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Every now and then, common sense and at least a modicum of bipartisanship breaks out in Washington.  That has happened with the Congressional approval of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.The House passed the measure Friday night 228 to 206. The Senate passed the bill back in August 69-30. Specifically, the bill calls for $550 billion in new federal spending, while renewing existing transportation funding.In the Senate, every Democrat and nineteen Republicans,... Read More

WASHINGTON — A recently passed Senate bill could lead to the use of security cameras inside VA health care facilities, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.The Senate-approved bill, which passed the House earlier this year, is sponsored by fellow West Virginia Republicans Representatives David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Carol Miler and is companion legislation to the Senate version.Speaking with reporters Thursday, Capito said the bill was drafted in response to the actions of... Read More

CHARLESTON — While the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better social spending bill has changed nearly daily for the last several weeks, a provision that could put electric vehicle manufacturers in West Virginia at a disadvantage has remained unchanged.President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better framework, a combination of social spending projects that were part of his American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan, would allow electric vehicle manufacturers to offer a $7,500 tax credit for... Read More

KINGWOOD — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito say West Virginia can build broadband infrastructure from the recent $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress, and on Tuesday, UScellular pitched an idea to them on how to do that.   The two senators met with UScellular President and CEO Laurent Therivel and others in Kingwood to hear and see how millimeter-wave technology could provide broadband in rural areas like the Mountain State.   “It will change... Read More

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – From roads and bridges to capping abandoned oil and gas wells, there’s a lot for our region in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill given approval by Congress November 6.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was a key member of the Senate in talks with President Joe Biden during the summer on the makeup of the traditional portion of the president’s “Build Back Better” plan. Those talks ultimately failed, but a bill she later voted for was... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — As the House passes the Infrastructure Bill, on its coattails comes another piece of legislation residents in our area have been fighting to pass. They celebrated the start to the end of drunk driving Monday.All new vehicles will now have this “Advanced Impaired Driving Technology” installed. It’s a mandate on the auto industries.The advanced vehicle technology standard is expected to prevent upwards of... Read More

Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) are launching a bipartisan Women in STEM caucus focused on creating more access and pathways for women and girls to participate in science, technology, engineering and math careers.    The caucus will offer a platform for lawmakers and industry leaders to discuss solutions to address the lack of diversity in STEM, the senators said.    “We have to change the narrative for young girls, and... Read More

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito made two stops in the area, both related to economic development.The senator first took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Constellium’s Ravenswood plant.Constellium is expanding and upgrading its rolled aluminum mill, whose products include items used by the U.S. Department of Defense.”It will be used in our armor, in our men and women, if they’re deployed, to protect them. The reason I am excited about it is I... Read More

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and other dignitaries joined officials with Constellium Rolled Products Monday and cut the ribbon on a $9.5 Million modernization project at the facility.“Now the equipment is reliable and will run when we want it to run. We’re able to find spare parts, which we couldn’t do before and it’s made the operators life a whole lot better. He’s now in an air conditioned cabin basically running a video... Read More

WASHINGTON — The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill finally passed the House Friday night, but it came too late to possibly help Democrats with Tuesday’s election, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said last week there was a connection.   “Democrats made a strategic error on the infrastructure bill,” she said Thursday during a virtual press conference, adding that the opportunity was there for them to come together and do something for the good of the country... Read More

WASHINGTON — Although Pres. Joe Biden is “walking back” on a reported move to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation to immigrant families separated during the Trump Administration, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has cosponsored a bill that would provide more oversight of such payments.   Capito, who is ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, submitted legislation to prevent the U.S. Treasury Department from using... Read More

CHARLESTON — The Biden Administration released details of its vaccine mandates for large businesses Thursday, with Republican lawmakers in Congress attempting to halt the rule and West Virginia’s top attorney prepared to file suit.   The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Thursday that companies with more than 100 employees have until Jan. 4, 2022, to either get their employees vaccinated against COVID-19 or implement a weekly testing regimen for... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) cosponsored legislation to prevent the U.S. Treasury Department from using its Judgment Fund to provide payments to thousands of migrants who entered the country illegally.   The move was done after it was reported the Biden administration is considering paying immigrants  $450,000 per person.   “Under any circumstance, rewarding illegal immigrants with cash handouts is unacceptable, let alone in President Biden’s... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday she “deeply rejects” President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses.   The mandate is scheduled to take effect Jan. 4, Biden said Thursday, and impacts businesses with 100 or more employees. It is administered through OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and employees will either have to be fully vaccinated or tested weekly for Covid-19 and wear a mask at work.   “I don’t want... Read More

E&E DAILY | Senate Republicans are demanding the Biden administration be more transparent about the underpinnings of its greenhouse gas regulations, a common theme in the running GOP campaign against the president’s climate policies.   A letter released yesterday from the top Republicans on nine Senate committees targets the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases. It was created during the Obama administration and reconvened by President... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) cosponsored legislation to prevent the U.S. Treasury Department from using its Judgment Fund to provide payments to thousands of migrants who entered the country illegally.   The move was done after it was reported the Biden administration is considering paying immigrants  $450,000 per person.   “Under any circumstance, rewarding illegal immigrants with cash handouts is unacceptable, let alone in President Biden’s... Read More

Given the current political polarization in Washington, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find an issue that both Republicans and Democrats can rally behind.   Here is one. The No Time Limit for Justice Act, a bipartisan measure that was introduced last week by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., would deliver additional resources to support victims of child sexual abuse and incentivize states to pursue the prosecution of these... Read More

CHARLESTON — The Biden Administration released details of its vaccine mandates for large businesses Thursday, with Republican lawmakers in Congress attempting to halt the rule and West Virginia’s top attorney prepared to file suit.   The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Thursday that companies with more than 100 employees have until Jan. 4, 2022, to either get their employees vaccinated against COVID-19 or implement a weekly testing regimen for... Read More

A group of nine Republican senators called on a White House panel Thursday to divulge the ways its pending social cost of carbon rule could affect federal decision making, budgeting, and procurement.   The lack of transparency from the interagency working group has left Congress, businesses, and state and local governments in the dark on potential impacts to the economy and labor market, according to the letter reviewed by Bloomberg Law and led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), the... Read More

CHARLESTON — A plan by the Biden administration to send six-figure settlement checks to families who attempted to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. illegally only to be separated after being arrested is not sitting well with some members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation.The Wall Street Journal reported last week that President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services are considering giving families who... Read More