Upcoming Events

2018 Job Fairs

  Please be sure to check out my website because more may be added throughout the year. 

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Romney

WHAT: Hampshire County Job Fair

WHEN: May 17

WHERE: Fire Hall

Employer Registration:

Tammy Hesse

304-538-8002

tammy.l.hesse@wv.gov 

Martinsburg

WHAT: Regional Job & Resource Fair

WHEN: September 26 

Employer Registration:

Christy Sieg or Carolyn Jefferson

304-267-0065 ext. 59508 (Sieg) or ext.59507 (Jefferson)

Christy.l.sieg@wv.gov or Carolyn.r.jefferson@wv.gov

Parkersburg

WHAT: MOV Career & Resource Fair

WHEN: September 28 

WHERE: WVU-Parkersburg

Employer Registration:

Jennifer Randolph

304-424-8246

jennifer.randolph@wvup.edu 

Fairmont

WHAT: Regional Job Fair

WHEN: October 12 

WHERE: Robert Mollohan Research Center, High Technology Foundation

Employer Registration:

Lori Turner

304-363-0654 ext. 51258

lori.l.turner@wv.gov

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 Manchin Mobile Monday

Every Monday, my staff members are available in easily accessed locations across the state to assist with constituent services and to take your thoughts and concerns directly back to me.  Below are next week's times and locations for Monday, April 30. 

Martinsburg

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Blue Ridge Community & Technical College

13650 Apple Harvest Dr.

Staff member: Michael Garcia

From the Hill to the Mountains

Urging President Trump to Invoke Defense Production Act to Save Coal-Fired Plants and Further Secure National Security

Last week I urged President Trump and his administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to protect coal-fired power plants in West Virginia and further secure our nation's security. The Defense Production Act was enacted on September 8, 1950 at the start of the Korean War and is designed to support U.S. civil defense and war mobilization efforts.

Read the full letter below or Click Here :

Dear President Trump,

I write to urge your Administration to consider using the tools embodied in the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prevent the impending retirement of numerous coal-fired and nuclear power plants that are critical to ensuring the resilience and reliability of our electric grid and the security of our nation.   

As I have discussed with you and Secretary Perry previously, many coal-fired units are currently at risk of closure or retirement. As recent extreme weather events show, the loss of these units poses a significant risk to the electric grid. Coal-fired and nuclear power plants provide resilient and reliable power that delivers when the bulk power system is put to the test. In the case of coal specifically, the National Energy Technology Lab stated that, during the 2018 Bomb Cyclone at the height of peak demand on January 5, 2018, “had coal been removed, a 9-18 GW shortfall would have developed.” NETL went on to conclude that, “In the case of PJM, it can also be shown that the demand could not have been met without coal.” 

The security of our homeland is inextricably tied to the security of our energy supply. The ability to produce reliable electricity is critical to ensuring our nation’s security against the various threats facing us today – whether those threats be extreme weather events or adversarial foreign actors. The Defense Production Act of 1950 grants the President the authority to ensure that the nation’s domestic industrial base is capable of providing the essential materials and resources needed to defend our nation and protect our sovereignty. It recognizes energy production and critical infrastructure as strategic and crucial to that goal.  

When President Roosevelt declared that universal freedom was predicated on the United States being the “arsenal for democracy”, the coal industry kept the lights on in the factories, plants, and shipyards across the country. And it is ready and willing to continue to do so, but this industry and the men and women who work in it can no longer do it alone. 

While we cannot undo the damage done by the previous Administration that turned its back on these hardworking Americans, we do have an opportunity to recognize the unique role this industry plays in protecting and promoting our national security, and I stand ready to do everything I can to help you in this endeavor. 

Key Federal Resources

U.S. Department of Transportation Launches BUILD Transportation Program with $1.5 Billion Notice of Funding Opportunity

The U.S. Department of Transportation published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program.

BUILD Transportation grants replace the pre-existing Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. As the Administration looks to enhance America’s infrastructure, FY 2018 BUILD Transportation grants are for investments in surface transportation infrastructure and are to be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant local or regional impact. BUILD funding can support roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports or intermodal transportation. 

To provide technical assistance to a broad array of stakeholders, DOT is hosting a series of webinars during the FY 2018 BUILD grant application process. A webinar on how to compete for BUILD Transportation Grants for all applicants will be held on Thursday, May 24; a webinar for rural and tribal applicants will be held on Tuesday, May 29; and a webinar on how to prepare a benefit cost analysis for a BUILD application will be held on Thursday, May 31. All webinars will take place from 2:00-4:00 PM EDT. Details and registration information regarding these webinars will be made available at https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants. The Department will schedule additional webinars on these topics in June.

The deadline to submit an application for the FY 2018 BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants program is July 19, 2018.

For more information, please visit https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants.