the City of Princeton has been awarded $15,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program to construct an addition to the Princeton Fire Department Substation on Oliver Avenue in Princeton.
< Read more > - 08/14/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Christopher Lyndon Eddy of Charleston on the completion of an eight week congressional internship in his Washington, DC office.
< Read more > - 08/07/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the City of Huntington has been awarded $3,138,322 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing and community development programs.
< Read more > - 08/04/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) has launched a new official web site -- www.rahall.house.gov -- to provide constituents with enhanced online services and information on southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 08/01/08
Continuing his unwavering support for West Virginia's veterans and military personnel, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which includes a substantial increase in funding for critical military construction and veterans programs.
< Read more > - 07/30/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) joined a majority of the House of Representatives Tuesday in passing legislation to boost our Nation's Homeland Security, including a bill to expand a Coast Guard program that collects biometric information to prevent criminal illegal aliens from entering the country.
< Read more > - 07/29/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Michael Joseph Chirico, a Huntington resident, on the completion of a three month internship learning about the federal legislative process in the Congressman's Washington, DC office.
< Read more > - 07/25/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that the McDowell County FACES (Families, Agencies, Children Enhancing Services) Program will receive $75,000 from the Drug Free Communities Support (DFC) Program to continue community youth substance abuse prevention programs.
< Read more > - 07/24/08
Continuing his mission to invest in West Virginia's transportation infrastructure, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) helped to pass H.R. 3999, the National Highway Bridge Inspection and Reconstruction Act, which creates tougher new standards for bridge safety and authorizes $1 billion though 2009 to repair structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges across the Nation.
< Read more > - 07/23/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $226,100 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Beckley Fire Department in Raleigh County to refurbish their ladder truck.
< Read more > - 07/23/08
Continuing his mission to assure much-needed funding for West Virginia's transportation projects, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), helped to pass H.R. 6532, the Highway Trust Fund Restoration Act, which provides an $8.017 billion infusion of funds to address a projected shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund and continue critical highway projects.
< Read more > - 07/22/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced the award of $265,548 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to assist with improvements to the Summers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Hospital. This funding was requested and secured by Congressman Rahall last year in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.
< Read more > - 07/22/08
Continuing his mission to keep , U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voted Tuesday for final passage of S. 294 – a bill to reauthorize funding for Amtrak for the next five years and reinvest in our Nation's passenger rail system.
< Read more > - 07/22/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall, II (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Miller, an Austin, Texas resident, on the completion of her second summer internship in his Washington, DC office.
< Read more > - 07/21/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today that the City of Welch has been awarded $1.2 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for a much-needed sewer-line upgrade that will benefit development around the City of Welch and McDowell County.
< Read more > - 07/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a total of $1.5 million in grants and loans from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been awarded to the Webster County Building Commission to purchase equipment for a new cardiac rehab program at the Webster County Memorial Hospital in Webster Springs.
< Read more > - 07/15/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the New River Community and Technical College has been awarded $399,008 from the U.S. Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions Program for the creation of a Rural Appalachian Distance Learning System to help increase access to higher education in southern West Virginia. It is anticipated that the funding will be renewed for a total of $2 million over the next five years.
< Read more > - 07/15/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W) issued the following statement Tuesday after the House voted to override the President's veto of H.R. 6331, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.
< Read more > - 07/15/08
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) Tuesday helped to pass legislation in the House to extend and enhance the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), including a new program – the "Economic and Energy Development Initiative" – that would boost development of an environmentally advanced coal-to-liquids (CTL) industry in West Virginia and throughout the region.
< Read more > - 07/15/08
Continuing his support for federal initiatives that help to keep crime off the streets of southern West Virginia, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) Monday voted for final passage of S. 231– a bill to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) Program, which provides much-needed funding for state and local crime prevention efforts throughout West Virginia and the Nation.
< Read more > - 07/14/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that he has secured approval by the full House Appropriations Committee of $100,000 in the Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to equip an Evidence Collection Vehicle with state-of-the-art equipment and technology.
< Read more > - 07/14/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that he has secured approval by the full House Appropriations Committee of $1.4 million in the Fiscal Year 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for technology upgrades to the Cabell County Emergency Response Center.
< Read more > - 07/10/08
Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House Appropriations Committee of $3.26 million in the Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill for Army Corps of Engineers projects in southern West Virginia, including $60,000 to study and reduce flooding along Spring Valley/Krouts Creek in Wayne County.
< Read more > - 07/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that FamilyCare HealthCenter has been awarded a $36,000 Community Facility Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program to ensure the continuation of services at their Boone County facility located in Madison, WV.
< Read more > - 07/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that he has secured approval by the full House Appropriations Committee of $3.26 million in the Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill for Army Corps of Engineers projects in southern West Virginia, including $200,000 to help reduce flooding along the Upper Guyandotte River.
< Read more > - 07/10/08
Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House Appropriations Committee of $3.26 million in the Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill for Army Corps of Engineers projects in southern West Virginia, including $1.5 million for the Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program.
< Read more > - 07/10/08
Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House Appropriations Committee of $3.26 million in the Fiscal Year 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill for Army Corps of Engineers projects in southern West Virginia, including $1.5 million to continue construction on the Greenbrier River Basin flood control project in Marlinton, WV.
< Read more > - 07/09/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Jacob Layne, a Beckley resident and WVU student, on the completion of an 8 week internship learning about the federal legislative process in the Congressman's Washington D.C. office.
< Read more > - 07/02/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $25,578 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Williamson Fire Department in Mingo County for operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 07/02/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $59,375 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Upper Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. in Wyoming County for operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 07/02/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Southern Appalachian Labor School has been awarded a $36,676.23 Housing Preservation grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program to rehabilitate and weatherize low income and rural housing in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 07/01/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a new VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) has been approved for construction in Lewisburg, WV, bringing improved access and more convenient healthcare options to the veterans in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 06/27/08
With gas prices in West Virginia averaging $4.08 per gallon, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) backed three pieces of legislation Thursday aimed at promoting America's energy independence and at providing relief to West Virginians struggling to pay to fill their tanks.
< Read more > - 06/27/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) issued a call for entries in the 2008 Green Light art competition, a national juried exhibition for young artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, sponsored by Volkswagen of America, Inc. and VSA arts. The deadline for entries is Friday, July 11, 2008.
< Read more > - 06/25/08
With gas prices across southern West Virginia climbing ever higher, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Tuesday voted to crack down on oil companies that are gouging American consumers at the pump.
< Read more > - 06/25/08
Continuing his fight to keep crime off the streets of southern West Virginia, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) cast his vote Wednesday in support of a bill to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) Program, which funds crime prevention and criminal justice programs at the state and local level.
< Read more > - 06/25/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the 4-C Economic Development Authority has been awarded a $95,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help create and retain jobs in Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, and Summers counties in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 06/24/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) bestowed one of Congress' highest honors–the Congressional Award Gold Medal–upon Nick Porter of Branchland, WV, for his significant volunteerism and public service during an awards ceremony in Washington, DC last Thursday.
< Read more > - 06/24/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, praised Princeton student, Laken Autrey, for winning Library of Congress' 2008 Letters About Literature competition for the State of West Virginia.
< Read more > - 06/24/08
To help ensure continued access to quality healthcare for West Virginians, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Tuesday supported passage of legislation aimed at preventing harmful cuts to Medicare.
< Read more > - 06/23/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) reminded southern West Virginians that it's not too late to file for a $300-$600 tax rebate, part of the Economic Stimulus Package passed by Congress earlier this year.
< Read more > - 06/20/08
In recognition of West Virginia's 145th Birthday this Friday, June 20th, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record to honor the history, heritage, and heroes of the Mountain State over the past 145.
< Read more > - 06/19/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Nicholas County Airport Authority has been awarded $110,029 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for safety improvements to the Nicholas County Airport in Summersville, WV.
< Read more > - 06/19/08
As a former radio man himself, U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined the U.S. House of Representatives in passing a resolution late Wednesday supporting the designation of a ‘‘Public Radio Recognition Month'' and encouraging the celebration of America's public radio stations for their contributions to our Nation's communities and enduring civic spirit.
< Read more > - 06/18/08
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, today responded to President Bush's claim that opening more offshore areas to multinational oil and gas conglomerates will lower gas prices.
< Read more > - 06/17/08
Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall announced today that Greenbrier Valley Airport in Lewisburg will receive an additional $2,065,394 in federal funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This funding will enable the airport to continue to make essential runway improvements and carry on with an aeronautical survey to upgrade existing radar systems to a GPS based Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
< Read more > - 06/17/08
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Lincoln County Board of Education has been selected to received $593,151, over the next three years, from the U.S. Department of Education's Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program to expand school counseling services at Lincoln County High School (LCHS).
< Read more > - 06/12/08
In response to widespread job losses and rising unemployment rates, U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) backed H.R. 5749, the Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act, to provide an immediate extension of unemployment benefits to workers nationwide.
< Read more > - 06/11/08
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) Wednesday stood up to a White House veto threat and joined his House colleagues in passing legislation to extend, for another five years, federal support of Amtrak, including routes important to West Virginians
< Read more > - 06/05/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, cast his vote Thursday in support of a concurrent budget resolution that rejects harmful spending cuts made by the President in favor of investing in education, healthcare, and infrastructure priorities that benefit West Virginia's working families and boost the American economy.
< Read more > - 06/05/08
Acting as Co-Chairman of the Appalachian Congressional Caucus, Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) hosted a press briefing in our Nation's Capital today to highlight the promising findings of the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) recently completed study on the Economic Impact of Completing the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
< Read more > - 05/29/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $3,150,000 Rural Development funding package, consisting of a $2,150,000 loan and a $1,000,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been awarded to the Gauley River Public Service District (GRPSD) to extend public water service from Jerry's Fork to Summersville in Nicholas County.
< Read more > - 05/23/08
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, on Friday, spoke at the City Club of Cleveland where he declared the rush to food-based ethanol a faulty energy policy that is contributing to worldwide hunger and dangerous international unrest.
< Read more > - 05/23/08
Continuing his fight to better provide for West Virginia's troops and veterans, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) cast his vote late Thursday in support of H.R. 5658, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, that will strengthen our nation's military readiness and support American service members and their families.
< Read more > - 05/22/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, praised Princeton resident and Bluefield State College Professor, Dr. Sudhakar "Jammy" R. Jamkhandi, Wednesday, for his work with the Center for International Understanding, Inc. (CIU). Dr. Jamkhandi was recently honored by the Open World Leadership Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC for his international exchange programs in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 05/20/08
Continuing his fight to better provide for West Virginia's troops and veterans, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) cast his vote Tuesday in support of H.R. 6081, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act, and 10 other bills designed to provide American troops, veterans, and military families with the quality healthcare and services they have earned.
< Read more > - 05/15/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced the completion of a much-needed guardrail project along Airport Road near the Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Industrial Park.
< Read more > - 05/14/08
In an effort to help ease the toll record-breaking gasoline prices are taking on West Virginia families, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) voted in favor of legislation Tuesday to temporarily suspend filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) with oil.
< Read more > - 05/09/08
In honor of National Train Day, being celebrated on Saturday, May 10, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, cosponsored H.R. 6003, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. The bill would reauthorize funding for Amtrak for the next five years and reinvest in our Nation's passenger rail system.
< Read more > - 05/07/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) urged parents, students, and communities across southern West Virginia to honor and recognize the contributions of American teachers Tuesday in celebration of National Teacher Day.
< Read more > - 05/01/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Presetera Center for Mental Health Services in Huntington has been awarded $434,200 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for mental health and substance abuse services to help reduce chronic homelessness in southern West Virginia through their SHAPE Program.
< Read more > - 04/25/08
Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall announced today that Greenbrier Valley Airport in Lewisburg will receive $5,040,000 in federal funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These grants will enable the airport to make essential runway improvements and conduct an aeronautical survey to upgrade existing radar systems to a GPS based Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
< Read more > - 04/25/08
Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall announced today that Logan County Airport will receive $1,900,000 in federal funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These grants will enable the airport to rehabilitate existing runways while improving airport safety.
< Read more > - 04/23/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Mercer County Airport Authority has been awarded $311,240 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for improvements to the Mercer County Airport's terminal building and runway lighting in Bluefield, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/23/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Wyoming County has been awarded $188,575 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for runway lighting improvements to the Kee Field/Wyoming County Airport in Pineville, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/23/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $3,821,000 Rural Development funding package, consisting of a $2,165,000 loan and a $1,656,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been awarded to the Lavalette Public Service District (LPSD) for continued waterline extensions to the Crockett-Millers Fork Water Project in northeastern Wayne County.
< Read more > - 04/22/08
The U.S. House of Representatives celebrated Earth Day with the passage of two conservation measures – Rep. Nick J. Rahall's (D-WV) Wild Monongahela: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places (H.R. 5151) and Rep. Peter DeFazio's (D-OR) Copper Salmon Wilderness Act (H.R. 3513) – that will designate wilderness on federal lands on opposite ends of the country.
< Read more > - 04/17/08
In response to the growing crisis in the Nation's lending industry, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today joined a majority in the House of Representatives in passing H.R. 5714, the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act, to ensure the access and availability of federal financial student loans that many American families depend on to pay for college.
< Read more > - 04/16/08
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) this evening will honor U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, for his work to protect America's National Parks by presenting him with the prestigious William Penn Mott, Jr., Park Leadership Award, one of the highest recognitions annually bestowed by the organization.
< Read more > - 04/16/08
As Americans across the country filed their tax returns Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined his colleagues in the House in passing H.R. 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, to strengthen taxpayer protections against identify theft and tax fraud, close offshore tax loopholes for federal contractors, stop taxpayer harassment by ending the private collection of federal taxes, and expand help for low-income taxpayers.
< Read more > - 04/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the City of Ronceverte has been awarded $100,000 from the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for renovations to Island Park in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County.
< Read more > - 04/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement Thursday after voting to suspend the "fast-track" deadline for action by the House of Representatives on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, giving the body more time to weigh in on the treaty.
< Read more > - 04/08/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that $400,000 has been awarded to the cities of Huntington and Ronceverte from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program to help assess, clean, and redevelop contaminated areas of land known as Brownfields.
< Read more > - 04/08/08
Continuing his fight to create jobs for and improve the lives of the people of southern West Virginia, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) is urging his colleagues in Congress to fully fund the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA)–two organizations that have improved the quality of life for millions of Americans–in fiscal year 2009 spending bills.
< Read more > - 04/08/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the New River Health Association, Inc. has been awarded $180,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Rural Health Network Development Program for rural health care services for the elderly in Raleigh and Fayette Counties.
< Read more > - 04/08/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that $400,000 has been awarded to the cities of Huntington and Ronceverte from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program to help assess, clean, and redevelop contaminated areas of land known as Brownfields.
< Read more > - 04/08/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the New River Health Association, Inc. has been awarded $180,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Rural Health Network Development Program for rural healthcare services for the elderly in Raleigh and Fayette Counties.
< Read more > - 04/08/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that libraries in Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties will be receiving an award of 17 classic books on the theme of "Created Equal," made possible through the National Endowment for the Humanities' We the People Bookshelf program.
< Read more > - 04/07/08
As a result of the efforts of Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, $100,000 in federal funds have been designated in the FY 2007 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill to the Connected Technology Corridors Program.
< Read more > - 04/04/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has approved the construction of a new Iaeger Post Office in McDowell County.
< Read more > - 04/03/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Lauren A. Carson of Summersville, WV, has been appointed to and plans to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD this fall.
< Read more > - 03/27/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $400,000 Community Facility Direct Loan from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been awarded to Cabell County Community Services Organization, Inc., (CCSO) for the construction of a new senior citizens center in Salt Rock, in Cabell County.
< Read more > - 03/27/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $1,055,000 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Direct Loan has been awarded to the City of Williamson to repair and upgrade wastewater lines in Mingo County.
< Read more > - 03/25/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) will hold open office hours and meet with constituents from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., this Thursday, March 27th, at his Logan District Office, located at 220 Dingess Street in Logan, and this Friday, March 28th, at his Beckley District Office, located at 301 Prince Street in Beckley.
< Read more > - 03/24/08
Rahall Announces $105K to Aid Wyoming, McDowell, and Mercer Small Businesses U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $105,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been awarded to Travel Beautiful Appalachia, Inc. (TBAI) for business training and development programs targeting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Wyoming, McDowell, and Mercer Counties.
< Read more > - 03/19/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $1,682,000 Rural Development funding package, consisting of an $843,000 loan and an $839,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been awarded to the Lavalette Public Service District (LPSD) for continued construction on a project to extend water services in Wayne County.
< Read more > - 03/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the McDowell County Economic Development Authority and the Coal Heritage Highway Authority have been awarded $835,240 by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for continued management and development the Coal Heritage Trail in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 03/14/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, cast his vote late Thursday in support of a House budget resolution that rejects harmful spending cuts made by the President in favor of investing in education, healthcare, and infrastructure priorities that benefit West Virginia's working families and boost the American economy.
< Read more > - 03/13/08
Continuing his fight to better provide for West Virginia's troops and veterans, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) urged members of Congress, Thursday, to support increased funding for the Gulf War Veterans' Illness Research Program (GWVIRP) to ensure the continuation of important studies seeking treatment for the thousands of American Veterans suffering from Gulf War-related illnesses.
< Read more > - 03/10/08
During a recent House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing entitled "Investment in the Rail Industry" U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) expressed his concerns about the future of the railroad industry in southern West Virginia, including the increased influence of a foreign-based hedge fund on the CSX Railroad and the Greenbrier Resort.
< Read more > - 03/06/08
Late Wednesday night, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) praised the passage of H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, which would require health insurers to cover mental illness at the same level as physical illness.
< Read more > - 03/05/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Huntington WV Housing Authority has been awarded $250,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Public Housing Family and Homeownership Program for low-income homeownership counseling and initiatives in Cabell County.
< Read more > - 03/05/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $47,794 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. in Raleigh County for operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 03/04/08
On Monday, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) took part in "Read Across America" Day by reading "Daisy-Head Mayzie" by Dr. Seuss to children at the Raleigh County Public Library's Read-A-Thon.
< Read more > - 03/03/08
Continuing his staunch support for West Virginia's law enforcement officials, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) recently cosponsored legislation, H.R. 5180, that would provide emergency supplemental appropriations to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which provides critical funding to state and local law enforcement agencies for crime- and drug-prevention programs.
< Read more > - 02/28/08
Continuing his lifelong advocacy for the American miner, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) introduced legislation, H. Res. 1006, in the U.S. House of Representatives today supporting the goals and ideals of a "National Miner's Day."
< Read more > - 02/26/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that 14 counties in southern West Virginia have been awarded $260,434 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program to help combat poverty and homelessness in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 02/26/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) released the following statement in response to the harmful stereotyping of West Virginians in the casting call for the upcoming film "Shelter."
< Read more > - 02/20/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, today announced that the Birch River Public Service District has been awarded a $623,076 Rural Development Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend public water services to the Morris and White Oak areas of Nicholas County.
< Read more > - 02/20/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $209,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to Upper Laurel Fire and Ambulance, Inc. in Wyoming County for the purchase of a 2,000-gallon tanker truck.
< Read more > - 02/13/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a total of $268,540 in grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been awarded to fire departments in Logan, Summers, Mingo, and Wayne Counties for firefighter operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 02/13/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) honored Mercer and Monroe counties, which were recognized by America's Promise Alliance as two of the Nation's "100 Best Communities for Youth" for 2008 in the Congressional Record Tuesday.
< Read more > - 02/06/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that he has contacted the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection in an effort to see that the continuation of much-needed water-line repairs in the Bradshaw Mountain section of McDowell County are undertaken as soon as possible.
< Read more > - 02/04/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), citing harmful cuts to programs essential to many seniors, families, and hard-working West Virginians, slammed the President's proposed budget for FY 2009, released by the White House today.
< Read more > - 02/01/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Lauren A. Carson of Summersville, WV, has been appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. Carson was nominated to the U.S. Military, Naval, and Merchant Marine Academies by Congressman Rahall earlier this year.
< Read more > - 01/31/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), citing news reports that President Bush is preparing to propose cuts to Medicaid and Medicare funding, criticized the budget plan as hurtful to West Virginia's most vulnerable citizens.
< Read more > - 01/29/08
In an effort to ensure that some of the Monongahela National Forest's most wild places remain available for hunting, fishing and hiking, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, today introduced legislation to designate seven parcels of federal land within the forest as wilderness. Joining him in sponsoring the measure are his fellow West Virginians, U.S. Reps. Alan Mollohan and Shelley Moore Capito.
< Read more > - 01/28/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) delivered the following statement in response to President Bush's State of the Union address Monday night:
< Read more > - 01/24/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that $169,445 in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding has been awarded to fire departments in southern West Virginia for operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 01/18/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement Friday in response to calls for a bipartisan economic stimulus package to turn around the national economy.
< Read more > - 01/17/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced the release of $1,356,760 from LIHEAP, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, supported by Rahall, to help West Virginia's seniors and working families keep the heat on this winter.
< Read more > - 01/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $46,170 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Matoaka Volunteer Fire Department in Mercer County for operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 01/10/08
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced his nominations of students from West Virginia's Third Congressional District to the U.S. Service Academies for the freshman class entering in fall 2008.
< Read more > - 01/07/08
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Stop Abusive Family Environments (SAFE), Inc. in Welch, West Virginia has been awarded $135,799 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Continuum of Care programs for transitional housing and homeless support initiatives in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming Counties.
< Read more > - 12/20/07
In response to the record-breaking number of hazardous toy recalls this year, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) helped ensure passage, Wednesday, of wide-ranging toy and child product safety legislation that would enact the most sweeping overhaul of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in decades. "Our consumer safety net has completely unraveled," said Rahall. "We have a responsibility to our children to ensure that the products on our store shelves are always going to be safe. With this legislation, we can finally step up to that responsibility."
< Read more > - 12/19/07
Continuing his fight to support our nation's military on and off the battlefield, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) voted Tuesday in favor of H.R. 3997, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2007, to ease the significant economic hardships that repeated redeployments to Iraq and Afghanistan have placed on many military families.
< Read more > - 12/18/07
To help bolster the viability of coal as a lasting part of the nation's energy portfolio, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) voted late Monday evening in support of the Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which provides an important funding avenue to cement the efficient use of coal well into the future.
< Read more > - 12/18/07
The U.S. House of Representatives late Monday approved the comprehensive 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which includes funding requested by Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for projects in southern West Virginia, including Route 10, Greenbrier River Basin flood control, the Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure project, Community Connections Teen Centers, and the Connected Technologies Corridor (CTC) Program.
< Read more > - 12/18/07
The U.S. House of Representatives Monday approved a comprehensive 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which includes millions requested by Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) for projects in and around the Huntington area, including Route 10, St. Mary's Medical Center, Marshall University, Huntington Jr. College, flood and water control projects, and the Connected Technologies Corridor (CTC) Program.
< Read more > - 12/18/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, secured approval by the House and Senate of $268,230 in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill to assist with improvements to the Summers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Hospital.
< Read more > - 12/13/07
Continuing his fight to better provide for West Virginia's troops and veterans, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) cast his vote late Wednesday in support of the Conference Report on H.R. 1585, the FY 2008 Defense Authorization Bill, that will strengthen our nation's military readiness and support American service members and their families.
< Read more > - 12/12/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that housing authorities in Greenbrier County, Mingo County, and Cabell County have been awarded $127,245 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Housing Choice Voucher-Family Self Sufficiency Program.
< Read more > - 12/12/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $223,250 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Nettie Fire Department for vehicle acquisition.
< Read more > - 12/06/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Thursday that over $342,000 has been awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration for the improvement and promotion of the Lower Greenbrier River and Midland Trail National Scenic Byways.
< Read more > - 12/06/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Thursday that federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) are now available to small businesses located in Cabell and Wayne Counties for recovery from damages caused by drought and high temperatures beginning April 15, 2007.
< Read more > - 11/21/07
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Wednesday that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) has approved the award of a $1 million grant for improvements to the Rahall Business and Technology Center in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County.
< Read more > - 11/15/07
The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday approved the conference report on the Fiscal Year 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Act, providing transportation funds sought by Representative Nick Rahall, D-WV, for West Virginia.
< Read more > - 11/15/07
Echoing the concerns of a majority of Americans, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) voted to approve legislation late Wednesday that would provide essential funding to American military forces overseas, while beginning a targeted redeployment of troops in Iraq.
< Read more > - 11/14/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) helped usher in a new era of educational opportunity for West Virginia's neediest children Wednesday by voting to reauthorize Head Start, the country's premiere early childhood education program.
< Read more > - 11/09/07
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall, D-WV, voted for tax relief for thousands of hard-working families in West Virginia today, joining his colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass a multi-pronged tax-cutting measure. The bill included language to repair a glitch in the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) that has unintentionally added to the middle-class tax burden.
< Read more > - 11/09/07
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday supported by Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, that offers a straightforward, innovative approach to address the growing crisis in the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance.
< Read more > - 11/08/07
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the conference report on the fiscal year 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill, containing $2.6 million secured by Representative Nick Rahall, D-WV, for military logistics and technology initiatives that will maintain operations and add new jobs at Mantech International Corporation's office in Hinton, Summers County.
< Read more > - 11/07/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, today guided legislation through the Committee that would help to stop timber that is being illegally logged in foreign countries from being imported into the U.S. and creating unfair competition against domestic timber.
< Read more > - 11/07/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, secured approval by the House and Senate of $230,000 in the conference report on the 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill to assist with improvements to the Summers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital (ARH).
< Read more > - 11/07/07
The House of Representatives Tuesday gave final approval to the conference report on the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill, containing $520,000 secured by Representative Nick Rahall, D-WV, for educational programs at St. Mary's Medical Center and Huntington Junior College.
< Read more > - 11/07/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) praised passage of the conference report on two critical appropriations bills needed to fund military readiness and veterans programs and invest in the health and education priorities of the nation.
< Read more > - 11/07/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives Tuesday in a 361 to 54 vote to override the President's veto of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) - the Chamber's first successful veto override of George W. Bush's presidency.
< Read more > - 11/02/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Friday that $955,189 in emergency relief funds have been released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to the State of West Virginia for recovery from damages to Federal-aid highways caused by heavy rains and flooding in April 2007.
< Read more > - 11/01/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Thursday that federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) are now available to small businesses located in Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, and Summers Counties for recovery from damages caused by drought and high temperatures beginning January 1, 2007.
< Read more > - 10/30/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, today joined a majority in the House of Representatives in passing legislation to modernize the Small Business Administration's (SBA) federal contracting programs - an effort that will open up new opportunities for veteran-, women-, and minority-owned small businesses.
< Read more > - 10/30/07
The U.S. House of Representatives, Monday, passed legislation supported by Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, aimed at improving the safety of our nation's deficient dams.
< Read more > - 10/30/07
U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd and U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, both D-WV, announced Tuesday that the Army Corps of Engineers has been authorized to begin the initial phase of the Island Creek flood control project.
< Read more > - 10/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, called for the historic 1,000th vote of the 110th Congress Wednesday, the highest number of votes recorded during a single session in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives.
< Read more > - 10/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Wednesday that federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) are now available to small businesses located in Mingo and Wayne Counties for recovery from damages caused by drought and high temperatures beginning February 1, 2007.
< Read more > - 10/24/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives Tuesday to extend the Higher Education Act, strengthening the educational resources of America's colleges and universities and enhancing financial assistance opportunities for students in postsecondary and higher education.
< Read more > - 10/23/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) joined an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to approve legislation to reduce the risk of suicide among American veterans.
< Read more > - 10/18/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, guided a majority of the House of Representatives in passing H.R. 2095, The Federal Railroad Safety Act of 2007, which strengthens the safety of our nation's railroads.
< Read more > - 10/16/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, is alerting West Virginia students that the deadline to apply for admittance to United States Military Academies is fast approaching. Young men and women wishing to apply for a nomination to the classes entering service academies in the summer of 2008 must submit their application materials to Rahall's Beckley office by Monday, December 3, 2007.
< Read more > - 10/16/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives Monday and Tuesday in passing legislation intended to promote cancer research, long-term care options, and other health care issues facing Americans -- particularly seniors -- nationwide.
< Read more > - 10/11/07
Senator Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Nick Rahall, both D-W.Va., announced today that Wyoming County has been named a Groundwork USA Pilot Community - a designation that will allow the county to explore economic and environmental opportunities, and the possibility of becoming a Groundwork Trust.
< Read more > - 10/11/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, late Wednesday joined a majority in the House in passing two pieces of legislation designed to help protect West Virginia working families.
< Read more > - 10/10/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $117,384 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Welch Volunteer Fire Department for operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 10/03/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $47,201 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Fairlea Volunteer Fire Department for operations and safety programs.
< Read more > - 10/03/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, issued the following statement after President Bush vetoed the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007, which would expand SCHIP and provide health insurance for 10 million children across the country.
< Read more > - 10/03/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) joined an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to approve legislation requiring the President to report to Congress on plans for the redeployment of American troops from Iraq. The bill was approved in the House of Representatives Tuesday night by a vote of 377-46.
< Read more > - 09/28/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today the approval by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) of a $282,267 grant to Mission West Virginia for community technology centers in Fayette, Lincoln, Logan, and McDowell Counties.
< Read more > - 09/28/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today the award of three Housing Preservation grants totaling $165,016 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Rural Development Program to help repair and rehabilitate housing in communities across southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 09/28/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today the approval by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) of a $49,600 grant to the Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia and the Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team (ACCWT) for a training and support program to help local groups learn how to monitor and improve the quality of their watersheds.
< Read more > - 09/28/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today the approval by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) of a $43,200 grant to the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority for the Central Appalachian Forest Energy Cooperative.
< Read more > - 09/27/07
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) met with representatives from the West Virginia American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Wednesday to sign the group's "Divided We Fail" pledge and reaffirm his commitment to strengthening Social Security and providing all Americans with access to quality, affordable health care.
< Read more > - 09/27/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that a $61,152 grant has been awarded to Mountain State University in Beckley by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist with fingerprinting technology research and their Forensic Investigation Program.
< Read more > - 09/27/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today the approval by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) of a $500,000 grant to the Town of Oceana for a much-needed sewer system upgrade and expansion that will benefit more than 40 households in Wyoming County.
< Read more > - 09/25/07
In a speech to the National I-73/74 Corridor Association Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) reiterated his call for investment in southern West Virginia's transportation infrastructure as key to spurring job growth and economic development throughout the region.
< Read more > - 09/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Monday steered a resolution through the House of Representatives recognizing National Hunting and Fishing Day, which serves to honor the interests of over 42 million hunters and anglers in West Virginia and across our nation.
< Read more > - 09/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) Monday expressed his concern and disappointment about cuts to Upward Bound programs at Concord University and Bluefield State College that will leave more than 250 students without important educational support services these programs provide.
< Read more > - 09/20/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, joined a majority of the Members of the House Thursday to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through 2012 and provide a historic increase in funding for rural airports and airport infrastructure improvements.
< Read more > - 09/19/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) this week cosponsored legislation, H.R. 3546, to reauthorize through 2012 the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, which provides funding to local and state crime prevention and control programs.
< Read more > - 09/19/07
In light of two recent deaths at West Virginia mines - the Bronzite Mine in Mingo County and the Mountaineer II mine in Logan County - U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today released a letter sent to Richard Stickler, Assistant Secretary of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), calling on the agency to investigate its lack of quarterly inspections at those mines and to act to ensure that all mines receive their legally required full inspections.
< Read more > - 09/13/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Marshall University was awarded $266,000 for breast cancer research by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Cancer Institute.
< Read more > - 09/13/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Thursday that federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) are now available to small businesses located in Boone, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster, and Wyoming counties, for recovery from damages caused by drought beginning May 15, 2007.
< Read more > - 09/12/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $64,600 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Pipestem Volunteer Fire Department for the acquisition of a brush fire truck.
< Read more > - 09/07/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, today joined a bipartisan majority in the House in passing legislation to make college more affordable and provide the single largest investment in college financial assistance since the 1944 GI Bill. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act was also approved by the Senate today, and now goes to President Bush, who is expected to sign the bill into law.
< Read more > - 09/06/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Thursday that federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) are now available to small businesses located in Fayette, Grant, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Webster, and Wyoming counties, for recovery from damages caused by freezing temperatures that occurred April 5-16, 2007.
< Read more > - 09/04/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that a $11,775 grant has been awarded to Fayette County by the U.S. Justice Department to assist with the purchase of forensic technology and for law enforcement training.
< Read more > - 08/31/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is providing $380,000 to the West Virginia Development Office for Flex-E-Grants that can be awarded for economic development projects in eligible counties.
< Read more > - 08/29/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, today announced the approval by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) of a $1.5 million grant to the Fayette County Commission for an extension of the Danese Public Service District's water system.
< Read more > - 08/28/07
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation to Lincoln County resident, Yancey William Burns, upon the completion of his internship this summer in Rahall's Washington, D.C. office.
< Read more > - 08/28/07
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation to Dominique Pride, upon the completion of her internship this summer in Rahall's Washington, D.C. office.
< Read more > - 08/22/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that much-needed repairs to Fudges Creek Road in Ona, West Virginia will begin within 30 days, according to the West Virginia Department of Highways (DOH).
< Read more > - 08/22/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that a $67,893 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) has been awarded to law enforcement officials in Huntington and Cabell County to assist with crime fighting and prevention efforts in the area.
< Read more > - 08/15/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $237,500 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant has been awarded to the Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department in Alderson for vehicle acquisition.
< Read more > - 08/13/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, Monday, announced the approval of a $50,000 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development loan to the Stepping Stones Academy for the construction of a child care center located within the Raleigh County Airport Business and Industrial Park.
< Read more > - 08/10/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that Marshall University has been awarded a $3.01 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for advanced transportation research at the Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (RTI).
< Read more > - 08/09/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) today announced that a $100,000 Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grant has been awarded to McDowell County FACES (Families, Agencies, Children Enhancing Services) for community youth substance abuse prevention programs.
< Read more > - 08/08/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today that Forward Southern WV, Incorporated, has received approval by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) of a $500,000 grant for the Higher Education Mall in Beckley, which is slated to open for classes on August 20.
< Read more > - 08/08/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today the approval by the Appalachian Regional Commission of a $1.5 million grant to the Town of Gilbert for a much-needed water system upgrade and expansion that will benefit more than 300 residents of Mingo County.
< Read more > - 08/08/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $119,638 Department of Homeland Security grant has been awarded to the Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department for operations and firefighter safety programs.
< Read more > - 08/07/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House of Representatives of $3 million in the Fiscal 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill for military logistics and technology initiatives, maintaining operations and adding jobs at Mantech International Corporation's office in Hinton, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 08/06/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Marshall University was awarded $89,314 for a graduate training program in rural psychology specifically targeting underserved regions of central Appalachia by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration.
< Read more > - 08/02/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, today announced approval by the full U.S. House of Representatives of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), including authorization for a total of $99 million for the Army Corps of Engineers' Marlinton Flood Protection project, an increase from the previously authorized level of $47 million.
< Read more > - 08/02/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) was named Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in recognition for his dedication to improving transportation policy in Southern West Virginia and across the nation. Rahall also serves as the Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee.
< Read more > - 08/02/07
After a fierce floor debate, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, joined in passing the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007, protecting services for thousands of seniors, people with disabilities, and children across the country and in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 07/31/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, testified on Tuesday before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs in support of two bills he has authored to extend eligibility for full pension benefits to veterans who are currently denied them.
< Read more > - 07/30/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $106,190 grant from the National Parks Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been awarded to the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District for the Ritter Park Playground Island Addition.
< Read more > - 07/30/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $63,634 grant from the National Parks Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been awarded to the City of Beckley for planning and construction of an outdoor recreation area at Thornhill Courts Recreation Park.
< Read more > - 07/27/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House of Representatives of $300,000 from the COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability Program for Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology for law enforcement agencies across Wayne County under the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act of 2008.
< Read more > - 07/27/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House of Representatives of $650,000 from the COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability Program for Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology for Law Enforcement agencies throughout Cabell County under the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act of 2008.
< Read more > - 07/27/07
An outspoken supporter of veterans, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, will appear before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on Tuesday, July 31st at 2 pm to testify in support of his legislation that would extend eligibility to veterans who are currently denied full pension benefits.
< Read more > - 07/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) praised the passage of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 and the many victories won by the 110th Congress on behalf of the people of West Virginia.
< Read more > - 07/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House of Representatives of $42,000 for Community Connections Teen Centers in Mercer and Wyoming Counties in the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act of 2008.
< Read more > - 07/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $49,400 Department of Homeland Security grant has been awarded to the Pipestem Volunteer Fire Department for operations and firefighter safety programs.
< Read more > - 07/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $101,840 Department of Homeland Security grant has been awarded to the West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department for operations and firefighter safety programs.
< Read more > - 07/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $33,250 Department of Homeland Security grant has been awarded to the Ohio River Road Volunteer Fire Department for operations and firefighter safety programs.
< Read more > - 07/25/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) secured approval by the full House of Representatives of $250,000 in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2008 for the Advanced Engineering and Applied Technology Complex at Marshall University.
< Read more > - 07/24/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is releasing more than $2.2 million in federal funding he secured for the Beckley Intermodal Gateway Project.
< Read more > - 07/20/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today that the Mingo County Airport has been awarded $450,000 from the Department of Transportation to assist in plans for the construction of a new airport.
< Read more > - 07/20/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, secured approval by the full House of Representatives of $520,000 in the Fiscal Year Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for Cabell County projects, including $400,000 to assist with improvements to the St. Mary's Medical Center.
< Read more > - 07/20/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, secured approval by the full House of Representatives of $230,000 in the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill to assist with improvements to the Summers County Appalachian Regional Hospital (ARH).
< Read more > - 06/21/07
In recognition of Senator Robert C. Byrd's historic 18,000th vote, Rep. Nick Rahall released the following statement:
< Read more > - 06/21/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, voted this week in favor of a package of legislation that will help to modernize several key Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to better serve entrepreneurs in West Virginia and across the Nation - a population that includes a growing number of veterans, women, and seniors.
< Read more > - 06/20/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, Co-Chair of the Congressional Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Caucus, was instrumental Wednesday in helping to defeat an amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would have zeroed out funding for the Commission.
< Read more > - 06/20/07
In recognition of West Virginia Day, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, today submitted the following remarks to the Congressional Record:
< Read more > - 06/18/07
Continuing his efforts to provide West Virginia law enforcement officers with the updated protection they need, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, has renewed his call for full funding of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program, which helps state and local law enforcement purchase protective gear.
< Read more > - 06/15/07
Building on his record of unwavering support for West Virginia's veterans and military personnel, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, Friday cast his vote for an historic funding bill that provides the largest single funding increase in the 77-year history of the Department of Veterans Affairs, while also providing for the needs of our servicemen and women.
< Read more > - 06/15/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, Friday, helped to turn back the President's proposed cuts for domestic security by supporting passage of a $36.3 billion Homeland Security Appropriations bill that will provide $2.1 billion more than the White House requested for the 2008 fiscal year.
< Read more > - 06/15/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, issued the following statement today following the death of Ruth Graham, wife of The Rev. Billy Graham: "Like her Biblical namesake, Ruth Graham lived a life of great love, loyalty, and devotion. A pillar of strength, Mrs. Graham will be remembered not only for the integral role she played in her husband's ministry, but also for her dedication to her own family. She has been a model for generations of Americans, and, while she will be sorely missed, we can all take comfort in the fact that she leaves behind an impressive legacy of writings and teachings that will touch and inspire the world for years to come. I extend my deepest sympathies to The Reverend Billy Graham and their entire family."
< Read more > - 06/08/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Friday that the Huntington Tri-State Airport has been awarded a $7 million grant from the Department of Transportation to improve runway safety.
< Read more > - 06/06/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, hailed the passage of legislation in the House of Representatives late Tuesday that will help more American undergraduate students, including West Virginians, to gain a hands-on understanding of the rest of the world.
< Read more > - 05/24/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today that the Ronceverte Development Corporation has been awarded a $300,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture.
< Read more > - 05/23/07
Building once again on his pledge to make West Virginia's veterans a top priority, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, worked to pass a package of veterans legislation in the House of Representatives Wednesday that will honor veterans by improving veterans' health care, strengthening benefits for our men and women currently serving, and providing long overdue benefits for veterans and military retirees who have already served.
< Read more > - 05/23/07
With gas prices across southern West Virginia nearing and passing record highs, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, joined an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress in approving new tools to fight record high gas prices, casting his vote for legislation to crack down on gas price gouging and OPEC state-controlled entities that conspire to limit the supply or fix the price of oil.
< Read more > - 05/22/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, a senior Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced today that the Mercer County Airport has been awarded a $3.475 million grant from the Department of Transportation to acquire aircraft rescue and fire fighting safety equipment, improve runway safety and improve the airport's terminal building.
< Read more > - 05/18/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today that the Brooks Barksdale Wastewater Treatment expansion project in Summers County has been awarded $205,000 in federal funding from the Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program.
< Read more > - 05/18/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today Boone County has been awarded $990,000 in federal funding from the Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program for ongoing water projects, including $750,000 for planned construction of a new regional wastewater treatment facility.
< Read more > - 05/17/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, cast his vote in support of a federal budget conference report Thursday that strengthens our national security and honors his pledge to West Virginia's brave troops and veterans, while also supporting West Virginia's hard-working families and strengthening our economy.
< Read more > - 05/17/07
Honoring his pledge to make West Virginia troops and veterans a top priority, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, cast his vote Thursday in support of a $503.8 billion Defense authorization bill that will provide troops with better protection, better health care, better pay and the benefits they have earned.
< Read more > - 05/15/07
An outspoken advocate for the proper funding of local law enforcement, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, is co-sponsoring landmark legislation that will rebuild the COPS hiring grants program, authorizing a total of $1.15 billion over the next six years and allowing for the hiring of up to 50,000 new officers. The bill, H.R. 1700, the COPS Improvement Act of 2007, was passed by the House of Representatives Tuesday, which also marked Peace Officers Memorial Day.
< Read more > - 05/11/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, cast his vote in favor of a bill that passed the House of Representatives late Thursday that will provide funding for America's troops and veterans, while also holding President Bush and the Iraqis accountable for making progress in Iraq.
< Read more > - 05/03/07
Joining his colleagues in passing legislation aimed at enhancing one of the Nation's most prominent early education programs, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, voted late Wednesday to expand and improve the successful Head Start program. This is the first time the program has been reauthorized in almost a decade.
< Read more > - 05/02/07
As second-senior Democrat on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, applauded the Committee passage of legislation he is co-sponsoring that will place limits on the Bush Administration's plan to allow up to 100 Mexican trucking companies greater access to American roads.
< Read more > - 05/02/07
Keeping the needs of West Virginia veterans a top priority, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, has introduced two pieces of legislation in the House of Representatives to extend pension benefits to veterans who have stood in harm's way but who are currently denied full benefits.
< Read more > - 05/01/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, issued the following statement following President Bush's veto of H.R.1591, Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007:
< Read more > - 05/01/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today a federal disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia, making public assistance available for Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
< Read more > - 04/27/07
In the wake of fierce objections from Rep. Nick Rahall and Sen. Robert C. Byrd, both D-WV, a series of anti-coal advertisements - which have appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications, as well as on the sides of transit buses in the nation's capital - have been pulled.
< Read more > - 04/26/07
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation today reinstating over 30 years of federal policy that prohibits the commercial sale and slaughter of wild horses and burros that make their home on our nation's public lands. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, passed with a vote of 277-137.
< Read more > - 04/25/07
Continuing his fight to maintain the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) ability to offer essential service to West Virginia and portions of twelve other states the ARC has provided for over thirty years, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, is again working to get Congress to fund the ARC at a level that will allow it to fulfill its mission.
< Read more > - 04/24/07
U.S. Rep Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today a new grant and loan for the Danese Public Service District in Fayette County. The grant of $1.37 million and a loan of $1.35 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to extend public water service to approximately 162 new residents.
< Read more > - 04/24/07
U.S. Rep Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today a new grant and loan for the Town of Gilbert in Mingo County. The grant of $328,000 and loan of $472,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to extend public water service to approximately 172 rural residents that are currently without such service.
< Read more > - 04/21/07
U.S. Rep Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today that the Charles T. "Chuck" Mathena, II Foundation, Inc. of Princeton has been awarded a $5 million loan from the United States Department of Agriculture to be used in the construction of Chuck Mathena Center for the Performing Arts in Princeton, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 04/21/07
As part of his ongoing efforts to improve national security by promoting the use of coal-to-liquid technology within the U.S. Armed Forces, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, in a letter to the Secretary of the Air Force, is encouraging the branch to incorporate these fuels in its overall fleet modernization plans that will begin in the coming year. Rahall has pledged to work together with the Air Force on this important initiative.
< Read more > - 04/19/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, is urging President George Bush to act quickly on the State of West Virginia's request for a federal disaster declaration for Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Wayne, and Wyoming counties following the severe flooding that hit the region over the weekend.
< Read more > - 04/17/07
As America continues its quest to achieve energy independence, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today participated in an energy security summit in Alexandria, Virginia, to discuss the role that alternative fuels - most notably, coal-to-liquids (CTL) - can play in reducing our nation's troubling dependence on foreign sources of oil.
< Read more > - 04/16/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, issued the following statement Tuesday on the shootings at Virginia Tech University:
< Read more > - 04/12/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall will serve as a special guest tonight the 116th annual Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce dinner, where he will introduce U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, the keynote speaker.
< Read more > - 03/21/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, worked to pass a trio of bills in the House of Representatives Wednesday to improve veterans' benefits.
< Read more > - 03/19/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, has been appointed to the influential Congressional Oversight Group (COG) for the 100th Congress, which is tasked with overseeing trade negotiations covered by the Trade Act of 2002.
< Read more > - 03/14/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall supported a resolution in the House of Representatives this week congratulating Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 95th anniversary and commending the organization on its long, proud history of providing quality experiences that prepare girls to become the leaders of tomorrow.
< Read more > - 03/13/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall announced today that West Virginia's Third District has been awarded more than $3.8 million in grants from the Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start projects. Programs receiving the grants include: Raleigh County Community Action Association ($1.4 million); P.R.I.D.E. of Logan County ($1 million); and MountainHeart Community Services, Inc. of Oceana ($1.4 million).
< Read more > - 03/13/07
A featured speaker at the U.S. Air Force's inaugural energy summit Friday, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that he will participate in a follow-up conference this summer in southern West Virginia to boost the development of state-of-the-art coal-to-liquids (CTL) production plants with a newly formed national CTL coalition and the U.S. Defense Department.
< Read more > - 03/09/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall applauded the passage of legislation in the House of Representatives Friday that will authorize $14 billion over the next four years for clean water projects, including many in West Virginia.
< Read more > - 03/03/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, has received word from the United State Postal Service that any changes to mail processing at the Beckley Post Office have been put on hold.
< Read more > - 03/02/07
In an effort to undo the callous and bureaucratic obstacles faced by survivors of deceased miners who suffered from black lung disease, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) has reintroduced legislation to give these family members greater rights under the Black Lung Benefits Act.
< Read more > - 02/28/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) has asked the United States Postal Service to halt implementing any changes at the Beckley Post Office until it can re-examine the effects that realigning mail processing will have on mail delivery and customer service.
< Read more > - 02/22/07
Calling the situation at Walter Reed Medical Center a "national disgrace," U.S. Nick Rahall, D-WV, is asking Congress to conduct an investigation into the scores of problems at the Army's supposedly preeminent medical facility, as detailed by the Washington Post this week.
< Read more > - 02/08/07
Building on his strong record of support for the Appalachian Regional Commission, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, second-ranking Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, supported legislation Wednesday to reauthorize the program through 2011.
< Read more > - 02/08/07
The Chemical Safety Board updated Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, Thursday on the progress of their investigation into the explosion at the Little General Store in Ghent on Jan.30, in which four people were killed and five injured.
< Read more > - 02/08/07
Citing the important role solid infrastructures play in building stronger economies, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), second-ranking Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, joined his Committee colleagues in moving forward legislation Wednesday that would authorize $20 billion over five years for clean water projects, bringing an additional $207 million to the State of West Virginia.
< Read more > - 02/07/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is helping communities across West Virginia an clean up methamphetamine labs and the toxic mess they leave behind, today adding his support to H.R. 365, Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007, a bill that charges the Environmental Protection Agency with the development of health-based guidelines to assist state and local authorities in cleaning up former meth lab sites. The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 426 to 2.
< Read more > - 02/06/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement today, concerning the relocation of the Beckley Battalion Headquarters to Richmond, Virginia:
< Read more > - 02/06/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) said the budget released by the White House yesterday continues to misplace American priorities and "could do significant harm to America's transportation infrastructure," as the budget would severely underfund and possibly derail Amtrak, among other transportation programs.
< Read more > - 01/31/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) honored Mercer and Monroe counties, which were recognized among this year's "100 Best Communities for Youth for 2007," in the Congressional Record Thursday.
< Read more > - 01/31/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) applauded the passage of a joint funding resolution Wednesday that will keep the government operating through the end of the fiscal year while providing a boost for veterans' health care, education, and law enforcement.
< Read more > - 01/30/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs under the fiscal year 2007 Joint Funding Resolution is $3.6 billion higher for veterans medical care than the budget approved by the previous Congress.
< Read more > - 01/30/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), second-senior Democrat on the Committee of Transportation and infrastructure, announced today that the 2007 Joint Funding Resolution will provide for the full funding of highway, transit, and highway safety programs under the 2005 highway bill, ensuring the sustainability of a number of West Virginia projects through fiscal year 2007.
< Read more > - 01/28/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) delivered the following statement in response to President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday night:
< Read more > - 01/26/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has awarded the Trivantage Community Federal Credit Union of Huntington a $5,000 technical assistance grant from the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) under the Building Internal Capacity Initiative.
< Read more > - 01/26/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has awarded the Mercer County West Virginia Teachers Federal Credit Union of Bluefield a $4,030 technical assistance grant from the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) under the Building Internal Capacity Initiative.
< Read more > - 01/26/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a $114,475 grant has been awarded to the Hinton Fire Department for operations and firefighter safety programs.
< Read more > - 01/19/07
In an effort to ensure that scandals such as those involving former Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate contact with underage male pages never occur again, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) cast his vote in support of a bill Friday that will improve House Page Board Oversight.
< Read more > - 01/17/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) hailed the passage of legislation passed by the House of Representatives today that will take the first step in making college more affordable and accessible by lowering the interest rates on student loans. H.R. 5, the College Student Relief Act, passed the House by a vote of 356 to 71.
< Read more > - 01/08/07
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) named the following students for nomination to the military academies:
< Read more > - 01/04/07
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W) submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record in response to President Bush's President's Surge and Accelerate Policy.
< Read more > - 12/13/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Town of Ansted's planned trail project has been selected for participation in the National Park Service's Northeast Region's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA).
< Read more > - 12/11/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) presented Nicholas Porter of Branchland, W.Va., with bronze and silver Congressional awards for public service during a meeting at his Huntington district office on Monday.
< Read more > - 12/11/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) delivered remarks Monday at the public unveiling of a roadside marker memorializing the tragic 1970 plane crash that claimed the lives of 75 Marshall University football players, coaches and supporters and the plane's flight crew. Text of the Congressman Rahall's remarks follows.
< Read more > - 12/07/06
On Pearl Harbor Day, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) thanked the greatest generation for their sacrifices, and called on Congress to honor the service of these men and women and all veterans by adding $3 billion to veterans health care before the 109th Congress adjourns.
< Read more > - 12/07/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, was successful Wednesday in adding a pipeline safety and technical assistance program to the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006, the goal of which will be to increase the safety and security at and along our Nation's pipelines.
< Read more > - 12/06/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement upon release of the Iraq Study Group Report:
< Read more > - 12/06/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement on the occasion of the first observance of Miner's Day in West Virginia:
< Read more > - 11/17/06
As the senior member of the Democratic Caucus' Region 9, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) convened a meeting with new Democrat Majority Leader-elect Steny Hoyer of Maryland and other Democratic members from West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, DC and Delaware in his Washington office Thursday.
< Read more > - 11/09/06
On the eve of Veterans Day and just days following an election battle cry for better representation, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, is pledging to work in the new Congressional Leadership to act quickly on the New GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century, which Democrats have introduced in Congress.
< Read more > - 10/24/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today announced the establishment of a statewide Mine Safety Technology Consortium, to be housed at WVU Technical and Community College. The Consortium will be a catalyst to transforming West Virginia coal mining, know-how, skills and capabilities to produce superior coal mine safety and health technology, products and services, including training technologies.
< Read more > - 10/12/06
Congressman Nick Rahall was presented today with a report on the musical resources of southern West Virginia as part of his efforts to determine the potential for the establishment of a music center in southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 09/27/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) welcomed coal industry leaders to the Bluefield Coal Symposium, which began today at the Bluefield Holiday Inn, and stressed the importance of the event to improving mine safety.
< Read more > - 09/26/06
A newly released FBI report shows that violent crime is on the rise following years of Republican cuts to state and local law enforcement, numbers which Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, says serve as cold, hard evidence of how the Administration's policies are failing West Virginia's communities and communities nationwide.
< Read more > - 09/26/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) hailed the passage of legislation that will stop American taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for attacks on Christian heritage and symbols.
< Read more > - 09/20/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) supported legislation today in the House of Representatives designed to give unknowing military personnel some defense against individuals pushing high cost financial products with low death benefits.
< Read more > - 09/19/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today announced that the Marshall University Center for Environmental, Geotechnical & Applied Science has been awarded a $2 million grant from the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) for development of the Mine Safety Technology Innovation Capability and Regional Business Development program.
< Read more > - 09/19/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called on President Bush today to provide the necessary funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system as his Administration continues to formulate its FY 2008 budget submission.
< Read more > - 09/19/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a $700,000 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to the City of Mount Hope for sewage system improvements that will serve 151 new customers in the Kilsyth and Price Hill areas and protect water quality in the New River basin.
< Read more > - 09/15/06
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement today in honor of POW/MIA Recognition Day.
< Read more > - 09/14/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a funding package in the amount of $1 million in grant money and $1.526 in loans from the United States Department of Agriculture for the Lavalette Public Service District water project.
< Read more > - 08/30/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed his opposition to the recommended relocation of the Beckley Battalion Headquarters Wednesday, and called on the Secretary of the Army to keep the Army Recruiting Command in Raleigh County.
< Read more > - 08/23/06
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Christopher J. Williamson, a Mingo County resident, interning this summer in his Washington, D.C. office. A second-year graduate student at American University, Williamson will spend eight weeks participating in the Congressman's internship program.
< Read more > - 08/21/06
U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) recently expressed his appreciation for Travis A. Prince, a Beckley resident, interning this summer in his Washington, D.C. office. A junior at Concord University, Prince has spent 10 weeks participating in the office's internship program.
< Read more > - 08/02/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) was on hand Wednesday to participate in the dedication ceremony for the new Mercer County Flood Warning System, a federally-funded, state-of-the-art project that will better prepare Mercer County for natural disasters.
< Read more > - 07/14/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called on President Bush, who today is making calls to Arab leaders, to also contact Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and tell him that it is time for the disproportionate use of violence to end and for negotiations to begin.
< Read more > - 07/13/06
As part of his continuing effort to wean America from its dependence on petroleum, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II ( D-WV) has introduced the "Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Energy Act of 2006" in a bid to foster the widespread commercialization of transportation fuel produced from coal.
< Read more > - 07/12/06
A temporary solution which will allow for better movement of manufactured homes into West Virginia has tentatively been reached, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced today.
< Read more > - 07/12/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today urged the Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee to reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Commission, stressing the organization's importance to southern West Virginia's communities.
< Read more > - 07/11/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that The Connected Technology Corridors Program has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Hugh I. Shott Jr. Foundation for continued development of the regional tech initiative, which was launched by Rahall in December.
< Read more > - 07/06/06
On the heels of calling for a summit with U.S. Justice Department officials to develop a crisis management plan to resolve the growing drug problem in Huntington, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., announced today that Cabell County has been awarded a $41,600 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) to purchase tactical surveillance equipment, computers, investigative materials, and a digital camcorder for the Detective Unit for the Law Enforcement Division and for funding of overtime.
< Read more > - 07/04/06
A temporary solution which will allow for better movement of manufactured homes into West Virginia has been finalized, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, announced Friday.
< Read more > - 06/28/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) took action this week to protect West Virginia children by supporting amendments to the Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriation bill that would crack down on adults using the Internet to prey on children and provide services to children who have been victims of domestic and sexual violence.
< Read more > - 06/27/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today called for an economic impact statement to be initiated on the Coalfields Expressway and Beckley Z-way proposals.
< Read more > - 06/26/06
The U.S. House of Representatives passed yesterday an annual cost-of-living increase in benefits covering veterans and their dependents, which Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, fully supports.
< Read more > - 06/20/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Bluefield/Mercer County Airport has received a $1.35 million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve the airport's runway safety area and terminal building.
< Read more > - 06/20/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine has been awarded a $180,000 grant from the Benedum Foundation for further development of the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Visitor's Center.
< Read more > - 06/14/06
As a result of the efforts of Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, $150,000 in federal funds has been designated in the FY 2007 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill to the Southern WV Community and Technical College Allied Health and Technology Center for the new facility.
< Read more > - 06/14/06
As a result of the efforts of Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV, $500,000 in federal funds has been designated in the FY 2007 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill for the construction of a pedestrian walkway at Huntington's Pullman Square. The bill passed the House of Representatives Wednesday evening.
< Read more > - 06/07/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) hailed today's passage by the House of Representatives of the MINER Act, legislation updating the Nation's coal mine safety laws in the wake of the loss of 33 miners this year, including 19 in West Virginia. The legislation was approved by a vote of 381-37.
< Read more > - 06/06/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement on June 6, 2006, the 62nd anniversary of D-Day:
< Read more > - 06/05/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called the Treasury Department's announcement that student loan rates will rise nearly 2 percent next month "more bad news for people trying to better themselves" and said the higher rates, when combined with tuition hikes, rising gas and housing prices and a Republican budget bill that raided student aid add up to a "student misery tax that families can ill afford."
< Read more > - 06/02/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is working to enact legislation that will recognize the African American spiritual, an important part of American life and history, as a national treasure.
< Read more > - 06/01/06
The theft of 26.5 million veterans' personal data has prompted U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-WV, to support two pieces of similar legislation aimed at protecting veterans' financial health while not stripping the Department of Veteran Affairs of much-needed financial resources. The bills, HR 5455 and HR 5487, would go a long way toward protecting the well-being of those veterans whose personal information may have been compromised.
< Read more > - 05/26/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is calling on Attorney General Gonzalez to drop short-sighted efforts in past years to eliminate the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) and to seek a robust funding level that reflects the serious drug problems facing Huntington and other West Virginia communities.
< Read more > - 05/26/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) has called on U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to address the rising problem of drug trafficking and abuse in Huntington and Cabell County, asking the Nation's top law enforcement officer to call a summit of law enforcement leaders in Huntington to develop a crisis management plan to resolve the growing problem.
< Read more > - 05/24/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) decried the theft of 26.5 million veterans' names, Social Security numbers and birthdates and called for a full investigation into stolen personal data, taken from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he brought the information home without authorization.
< Read more > - 05/24/06
Noting the Senate's unanimous passage today of S. 2803, the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006, and the untimely deaths of six more miners this week, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called on the House of Representatives to pass mine safety legislation without further delay.
< Read more > - 05/23/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), along with a bipartisan group of colleagues, today introduced legislation to encourage investment in coal-to-liquid technology, which can turn coal into motor fuel for a fraction of the cost of a barrel of oil today.
< Read more > - 05/22/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) was successful in obtaining $150,000 in federal investments in the Fiscal Year 2007 Interior Appropriations bill for the rehabilitation of the John Henry Historical Park in Talcott, W.Va.
< Read more > - 05/20/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) was successful in earmarking $1 million in federal investments in the Fiscal Year 2007 Interior Appropriations bill for the City of Milton's water system upgrade and extension project.
< Read more > - 05/19/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called on Congress to support full funding the U.S. Department of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant Program.
< Read more > - 05/18/06
Today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously agreed to accept an amendment, championed by U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), to the Fiscal Year 2007 Department of the Interior appropriations bill to stop the sale for slaughter of wild horses and burros roaming Federal lands. Last year, the amendment was adopted, after a floor debate, with 249 votes in support; this year, it faced no opposition on the floor and was unanimously accepted. Rahall's floor remarks:
< Read more > - 05/16/06
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall made the following statement today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representative while unveiling the Protecting America's Miners Act.
< Read more > - 05/15/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Nicholas County Building Commission has been awarded $1.8 million from the Economic Development Administration for the development of Glade Creek Business Park, which will create 400 jobs and generate more than $20 million in private investment.
< Read more > - 05/15/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called today's Medicare Part D deadline a "prescription drug tax for millions of seniors" and chastised those who have refused to support extending the filing deadline for the program.
< Read more > - 05/10/06
In a supreme act of either irony or cynicism, the Bush Administration today - on the 134th anniversary of the enactment of the General Mining Law - brings to the American people a proposal that would exempt hard rock mines from liability under the Superfund and the Clean Water Act requirements, declared U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV).
< Read more > - 05/08/06
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement on the passing of Joan C. Edwards.
< Read more > - 05/05/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today the approval of a $255,479 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the Sheltered Workshop of Nicholas County, Incorporated for construction of a new facility that will expand services for an additional 15 to 20 clients.
< Read more > - 05/05/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) wants to extend the May 15, Medicare Part D prescription drug program deadline to January 1, 2007.
< Read more > - 05/03/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) introduced today in the House of Representatives, on the National Day of Prayer, a Constitutional Amendment that would restore voluntary prayer in schools. The proposed legislation is identical to that proposed by Senator Robert C. Byrd in the Senate last week.
< Read more > - 04/27/06
In response to Randal McCloy's letter to his co-workers's families in which he explained their tragic final hours in the Sago mine, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) renewed his call for action on the West Virginia Delegation's mine safety legislation.
< Read more > - 04/27/06
While gas prices for consumers are at record highs, Big Oil is announcing whopping increases in profits even compared to last year's record-breaking bottom lines, noted U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV).
< Read more > - 04/26/06
If President Bush's announcement yesterday asking the federal government to investigate price gouging at the gas pump sounds familiar, that is because U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) made the same request - in March of 2004.
< Read more > - 04/25/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) addressed a rally of veterans from across the country, including a group of more than 30 veterans from VFW Daniel Boone Post 5578 in Madison, W.Va., Tuesday during a veteran's march for mandatory funding in Washington.
< Read more > - 04/05/06
U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV) has been recognized by The Humane Society of the United States for his advocacy on animal welfare issues considered by the Congress in 2005.
< Read more > - 04/03/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) has joined his colleagues in the request for additional funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the SAFER Program.
< Read more > - 03/30/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) applauded the return of the Southeast West Virginia FastTrac program, which will present a half-day workshop and one-multi-week program at the Workforce Center in Beckley in the coming weeks.
< Read more > - 03/28/06
The Lewisburg District Office of U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) has relocated to the Greenbrier County Courthouse at 200 North Court Street.
< Read more > - 03/28/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) gave the following statement on the House floor Tuesday, March 28, 2006: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and yield myself such time as I may consume.
< Read more > - 03/27/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) issued the following statement on the passing of Mrs. Erma Byrd, wife of Senator Robert C. Byrd:
< Read more > - 03/24/06
While oil and gas conglomerates have been racking up record profits and shortchanging the Treasury by not paying their royalty obligations, the Administration is proposing to step back 30 years in funding levels for a popular program that provides citizens recreational opportunities, charged U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV).
< Read more > - 03/21/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is fighting to save the Essential Air Service Program, which supplies much-needed funds to many airports in rural communities.
< Read more > - 03/16/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today participated in a Congressional mine safety hearing, urging Congress to act on legislation introduced by the entire West Virginia Congressional Delegation in the wake of the State's recent mine tragedies.
< Read more > - 03/14/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today won approval of legislation to expedite the approval process for a planned visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial on the National Mall.
< Read more > - 03/08/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today moved to prevent a repeat of last year's shortfall in funding for the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Joining 126 of his Democratic colleagues, Rahall called for the inclusion of $630 million in veterans' health care funds as part of the President's $72.4 billion Iraq War Supplemental request.
< Read more > - 03/08/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) recently recognized Erin Lavery, 17, of Huntington, for her selection as one of two of West Virginia's top youth volunteers for 2006 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring students for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
< Read more > - 03/01/06
After 26 years of insufficient guidance from the federal government to regulate the disposal of coal combustion residues generated from power plants, the independent National Research Council of the National Academies today released a report, requested by U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), recommending the implementation of enforceable federal standards.
< Read more > - 02/28/06
In a letter to the House Budget Committee, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed his firm opposition to the President's budget proposal to eliminate the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) and urged Committee members to restore funding.
< Read more > - 02/23/06
Citing critical needs of port security in American, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced his intention to establish an Ohio River and Inland Port Congressional Caucus to bring members of Congress and their staffs together with information and opportunities on critical matters affecting the Ohio River inland waterway navigation system and inland ports along the river.
< Read more > - 02/21/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced a small business development initiative for southern West Virginia will roll out to Greenbrier County in the coming weeks.
< Read more > - 02/13/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) delivered the following remarks at the Congressional Forum on Mine Safety and Health with Miners and Miners' Families today:
< Read more > - 02/10/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed concern that the newly released budget from the White House focuses more on protecting foreign countries than protecting Americans at home.
< Read more > - 02/10/06
Just two months after public outcry from recreationists forced the abandonment of a public lands sale in the West, history is repeating itself in the Mon as the Forest Service this week proposed to sell off National Forest lands, shortchanging rural counties and limiting recreational opportunities, charged U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (WV-3).
< Read more > - 02/09/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called the Administration's proposed budget "a hard hit at the security of rural America" and promised to fight against these cuts that pose a threat to continued security in the Mountain State.
< Read more > - 02/08/06
Less than one week after the West Virginia Congressional Delegation introduced legislation aimed at prompting the Federal agency charged with coal mine safety to use existing authorities under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to strengthen underground coal mine health and safety standards, the agency announced late yesterday it was using an emergency rulemaking to implement several new standards.
< Read more > - 02/08/06
Today the U.S. House of Representatives honored the lives of the sixteen brave West Virginians who perished in our coal mines this year through the consideration of H. Con. Res. 331. The resolution also honors the sole survivor of the Sago Mine explosion, Randal McCloy Junior and the rescue crews for their outstanding efforts.
< Read more > - 02/07/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) said the Republican budget continues to misplace American priorities and "could do significant harm to America's transportation infrastructure," as the budget would severely underfund and possibly derail Amtrak, among other transportation programs.
< Read more > - 02/07/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed frustration with the newly released Republican budget and how it affects veterans. "Once again, the Republican leadership is trying to categorize our veterans into different groups, some of which get better benefits than others," Rahall said. "We should treat our veterans equally and fairly-it's the least we can do to honor their service."
< Read more > - 02/06/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called the House passage of the budget reconciliation bill "a major blow to the State of West Virginia and its families" and predicted hard-working Americans will carry the burden of the deep budgetary cuts.
< Read more > - 02/06/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed concerns with the newly released Republican budget from the White House today. "This budget borrows more dollars from our grandkids than Carter made little liver pills," Rahall said. "If the aim is to protect America, these numbers don't add up."
< Read more > - 02/01/06
In the wake of the mining tragedies in Sago and Melville, West Virginia, the State's Congressional Delegation today introduced legislation to remedy woefully inadequate enforcement of the law, stated U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV).
< Read more > - 01/31/06
Hours before the President's State of the Union address, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) said he hopes the President will deliver a message that "answers the priorities of West Virginia families."
< Read more > - 01/30/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called on the Administration to seek adequate funding to allow veterans to get the care and medications they need at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) without raising co-payments or imposing enrollment fees. The administration will submit its budget request to Congress on Feb.6.
< Read more > - 01/23/06
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall issued the following statement today in response to the recent mining tragedy in Melville, West Virginia.
< Read more > - 01/20/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), issued the following statement:
< Read more > - 01/19/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has awarded the Raleigh County West Virginia Teachers Federal Credit Union of Beckley a $5,000 technical assistance grant from the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) under the Enhancing Member Services Grant Initiative.
< Read more > - 01/19/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has awarded the Mercer County West Virginia Teachers Federal Credit Union of Bluefield a $1,895 technical assistance grant from the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) under the Enhancing Member Services Grant Initiative.
< Read more > - 01/16/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called the new partnership between the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the Nick J. Rahall Transportation Institute and its partner, the Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation (PGC), a "promising partnership for all of West Virginia" and commended Benedum for their $350,000 contribution to help develop a new transportation related business incubator in Huntington, W.Va.
< Read more > - 01/11/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) named the following students for nomination to the military academies:
< Read more > - 01/06/06
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), joined by his colleague, U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV), has called on Congress to convene hearings on the Sago Mine tragedy that killed 12 coal miners and hospitalized another in Upshur County.
< Read more > - 01/05/06
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., expressed his condolences to the Sago Mine community Wednesday, following news that 12 of 13 miners there had not survived Monday's explosion at the Upshur County mine.
< Read more > - 12/15/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), who spent much of the last weekend in New Orleans touring the affected areas and speaking with residents about recovery efforts, returned with a burning question for the Republican leadership: "Can't we afford America?"
< Read more > - 12/01/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) is working to enact legislation that would make federal grants available to public libraries for construction projects.
< Read more > - 11/18/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) scored a major victory for the advancement of West Virginia's tourism industry Friday, securing $1.2 million in federal funds for southern West Virginia projects.
< Read more > - 11/17/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) applauded the defeat of the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, calling the proposed legislation a "pirate raid on student aid that would have robbed directly from the hope chests of America's families."
< Read more > - 11/16/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) celebrated a victory for Internet protection this week when negotiators at the the World Summit on the Information Society, consisting of more than 100 countries, agreed to leave the United States in charge of the Internet's addressing system.
< Read more > - 11/08/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) teamed up with Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) to deliver millions of dollars for important southern West Virginia water and flood protection projects.
< Read more > - 11/08/05
The powerful House Rules Committee is due to consider a budget bill that will do significant harm to families in West Virginia and throughout the nation.
< Read more > - 11/04/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is seeking support of an inclusion in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act that would eliminate any pay gap experienced by members of a Reserve component who are also employed by the federal government.
< Read more > - 11/04/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) met with Steven Kopp, the newly appointed President of Marshall University, in his Washington, D.C. office recently to discuss in detail the new President's vision for the future of Marshall University.
< Read more > - 11/01/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is working to enact legislation that calls for the Internet to continue to function under United States control, as it does today, rather than under control of the United Nations.
< Read more > - 10/28/05
Bowing to pressure led by a united Congressional front, joined by members of the religious community and the labor movement, President Bush announced today that he would reverse the decision he made in September to shortchange with lower wages workers in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
< Read more > - 10/27/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) is working to enact legislation that would help military families with the costs of sending letters and care packages to active duty service men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan and those hospitalized because of injury or disease.
< Read more > - 10/25/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) called proposed across-the-board budget cuts "a sloppy swath that cuts at the core of the future of America" and warned of the adverse impact on benefits awarded to military veterans.
< Read more > - 10/20/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined his colleagues in co-sponsorship of legislation that would ensure consumers will have access to quality telecom services and schools and libraries will continue to get Internet connectivity at affordable rates.
< Read more > - 10/18/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced the Federal Railroad Administration, through the efforts of Senator Robert C. Byrd, has awarded another $1 million grant to the Rahall Transportation Institute (RTI) to continue its research program on railroad engineering.
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- 10/07/05
Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., voted against a Republican energy bill that fails to address soaring gas prices and rising home heating costs and expressed his dismay that the Bush Administration and Republican leadership in Congress are doing nothing to address these concerns in light of skyrocketing prices.
< Read more > - 10/06/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced $524,000 in entrepreneurship and economic development grants for southern West Virginia. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded three separate grants to programs dedicated to fostering small business in the region.
< Read more > - 10/01/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced a small business development initiative for southern West Virginia will roll out to McDowell County in the coming weeks. The efforts of Congressman Rahall and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) are helping small businesses in southern West Virginia obtain access to broadband technology and increase their profit by opening their doors to the global economy through the Internet.
< Read more > - 10/01/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) applauded the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) for their help in re-establishing the transportation network at the Beckley Medical Center, but said he will be monitoring the establishment of the alternative plan.
< Read more > - 09/23/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) said price gouging is rampant and the government lacks the ability to investigate or prevent such market abuses.
< Read more > - 09/22/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) co-sponsored legislation that would undo President Bush's proclamation from last week that cuts wages for workers involved in the reconstruction of areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
< Read more > - 09/21/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced Cabell and Wayne counties have been designated a contiguous disaster counties, making farm operators there eligible to be considered for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), providing eligibility requirement are met.
< Read more > - 09/15/05
In advance of President Bush's address from Louisiana on Thursday night, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said he hopes that while the president will fully address the needs of rebuilding the lives of those affected by Katrina, the Congressman also hopes the President will use this opportunity to present the American people with a clear, comprehensive strategy to reel in gas prices, which have doubled in the last several months.
< Read more > - 09/15/05
A last-minute snag nearly kept one eager Jerusalem student from coming to America, but thanks to the efforts of U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), Louis Shakkour and his sponsor Dan Whorton were able to get the materials they needed to make the 17-year-old's dream come true.
< Read more > - 09/14/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., joined more than 50 other business and community leaders on a tour of farms in Monroe and Greenbrier counties last week, as part of the Southern West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Tour, sponsored by the West Virginia University Extension Service.
< Read more > - 09/13/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., joined more than 50 other business and community leaders on a tour of farms in Monroe and Greenbrier counties last week, as part of the Southern West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Tour, sponsored by the West Virginia University Extension Service.
< Read more > - 09/08/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., has joined several lawmakers in a push to restore the independence of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), saying it has been weakened under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
< Read more > - 08/30/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) applauded the Bush administration's decision to release oil from federal petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina, saying the action will hopefully divert what would otherwise surely be "catastrophic economic consequences" for West Virginia and the rest of the United States.
< Read more > - 08/29/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said tapping the U.S. emergency petroleum stockpiles to ease Hurricane Katrina's impact on affected refineries is a "no-brainer," and urged the administration to take swift action.
< Read more > - 08/26/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the City of Beckley has been awarded $1,000,000 through the Coal Heritage Highway Authority for the Exhibition Coal Mine Visitor and Interpretive Center.
< Read more > - 08/25/05
Industry experts say gasoline thefts, which cost retailers $237 million last year, will be much worse this year because of record-shattering prices. U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) expressed his concern about these forecasts and his continued displeasure with the lack of gas-price relief for southern West Virginia today, saying, "It has been five months since the start of the gas price crisis in West Virginia and the repercussions of this ignored problem are becoming increasingly evident. The White House can turn a deaf ear to me, but these numbers speak for themselves. How much longer is the Republican leadership going to refuse to bring relief to the American people?"
< Read more > - 08/17/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) through a collaborative effort with the Nick J. Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute (RTI) has secured $20,000 in funding for the furnishing of a training classroom at the Tri-State Airport in Wayne County.
< Read more > - 08/16/05
With state and national gas prices setting new record-highs on a daily basis, West Virginia residents are fuming-with good reason, according to U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV).
< Read more > - 08/15/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Mercer County has been awarded a grant of $27,282 to help support the Mercer Day Report Center Drug Treatment Program. The program provides services to nonviolent offenders with a history of drug use and simple possession.
< Read more > - 08/15/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Cabell County and the City of Huntington have been awarded a grant of $70,663. The County will use its share of the grant to purchase tactical surveillance equipment, computers, investigative materials, and a digital camcorder for their detective unit. The City will use their share of the funds to purchase patrol vehicles.
< Read more > - 07/29/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) used his seniority on the House Transportation Committee to add an earmark of $16 million for the Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (RTI) at Marshall University to the House transportation bill before the final version passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. "This funding that I was able to secure will help Marshall University expand upon its good work on transportation research and become one of the premiere institutions for transportation research in the Nation," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 07/29/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) celebrated a victory for West Virginia today when the House of Representatives passed the conference report of the Transportation Bill. "This new transportation bill brings a lot to southern West Virginia," said Rahall, a senior member of the Transportation Committee and conferee on the Bill. "Lace up the work boots, dust off the hard hats, thank heavens, it's time to let the dirt fly!"
< Read more > - 07/26/05
Today, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), and his fellow Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, offered a motion to instruct conferees on the Interior Appropriations bill to agree to the Senate-passed provisions providing $1.5 billion to remedy the shortfall in veterans' health care for this year. With a large victory for America 's veterans, the House of Representatives passed the motion with strong bipartisan support.
< Read more > - 07/22/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Housing Authorities in Southern West Virginia have been awarded $2,866,692 in funding from the Capital Fund of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
< Read more > - 07/21/05
As families in West Virginia continue to pay record high prices to fill their vehicles with gasoline, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) restated his call for action from the White House to assist West Virginians. "We have suffered through sixteen weeks of record high gas price crisis in West Virginia," said Rahall. "And throughout these weeks I have been putting forth ideas to help lower gas prices, but I have been greeted with nothing more than the cold shoulder from the Administration. There are long-term fixes and short-term fixes to this problem, but the Administration has ignored both and watched as the gas prices break records."
< Read more > - 07/19/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a new grant for the Region II Planning and Development Council in Cabell County, West Virginia. The grant of $52,000 from the United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) will be used to support regional long-term economic development planning efforts.
< Read more > - 07/15/05
Veterans across West Virginia and the Nation celebrated victory today when the White House finally agreed with U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) and his colleagues in asking for an additional $2 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "This is a great victory for all veterans in America; and I am glad that my colleagues and I were able to help make it possible," said Rahall. "I have said all along that we have an obligation to ensure funds for our veterans' health care are available and it gives me great pleasure to see it happen."
< Read more > - 07/14/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), the top Democrat on the House Resources Committee, has been chosen to serve as a member on a House and Senate Conference to devise the final version of the federal energy bill.
< Read more > - 07/13/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that over $2 million dollars of disaster assistance has been allocated to West Virginia by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). "This grant will be a huge help throughout our state," said Rahall. "Recently, West Virginia has been struck with more than our fair share of floods, snow storms, and other natural disasters. This funding will help West Virginia's communities clean up from past instances and prepare for the possibility of future disasters."
< Read more > - 07/12/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), outraged by the continuing trend of higher gas prices and inaction from the White House, is once again calling on the Administration to assist West Virginians by using their authority to help lower gas prices. "The gas price crisis started 15 weeks ago in West Virginia and the price of gasoline surpassed record highs once again in our state," said Rahall. "For the past 15 weeks I have been providing ideas for lowering gas prices, and the Administration has refused to take any action."
< Read more > - 07/07/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined a bi-partisan group of his colleagues in announcing a set of rural telecommunications principles, which will be crucial as Congress plans to re-write the Nation's telecommunications laws.
< Read more > - 07/07/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a $1,120,560 Hazard Mitigation Grant to acquire 1 lot and demolish 21 damaged structures in Wyoming County.
< Read more > - 07/06/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a new grant for the Southern Appalachian Labor School Foundation in Fayette County, West Virginia. The grant of $72,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to rehabilitate and weatherize housing loans located in southern West Virginia within the Upper Kanawha Valley Enterprise Community Zone.
< Read more > - 07/05/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Mingo County Commission funds to start construction of the Twin Branch Motorsports Complex. The commission had requested $1.2 million dollars from the EDA, to go along with the Commission's own $800,000, for the $2 million project and the grant was awarded in full. Congressman Rahall has fully supported the project and worked throughout the entire process to have the grant awarded.
< Read more > - 06/30/05
-Gas Price Crisis Reaches Week 13 as Prices near Record Highs Again-
< Read more > - 06/29/05
Concerned by recent reports that water in some areas of Mingo County contains substances that could be harmful to children, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) asked the West Virginia Public Service Commission to issue a final order, so that a proposed water project for the area can move forward. "I have personally been involved in helping Mingo County with this project since 2000," said Rahall. "I worked collaboratively with Mingo County officials to help secure grants to improve water service in the area and I want to see this project get underway."
< Read more > - 06/29/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) voted to secure funding to provide a 3.1% pay raise to every American soldier on Monday, June 20. "Our troops, these young men and women who are on the other side of the world risking their lives, deserve this pay increase and I am happy to help provide them with it," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 06/28/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) voted to secure funding to provide a 3.1% pay raise to every American soldier on Monday, June 20. "Our troops, these young men and women who are on the other side of the world risking their lives, deserve this pay increase and I am happy to help provide them with it," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 06/28/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), joined by many of his colleagues, urged President Bush to help the Veterans Affairs Department with their recently announced budget shortfall. "This should not be a controversy; it is common sense to fix this budget shortfall," said Rahall. "Our veterans health care funding is at least $1 billion short, we have an obligation to ensure those funds are available and I am urging the President to request a supplemental funding bill."
< Read more > - 06/22/05
-Rahall to Serve as Grand Marshal 10 Years after Historical Unveiling of John Henry Stamp-
< Read more > - 06/21/05
-Gas Price Crisis Continues to Hurt West Virginians as it Nears its Third Month-
< Read more > - 06/21/05
-Rahall: "Tourism in West Virginia Creates Jobs"-
< Read more > - 06/20/05
-Congressman Urges Fellow Conferees on the Transportation Bill to Support Provisions Important to Mobility of Seniors-
< Read more > - 06/15/05
This morning the House Appropriations Subcommittee with transportation oversight denied Amtrak's request for $1.8 billion in funding. The Republican Leadership in the subcommittee approved only $550 million for Amtrak, which could effectively eliminate train routes throughout most of the country, including the Cardinal line which runs through southern West Virginia.
< Read more > - 06/14/05
With the news that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is nearly full, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) continued to urge the President to change his mind and take action to lower gas prices now. "This does not make any sense," said Rahall. "Inaction is clearly not the answer with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve boasting over 690 million barrels of oil and gasoline prices in West Virginia remaining at an alarmingly high level! We now stand at week 11 of the gas price crisis in West Virginia."
< Read more > - 06/13/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a new grant and loan for the Green Valley-Glenwood Public Service District in Mercer County, West Virginia. The grant of $202,000 and loan of $698,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to extend public water service to approximately 93 new customers.
< Read more > - 06/13/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a new grant and loan for the Page-Kincaid Public Service District in Fayette County, West Virginia. The grant of $1,500,000 and loan of $300,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to extend public wastewater collection and treatment services to approximately 198 new residents within the Robson, Mulberry Branch, North Page, and Johnson Branch areas of Fayette County.
< Read more > - 06/13/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined the rest of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation, led by Senator Robert C. Byrd, at Yeager Airport in Charleston before and after two analysts for the BRAC Commission made their visit to the 130th Airlift Wing. "I am committed to helping in every way possible to keep the 130th Airlift Wing open," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 06/10/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined 170 of his Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives in expressing his continued strong support for Amtrak. Rahall and his colleagues urged House of Representatives Appropriators to provide $2 billion in funding in 2006 for Amtrak.
< Read more > - 06/10/05
-Congressman Urges Increase of Pell Grant Scholarships-
< Read more > - 06/10/05
-Rahall Votes to Withdraw United States from WTO-
< Read more > - 06/09/05
With his seniority on the House Transportation Committee and his significant experience in crafting transportation bills, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and other House and Senate conference committee members began work to iron out differences in the two versions of the new federal highway bill, which recently passed the House and Senate respectively by overwhelming bipartisan majorities.
< Read more > - 06/08/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) urged the President to take action and lower gas prices after a record-setting Memorial Day weekend. "Every day that passes with inaction from this Administration is another day West Virginians have to pay too much for gasoline," said Rahall. "This is week ten of the gas price crisis in West Virginia."
< Read more > - 06/08/05
-Hinton Resident Picked as Alternate-
< Read more > - 05/27/05
Given his seniority on the House Transportation Committee and his significant experience in crafting transportation bills, U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) has been chosen to serve as a member on a House and Senate Conference to devise the final version of the new federal highway bill.
< Read more > - 05/26/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) helped pass an Energy and Water Appropriations bill this week that would bring millions of dollars to southern West Virginia. "Southern West Virginia is a big winner with this bill," said Rahall. "Not only does the bill include funding for the Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program, which I created, but it also includes much needed funding to help with floods around Island Creek in Logan County."
< Read more > - 05/25/05
-Calls for Meeting with US Airways and America West Airlines Executives after News of Merger-
< Read more > - 05/25/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed his continued frustration today with the lack of action by the Administration to lower gas prices in West Virginia and across the Nation. "West Virginians continue to pay outrageous prices for gasoline while this Administration sits by and gives out donations to the Big Oil Corporations who are seeing record profits this year," said Rahall. "This is an outrage to me and every hardworking West Virginian!"
< Read more > - 05/23/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced a grant of over $2.5 million to the West Virginia Crime Victim Compensation Fund today from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime. The grant provides funds from the Crime Victims Fund, created by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), to enhance State victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims.
< Read more > - 05/23/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has chosen the West Virginia Department of Education to receive a grant in the amount of $549,735. The West Virginia Department of Education, in cooperation with West Virginia University and Clay, Boone, Summers and Tyler Counties, will use this funding for a character development project.
< Read more > - 05/20/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Region IV Planning and Development Council in Summersville has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. "I am pleased to announce that Nicholas County will be getting this grant to further economic development in the area," Rahall said.
< Read more > - 05/19/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) continued his fight to create new jobs and economic development opportunities in West Virginia by pledging his full support for the Economic Development Administration (EDA). Rahall joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in urging the Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice and Commerce to maintain and preserve funding for EDA in 2006.
< Read more > - 05/19/05
-Rahall Urges West Virginians with Student Loans to Take Advantage of Current Low Interest Rates-
< Read more > - 05/18/05
-Rahall Fighting for Survival of Vital Program-
< Read more > - 05/17/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) continued his call for action from the Administration to lower gas prices this week. "With the average cost of gasoline in West Virginia at $2.14 a gallon, 28 cents higher than prices only 5 months ago, we are still paying obscenely high prices for gasoline," said Rahall. "This is week seven of the gas price crisis in West Virginia."
< Read more > - 05/11/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced a small business development initiative for southern West Virginia will roll out to Wyoming County in the coming weeks. The efforts of Congressman Rahall and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will help small businesses in southern West Virginia obtain access to broadband technology and increase their profit by opening their doors to the global economy through the Internet.
< Read more > - 05/11/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a $1,119,375 Hazard Mitigation Grant to help the Town of Oceana acquire and demolish 24 flood-prone dwellings in the town.
< Read more > - 05/11/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) pointed to a study on traffic congestion to note the urgency of gasoline price relief for southern West Virginia and the entire Nation. "West Virginians are spending more and more time in their cars due to traffic congestion causing them to lose time, money and even patience! As we sit in traffic, not only are we wasting precious gasoline, but we're wasting valuable time away from our family," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 05/05/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined fellow Congressional Democrats today in introducing the New GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century. The bill honors, supports and recognizes the over 1 million brave Americans who have already served in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and all others who will serve in these efforts. "We see the Support Our Troops stickers and magnets across the Nation, now, with this New GI Bill of Rights we can turn those words into action," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 05/05/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined millions of Americans today in expressing their faith through prayer. Although every day is a day for prayer and reflection, today is especially noteworthy as May 5, 2005, is the National Day of Prayer in the United States.
< Read more > - 05/04/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that a grant of $12,607 has been awarded to the Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department in Cabell County to add to their vital service to our community.
< Read more > - 05/03/05
With gasoline prices in West Virginia remaining remarkably high, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) continues to urge the Administration to take action to solve the crisis. "This is week five of the gas price crisis in West Virginia and I am beginning to believe that the Administration has no intention of stopping the crisis and easing the pressure on the pocketbooks of hard-working West Virginians," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 04/29/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) encouraged southern West Virginian students to apply for the Presidential Freedom Scholarship. "West Virginia is packed full of bright high school students and there isn't a family out there who couldn't use a scholarship for $1000," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 04/28/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced a total of nearly $3.5 million in grants from the United States Department of Transportation for four different airports in southern West Virginia. "These grants will be put to good use at our local airports and I applaud the Department of Transportation for recognizing the need for this funding," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 04/27/05
As gasoline prices in West Virginia remain obscenely high, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) continues to voice his displeasure with the lack of action by President Bush to solve the crisis. "This is week four of the gas price crisis in West Virginia and week four of the Administration's lack of action to solve the crisis," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 04/27/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Mingo County Commission has been invited to submit an official application for funds to start construction of the Twin Branch Motorsports Complex. The commission is requesting $1.2 million dollars from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the project. In a recent letter, Congressman Rahall offered his support to the project and urged the EDA to consider the application in full.
< Read more > - 04/26/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed his disappointment with the Amtrak Board of Directors and their "strategic reform initiatives." The initiatives will doom the future prospects of the railroad, according to Rahall and many of his colleagues on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
< Read more > - 04/26/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced a grant of $35,000 to Oak Hill Elementary School in Oak Hill, WV. The grant is provided to the school by Hewlett-Packard's Technology for Teaching Grant Program to support educators who are using mobile technology in innovative ways.
< Read more > - 04/25/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced this week that development is proceeding with the Mountain Music Heritage Project dedicated to the musical heritage of Appalachia. Dr. Ken Sullivan, Executive Director of the West Virginia Humanities Council, was in the Congressman's office in Washington last Thursday to discuss progress on the project, the Mountain Music Hall of Fame.
< Read more > - 04/21/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced a grant of over $1 million to the West Virginia Crime Victim Compensation Fund today. The grant is provides funds from the Crime Victims Fund to enhance State victim compensation payments to eligible crime victims.
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- 04/14/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is fighting to save the Essential Air Service Program, which supplies much-needed funds to many airports in rural communities. "The Essential Air Service Program provides rural areas with a vital link to our national air transportation system and promotes business development in West Virginia's communities. I'm fighting hard for this program's survival," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 04/13/05
During the House Committee on Resources markup of the Republican Energy Bill, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) voiced his disapproval of the reintroduced Republican legislation which does little to help families afford skyrocketing energy bills and gasoline prices, while padding the profits of big oil conglomerates.
< Read more > - 04/11/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that P.R.I.D.E. in Logan County, Inc. has been awarded a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. "I am pleased to announce that the Department of Health and Human Services is giving this generous award to Head Start projects in Logan County," Rahall said.
< Read more > - 04/11/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Region I Planning and Development Council in Princeton has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. "I am pleased to announce that Mercer County will be getting this grant to further economic development in the area," Rahall said.
< Read more > - 04/11/05
A full week has passed since West Virginia's gas prices hit record highs and there is still no sign of prices coming down without action from the White House.
< Read more > - 04/08/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Joshua Mann, of Cool Ridge, has been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy. Joshua currently attends Shady Spring High School.
< Read more > - 04/08/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed continued outrage with the high gas prices today. With record high gas prices across the state four days ago on Tuesday, April 5th, Rahall said, "This is day four of a gas price crisis in West Virginia. Something must be done to help lower these prices in the short term and for the future."
< Read more > - 04/08/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that libraries in Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties will be receiving an award of 17 classic books on the theme of "Created Equal," made possible through the National Endowment for the Humanities' We the People Bookshelf program.
< Read more > - 04/07/05
The United States Department of Energy announced today that gasoline prices are expected to remain high throughout the summer. In response, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) said, "This is day three of a crisis in gas prices for West Virginia. The Administration continues to sit by idly and ignore the problem, even while its own Department of Energy forecasts skyrocketing prices throughout the summer."
< Read more > - 04/06/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today, outraged with the rising gasoline prices in West Virginia, said, "These prices are ridiculous. We in West Virginia are paying record high prices, well over two dollars a gallon, and this Administration isn't doing anything to help lower prices. This is day two of a crisis in gas prices."
< Read more > - 03/30/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Benjamin Jewell, of Green Bank, has been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy. Benjamin currently attends Pocahontas County High School.
< Read more > - 03/30/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Melissa Carson, of Summersville, has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy, Merchant Marine Academy and West Point..
< Read more > - 03/29/05
At the urging of U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), the U.S. Army, in the form of the Corps of Engineers, has agreed to participate in the improvement of wastewater treatment serving the communities of Fairdale, Glen Daniel, Surveyor, Holley Hills Estates and the Stevenwood Subdivision in Raleigh County. The initial $700,000 in federal funds for the project comes from an innovative environmental infrastructure program put in place by Rahall several years ago.
< Read more > - 03/24/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) along with Anne B. Pope, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), were in Hinton and Beckley today to announce a new small business development initiative for southern West Virginia. The efforts of Congressman Rahall and the ARC will help small businesses in southern West Virginia obtain access to broadband technology and increase their profit by opening their doors to the global economy through the Internet.
< Read more > - 03/23/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today convened a summit of federal, state and local transportation officials, including Transportation Secretary Danny Ellis and Highways Commissioner Paul Mattox. The Congressman was also joined by Governor Joe Manchin. The purpose of the meeting was to update state officials on the important highway projects currently underway and being planned for southern West Virginia, including the Coalfields Expressway, King Coal Highway also known as the TOLSIA Highway or I-73/74, the New River Parkway, Route 10 in Logan, the Shawnee Parkway, the I-64 Technology Corridor, the Beckley Intermodal Gateway and the East Beckley Bypass. Representatives from each project made presentations at the summit.
< Read more > - 03/21/05
-Job Creation and the Role of Marshall Were Discussed-
< Read more > - 03/21/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a new grant for Pocahontas Woods, Inc. in Dunmore, West Virginia. The grant of $123,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to purchase equipment necessary to operate a woodworking shop.
< Read more > - 03/15/05
-Supports Concurrent Receipt for Unemployable Veterans and an Increase in the Death Gratuity for Military Families-
< Read more > - 03/11/05
Just after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Transportation Equity Act, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Danny Ellis and Commissioner of Highways Paul Mattox will join him in Beckley on March 23 to discus southern West Virginia transportation projects. "I am glad that Secretary Ellis and Commissioner Mattox will be able to join me in meeting with the leaders of crucial transportation projects for southern West Virginia," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 03/10/05
-Rahall Helps Bill Pass the U.S.House of Representatives-
< Read more > - 03/10/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) used his seniority on the House Transportation Committee to add $5 million in funding for transportation projects in Raleigh County, and $5 million for the King Coal Highway (I-73/74) in Wayne County to the House transportation bill before it passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. Rahall also secured an earmark of $17.5 million, resulting in a total of $35 million in shared funding, for the Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (RTI) to the bill.
< Read more > - 03/09/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that grants valuing $724,816 have been awarded to five fire departments across southern West Virginia to add to their vital service to our communities.
< Read more > - 03/04/05
-Rahall: Congress Should Restore Funding to Vital Programs-
< Read more > - 03/04/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today applauded the efforts of local transportation experts to come together to solve the work of the traffic congestion in the Beaver and Shady Spring area. Rahall also praised the Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (RTI) for defining the scope of the proposed project through their geographic information system. "I am pleased that everyone is working on the same page with this project to help create a solution to the traffic problem around Beaver and Shady Spring," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 03/04/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that he has teamed up with Teaming to Win and the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation to make a conference available to interested southern West Virginians via videoconference from Fairmont, WV. Teaming to Win is a non-profit organization which brings businesses face to face with government contractors as part of efforts to advance and improve small business prospects in West Virginia. The Teaming to Win Educational Conference Congressman Rahall made available is titled "Department of Homeland Security Open for Business in West Virginia" and will be broadcast free of charge to all interested southern West Virginians who register for the conference.
< Read more > - 03/03/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced seven National Coal Heritage Partnership Grants for a total of $135,195 for southern West Virginia. "These grants are one more step along the way to strengthening economic development on our area," said Rahall. "The National Coal Heritage Area, which I helped establish, continues to work on helping the communities of southern West Virginia and I applaud them for their efforts."
< Read more > - 03/03/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Michael Pyszowski, of Williamson, has been appointed to the United States Air Force Academy. Michael currently attends Northwestern Prep School in California.
< Read more > - 03/03/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Madison Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $225,000 for a firefighting vehicle to add to their vital service to our communities.
< Read more > - 03/03/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) met today with the Summers County Commission and community leaders for an update on the proposed John Henry Park Development project. "This is an important jobs project for southern WV," said Rahall. "The grand vision presented by this opportunity will continue to instill the spirit of John Henry in the hearts and minds of all Americans."
< Read more > - 03/02/05
Bill Passes Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Heads to House Floor for Full Vote
< Read more > - 02/22/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Frankford Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $14,296 for firefighter operations and firefighter safety to add to their vital service to our communities.
< Read more > - 02/17/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today a new grant and loan for the Bluewell Public Service District in Bluefield, West Virginia. The grant of $62,000 and loan of $12,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be used to construct filter backwash facilities in order to comply with the requirements of the West Virginia State Department of Environmental Protection.
< Read more > - 02/17/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) joined in a bipartisan effort today to provide a tax credit or tax deduction for contributions to political candidates. "I have long advocated tax deductions for contributions to political candidates as a way to allow more people to be involved in the system," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 02/16/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed displeasure with the newly released budget from the White House and its effect on rural communities. "Hardworking West Virginians, who are trying to provide for their families and their futures, have to wonder why this budget finds more money for foreign aid and less money to invest here at home," Rahall said.
< Read more > - 02/15/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) has again introduced a major transportation bill extending federal transportation programs and funding for the next six-years with other leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "This transportation bill will create jobs for southern West Virginia by investing in our infrastructure," said Rahall, an original cosponsor of the bill.
< Read more > - 02/14/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed concerns with the amount of funding for education in the newly released budget from the White House. "Once again the Administration is shortchanging the future of our Nation," Rahall said. "By cutting money reserved for education, this budget puts the future of American prosperity and security at risk."
< Read more > - 02/11/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed worry with the newly released budget from the White House. "West Virginian parents, who are trying to protect their families, have to wonder why this budget finds more money to protect foreign countries and less money for protecting America at home," Rahall said.
< Read more > - 02/11/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) continued his efforts today to improve traffic congestion and promote economic development along U.S. 19 and W.V. 3 near Airport Road in the Beaver and Shady Spring area. After meeting with members of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce as well as local delegates and urging the West Virginia Department of Transportation to look into a proposal to fix the problem, Congressman Rahall asked the Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute (RTI) today to assist in a review of the project.
< Read more > - 02/10/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) gave welcome remarks in introduction of Rev. David F. Allen on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday. Rev. David F. Allen, the pastor of the Welcome Baptist Church in Beckley, West Virginia, delivered the invocation to the House of Representatives. "It is a great honor to have Rev. Allen here to start the day with the opening prayer," said Rahall.
< Read more > - 02/10/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Travis Torlone, of Daniels, has been appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Travis currently attends Cabell Midland High School.
< Read more > - 02/10/05
America's trade policy with China has already cost U.S. jobs and threatens to cause more losses in the years to come, according to two West Virginia lawmakers who want to repeal the favorable trade status enjoyed by that nation.
< Read more > - 02/08/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed outrage with the newly released Republican budget and how it affects veterans. "Our newest veterans are being welcomed home from abroad by Republicans cutting their benefits and increasing their co-payments," Rahall said. "Then they have the nerve to send that extra money back abroad to foreign countries."
< Read more > - 02/07/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) expressed concerns with the newly released Republican budget from the White House today. "Hardworking West Virginians, who are trying to provide for their families and their futures, have to wonder why this budget finds more money for foreign aid and less money to invest here at home," Rahall said.
< Read more > - 02/05/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) applauded the kickoff of the Southeast West Virginia FastTrac program in Beckley today. "This program is a great opportunity for the entrepreneurs of southern West Virginia and I am proud to have worked with the West Virginia High Technology Consortium to bring FastTrac to our area," said Rahall. "The FastTrac program is internationally recognized and will help residents develop the skills and strategies needed to run a more successful business."
< Read more > - 02/04/05
After meeting with members of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce and local delegates, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) has urged the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) to consider a new proposal that could help solve the traffic congestion problem in the Beaver/Shady Spring area. Rahall stressed that the WVDOT should consider the project from engineering and technical aspects during the ongoing study of the Shady Spring Interchange and Connector.
< Read more > - 02/03/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Housing Authorities in Southern West Virginia have been awarded $1,811,568 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
< Read more > - 02/03/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced that Tyler Prince, of Daniels, has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy. Tyler currently attends Shady Spring High School.
< Read more > - 02/01/05
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Wayne County Community Services Organization, Inc. (WCCSO) will receive $72,910 to provide working residents or those trying to enter the workforce with rides to employment, job training, education, day care and other services in Wayne County, as well as areas in Cabell and Mingo County that border Wayne County.
< Read more > - 01/28/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) is working on a bill to help lower prescription drug costs for West Virginians. Rahall and many of his colleagues urged the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, to schedule a vote on a comprehensive drug importation bill during the new session of Congress.
< Read more > - 01/25/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia (CASE WV) has been awarded a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. "I am pleased to announce that the Department of Health and Human Services is giving this award to CASE WV," Rahall said.
< Read more > - 01/24/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) recently announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is helping young West Virginians gain access to financial aid information with a $176,240 grant. The grant, which will help more than 4,700 parents of high school seniors in West Virginia apply for financial aid, is for the WV-FAIR (Financial Aid Information and Resources) program within the West Virginia Department of Education and Arts.
< Read more > - 01/19/05
According to U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Bluestone Health Association, Inc. has received a guaranteed loan from the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA Rural Development guaranteed loan of $325,000 will be used for construction of a new health clinic in Mercer County.
< Read more > - 01/14/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) named the following students for nomination to military academies:
< Read more > - 01/13/05
U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) pushed to protect funding for Pell Grant Scholarships. Stressing the importance of educating our youth, Rahall stated, "To protect the country down the line we need educated leaders. You cannot have a 1st class Nation on a two bit education. I am fighting to ensure that America secures its future as a world leader by preparing our future leaders with a strong education."
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