"I was proud to secure this funding that will help expand West Virginia's health care workforce. I have heard so often of the need for trained professionals to help us alleviate the challenges we face. Ensuring that there are trained professionals in every health care sector, especially in mental health, is enormously important. As Ranking Member of the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, I am proud to help prepare the next generation of health care workers to study and practice right here in West Virginia through projects like this."