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U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led a bipartisan West Virginia congressional delegation in requesting that a state funeral be designated by the president for the state’s last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient. “It is an incredible honor to call one of the two remaining recipients, U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams, our own,” wrote Capito and her colleagues in an Oct. 28 letter sent to President Donald Trump. “During the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded President Donald J. Trump for signing into law America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (ACE Act), legislation she cosponsored in the Senate on Friday. The bill includes language from the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act and the Chesapeake WILD Act, two bipartisan bills Senator Capito has sponsored to support... Read More

MERCER COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Today in Mercer County Elementary Schools, young girls got the chance to shoot for the stars and speak with a female astronaut. West Virginia Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), along with Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) organized the event to promote interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for girls at a young age. NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara spoke to students virtually on the future of girls in space. “In a... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., visited Raleigh County Memorial Airport on Monday to tour the site of the region's aerospace industry development.  Capito, Sen. Joe Manchin and Del. Carol Miller helped to secure a $1.75 million grant in February from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The grant was the final investment needed for the $8.3 million development project, which focuses on unused land at the industrial park around the... Read More

(WOWK) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) tonight issued the below statement after voting to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court: “Tonight, I was proud to cast my vote in support of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as our newest Supreme Court Justice. Based on Judge Barrett’s impressive resume, coupled with her depth of legal knowledge, she is clearly qualified to serve on our nation’s highest court. Her... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) recently introduced the Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Seniors Act to ensure that all senior citizens enrolled in Medicare can access free COVID-19 vaccines as soon as a safe, effective vaccine becomes available. The bipartisan legislation would close a loophole to ensure a future vaccine is available to vulnerable seniors on Medicare without cost-sharing. “We have... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $29.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for rural development projects in West Virginia. A release from Senator Manchins office stated that on Friday, Senators Manchin and Capito, both members of the Senate Appropriates Committee, announced $29,673,919 in loans and grants from the USDA for various rural development projects across the state. “Expanding economic... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Monday announced the fourth federal ReConnect grant award for West Virginia in the last year, the most recent outcome of her continuous work to advance high-speed internet access throughout her home state. “This is a major step forward in our efforts to better connect West Virginia,” the senator said on Oct. 19. “It also demonstrates how the collaboration of local, state and federal partners can lead to results that help West Virginia... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTRF) – The U.S. Senate is now scheduled to vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday. West Virginia’s U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said she plans on voting for Judge Barrett’s confirmation.  Ahead of that vote, Senator Capito joined her Republican colleagues to warn of a court packing plan.  She along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ben... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOAY) – This afternoon, Senator Shelley Moore Capito joined several colleagues in a press conference to discuss the democrat court packing plan.  Senator Capito expressed how impressed she was with Amy Coney Barrett’s legal knowledge and career history and says she plans to vote to confirm Judge Barret.   “Judge Barrett is clearly qualified for the Supreme Court. The non-partisan American Bar Association rated her well qualified, that the ABA... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHSV) — West Virginia Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced $8,263,790 from the U.S. Department of Justice to combat opioid addiction and substance abuse in the Mountain State, according to a press release from Sen. Capito’s office. The release says that this money will go specifically towards expanding the West Virginia Prevention Resource Officer program, extending the training and service of drug court operations for veterans and juveniles and... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Monday $1,220,550 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health.  This funding provides the required 75 percent cost share for COVID-19 tests given to West Virginia... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — West Virginia has received more than $1.9 from the U.S Department of Justice to help provide support for forensic science services to help improve the efficiency of sexual assault kits and DNA testing and process the backlog of forensic and data base DNA samples. The funding was announced in a news release by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Nearly $500,000 of the money will go to West Virginia State Police to help... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has been pushing to expand broadband access to rural communities for years.  “If I had all the money in the world and all the cooperation I would have broadband in every single house in this country,” the West Virginia Republican told Fox News.  In 2015, she launched “Capito Connect,” her initiative to deploy federal investments in broadband, without the government mismanagement, waste and fraud the state had suffered in... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,569,574 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to reduce violent crime in and around schools and support the West Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children (WV ICAC) Task Force. This funding was made available through the DOJ’s Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program and Office of... Read More

PARKERSBURG — Development of a high-speed rail project in Eastern West Virginia will advance broadband there and elsewhere in the state, a U.S. senator said Thursday The Virgin Hyperloop certification center will require high-speed information capabilities in its development and operation, said U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. The senator has promoted and encouraged broadband development in West Virginia in what she calls the Capito Connect program. On Thursday, Capito was in... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,803,771 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHA) for flood recovery projects in the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Monongahela National Forest. “Our state has been hit hard by floods in recent years and has damaged our national and state public lands. This funding will help the Canaan... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDTV) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) wrote a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar about changes in reporting requirements for funds received from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), which was changed on Sept. 19. Senator Capito writes in the letter, “We have grave concerns this change in reporting requirements for funds received from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) will create uncertainty and financial hardship for... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three West Virginia airports are in line to receive federal grants for improvements, officials said. Yeager Airport in Charleston will receive $1.2 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the airport announced along with U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. The funds will be used to build a sewer line on Eagle Mountain Road and to build an aircraft parking apron for the new flight school, the airport said. The Federal Aviation... Read More

MARTINSBURG — In hopes of helping West Virginia to become a more active partner in protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed in the Eastern Panhandle, a West Virginia Senator said she is thrilled at the progression of a conservation act’s advancement to the Oval Office. According to a press release shared by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s, R-W.Va., office, the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, or ACE Act,... Read More