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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republicans now dominate West Virginia’s elected offices, and several of the GOP’s top representatives in West Virginia gathered Monday to say they know it’s time to deliver. “We have such a great opportunity here,” said U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, ticking off a list of the offices that Republicans will now hold, including president, both houses of Congress including herself and all three of West Virginia’s... Read More

Time is of the essence when it comes to congressional action to protect the hard-earned pensions and benefits of thousands of retired coal miners. Legislation is still pending in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives that would protect the health care and benefits of retired coal miners now in jeopardy. Without a change to current law, 12,500 of the country’s retired coal miners will lose their health care beginning on Dec. 31 of this year. Another 6,500 retired miners... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito has nominated 32 high school seniors for admission into U.S. service academies, four of whom attend Bridgeport High School. Cole Amos described the moment he found out he was nominated for the U.S. Military Academy as surreal. "There weren't any tears, but me and my dad hugged for a while," Amos recalled, sporting a beaming smile. "There were a lot of smiles. I couldn't stop smiling while we were... Read More

CHARLESTON – West Virginia has relied on coal production for years to support communities, but regulations and increased competition have dented that prospect as thousands of jobs have been omitted. However, legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., aims to revive rural economies. Called Creating Opportunities for Rural Economies (CORE) Act, this legislation would leverage available tax credits to support new investment and business development in distressed... Read More

How do you put a price on a promise? Well, a savings worth $3.1 billion over the next 10 years isn’t too shabby. That’s how much the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the nation will save by protecting health care and pension benefits for about 120,000 retired coal miners. As efforts ramp up to pass the Miners Protection Act (MPA), which will prevent thousands of families from losing benefits, the CBO says the bill would increase spending on health care and pension... Read More

CLARKSBURG — U.S. Sens. Shelly Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, as well as Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, are supporting passage of Senate Bill 3470, or the Miners Protection Act. The act is intended to protect the health benefits of retired coal miners and their families. According to Manchin’s office, retired miners face an uncertain future because the United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan is extremely low on funding. Unlike other public and private pension plans, the 1974 Pension... Read More

West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito spoke with us today and shared her thoughts on the Miners Protection Act and a bill that effects health care providers in rural areas. The Senator stressed that she is hopeful the Miners Protection Act will be passed. "The Miners Protection Act is exceedingly important to me as tens of thousands of miners are set to lose their healthcare benefits and pension benefits, but their healthcare at the end of the year, Capito said. "We're pushing... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Of the 32 young men and women selected to attend a U.S. service academy, 3 are from Monongalia County. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s office announced the lawmaker’s selections made up of high school seniors in 15 West Virginia counties. Capito nominated Robert Munroe Warner to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy. Aaron Carl Flowers was chosen to attend the U.S. Military Academy. Alia Nicole Stutzman will attend the US Naval Academy.According to... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is co-sponsor of a bipartisan bill intended to help give more senior citizens access to shingles vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control recommends that all seniors over 60 receive the shingles vaccine. But Capito spokeswoman Ashley Berrang said only about a quarter of seniors get vaccinated because of high out-of-pocket Medicare costs. But the Protecting Seniors through Immunization Act, sponsored by Capito and U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii,... Read More

New legislation by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., could potentially have a big economic impact here in Preston County and in 31 other counties across the state. According to the legislation, the Creating Opportunities for Rural Economies (CORE) Act would leverage the power of something called the New Market Tax Credits dedicating a portion of the credit to low-income communities suffering from job loss in the coal industry. Sen. Capito’s press secretary Ashley Berrang said the... Read More

Here in West Virginia and East Ohio, we need no statistics to bring the impact of the current White House’s war on coal and affordable electricity home to us. The victims are all around us. Laid-off miners and even more other unemployed men and women whose jobs once depended on the good paychecks handed out by the coal industry tell us all we need to know. And here in West Virginia, the collapsed state budget is another casualty. Still, the numbers are eye-openers: Between 2011 and the... Read More

WHEELING — Amid President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to help get out-of-work miners back on the job, coal will likely reclaim its position as the fuel generating the most electricity wattage in December, U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates show. Along with the rejuvenated optimism for the coal industry, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is introducing the Creating Opportunities for Rural Economies Act, which she believes will spur an economic renaissance in some of... Read More

Attracting new industry to any part of our region is hard work. The state has had only a handful of job announcements over the past few years, and the employment losses in the energy sector have left the state with little to no job growth at all. In fact, the Joint Economic Committee for Congress reports that jobs in West Virginia are down 2 percent, or 12,000 positions, since the start of the Great Recession in 2007. But attracting new employers to the most rural parts of the state - especially... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito planed to introduce legislation to set aside $525 million in federal tax credits for investments in coalfield communities struggling with the downturn of that industry. The Republican's legislation, the Creating Opportunities for Rural Economies, would set aside 5 percent of the federal New Market Tax Credit for coal counties in West Virginia and 11 other states which have experienced significant job loss resulting from the industry's financial struggles. Several... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has introduced legislation aimed at helping communities in West Virginia and other states facing hardship due to coalfield job losses. The bill, called the Creating Opportunities for Rural Economies, or CORE Act, has not yet been assigned a bill number, but was introduced by Capito on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. Capito hopes the bill will be taken up when Congress reconvenes following the general election. The legislation would set aside a percentage of... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is introducing legislation to set aside $525 million in federal tax credits for investments in communities hurt by the downturn in coal. The West Virginia Republican's bill would allocate 5 percent of the federal new market tax credits for 12 states with counties that had significant coal job loss between 2012 and 2015. According to Capito, the program was enacted in 2000 for projects like mixed-use redevelopments, health care... Read More

“When you see the little babies, it really brings it home to you,” U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Oct. 26 after visiting a unit at Hoops Family Children’s Hospital that cares for babies born dependent on drugs. Mothers who are dependent on drugs, a steadily increasing number, give birth to babies who also are dependent on drugs. Last year, Cabell Huntington Hospital saw 420 babies born with exposure to at least one addictive substance, said Dr. Sean Loudin, a... Read More

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services Maternal and Child Health Services programs will receive more than $1.16 million in funding to help increase healthy pregnancies, improve birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality. “We know that lifelong health starts with a healthy pregnancy, so we must ensure that pregnant women and new mothers have the resources they need from the beginning,” Sen. Joe Manchin said.  He said the funding will increase prenatal... Read More

PARKERSBURG — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito toured Camden Clark Medical Center’s new addition as work continued less than two weeks before the new emergency department is set to open. “It’s beautifully done,” the first-term Republican senator from West Virginia said as Camden Clark President and CEO David McClure and other senior leaders walked her through the 44-bed emergency department Thursday. But Capito was more interested in function than form as McClure... Read More

PARKERSBURG — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and a group representing major Internet companies visited four downtown businesses Thursday to highlight the way they’re taking advantage of online opportunities and the need for expanded access to broadband. “Just the magnitude of opportunity is really stunning,” Capito, R-W.Va., said at the Parkersburg Brewing Company, the final stop on the morning’s “small business crawl.” “It’s vital.... Read More