Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) today provided the following remarks at the Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing outlining the destructive role Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family played in catalyzing and exacerbating the opioid epidemic. Congresswoman Miller described the severe destruction the opioid epidemic has had on West Virginia in her remarks as prepared below:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today two grants from the Department of Health and Human Services for the Head Start Program in Southern West Virginia. The first, worth $1,352,396, is going to the Raleigh County Community Action Association, Inc. and the second, worth $1,879,793, is going to the MountainHeart Community Services, Inc.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention & Control (NCIPC) worth $125,000 to the Fayette County Family Resource Network, Inc. in Fayetteville, West Virginia. The funds will be used for the Fayette Drug-Free Communities Program seeking to reduce youth substance use by using the strategic prevention framework, environmental strategies, ongoing evaluation and collaboration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the Reinvesting in Essential Partnerships And Infrastructure for Rural America (REPAIR) Act in the House of Representatives.
The goal of this bill is to increase the amount of funding allocated for rural transportation projects, reduce regulatory hurdles that face rural communities, provide greater flexibility, and ensure rural regions benefit from new transportation technology innovation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) joined today to introduce the Building Rural Investments, Development, and Growth for the Economy (BRIDGE) Act in the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) today hosted a Virtual Grant Symposium to connect local officials with federal government agencies to learn how to apply for, receive, and implement federal grants for projects in Southern West Virginia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – West Virginia Reps. Carol Miller, David McKinley, and Alex Mooney, sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell T. Vought, to support the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Project recommended by the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as the Administration considers the upcoming Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Work Plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) will host a Virtual Grant Symposium on Friday, November 13, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The event is designed to connect local officials with the federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, FEMA, USDA Rural Development, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to discuss how to apply for, receive, and utilize federal grants. The symposium will focus on public safety, infrastructure, and small cities and communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) delivered public comments today at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection hearing for Longview Power's application forcertification under the state's implementation of Section 111 of the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule.
Congresswoman Miller's Testimony as Prepared:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate's vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as the next Justice on the United States Supreme Court: