{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/manchin-capito-announce-funding-to-hire-law-enforcement-in-three-west-virginia-counties", "Manchin, Capito Announce Funding to Hire Law Enforcement in Three West Virginia Counties", "2017-11-22", "2017", "2017-11", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "November 22, 2017\n\t\t\t Manchin, Capito Announce Funding to Hire Law Enforcement in Three West Virginia Counties \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tCHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and\u00a0Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)\u00a0today announced a total of $498,694 from the U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. Funding will be used to hire full-time law enforcement officers in Marion, Cabell and Fayette counties.\r\n\u201cI\u2019m glad to see this investment in our law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day to keep our families and communities safe. This funding will enable Fairmont, Oak Hill and Cabell County Sheriff Departments to hire additional officers and better protect us,\u201d\u00a0Senator Manchin said.\r\n\u201cWest Virginia\u2019s law enforcement professionals work tirelessly to keep dangerous criminals off of our streets and ensure our communities are safe, and it is critical that we support them in their efforts,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cThis funding will allow the cities of Fairmont and Oak Hill and the Cabell County Sheriff\u2019s Department to hire additional officers to help them continue the important work they do.\u201d\r\nIndividual awards listed below:\r\n \r\nCity of Fairmont - $250,000\r\n \r\n \r\nCabell County Sheriff\u2019s Department - $125,000\r\n \r\n \r\nCity of Oak Hill - $123,694\r\n \r\n# # #\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    \tNext Article\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-funding-to-hire-law-enforcement-in-three-west-virginia-counties"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.63768301717937, "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"}