WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement praising today’s passage of the Fiscal Year 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act. The Senate approved the bill on 90-8 vote:
“As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I am proud that we were able to get this bill across the finish line and secure funding for key West Virginia priorities like fossil energy research, infrastructure maintenance and rural broadband expansion. The overwhelmingly bipartisan passage of this bill proves that the Senate is doing its job and delivering results for the American people.”
West Virginia priorities included in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017:
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