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CHARLESTON — Social Security recipients won’t have to file an abbreviated tax return to receive a stimulus payment, with the money instead automatically deposited into their bank accounts, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., reminded West Virginians on Thursday.Capito and 21 of her colleagues on Wednesday had written the IRS and the Department of Treasury calling on the agencies to automatically qualify seniors for the direct Economic Impact Payments.By Wednesday evening,... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 21 of her colleagues yesterday penned a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury calling on the agencies to automatically qualify seniors for the direct Economic Impact Payments. Last night, Treasury clarified that Social Security recipients will not need to file an abbreviated tax return, but the cash payments will be automatically... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke with members of the Community Bankers of West Virginia (CBWV) and the West Virginia Bankers Association (WVBA) on a teleconference call. During the call, Senator Capito provided a coronavirus (COVID-19) update and answered questions on what lenders should expect given the new guidelines set in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday,... Read More

UNION — A Monroe County business is receiving a $4.9 million federal loan that will save 47 jobs.U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday that the West Virginia Great Barrel Company’s Audrina Mill will receive the loan to help the sawmill manage manufacturing and flooring costs, as well as save the jobs.The low-interest loan will come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Wednesday spoke with members of the Community Bankers of West Virginia (CBWV) and the West Virginia Bankers Association (WVBA) on a teleconference call.During the call, Senator Capito provided a COVID-19 update and answered questions on what lenders should expect given the new guidelines set in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday.“Talking with... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with U.S. Representatives David McKinley (R-W.Va.-1), Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.-2), and Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-3) today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump in support of Governor Jim Justice’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration for West Virginia as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.“Though West Virginia was the last state to have its... Read More

PARKERSBURG — The group of 16 missionaries from the Morgantown Church of Christ that arrived in Honduras on March 14 to spend a week in the Central American country finally made it home on March 27.The group included an Ohio Valley University student, Brandon Brammer; a recent graduate who still lives in Parkersburg, Devinne Sparks and a Parkersburg native, Richard Moore.Moore, who is a church elder, said fear of the coronavirus spreading had escalated quickly and Honduras closed its... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., explained the federal relief to small businesses in an interview Tuesday with WAJR-AM’s “Talk of the Town with Dave & Sarah.”The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program will offer working capital loans to businesses with 500 employees or fewer.The $350 billion program was included in the third coronavirus bill President Donald Trump signed last weekAccording to... Read More

The stimulus package Congress is providing to the American people is considered "wartime funding" in the battle against the deadly coronavirus, West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito explained Wednesday.Appearing on "America's Newsroom" with host Sandra Smith, Moore Capito said that Democrats and Republicans reached a deal after midnight on Wednesday due to pressure on her liberal colleagues from hospitals,... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin spoke separately with the press Wednesday about the deal reached on the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, called the CARES Act.Both talked in the hours between the deal being reached and their return to the Senate floor for the expected vote on the bill.“It’s been a very action-packed last few hours here,” said Capito, R-W.Va. “There are a lot of good bipartisan ideas in here that have been worked on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke with members of the West Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association (WVHTA) on a teleconference call to provide an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. During the call, Senator Capito heard from industry leaders about their concerns, answered questions, and provided an update on what she and her colleagues are doing at the federal level to offer assistance and relief.“Tourism and hospitality... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke with members of the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) to provide an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and hear directly from health care professionals about their needs to tackle this pandemic.“The medical professionals on the front lines of this coronavirus outbreak are doing their best, but they need additional resources and they need them now,”Senator Capito... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she is hopeful Congress will pass a piece of bipartisan legislation to provide economic relief to small businesses and American workers impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic.Speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday, Capito said lawmakers are close to finalizing a deal on a stimulus package that previously has been blocked twice by Democrats.“Today is the day — yesterday could have been the day — but today is the today... Read More

WHEELING — Signs of community spread of the coronavirus in West Virginia are “troubling,” a U.S senator from West Virginia said Monday.As the Senate on Monday discussed a third round of coronavirus relief packages to assist the nation in combating the COVID-19 threat, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Capitol Hill exemplifies what is happening across the nation.Her next-door-office neighbor in Washington is Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who was the first senator to... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Shortly before the Monday afternoon vote that once again failed to advance the Senate’s Phase 3 coronavirus stimulus package, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke with the press about the package and issues back in her home state.The bill contains a bipartisan rescue package, Capito said. “We’re in a crisis. We don’t have any time to waste. … I was really disappointed and perplexed by that.”News reports indicate that the lead-up to the vote on a... Read More

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Senate voted 90-8 on Wednesday to pass the House’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a second round of funding for national relief. And it’s working on a third round.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., talked about the coronavirus response in a press conference call and a follow-up release; and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued some comments in press releases.They also talked about the lack of COVID-19 testing materials available to the state.House... Read More

CHARLESTON — Rural hospitals in West Virginia need more help should the state become a hot spot for the coronavirus, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said.The senator also called for more test kits to be sent to West Virginia in a call with the White House Tuesday.Speaking by phone Tuesday, Capito said she’s been in contact with the White House, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Gov. Jim Justice and others to talk about coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, in regard to the... Read More

It’s 2020, and while most minds might be on the upcoming elections, there’s another way you can have your voice heard and make a difference in government: take the Census.Every single West Virginian needs to take the Census for two critical reasons:First, Census data helps determine the portion of federal funding our state receives. In many cases, when federal funding is given to the state and local communities, the amount is determined by a formula that incorporates population.A low... Read More

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees would be protected from accidental exposure to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids under bipartisan legislation recently proposed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).“Our Customs and Border Protection officers play a vital role in efforts to combat the opioid epidemic by detecting and stopping the flow of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids,” Sen. Capito said. “It is essential they are protected from exposure to these... Read More

WASHINGTON — West Virginia will receive $5.6 million in funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for response efforts to the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, according to a news release from Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.The funding is the latest appropriation from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act passed by Congress and signed by the President Donald J. Trump on March 6.The bill provided $8.3... Read More