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WVVA -- Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin joined a group of bipartisan members of Congress to show their support for the American Miners Act. A news conference was held Wednesday in Washington D.C. The American Miners Act, also known as Senate Bill 27, would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 so some funds could be transferred to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan. That plan pays benefits to eligible retired miners, fully disabled... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley joined with other lawmakers from both sides of the aisle Wednesday morning to rally outside the U.S. Capitol once again for passage of legislation to protect coal miners’ pensions. The 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan is headed for insolvency due to coal company bankruptcies and the 2008 financial crisis. The lawmakers said the pensions of 100,000 retirees — averaging just $586 per... Read More

PRINCETON, W.Va. — Tele-health opportunities will be a large part of the new Veterans Administration outpatient clinic in Princeton. Both U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito spoke at Friday’s ceremony. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday with U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito on hand along with Third District Congresswoman Carol Miller. The new clinic is located at 150 Court House Road in Princeton. Capito said... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has earned our praise before for her efforts on many fronts. A staunch supporter of conservative principles but with a pragmatic touch, Capito has played a key role in the development of practices we believe make the federal government better for the people — especially the people of West Virginia. She has been a huge supporter of the coal mining industry, which is so critical to West Virginia’s economy, but also understands that new energy... Read More

Washington — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, have procured $2.2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the repair of Brooke County’s Pioneer Trail due to recent flood damage. The Brooke Pioneer Trail stretches from Wellsburg to Wheeling along the Ohio River and is a popular recreation area for the residents of West Virginia and visitors alike. “I applaud FEMA for their... Read More

WEST UNION, W.Va. - MPLX's MarkWest Sherwood Complex held a ribbon cutting for its 11th plant located near the town of West Union. The addition makes the facility the largest natural gas processing plant in the United States. Speakers included the company's C.E.O., as well as Gov. Jim Justice, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Dist. 1 Rep. David McKinley, all spoke on how the plant helps to continue diversifying the state's economy. "I think that we're still at the beginning of what... Read More

WEST UNION — West Virginia officials and representatives of the oil and gas industry gathered at MPLX’s Sherwood Complex in Doddridge County Thursday morning to celebrate the facility’s continued growth and success. Construction of the complex began in 2012, and it’s now the nation’s largest natural gas processing facility. In December, the complex celebrated a significant milestone when its Plant 11 became operational, bringing its total capacity to more... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nearly $30 million has been secured for West Virginia through various grant programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funding will come to the state in the form of Community Development Block Grants, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Emergency Solutions Grants and the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program, according to a release from the office of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. West Virginia Nonentitlement will... Read More

HUNTINGTON - The City of Huntington will receive $2.5 million in federal funds for economic development, expanding affordable housing and providing shelter for the homeless. Meanwhile, the Huntington Housing Authority will get $1.1 million in a federal grant to develop, finance and modernize its facilities. The money announced Monday was part of more than $29.8 million awarded statewide by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to create sustainable communities and expand... Read More

Three housing authorities in the region will receive a portion of $13.5 million in federal money allotted to 30 public housing authorities in West Virginia. Funds are from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Public Housing Capital Fund and will help West Virginia public housing authorities develop, finance and modernize their facilities as well as their management operations, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said in a... Read More

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $13,523,370 for 30 public housing authorities throughout the state of West Virginia from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funding from HUD’s Public Housing Capital Fund will help West Virginia public housing authorities develop, finance and modernize their facilities as well as their management... Read More

  WASHINGTON, DC (WTRF) - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, says mine workers have powered our country. He says they have powered not only our homes but also our economy with the work they've done for years. He said they've also protected our nation in World War II, Vietnam and Korea. So Brown said he is working on fixing their pension system. "If we can't get the President involved and the Republicans in the Senate and House involved--and Senator Portman has... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced $1,284,283 for the West Virginia Division of Highways District 6 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program. The funding, announced Friday, will support efforts to repair roads damaged as a result of flooding that occurred in February 2018, going toward Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Both U.S. Senators from West Virginia are applauding a proposal by the administration of President Donald Trump that could provide more than $20 billion to rural broadband over 10 years. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Trump administration put together the fund through the FCC’s new Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. On Friday in a release, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, said, “I am intrigued by the Administration’s proposal... Read More

  WASHINGTON - Congress is taking aim at robocalls, with lawmakers wanting the incessant phone calls to stop. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) is a co-sponsor of the TRACED Act. It would require phone companies to install technology that identifies robocalls before they reach your phone. Brie Jackson reports.   Read More

Two area public housing agencies will get a boost from a federal grant program for developing, financing and modernizing facilities, federal lawmakers in Maryland and West Virginia announced Friday. The Hagerstown Housing Authority was awarded a little more than $2.4 million, and the public housing authority in the city of Martinsburg, W.Va., received $594,506. The money for HHA is part of $4.4 million awarded to Western Maryland agencies through HUD’s Public Housing Capital... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,46 million for several West Virginia health centers through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Health Center Program. Funding will support the continued operations of these centers to provide primary and preventive care to West Virginians. Preston Taylor Community Health Center will receive $1,969,690, while... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDTV) -- U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced Monday that $4.2 million will be going to four AmeriCorps programs in the state, including one in Elkins. According to a joint press release, $1,116,925 will go to United Way of Central West Virginia in Charleston, $769,745 will go to High Rocks Education Corporation in Hillsboro, $755,800 will go to the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area in Elkins, and $274,864 will go to the Grow Ohio Valley in... Read More

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have reintroduced the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. According to a press release by Sen. Capito's office, it would help protect survivors and accused students by making sure schools have a regulated and fair process for investigating and conducting campus disciplinary proceedings. The legislation would provide new campus resources and support services for student survivors.... Read More

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded $1.5 million to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.  The funding will support wraparound health services for women before, during and after pregnancy, and provide comprehensive care for infants and children. “Access to quality health care is critical for mothers and their children,” said U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. “This funding will help protect the... Read More