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U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on May 7 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. Sen. Capito sponsored the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, S. 3648, with lead original cosponsor U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to remove obstacles for broadband projects to receive Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants, according to a bill summary provided by Sen. Capito’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced the Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act, which would remove obstacles for broadband projects to receive Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants. Specifically, the legislation ensures that local communities can partner with the private sector and gives communities more flexibility in complying with their funding... Read More

Legislation prohibits use of federal resources for shortfalls, expenses unrelated to the pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Angus King (I-Maine), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) yesterday introduced the Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility Act, legislation that would allow the federal relief funds provided to state and local governments in the Coronavirus Aid,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WHSV) — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced more money to expand COVID-19 testing in health centers across West Virginia. Both Capito and Moore are members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. They announced $9,833,557 will go toward supporting 28 health centers throughout the mountain state to expand coronavirus testing capacity. According to a press release, this funding is made as part of the Paycheck Protection... Read More

Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announce a $4.5 million grant for four West Virginia airports from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and two local ones are on the list. "While there's so many people not using the airport and so much activity that has ceased, we wanna keep those airports all across West Virginia running and vital with air service," says Sen. Capito. Upshur County Regional Airport will received $151,198. "The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCHS/WVAH) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is among a group of senators who introduced legislation that would allow federal relief funds under the CARES Act to be used by state and local governments to replace revenue shortfalls during the pandemic. The issue is a looming one for the Mountain State. Gov. Jim Justice has said has been hopeful that the state could use a substantial part of the $1.25 billion the state has received through the CARES Act to... Read More

Gov. Jim Justice is still seeking clarity on whether West Virginia can use $1.25 billion in federal funding to backfill revenue lost as West Virginia instituted coronavirus precautions. Meanwhile, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is touting bipartisan sponsorship of a bill meant to give cities and states greater flexibility with covid-19 relief funds. Capito joined with senators Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Angus King, I-Maine, and Kevin... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (WDVM) — Two water infrastructure bills have been passed in a subcommittee, led in part by Senator Shelley Moore Capito to help West Virginians across the Mountain State. America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 were passed out of the Environment and Public Works Committee’s Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee unanimously. The bills will help West Virginia’s public health and economic success.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Congressman David McKinley are calling upon the federal government to better equip two in-state prisons currently in use as quarantine sites for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. A release from the Attorney General’s Office stated that the leaders sent a joint letter on Tuesday, urging Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to help secure point-of care testing machines for FCI... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,254,910 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Grant Program. This funding will help provide assessments to previously developed land that may be contaminated with hazardous waste, clean-up projects, environmental job training, technical assistance, and research. “It’s great to see this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) sent a letter today to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Acting Director Regina Lombardo encouraging them to protect public safety while respecting the Second Amendment and federal law related to the three business day waiting period for firearm purchases and seeking information on how the federal firearms background check system is responding... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, today announced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released their 2020 Broadband Deployment Report.Overall, the report shows progress has been made in better connecting communities across the country, however, the report is based off data that Senator Capito still believes to be flawed... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today welcomed the decision made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase telephone-based, or audio-only, telehealth reimbursements to equal other audio-visual and in-person visitation reimbursements. This news follows a letter Senator Capito sent yesterday along with Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and others requesting this... Read More

CHARLESTON — Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $109,440 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the West Virginia University Research Corporation. This funding will be used to research how Appalachians respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to better understand how to disseminate information in similar crises in the future. “The COVID-19 pandemic suddenly changed every West... Read More

CHARLESTON — Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,227,347 in funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for medical support services across West Virginia. This funding will provide clinical research for neurological disorders, cancer protection and diagnostic research, and support for graduate medical education.  “HHS has been a steadfast partner in West... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) this week urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize coverage of COVID-19 tests at mobile testing sites the same way urgent and emergency care services are covered by the VA. Currently, mobile testing sites are not covered under the VA’s urgent and emergency care policies, which may force U.S. military veterans to pay for the tests themselves, according to an April 27 letter Sen. Capito and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent to U.S.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Health in West Virginia will receive $4 million in federal funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will be split between FMRS Health Systems and Westbrook Health Services. FMRS serves residents in Fayette, Monroe, Raleigh and Summers counties. Westbrook serves Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane,... Read More

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including both of West Virginia's representatives, is urging federal agencies to give equal reimbursement for telephone-based, audio-only services as other telehealth services. According to a joint press release from Sens. Joe Manchin, D, and Shelley Moore Capito, R, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to health care providers for audio-only services are lower than those for audio-visual services and for in-person services. The... Read More

CHARLESTON — Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7,777,778 to support an extended runway project at the Morgantown Municipal Airport on Wednesday. This funding is made available through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which received additional funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) that was signed into law on... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and her colleagues yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza urging her to make several improvements to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Specifically, Senator Capito and her colleagues requested that the administrator expedite the $10,000 advances to be received within three days, remove the per-employee cap on advance grants, and restore the maximum... Read More