West Virginia still has $600 million remaining from the CARES Act—passed more than a year ago. Today, I requested @WVGovernor Justice use some of what is left to give a $1,000 stimulus payment to the guardians of our 7,000 foster children and $1,000 to every college student. https://t.co/RJ7RYsaxf2
Joshua Higginbotham
@Higginbotham4WV · WV · H
Posts134
Engagement1,721
Voting-record position0.307
CoverageJan 9, 2020 to Sep 17, 2024
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| Social Welfare | 4.2% | 2.3% | +1.9 pp | Over-indexed | 134 |
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I<U+2019>m 25 years old and half the people I grew up with have simply left West Virginia. I<U+2019>m a Republican running for State Senate to keep our young people here. If we want to fix it, young people need to run for office. After all, my generation has skin in the game. https://t.co/YpU98Tqk5p
1 in 5 West Virginia children don’t get enough to eat—many only get food from their school. I’ve been appointed to the Food Insecurity Workgroup to study ways to address this issue. What ideas do you have to help those in need? https://t.co/MDXDWaMNaO
I dropped off nearly $15,000 in donations to a few of our local food pantries in Mason & Putnam Counties this week. Please, if you can afford it, consider giving to small rural churches that serve the community here in the Kanawha Valley. https://t.co/ZKeTDgETdv
The Union Mission does so much for those in need in the Kanawha Valley. The Higginbotham Family runs in their annual Thanksgiving Day Drumstick Dash 5K every year. Wish us luck! https://t.co/UJDCgv0S7k
No child in West Virginia should ever go hungry. In 2020, I will be introducing a bill to make all donations to school backpack programs tax-deductible so that no student should worry about where their next meal will come from. https://t.co/XkV0Ym3tTe
Addiction has ravaged West Virginia. I spoke to a group in recovery at the Union Mission about the WV Invests program to get a 2-year technical degree. Getting an education & finding a meaningful job is the best way to keep an addict clean. Learn more: https://t.co/AfxnUChSHM
Taking care of West Virginians with disabilities is a priority of mine. Thats why we must ensure IDD waiver program is fully funded so those in need can stay with their loved ones. https://t.co/rVh2xd4DV3
I had the privilege of joining Institute Fire Department today by donating & helping to unload a MASSIVE number of toys for kids in need. These folks are the heroes we need this Christmas! https://t.co/2Ric3C0ABe
West Virginia foster parents make so many sacrifices to support kids in need. One of the things I<U+2019>m most proud of from my time in the Legislature was providing $16 million in additional funding to these families who are generous enough to take in a child. https://t.co/x7ponRc5kd