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U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Jan. 22 proposed a bipartisan bill to provide the administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program the authority to waive the federal fund limitation for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program during the ongoing pandemic. “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a heartbreaking surge in overdose deaths, which is why it is essential that we give these coalitions the flexibility they need in order to keep... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced on Monday that she, along with her Senate colleagues, have introduced legislation to award Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for his heroic actions during the storming of the Capitol. Officer Goodman confronted rioters in the capital, delaying their access to the Senate chamber and protecting the lives of those inside. “Officer Eugene Goodman stood bravely in the face of violence and his... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) reintroduced a resolution requesting a state funeral and authorizing the use of the Capitol rotunda for the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient. There are only two living Medal of Honor recipients remaining from WWII, including West Virginia native and Iwo Jima veteran, Woody Williams. This state funeral would not only recognize their individual service and... Read More

There are moments, as you drift through the deep canyon walls of the New River Gorge, when it feels like you’ve got the whole world to yourself. It’s just you and the river, littered with massive, prehistoric boulders that were here when the coal mining camps were built, and the fur trading posts before them, and the Shawnee and Cherokee villages before those. In a river that geologists say could be one of the world’s oldest, you can lose yourself in time. Then the current... Read More

WASHINGTON — A court ruling Tuesday striking down a Trump administration’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule, a rule change lessening regulations on air pollution from power plants burning fossil fuels, is “a disaster,” a West Virginia senator said. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously said the rule was based on a “mistaken reading of the Clean Air Act” and the Environmental Protection... Read More

West Virginia's Republican Senator Shelley Moore-Capito issued a statement about the impact of first-day decisions by President Biden on the economy. Biden issued a number of executive orders before taking office, including rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline. “This virtue signaling comes at the expense of low-income and rural families that rely upon industries opposed by liberal environmental groups,” she said. Moore-Capito said West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) – West Virginia’s U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) attended the inauguration ceremony for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Capito and Manchin both shared statements congratulating the new administration. “Today, I congratulate President Biden and Vice President Harris on their Inauguration. As we have since 2000, Charlie and I had the opportunity to witness this transfer of power. I stand ready to... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, of West Virginia, on Friday released a video honoring Chuck Yeager.  Yeager was a Lincoln County native, a military pilot in World War II and Vietnam, achieving the rank of brigadier general, and was the first pilot to break the sound barrier in 1947. Yeager died Dec. 7 at the age of 97. In the video, Capito discussed the stories she had heard of Yeager's accomplishments and deeds, as well as the opportunity to... Read More

The City of Weirton has an opportunity to receive up to $24 million in federal loans to assist with plans to upgrade and expand the city’s utility operations. Mayor Harold Miller was joined Thursday by Utilities Director A.D. “Butch” Mastrantoni and Ward 4 Councilman George Ash to announce the city has been selected to participate in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program. Participation in the program... Read More

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WDVM) — After months of hospitals being slammed by the pandemic, some communities in West Virginia will soon be eligible for extra funding. The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy recently changed its definition of the term “rural”. With this change, more counties in West Virginia now meet the requirements to be considered rural. Once this change goes into effect for Fiscal Year 2022, the communities... Read More

CHARLESTON — Since West Virginians sent his wife to Congress 20 years ago, Charlie Capito has learned to expect the unexpected, especially when it comes to the congressional schedule. “These people, they change their schedules a lot,” Capito said, as Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., returned to work in the U.S. Senate one day last month. “I’m sitting here as an example of the schedule changes, because we were supposed to come home yesterday.” Adapting to... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (AP)- U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $339,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the most recent COVID-19 relief package to help West Virginia schools respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding can be used for testing, to address learning loss, and to assist schools in ways like improving air quality in buildings as schools prepare for eventual reopening.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $119,346,660 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.  In order for West Virginia to remain a leader in COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution, federal resources are necessary to support these... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,739,700 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the Supplemental Watershed Plan Brush Creek 14 in southern West Virginia. This funding is authorized by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act and will help restore damage done to a flood control dam constructed in 1966 located in Mercer County. “We... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, and Joe Manchin, a Democrat, agree that the riot at the U.S. Capitol was a disgrace and that President Trump encouraged everything that led up to it. “I think the president does own this,” Capito said today on MetroNews’ “Talkline.” “I did support the president, and I did support the policies and I think the policies were good for West Virginia. But this is inexcusable.” Capito and Manchin appeared... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement on the protest at the United States Capitol: “This is the United States of America. This needs to stop right now. We don’t do this. It’s not who we are.” Copyright 2021 WDTV. All rights reserved. Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WVNS) — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the Supplemental Watershed Plan Brush Creek 14 in southern West Virginia. The funds, equaling $3,739,700 will aid in the restoration of a damaged flood control dam constructed in Mercer County in 1966. The funding is authorized by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. Senate Appropriations Committee members... Read More

Founded in 1908, the Congressional Club is a social hub for a pretty exclusive group: spouses of members of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the President’s cabinet. For decades, that meant all of the members were women. That hasn’t been true for a long time, but the organization has still never actually been lead by a male spouse. Now that’s about to change. This month, Charlie Capito takes over as the club’s first-ever male president. The husband of West Virginia... Read More

As congressional Republicans split over certifying the presidential election results, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is calling the effort to oppose verifying Joe Biden’s victory “an ill-fated journey.” Capito’s comments on Monday’s “MetroNews Talkline” and an ensuing statement came as some Republican legislators remain committed to delaying the certification of the Electoral College vote and President Donald Trump continues pushing... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was sworn in to the 117th Congress on Sunday by Vice President Mike Pence in the U.S. Capitol. Senator Capito took the oath of office using her father’s Bible from World War II which was given to him by his grandmother, Lucy and a Bible from her parents given to her upon graduating college. Senator Capito was the first woman from West Virginia to serve in the United States Senate.“It is the honor of a lifetime to continue serving West... Read More