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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced $8,308,081 has been awarded to the West Virginia Division of Highways through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program. Funding will go toward repairing roads in Marshall and Tyler counties that were damaged as a result of flooding in February 2018. “When disaster strikes, West Virginians work tirelessly to pull themselves and... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, on Thursday announced $8.3 million for the West Virginia Division of Highways through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program. Funding will go toward repairing roads in Marshall and Tyler counties that were damaged as a result of flooding in February 2018. "When disaster strikes, West Virginians work tirelessly to pull themselves and their... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal funding will help repair flood-damaged roads in two West Virginia counties. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced $8.3 million in funding Thursday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's public assistance program. The money will help repair roads in Marshall and Tyler counties that were damaged by floods last February. The state Division of Highways will use most of the money for repairs in Marshall County. During a town hall... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. - President Trump asked Congress to join him in the fight against childhood cancer. He indicated that in his budget, he will be requesting $500 million over the next 10 years to fund critical life-saving research.  United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito noted the Survivorship Treatment Access Research Act does this. The act, which the president signed into law in June of 2018 claims to enhance the quality of life for childhood cancer survivors and improve efforts in... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A global technology company that develops cloud-based solutions for federal, state, and local government agencies is opening a location in Charleston and bringing jobs with it. Governor Jim Justice first announced Thursday morning that Infor will open its first West Virginia location in the capital city and will create more than 100 jobs. “I can’t tell you how proud I am to welcome Infor to the Mountain State,” said Gov. Justice in a... Read More

Whether it’s a discussion with a colleague on the Senate floor, a meeting with an out-of-state group, or at the airport, I am always hearing from others about how much they love our state and the people who call it home.Sometimes, it’s a comment about its breathtaking natural beauty seen at Blackwater Falls State Park in Tucker County or the fun had during a weekend trip to the New River Gorge. Other times, it’s a middle school student who learned new facts during a field trip... Read More

WASHINGTON — All five of West Virginia's representatives in the U.S. Congress have written a letter to President Trump requesting a state funeral be held for the last World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Reps. David McKinley, R-W.Va., Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., and Carol Miller, R-W.Va., together drafted the letter, according to a release from Manchin's office. According to the release, the request is an effort to honor... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., intends to vote to confirm William Barr as the next attorney general. Capito spoke highly of Barr — who previously served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush — following a meeting between the two on Thursday. “It’s clear to me that Mr. Barr is unfazed by political pressure and believes profoundly in an independent Justice Department dedicated to upholding the laws of our... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., on Wednesday introduced legislation to honor Medal of Honor recipients and veterans from World War II by stating that the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II will lie in honor in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. There are currently four living Medal of Honor recipients: Hershel "Woody" Williams of West Virginia (Marine Corps), Charles H. Coolidge of Tennessee (Army), Francis S. Currey of New York (Army) and Robert D.... Read More

An unusual thing is going to happen this afternoon at 1:30 in room HC-5 at the U.S. Capitol—a conference committee of Senate and House members will meet to try to work out a compromise on the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, including the issues of a border wall and immigration reform. It’s unusual because, too often, that’s not how things work in Washington anymore on big issues.  Typically, controversial issues are demagogued in the media until the party in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has been appointed chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee: “Infrastructure has always been a critical bipartisan issue because of how important it is to mobility and prosperity, and I’m excited to be a leader in advancing our country’s transportation and infrastructure priorities," Capito said in a news release. "Rebuilding and improving infrastructure... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has been appointed chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee. "Infrastructure has always been a critical bipartisan issue because of how important it is to mobility and prosperity, and I’m excited to be a leader in advancing our country’s transportation and infrastructure priorities," Capito said in a release. "Rebuilding and improving infrastructure is about more than building... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The partial federal government shutdown might be over, but its impact still is being felt. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., cited the shutdown Tuesday in seeking a one-month extension for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new ReConnect program. The pilot program’s goal is to build out broadband infrastructure in rural America, Capito wrote in a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. USDA officials are making available... Read More

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting an extension in the filing period for the USDA's new ReConnect Program citing the recent government shutdown. The ReConnect Program is a $600 million loan and grant program aimed at assisting the construction of broadband infrastructure in the rural areas of the United States. “The ReConnect program is a critical new tool that will help... Read More

House and Senate lawmakers charged with crafting a compromise to bridge the divide over border security are more used to cutting deals than taking hard-edged positions on immigration, a sign that leaders of both parties are in no mood for another government shutdown. But President Donald Trump will need to sign off on any final agreement, and his public pronouncements indicate he’s sticking with his insistence for $5.7 billion for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, a demand that led to... Read More

The first effects of a 2017 grant by the USDA are being seen in Randolph County. According to internet service provider Micrologic, the first of 26 towers being built in the Randolph, Upshur, and Barbour County areas is complete. “Mabie, West Virginia is the first town in the counties to benefit from this grant and Micrologic could not be more thrilled to connect residents to the internet with this tower,” said Micrologic President Emiel Butcher in a press release... Read More

A bipartisan, bicameral committee tasked with hashing out an agreement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding will meet for the first time this week.  Lawmakers will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a notice from the House Appropriations Committee.    It will mark the first time the panel has met since Congress passed a three-week bill to reopen the government and kicked the fight over funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall to the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The fate of President Trump’s $5.7 billion demand for a border wall is now in the hands of a 17-member bipartisan panel that includes some of the most senior members of Congress and, perhaps more tellingly, lacks the most vocal immigration hard-liners on Capitol Hill. Under the agreement Mr. Trump reached last week with congressional Democrats, a committee of Republican and Democratic lawmakers from both chambers — known as a conference committee — has until... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — More than medals were exchanged Friday when U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met with three local veterans at the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It was a time for Gary L. Mason, Douglas G. Willis and Billy Max Boggs to share memories, and that also was special for Capito. “This is one of the really nice things about my job as a United States senator, and that is to be able to help you recover your medals,” said Capito, R-W.Va.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she is optimistic Congress will approve a deal in February to prevent another government shutdown as well as fund border security efforts, including a provision including a southern border wall. “We do hard things all the time up here. There’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to do this hard thing,” she said on Monday’s MetroNews “Talkline.” President Donald Trump and... Read More