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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Senate chamber after a vote. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
CHARLESTON U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he is working with fellow Democratic senators to make changes to a key voting rights bill that has some lawmakers conflicted.
Speaking Wednesday after the unveiling of signage for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Manchin said he is working with Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., the point men on H.R. 1 and S. 1, also called the For the People Act.
The For the People Act passed the House of Representatives along party lines in March, but the Senate Rules and Administration Committee is expected to vote next Tuesday to allow the bill to advance to the full Senate for a vote.
May 7, 2021
“We’re deeply honored, thrilled, delighted and just plain happy that this day came,” said New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Superintendent Lizzie Watts Wednesday.
Can you tell she’s excited? All West Virginians should share her enthusiasm for the new 7,021-acre park, for which new signage was dedicated this week. The change in designation is an enormous boost for the state, and certainly the economy in surrounding Fayette County. Of course we know what a treasure we have always had in our midst (and that it is one of many), but those from across the country and globe who might be looking for travel destinations such as national parks will now have a much easier time discovering it, too.
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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, reporters question Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as he arrives for votes on President Joe Biden s cabinet nominees, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
CHARLESTON U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday he is working with fellow Democratic senators to make changes to a key voting rights bill that has some lawmakers conflicted.
Speaking Wednesday after the unveiling of signage for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Manchin said he is working with Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., the point men on H.R. 1 and S. 1, also called the For the People Act.
Steven Allen Adams
MANCHIN U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the Senate chamber after a vote.
CHARLESTON U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Wednesday he is working with fellow Democratic senators to make changes to a key voting rights bill that has some lawmakers conflicted.
Speaking Wednesday after the unveiling of signage for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Manchin, D-W.Va., said he is working with Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., and Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., the point men on H.R. 1 and S. 1, also called the For the People Act.
The For the People Act passed the House of Representatives along party lines in March, but the Senate Rules and Administration Committee is expected to vote next Tuesday to allow the bill to advance to the full Senate for a vote.
LANSING, W.Va. State and congressional officials were on hand Wednesday as the New River Gorge National River received a long-sought upgrade to New River Go