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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

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University will get a $307,000 grant to study best practices for online tutoring in science, technology, engineering and math fields for undergraduate students, in response to learning loss during the pandemic. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced the funding for the West Virginia University Research Corporation through the National Science Foundation. “The COVID-19 pandemic created major challenges for all of our... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R, W.Va.) is hoping new legislation proposed by her and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D, W.Va.) will bring more transparency to Veterans Affairs (VA) centers following the tragedies in Clarksburg. The legislation rolled out would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of security cameras in VA medical centers. Capito recently said at a press conference these are the first steps in... Read More

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

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. — 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

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

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

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

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