Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore yesterday applauded President Donald J. Trump and the U.S. Department of Energy's decision to build a new coal-fired power plant in West Virginia’s Second Congressional District. DOE’s selection of the TerraSpark Energy Campus under its Coal-Based Power and Energy Infrastructure initiative will bring nearly 1,000 high-quality jobs to the district and marks a major step toward realizing President Trump’s vision for American energy dominance.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore today applauded House passage of H.R. 8646, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027, which funds critical agriculture, rural development, food safety, nutrition, and public health priorities while reducing federal spending by $380 million below the Fiscal Year 2026 enacted level. The bill also includes nearly $3 million in Community Project Funding that Rep.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore announced that all nine of the Community Project Funding requests he is championing for West Virginia’s Second Congressional District passed out of the House Appropriations Committee last night as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

The legislation was approved by the Appropriations Committee yesterday and will now move to the full House of Representatives for consideration.

Washington, D.C. – On March 17, 2026, the Taylor County Public Service District reached a major milestone as water flowed through a newly constructed temporary water main to the PSD’s treatment plant for the first time since May 2022. This temporary water main is a much-needed work around after the raw water main suffered catastrophic breaks that left the pipeline transporting water to the treatment plant inoperable.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore presented a $1,668,750 check in federal funding for the construction of a new Barbour County Ambulance Authority Station, a major investment in emergency response infrastructure and public safety for North Central West Virginia. Congressman Moore secured this funding through his work on the House Appropriations Committee.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore applauded the United States Coast Guard’s announcement of a new Special Missions Command (SMC) that will be headquartered at the Coast Guard’s C5I Service Center in Kearneysville, West Virginia. The command will unify the Coast Guard’s deployable specialized forces under a single operational structure to better counter maritime threats at home and abroad.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore welcomes Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling Charleston:

Congressman Riley M. Moore released the following statement:

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore presented a $900,000 check to support the expansion of Marshall University Aviation’s in-person training program, strengthening workforce development in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle and addressing critical shortages in the aviation industry.