{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-capito-announce-covid-19-testing-funding-for-west-virginia-nursing-homes", "Manchin, Capito Announce COVID-19 Testing Funding For West Virginia Nursing Homes", "2020-10-19", "2020", "2020-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 19, 2020\n\t\t\t Manchin, Capito Announce COVID-19 Testing Funding For West Virginia Nursing Homes \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCharleston, WV  U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) andShelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee,\r\ntoday announced $1,220,550 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's\r\n(DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the West Virginia Bureau\r\nfor Public Health. This funding provides the\r\nrequired 75 percent cost share for COVID-19 tests given to West Virginia\r\nnursing home staff and residents from April through July of this year, mandated\r\nby an executive order\r\nsigned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on April 17, 2020. During that\r\ntime, the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health provided 16,274 targeted\r\nmedical tests on vulnerable populations and associated medical staff in 123\r\nfacilities across the state of West Virginia. The COVID-19 pandemic has\r\nhit our communities hard, especially our loved ones in nursing homes across\r\nWest Virginia. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has\r\nworked to test residents and staff in nursing homes in order to curb the spread\r\nof COVID-19. I am pleased FEMA is supporting these efforts and as we continue\r\nto address this pandemic, I will fight for funding that supports West\r\nVirginians during these difficult times, said Senator Manchin. It's no secret that our elderly population is more vulnerable to the coronavirus, making it even more important that resources are provided to properly test our nursing home staff and residents,said Senator Capito. Governor Justice and the West Virginia National Guard have been quick to address the areas that need reliefincluding the nursing homesand this grant funding will help further support these efforts. Now more than ever, we must follow social distancing guidelines and wear our masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. West Virginians have been brave in the face of this pandemic and taken steps to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their communities. I will continue to advocate on behalf of West Virginians and fight for the resources our people need during this unprecedented time.  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-capito-announce-covid-19-testing-funding-for-west-virginia-nursing-homes"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.647439319640398, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}