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LEWISBURG, WV (WVNS) – Bringing broadband to the rural areas of Southern West Virginia is a mission for lawmakers.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito met with county commissioners in Greenbrier County on Friday, March 25, 2022. The group discussed broadband internet expansion in Greenbrier County as part of the senator’s Capito Connect plan.Senator Capito said the lack of access to broadband internet and cell phone service in rural areas makes it harder for West Virginia to attract... Read More

Charleston (WCHS) — The Kanawha County commission and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., met with community members on Friday to discuss an earmark for the ongoing Leatherwood water project.   Judy and Ed Newhouse of Leatherwood have been living without running water for nearly 52 years. They were present at the meeting and discussed their past hardships and excitement for the future.   "I'd like to have one good clean glass of water out of my spigot," Ed Newhouse... Read More

After returning from a trip last weekend to Germany and Poland with a first-hand look at what is happening with Ukraine, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ruthless and a war criminal.   “Putin is a war criminal; he has been bombing hospitals and is trying to reduce cities to rubble,” she said during a virtual press conference from her Washington office. “He is trying to break the will of the Ukrainian people who only... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she supports allowing the movement of liquefied natural gas by rail.Putting liquefied natural gas, or LNG, on trains could be a way to get more of the fuel to export terminals, where it can be sent to Europe.On Thursday, the Biden administration struck a deal to export more LNG to the European Union. That will help European countries rely less on Russia for their energy needs as Vladimir Putin wages war on Ukraine.Last year, the White House imposed a... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke to members of the West Virginia press Thursday about her recent trip to Germany and Poland and her meeting with Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.   Capito was one of 10 senators from both parties to meet military leaders and German leaders in Germany about security issues as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, to visit a refugee processing center near the Poland-Ukraine border and to meet with members of a Ukranian... Read More

In a case of good timing, a larger funding bill that includes $3 million for a natural gas line extension near Exit 1 in Bluefield has crossed the congressional finish line.The funding request was made last year by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and was included in a larger $241 million congressionally directed spending request in the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations omnibus package.While it took a while for the spending package to make its way through Congress, the funding approval... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) – We’ve told you about efforts to suspend the state gas taxes in the two Virginians. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she’s against adjusting the federal tax on fuel. It could save Americans 18.4 cents per gallon at the pump. Capito says the impact on infrastructure is a big reason she’s opposed to temporarily removing the federal gas tax.“First of all the big infrastructure package that we just passed has many new highways, Corridor H, King... Read More

WEIRTON — A portion of the more than $40 million awarded to Brooke and Hancock counties through the recent Congressional spending bill will assist in opening up former steel-making property in Weirton for future economic development opportunities.   Of the funds announced March 11, $3 million was awarded to the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission, and $1 million to the City of Weirton, with the goal of constructing an industrial access road through the Frontier... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Monday said a weekend fact-finding trip to Germany and Poland helped give her and fellow lawmakers a better perspective of the needs as both of those countries assist Ukraine as it resists invasion by Russia.   Capito, R-W.Va., and other U.S. senators held a press conference Monday afternoon on Capitol Hill to brief the press on their overseas trip. Capito was part of a bipartisan group of senators who left for Germany and Poland Thursday... Read More

Ukraine needs lethal military weapons and massive humanitarian now, not delayed by bureaucracy, a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. Senators who visited Poland and Germany over the weekend said.   Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was part of that delegation and said during a press conference broadcast on social media by the group when you travel and see the situation first-hand, you realize the urgency of what is happening.   “This is occurring in Europe, not in their backyard, but... Read More

As members of Congress heard from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week, the dire situation his country faces was clear.“The destiny of our country is being decided,” he said. ” … Russia has attacked not just us, not just our land, our cities. It went on a brutal offensive against our values. … Against our freedom, our right to live freely, choosing our own future. Against our desire for happiness, against our national dreams.”Americans, unlike... Read More

Ukraine needs lethal military weapons and massive humanitarian now, not delayed by bureaucracy, a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. Senators who visited Poland and Germany over the weekend said.   Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was part of that delegation and said during a press conference broadcast on social media by the group when you travel and see the situation first-hand, you realize the urgency of what is happening.   “This is occurring in Europe, not in their backyard, but... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said what is happening in Ukraine is an atrocity and Vladimir Putin needs to be held accountable for what has happened.“What’s going on in Ukraine is an immoral and unjust war being perpetrated by Vladimir Putin who is a war criminal and should be tried as such,” said Capito on MetroNews “Talkline” a day after returning from a visit to Poland and Germany.In Poland, Capito got the chance to see first hand the... Read More

Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – It’s a big week for the Supreme Court, as hearings begin for President Biden’s pick to replace Justice Stephen Breyer.Ketanji Brown Jackson has been a federal judge for nine years and will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.There are 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats on the panel, who will offer her questions to get an idea of her philosophy on the law.West Virginia senator Shelley Moore Capito had the chance to meet with Jackson this... Read More

As members of Congress heard from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wednesday, the dire situation his country faces was clear.“The destiny of our country is being decided,” he said. ” … Russia has attacked not just us, not just our land, our cities. It went on a brutal offensive against our values. … Against our freedom, our right to live freely, choosing our own future. Against our desire for happiness, against our national... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was scheduled to leave for Germany and Poland on Thursday.   Before that trip with several of her Senate colleagues, she held a virtual press conference from her Washington office.   “I will see first-hand (the situation there), talk to NATO officials, and also talk to our military and also talk about the humanitarian effort with more than 2 million leaving the country,” she said. “I will certainly have some news on Monday (return... Read More

CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday that she was joining congressional colleagues for a trip to Poland and Germany to gain a better understanding of the unfolding refugee crisis as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week.Capito, R-W.Va., announced the trip to members of the West Virginia press Thursday during a virtual briefing from Capitol Hill.“I will be leaving later this afternoon to go on a congressional delegation trip to Poland and Germany... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was scheduled to leave for Germany and Poland on Thursday.Before that trip with several of her Senate colleagues, she held a virtual press conference from her Washington office.“I will see first-hand (the situation there), talk to NATO officials, and also talk to our military and also talk about the humanitarian effort with more than 2 million leaving the country,” she said. “I will certainly have some news on Monday (the return... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is part of a coalition of senators that will visit Poland and Germany this weekend to better understand Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the related international response.The group left Thursday with plans to talk with American military leaders and NATO officials about Russia’s military operation and humanitarian concerns. Capito said the delegation will return to the United States on Monday.“There’s... Read More

CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday that she was joining congressional colleagues for a trip to Poland and Germany to gain a better understanding of the unfolding refugee crisis as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week.Capito, R-W.Va., announced the trip to members of the West Virginia press Thursday during a virtual briefing from Capitol Hill.“I will be leaving later this afternoon to go on a congressional delegation trip to Poland and Germany... Read More