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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,473,380.63 to the city of McMechen’s Waste Water Sewer Treatment Plant in Marshall County for repairs. Funding is provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “Flooding and other natural disasters often damage water systems and lead to long... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Thursday joined other officials at a Working Families Summit, where she discussed legislation designed to help such families. Capito joined a small group of federal officials, including fellow Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah; Dr. Laurie Todd-Smith, director of the Women’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor; and Ivanka Trump, advisor to President Donald Trump. The summit was held at the White House Thursday... Read More

West Virginia’s two U.S. Senators have introduced a bill Tuesday calling for more transparency in regard to patient safety and quality of care for veterans. The proposal comes as federal officials investigate suspicious deaths at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Clarksburg.  Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito announced they have introduced The Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019.   In a news release, Manchin and Capito say the measure... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. senators representing West Virginia have introduced a bill meant to provide greater transparency for patient safety at VA hospitals. The bill, introduced by Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, was prompted by about 10 suspicious deaths at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. “Victims’ families have waited long enough and deserve answers. I can’t imagine having a loved one murdered at a VA Medical Center and... Read More

 WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDVM) — Parents may take advantage of a child care tax credit under legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) if the bill becomes law. If enacted, families may qualify for the lesser of a $5,000 or 25 percent of household income for the child’s first year. “This will help families have time for child care and bonding to build solid foundations in the household for strong family relationships,” said Capito on the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Both of West Virginia's U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Wednesday helped introduce legislation aimed at helping parents of new children. The Advancing Support for Working Families Act would allow families the option to advance up to $5,000 of their child tax credit in the first year of a child’s life or the first year a family adopts a child, according to a release from Capito's office. Families can also choose to... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Congress has until Dec. 20 to either pass a package of 12 spending bills to keep government working, or pass another temporary continuing resolution, to replace the one that expires that day, and kick the can past the holiday break. The whole package totals $1.37 trillion, but West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, who both serve on the Appropriations Committee, particularly have their eyes on including the Bipartisan American Miners Act in whatever... Read More

Many years of public service have convinced U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito that the most effective education on world trouble spots requires going there. So, just before Thanksgiving, she and a small group of lawmakers did just that. They traveled to Afghanistan. There, Capito, R-W.Va., and the others talked with both U.S. forces and officials and Afghans, including that nation’s president, Ashraf Ghani. Many Americans seem eager for President Donald Trump to simply pull U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAZ) -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito came back from a congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and Kuwait earlier this week. During her trip, Senator Capito met with West Virginians with the 863rd Military Police Unit from the West Virginia Army National Guard, based out of Glen Jean, West Virginia. “After having the opportunity to once again visit this region of the world, I have a stronger understanding of the progress we’ve made when it comes... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before Thanksgiving, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., traveled to the Middle East to receive an update about combat efforts in the region. Capito, along with Iowa Republican Joni Ernst and New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, stopped in Kuwait and Afghanistan, speaking to deployed service members as well as officials regarding challenges.  “The security situation there is still not good,” she said recently on MetroNews... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Monday announced U.S. Service Academy nominations for 32 qualified high school seniors from 16 counties in West Virginia. Among those nominated were four students from Wood and Jackson counties. One student was nominated for two service academies. A board chosen by Capito reviewed each nominee’s application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations. “Reviewing service academy applications each year... Read More

Washington — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced two grants totaling $437,436 to support telehealth and distance learning projects. Funding is provided by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). “West Virginians, particularly those who live in our smaller communities, often find themselves far removed from critical services. This USDA grant money will address two issues exacerbated by that... Read More

Washington — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced two loan and grant combinations totaling $49,299,000 to support water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Funding is provided by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). “These are big investments for big projects,” Capito said. “The Lewisburg project includes upgrades that will benefit more than 4,700 residential and commercial... Read More

WASHINGTON (WDTV)-- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced U.S. Service Academy nominations for 32 qualified high school seniors from 16 counties in West Virginia on Monday. According to a press release from Senator Capito's office, a board chosen by the senator reviewed each nominee's application, interviewed candidates and made recommendations. “Reviewing service academy applications each year leaves me so inspired,” Capito said. “These young men and women... Read More

CHARLESTON — The ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony was held last week at Tamarack to commemorate the beginning of a major broadband development project to expand internet infrastructure throughout West Virginia. Facebook through its subsidiary Middle Mile Infrastructure is building a high-capacity fiber optic cable network crossing a portion of West Virginia as part of the company’s larger network infrastructure project from Virginia to Ohio. The New River Project as it is... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVNS)– U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 that aims to reduce health care cost for individuals at risk for diabetes and save long-term costs for Medicare. The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act will extend Medicare coverage for medical therapy services to Americans with pre-diabetes and risk factors and save long-term care cost for Medicare. “With diabetics... Read More

Editor’s note: Senator Manchin’s proposed amendment was not part of continuing resolution that passed the Senate Thursday night. There was also no such amendment considered by the House earlier this week.   CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s two U.S. senators have a message for Congress: fund the pensions and health care for thousands of coal miners before the year ends. On the last voting day before December, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.V.a., and Shelley Moore... Read More

BLUEFIELD — The Bluefield Blue Jays and Princeton Rays are two of the teams in Minor League Baseball that are on the chopping block under a new proposal from Major League Baseball. The current Professional Baseball Agreement between the MLB and MiLB expires at the end of the 2020 season and the two sides are in discussions that could alter the minors landscape. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred have talked and are planning to meet soon to discuss the... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., introduced two bipartisan bills to help states, cities and towns spur investment in rural broadband projects. The Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act, led by Capito and co-sponsored by Hassan, would allow state and local governments to issue tax-exempt bonds to finance public-private rural broadband projects, and allow the... Read More

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first-ever Small Communities, BIG Solutions Conference was such a success in 2018 that leaders from the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Coalfield Development and Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia decided to do it again and keep it going in future years. More than 120 individuals from different walks of life including higher education, state offices and southern West Virginia business leaders gathered in South... Read More