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WASHINGTON — Area lawmakers didn’t offer much praise Tuesday for President Joe Biden’s decision to release 50 million barrels of oil from the nation’s strategic reserve. Instead, they are urging Biden to do more to lower gas prices and soaring home energy costs.U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Biden was using a “band-aid” approach to address a self-inflicted energy policy wound. The West Virginia Democrat also once again called upon Biden to reverse his... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOWK) — As promised President Joe Biden is ordering 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s Strategic Reserve to help bring down energy costs. The White House says Biden is following suit with other major energy-consuming nations, including China, India, and the United Kingdom.   Republicans criticized the Biden administration today for closing down a major U.S. pipeline project. Gasoline prices are averaging $3.40 a gallon, more than 50% higher than a... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito pointed to a Charleston transportation project as a sign of things to come when bipartisan infrastructure dollars begin to flow to West Virginia.Yet, both remain skeptical of President Joe Biden’s nearly $2 trillion package of social spending programs passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week.Manchin and Capito were on hand Monday morning for the announcement at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston. The U.S.... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WDTV) – Following the murder of 7 veterans at Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, a new law put tighter reigns on security at VA medical facilities across the country.Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin helped create legislation that required the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, to issue a report to Congress regarding the security camera footage at all VA medical facilities.The law was signed on November 23 by President... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Reacting to an announcement made by the Biden Administration Tuesday to release oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, West Virginia's U.S. Senate delegation took aim at the administration's broader energy policies.   The White House on Tuesday morning announced the U.S. Department of Energy will make available releases of 50 million barrels of oil from the reserve in order to lower prices for Americans and address the mismatch between demand exiting... Read More

A policy supported by West Virginia’s congressional delegation after the murders at the veterans hospital in Clarksburg has been signed into law.   The law requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on the use of security cameras at VA medical facilities. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, and Joe Manchin, a Democrat, authored the bill that was signed by President Joe Biden.   “With the president signing this legislation... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito pointed to a Charleston transportation project as a sign of things to come when bipartisan infrastructure dollars begin to flow to West Virginia.Yet, both remain skeptical of President Joe Biden’s nearly $2 trillion package of social spending programs passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week.Manchin and Capito were on hand Monday morning for the announcement at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston. The U.S.... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) – Legislation authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin to improve transparency at VA medical centers was signed into law by President Joe Biden.   This law will now require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress a report on the use of security cameras in VA medical facilities.   “Our veterans have made unimaginable sacrifices on behalf of our freedom, and they deserve access to safe, reliable, and... Read More

President Joe Biden has just signed a new law aimed at improving transparency and safety at VA medical centers across the country.   The legislation was authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. It will require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of security cameras in VA medical facilities.   “Our veterans have made unimaginable sacrifices on behalf of our freedom, and they deserve access to safe, reliable,... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R.-W.Va., and Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., all issued comments on President Biden’s Tuesday announcement that the Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels from the Strategic Oil Reserve in order to stave off rising fuel prices.   Manchin is chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He said:   “Today’s release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is an important... Read More

WASHINGTON — Area lawmakers didn’t offer much praise Tuesday for President Joe Biden’s decision to release 50 million barrels of oil from the nation’s strategic reserve. Instead, they are urging Biden to do more to lower gas prices and soaring home energy costs.   U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Biden was using a “Band-Aid” approach to address a self-inflicted energy policy wound. The West Virginia Democrat also once again called upon Biden to... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The U.S. Department of Transportation will award the City of Charleston a $1.75 million RAISE Grant to get a transformational infrastructure project in Charleston shovel-ready.The City, in partnership with the WV Department of Transportation, will use the RAISE Grant for the Charleston Capital Connector Project.City officials say the project will transform the Kanawha Boulevard corridor along the riverfront and connect the Greenbrier Street gateway to the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Major improvements are being planned to two of the most heavily trafficked roads in Charleston thanks to a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin stood beside U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (D-W.Va.) Monday morning at Haddad Riverfront Park to announce the city being awarded a $1.75 million RAISE (Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure for Sustainability and Equity) Grant for the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Calling it a “monumental” project, Charleston’s mayor lauded planned improvements that will transform a four-mile stretch of Kanawha Boulevard from Magic Island to the 35th Street Bridge and include a section of Greenbrier Street.Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said at a news conference on Monday, where she was joined by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the enhancements will make the city more... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — Of the more than $6 billion West Virginia is expected to receive from the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package, about $40 million is specifically designated for the state’s airports.In a joint op-ed published last weekend detailing the state’s share of infrastructure funding, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito said Bridgeport’s North Central West Virginia Airport will “benefit directly from these... Read More

WASHINGTON — Area lawmakers largely blasted the House passage Friday of President Joe Biden’s controversial $1.85 trillion social spending and climate change bill, warning the measure will cause harm to families across southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia.U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., who voted against the spending bill Friday, said the measure will harm West Virginia families making energy more expensive, taxing small family businesses, and worsening... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is calling the new infrastructure law a “big victory” to West Virginia and the United States with funding dedicated to lingering issues.Capito’s comments Thursday came days after President Joe Biden signed the related measure, putting $550 billion in new spending toward physical infrastructure needs like roads and bridges, internet access and utility systems. West Virginia will receive billions of... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Zoomed with members of the West Virginia press Thursday and much of the conversation focused on the passage and signing of the bipartisan infrastructure — BIF — bill."In my view, this is a major win for the country, " she said. She'd play a lead role in the shaping the surface transportation and drinking water provisions of the bill and doesn't like that it's been politicized.She ticked off the $6 billion worth of benefits that... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Twenty-one West Virginia high school seniors from 12 counties have been nominated for U.S. service academies by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.A board chosen by Capito reviewed each nominee’s application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations.“Each year, I have the honor and privilege of nominating West Virginia’s best and brightest to our nation’s prestigious service academies,” Capito said. “I am proud to... Read More

No dollar amounts have yet been specified for King Coal Highway from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, but Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday some funding will be there.President Joe Biden signed the bill into law on Monday.“The increase to the state year after year for five years (funds from the bill) is very significant, hundreds of millions of dollars,” she said. “King Coal Highway and Coalfields Expressway are ongoing projects” and funding will... Read More