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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBOY) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued a statement after opposing the $1.9 trillion spending package, most of which is unrelated to COVID-19 relief, that did not receive a single Republican vote. "President Biden and the Democrats had the perfect chance to demonstrate to the country that we can unify behind delivering targeted relief to Americans who need it most. Instead of joining together, Democrats took advantage of a pandemic and chose to poison... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WV News) — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Friday announced $307,040 for the West Virginia University Research Corporation through the National Science Foundation. According to a release, the funding will support a research project that seeks to identify and implement effective, evidenced-based online tutoring practices for undergraduate STEM learning as a result of the COVID-19... Read More

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., have reintroduced the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act. The legislation, co-authored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, aims to address barriers to non-opioid pain management for those enrolled in Medicare. Under current law, hospitals receive the same payment from Medicare regardless of whether a physician prescribes an opioid or a non-opioid. As... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — During a press conference Thursday, Senate Republicans discussed the need for children to be back in school and addressed the school funding contained in the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the press conference allowed several senators to share their thoughts on topics including inequities, mental health, struggles and successes and the necessity of opening schools and getting students back in the... Read More

WASHINGTON (WBOY) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) this week joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation aimed at “protecting law-abiding gun owners and defend the Second Amendment.” The Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act would protect travelers who are transporting firearms across state lines, a news release from Capito’s office said. “Responsible gun ownership is part of our heritage here in West Virginia and it should... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDTV) - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with others introduced legislation that would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress a report on the use of security cameras in VA medical centers. The legislation aims to address transparency issues at VAMC’s in light of the deaths of veterans at the Clarksburg VA Medical Center. A companion bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAZ) - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) questioned Brenda Mallory and Janet McCabe about comments they made about West Virginia. Capito, who is also the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, took part in the nomination hearing of Brenda Mallory to be the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and Janet McCabe to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On Wednesday, Senator Capito said to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHSV) — Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced on Tuesday $5,640,837 to go to airports across the Mountain State to provide economic relief and combat the spread of COVID-19. According to a press release from Senator Capito’s office, the grant funding is made available through the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. Per the press release, the individual awards are listed below: Yeager... Read More

HARLESTON, W.Va. — When the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package hits the floor of the U.S. Senate in the upcoming days after passing through the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) says she will be voting it down. Appearing on Monday’s MetroNews ‘Talkline,’ Capito said the current plan features ‘extraneous expenditures’ that are not emergency relief. “I will not vote for it for simply the reason it has... Read More

CHARLESTON (AP) — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia said federal awards totaling over $47.7 million will go to the state for addressing affordable housing and homelessness. The 51 funding awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will go to city and county housing authorities and other local groups. “Every West Virginian deserves to have a roof over their head and a warm place to sleep, no matter their... Read More

HARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., made stops Saturday in Charleston and Rock Branch to tour vaccination and distribution facilities. Capito toured the Charleston vaccine clinic, the largest in the state, and received a briefing on the latest vaccine efforts from local health, city and state officials. “It’s an honor to welcome Senator Capito to our clinic and show her how Kanawha County and West Virginia are leading the way in COVID-19... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The leaders of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee expressed confidence Wednesday about having an infrastructure bill ready before Memorial Day. The leading committee members — including West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito — discussed the need for new legislation at the start of a hearing about using a measure to address climate change, infrastructure needs and economic needs. Committee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Capito, the... Read More

WASHINGTON — While Congress tries to push out a new round of COVID-19 relief funding, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee met Wednesday morning to preview the country’s future in transportation and infrastructure. Capito will serve as the ranking member of the 20-person committee — half Democrats and half Republicans — in the 117th Congress. Committee members in their first meeting Wednesday praised the... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,872,726 for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to support maternal and child health services in West Virginia. This funding is made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “The COVID-19 pandemic has created additional strain on our mothers, children, and young families in West Virginia. This funding... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,531,366 to support Head Start services in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “Head Start plays such an important role in establishing the educational foundation of the children in our state. That’s why I have been a Head Start champion for years,... Read More

The same work-life options and overtime benefits flexibility available to United States government employees would be available to private-sector workers under legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). The Working Families Flexibility Act, S. 247, which Sen. Capito cosponsored on Feb. 4 with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector, according to the congressional... Read More

Republican voter registration has overtaken Democratic registration in West Virginia for the first time since 1932.  Figures from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office show there are now 448,924 registered Republicans (36.81 percent) and 444,609 Democrats (36.46 percent), with 275,469 with no party affiliation (22.6 percent). The shift in West Virginia’s political landscape has its roots in the 2000 election. Republican George W. Bush beat Democrat Al Gore for the... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) in a letter to the White House on Wednesday said the Biden administration has frozen a “significant” action on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) drinking water standards with a recent executive order and asked the administration to “promptly” publish the rule in question. In the letter to White House chief of staff Ron Klain, Capito said Klain’s Jan. 20 memo, which froze all new or pending... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said her vote to acquit President Donald J. Trump of impeachment was based soley on her belief that impeachment was intended for those still in office.  “Our Constitution references that impeachment was designed to remove an officeholder from public office—not a private citizen. Given that President Trump no longer holds public office, my ‘no’ vote today is based solely on this constitutional... Read More

 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following her vote against the article of impeachment of Donald J. Trump: “Our Constitution references that impeachment was designed to remove an officeholder from public office—not a private citizen. Given that President Trump no longer holds public office, my ‘no’ vote today is based solely on this constitutional belief. My prior votes related to this matter have been consistent with this... Read More