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MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito brought the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging to WVU on Wednesday to give her a look at WVU’s cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research and to give WVU researchers a look at grant opportunities and other projects across the country. Capito and Dr. Marie Bernard of the NIA — part of the National Institutes of Health — had a sit-down chat before Bernard’s presentation and a tour of the Rockefeller... Read More

The two U.S. senators from West Virginia, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have joined a bipartisan group to introduce legislation which aims to produce better Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mapping dealing with broadband. Manchin and Capito, the co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, was joined in their introduction of the legislation by Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the other co-chair of the broadband caucus, and John Hoeven, R-N.D. In short,... Read More

MARTINSBURG — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Karl Schultz, came to the Eastern Panhandle for a tour of the three Coast Guard offices in the Eastern Panhandle on Friday. For Capito, the visit offered an opportunity to display the accomplishments of the West Virginian Coast Guard offices. The visit enabled Schultz to observe the work being done at each facility, and he thanked staff for their hard work. “It’s really... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, paid a visit to the USCGC Osage on Friday afternoon as the vessel docked along Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington. Schultz was joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., who both sit on congressional committees that oversee and fund the Coast Guard’s mission. The Osage, a buoy tender stationed out of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh metro area, is a classic... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Code like a girl is one of Senator Shelley Moore Capito's initiatives for 2019 with one particular act. Senator Capito along with other senators which includes, Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) have joined in introducing the Building Blocks of Stem Act. This act is expected to create and expand more STEM education initiatives for the National Science... Read More

Last Monday’s announcement that social media giant Facebook will lay a heavy-duty fiber optic cable across West Virginia was truly big news. Now, state officials should prepare to capitalize on it. It was appropriate that U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined state officials and Facebook representatives in revealing the plan. Capito has been a national leader in efforts to extend high-speed internet facilities to underserved areas like our state. Facebook’s plan... Read More

West Virginia’s Senators are pulling in a big contribution to fight a serious disease. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, announced that the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $430,000 to WVU’s neurological disorder clinical research program to study early Alzheimer’s Disease.  “Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that effects far too many West Virginians and Americans.  Since my first days as... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $429,880 to West Virginia University’s neurological disorder clinical research program, in order to study Early Alzheimer’s disease.  “Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that effects far too many West Virginians and Americans," said U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. "Since my first days as Governor, I have also been a big supporter of studying this disease, so that we can protect and care for, both... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia received a like from Facebook Monday as it announced a substantial effort to expand broadband access across the state. Representatives from Facebook joined Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., at a press conference Monday morning in the Governor’s Reception Room. “It’s going to be probably without question the biggest initiative we’ve had in this state forever,” Justice said. Facebook... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Facebook is planning to start construction this year on 275 miles of high-capacity fiber cable through West Virginia as part of an approximately 600-mile “long-haul” route to connect major data centers in Ashburn, Virginia and Columbus, Ohio. On Monday morning, officials with Facebook joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Governor Jim Justice at the State Capitol to make the announcement. “This is an incredible deal,... Read More

State and federal officials announced Monday in Charleston plans for Facebook to install a fiber optic cable that will run through an approximate 275-mile route in West Virginia, providing the state with better internet speeds and improved internet connection in rural areas. Through their subsidiary Middle Mile Infrastructure, Facebook will begin the project this year. Work on the project is expected to last for roughly 18 to 24 months. The project will begin... Read More

Social media giant Facebook said Monday it’s footing the bill for 275 miles of fiber optic cable running through West Virginia. The company announced the investment at a news conference in tandem with Gov. Jim Justice and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Kevin Salvadori, a Facebook spokesman, said the “long haul fiber” will act as an “interstate for the internet.” “It’s going to provide connectivity to major internet exchanges around the... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who is on the bipartisan conference committee tasked with avoiding another government shutdown, said Feb. 12 that the agreement is now in the hands of President Trump. Read More

WASHINGTON — The City of Parsons will receive $350,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration that will support flood recovery efforts. In a joint announcement Tuesday, West Virginia's U.S. Senators, Joe Manchin, D, and Shelley Moore Capito, R — both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee — said the funds will support infrastructure improvements to a newly established business park that serves area businesses impacted by flooding in... Read More

WASHINGTON — West Virginia is among the states with which the National Telecommunications and Information Administration will collaborate to identify broadband availability across the country. An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the administration, among other duties, focuses on expanding broadband internet access and adoption, according to its website. To that end, the collaboration will provide the agency with data of current broadband access in the states, according... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While admitting the border security agreement is not “everything everybody would want,” U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., says the congressional conference committee she is a part of did its job by coming up with a proposal meeting multiple interests. “We reached a bipartisan agreement, which is what we should do,” she said in a Facebook Live video on Tuesday. “That’s what you sent us here for, that’s what you sent... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressional leaders say they have reached an agreement to prevent another partial government shutdown. The agreement was reached on Monday night with four leaders, according to CNN. The tentative deal includes $1.3 billion for 55 miles of new barrier in Texas, funding for "ice beds" and around $1.7 billion in overall Department of Homeland Security spending. President Trump spoke to media during his cabinet briefing on Tuesday. He told reporters he “hoped”... Read More

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Tuesday that it is collaborating with eight states, including West Virginia, to broaden and update the national broadband availability map. Other states include California, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. David Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator, said in order to ensure that all Americans have access to broadband, a more... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have reintroduced legislation aimed at promoting carbon capture research and development, according to a release from Capito’s office. Capito and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., recently joined with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., to reintroduce S. 383, the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act. The legislation is co-sponsored... Read More

The United States Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for the ReConnect program until at least the end of May to allow for applicants enough time to receive technical assistance. The move comes after a request was sent to the USDA by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito for an extension to the deadline to apply for the program. Capito reasoned that during the recent government shutdown, applicants did not have the access to information they needed about the... Read More