WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Labor, Health, and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded the availability of up to $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago Grants from the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The funding will support mine safety, health education, and mine emergency preparedness efforts.

The Brookwood-Sago Grant Program honors the West Virginia miners lost in the 2006 Sago Mine disaster. The program was created by the MINER Act, which Senator Capito introduced while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. This funding will enhance mine safety by fu...