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SENATE EPW TO HOLD HEARING ON OHIO TRAIN DERAILMENT: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on the derailment.Chairman Tom Carper and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito announced the hearing on Friday, saying it will focus on the emergency response to the derailment and related efforts to clean up the toxic chemicals being transported by the train.Both Democratic and Republican leaders representing the state have supported a tightening of rules governing the... Read More

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether President Joe Biden has the constitutional power to relieve many student debts, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., makes it clear she does not think he does, and that it is a bad idea anyway.“I basically don’t think the president has the fiscal authority to do this without an act of Congress,” she said, which is the issue the Supreme Court will decide.“I also think it’s not fair,” she said during a virtual press briefing last week. “If I had a child I... Read More

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether President Joe Biden has the constitutional power to relieve many student debts, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., makes it clear she does not think he does, and that it is a bad idea anyway.“I basically don’t think the president has the fiscal authority to do this without an act of Congress,” she said, which is the issue the Supreme Court will decide.“I also think it’s not fair,” she said during a virtual press briefing last week. “If I had a child I... Read More

Those living in our region have had good reason to keep on eye on information coming out of East Palestine, Ohio, as officials continue to monitor the quality of water into which some of the chemicals from a Norfolk Southern derailment spilled more than two weeks ago. So far, officials say the water remains safe for those who drink water from systems that pull from the Ohio River, though they have recommended those who drink well water should seek independent testing.This is the latest concern,... Read More

Those living in our region have had good reason to keep on eye on information coming out of East Palestine, Ohio, as officials continue to monitor the quality of water into which some of the chemicals from a Norfolk Southern derailment spilled more than two weeks ago. So far, officials say the water remains safe for those who drink water from systems that pull from the Ohio River, though they have recommended those who drink well water should seek independent testing.This is the latest concern,... Read More

Those living in our region have had good reason to keep on eye on information coming out of East Palestine, Ohio, as officials continue to monitor the quality of water into which some of the chemicals from a Norfolk Southern derailment spilled more than two weeks ago. So far, officials say the water remains safe for those who drink water from systems that pull from the Ohio River, though they have recommended those who drink well water should seek independent testing.This is the latest concern,... Read More

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Senator Capito paid a visit to Beckley on Tuesday, February 21st.As part of her visit, Senator Capito met with WVU Tech’s president T. Ramon Stuart and took a brief tour of the school’s campus.She spent some time speaking with faculty from the school’s engineering department and learned about the special events students partake in like the Baja Rally.“What they’re doing here at Tech with their engineering programs is very exciting,” said Capito. “Going to tie it in with some... Read More

WHEELING – Four housing authorities throughout West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle will share just under $3 million in federal funding that was announced Friday by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.The money, distributed through the Senate Appropriations Committee, is part of the more than $17.6 million given out to 30 housing authorities throughout the Mountain State, helping ensure quality, affordable housing. The funding, according to a release from both senators... Read More

WHEELING – Four housing authorities throughout West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle will share just under $3 million in federal funding that was announced Friday by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.The money, distributed through the Senate Appropriations Committee, is part of the more than $17.6 million given out to 30 housing authorities throughout the Mountain State, helping ensure quality, affordable housing. The funding, according to a release from both senators... Read More

Those living along the Ohio River have had good reason to keep on eye on information coming out of East Palestine, Ohio, as officials continue to monitor the quality of water into which some of the chemicals from a Norfolk Southern derailment spilled two weeks ago. So far, officials say the water remains safe for those who drink water from systems that pull from the river, though they have recommended those who drink well water should seek independent testing.This is the latest concern, and one... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBOY) — Almost one year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine, causing nations the world over to give their support to Ukrainian’s efforts to repel the invasion. Many were, and still are, outraged by the events of the conflict, but one group of U.S. senators is going so far as to say it’s genocide.The group of senators, which includes West Virginia Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, “introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing Russia’s war in Ukraine as genocide,”... Read More

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plans to hold a hearing on the environmental and public health impacts on the local community following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio earlier this month.Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), the chairman of the committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), the ranking member, said in a statement that they will focus on the local, state and federal response in the immediate aftermath of the derailment and the efforts to clean up the toxic... Read More

U.S. senators on Friday called for Medicare to offer broad coverage of Alzheimer’s treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration, warning that current restrictions cost patients precious time as their disease progresses.“Given the progressive nature of this terminal disease, we encourage you to take steps now to ensure patients have immediate access to FDA-approved treatments if the patient and clinician decide it is right for the patient,” the senators told Health and Human Services... Read More

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and a legislative committee all provided updates Thursday on potential environmental impacts on West Virginia communities along the Ohio River due to a chemical leak from a train derailment in eastern Ohio.A 50-car train derailment last week near East Palestine, Ohio, caused a hazardous chemical leak from some of the train cars. The train was owned by Norfolk Southern.According to the West Virginia Department of... Read More

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and a legislative committee all provided updates Thursday on potential environmental impacts on West Virginia communities along the Ohio River due to a chemical leak from a train derailment in eastern Ohio.A 50-car train derailment last week near East Palestine, Ohio, caused a hazardous chemical leak from some of the train cars. The train was owned by Norfolk Southern.According to the West Virginia Department of... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is in talks about hearings over the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and the chemicals that were spilled as a result of it.West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) addressed the derailment during a press conference on Thursday. She said her office has received questions from West Virginians about whether or not their water and air are clean.“I think the situation and the cleanup of this is going to be... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — During a press briefing on Thursday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke at length about the recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which has dumped harmful chemicals into both the air and the Ohio River.Capito said she’s been in “constant contact” with her counterparts in Ohio since the Feb. 2 derailment, as well as the EPA, West Virginia DEP and more.“We know from experience that chemical spills into the water are extremely alarming,” Capito said. “To think that... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she expects hearings in Washington on the Ohio train derailment.Capito serves on two Senate committees that could investigate the East Palestine derailment, Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Environment and Public Works.Speaking with West Virginia reporters, she said she’d want to hear from affected residents, the Ohio EPA, the U.S. EPA, Norfolk Southern executives, as well as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.Capito said she’d work with her... Read More

West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito met with media Thursday. Following Wednesday night's town hall that was not attended by Norfolk Southern, NEWS9’s Jaime Baker asked her how they will be held accountable in the derailment.“Norfolk Southern will pay for this, both monetarily and probably in other ways, in turn,” Capito said. “I think that is a given. And if they don't, I think that the powers that be - Congress and otherwise - will come in with a heavy head there.“To be perfectly honest... Read More

Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced $18,914,000 in funding to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), in drinking water in West Virginia through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. They made the following statements on the funding.“When the EPW Committee negotiated, wrote, and passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, a cornerstone of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we prioritized a basic need, which is safe... Read More