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WASHINGTON — A West Virginia senator is among those introducing a bill to increase access for senior citizens to all vaccines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the meantime, Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., introduced the Expanded Telehealth Access Act to expand the providers eligible for Medicare reimbursement providing telehealth services. The Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021 would provide Medicare... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTRF) – The United States border with Mexico was a controversial subject during the Trump Administration, and it remains the same under President Biden.  Some lawmakers, including West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito, question if the President is acting within his legal rights by ordering construction of the wall to stop.  Senator Capito called the Southern border a “humanitarian crisis” after a bipartisan trip to El Paso, Texas... Read More

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is no stranger to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s expanding role in Jefferson County, and on Tuesday she traveled to the area to get a personal update on new developments at the facilities. Capito, R-W.Va., who chairs the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, visited the CBP’s Advanced Training Center off U.S. 340 near Harpers Ferry and also the agency’s training facilities at Summit Point. She... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R- W.Va., made several stops in the Eastern Panhandle Monday to see firsthand how federal funding has helped expand and improve the training being done by two Customs and Border Protection training facilities in the area, noting the key role West Virginia is playing in the efforts to maintain order at the nation’s southern border. On her list of stops, Capito, the top Republican on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is describing tours of federal facilities near the southern border as “greatly beneficial” as lawmakers search for answers in addressing an increase in migrants attempting to enter the country. Capito was part of a bipartisan group of senators that toured federal facilities near El Paso, Texas, on Friday, which included visiting a Customs and Border Protection’s processing center and a Department of Health... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to introduce legislation to extend the deadline for businesses and nonprofits to apply for loans through the Paycheck... Read More

Substantial cuts to Medicare payments for healthcare providers would be prevented during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “In December, we worked to delay cuts to Medicare provider payments, and this legislation would extend this period to ensure our hospitals, doctor’s offices, and other health providers won’t be financially burdened as we all recover from the impacts of this pandemic,” Sen. Capito... Read More

President Biden "sounded very weak" when telling would-be migrants not to come to the United States during an interview with ABC News, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., told "America Reports" Wednesday. CAPITO: I have to go back to the president’s original statements when he first became president, and that was, ‘We are not going to turn anybody away for the first 100 days.’ Well, that was the message that has, obviously, been received and that is the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined a bipartisan group of her Senate and House colleagues, including U.S. Rep. David McKinley, W.Va.-01, in reintroducing legislation that would strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to ensure visual and hearing-impaired students receive the best education possible. The Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act would improve services and educational opportunities for students who are deaf, hard of hearing,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A group of 40 U.S. senators, with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) leading the way, are asking if President Joe Biden violated the law with his steps, soon after taking office, to suspend funding and construction of the southern U.S. border wall. “In the weeks that followed, operational control of our southern border was compromised and a humanitarian and national security crisis has ensued,” the senators wrote in a letter to GAO... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,549,614 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding will be given to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to support maternal and child health services in the state. “West Virginia mothers and children deserve access to quality, affordable healthcare, regardless of where they live.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHSV) — United States Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced Monday more than $12 million in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants and Mental Health Block Grants to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The grants, which total $12,407,512, comes after Senator Manchin introduced the Crisis Care Improvement and Suicide Prevention Act in December 2020. The bill provides an increase of $35 million to the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Now that President Biden’s signature is on the American Rescue Plan, Congress has turned its attention to its next piece of legislation. But, the passing of the 1 point 9 trillion-dollar relief package isn’t sitting well with some lawmakers. West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito voted against the bill. While the Senator says she did support certain parts of the legislation like stimulus checks and help with unemployment, she is still concerned about the plan... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the ink from President Biden's signature is still drying on the $1.9 trillion dollars stimulus package, congress is looking ahead to the next big dollar item on its agenda. The president campaigned on a $2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill, however some democrats are looking at raising the price tag to $4 trillion.In addition to traditional road and bridge projects, the measure will reportedly be climate-oriented and designed to help the country compete with... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sen, Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., spent some virtual time with West Virginia reporters on Thursday to share on thoughts on the COVID relief package signed by the president, the coming surface transportation bill and the escalating border crisis. She noted that it was a year ago Thursday that the pandemic was officially announced in the state. "I think we sure have evolved and I'm really proud of the way our state's getting the vaccinations out." She reiterated her mixed... Read More

U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) proposed legislation with bipartisan support that would help America’s coal facilities advance the use of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology. “CCUS technology offers a real opportunity to ensure America can continue to develop all of its abundant energy resources while ensuring good environmental stewardship, which is why we’ve been at work on this priority for more than a decade in North... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she believes a comprehensive national infrastructure bill will be on President Joe Biden’s desk by this summer. During a virtual call with media members Thursday morning, Capito, who serves as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, said she thinks the committee can finalize legislation with bipartisan input and support by May. “It’s the big bill that we pass every five to... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. (WOAY) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito held a press conference on Thursday to discuss issues at the border. The issue is the humanitarian issue of the current influx of unaccompanied children entering the United States at the southern border. Over the past couple of weeks, record numbers of children have entered the country which has caused many of them to be held in confined spaces for more than the legal seventy-two-hour period. Senator Capito fears that this crisis is... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, discusses the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, working with the administration on upcoming infrastructure legislation and competing with China. Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli spoke to her from Capitol Hill. (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Federal funding is coming to health centers across the mountain state. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $15,945,646 for health centers in West Virginia. This funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “Our health centers in West Virginia provide essential care to so many West Virginians,” Senator Capito said.... Read More