In The News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing January 2024 as “National Mentoring Month” to celebrate the positive influence mentors can have on children and young adults. The National Mentoring Month resolution underscores the mentoring gap that exists in the United States, where only one in three young people grow up with a mentor, and highlights the need... Read More

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advanced legislation authored by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” The EPW Committee unanimously voted to approve the bill, which now heads to the Senate for consideration. “Today at the EPW Committee, we took an important step to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse in honor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor regarding the failed energy and environment policies of the Biden administration. During her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted the damage created by President Biden’s attacks on energy producers and the irony of the administration’s unrealistic... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) congratulated West Virginia high school students Peyton Barker of Ronceverte, W.Va. and Bryson Riggleman of Petersburg, W.Va. on their selection as West Virginia’s United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) representatives for 2024. Peyton and Bryson were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to participate in the 104 national student delegation as part of the 62nd annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 2... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTRF) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore-Capito (R-WV) released a letter she wrote Jan. 11 to U.S. Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg supporting federal funding to replace the Market Street Bridge. The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) closed the bridge to vehicular and pedestrian traffic Dec. 21, 2023 after it failed a routine safety inspection. Capito says she supports the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways’ (WVDOH)... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Concerns on the U.S. border continue to rise, and two U.S. senators are sharing what they believe needs to happen regarding immigration policies and border security. Every day thousands of migrants are fleeing to the United States border to seek protection from persecution, war, and other factors in their home country. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says the number of people crossing the border has never been seen before. She says during the month of December 12,000... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The state Senate passed a resolution Monday urging Congress to enact reforms to the process of issuing permits for federal energy projects. Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 asks federal lawmakers to revise current policies related to permitting and environmental review processes in the interest of promoting “economic and environmental stewardship by expediting the deployment of modern energy infrastructure,” according to Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley. “The... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia National Guard is proud to announce that the 130th Airlift Wing has met the requirements to be declared a C-130J-30 unit with Initial Operational Capability as of January 1, 2024.   Located in Charleston, the 130th has been in the process of transitioning airframes from the C-130 H3 Hercules model to the advanced C-130J-30 Super Hercules model since 2021. The unit currently operates eight C-130J-30 aircraft, each valued at approximately $90... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), introduced a bill designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.”  Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served for over 30 years.  “Judge Keeley devoted her career to the cause of justice... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito wants answers about an incident involving Boeing’s 737 MAX 9. Capito, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, says a hearing will be held “sooner than later” on the door panel that detached from a MAX aircraft in midflight. No one was seriously injured in the incident last week, at 16,000 feet, minutes after the Alaska Airlines plane took off from Portland, Oregon. Still, Capito has many questions about it. “Is it shoddy material? Is... Read More

On Jan. 10, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be used to establish a behavioral-health workforce program, including... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be used to establish a behavioral-health workforce program, including curriculum and... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), introduced a bill designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served for over 30 years. “Judge Keeley devoted her career to the cause of justice and... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently released the below statement after receiving a response from the United States Postal Service (USPS) following a letter she sent in December asking for more information regarding USPS’s Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center. Senator Capito has remained active on this issue, and has spoken personally with Postmaster General DeJoy and other local officials on the matter. “After multiple follow-ups, I... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin have introduced a bill naming the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse,” after retired U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley. Capito said she was glad to help introduce the bill. “I’m really happy about that. She’s a great woman and somebody inspirational for our young West Virginia girls,” Capito said during her weekly call with reporters Thursday. Keeley was the first woman appointed as a... Read More

Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), introduced a bill designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served for over 30 years. “Judge Keeley devoted her career to the cause of... Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - For months, WSAZ has been telling you about the United States Postal Service conducting a mail processing facility review of their processing and distribution center facility in South Charleston -- a 10-year, $40 billion investment to modernize the aging postal system. The announcement led local and state officials to express concerns the review could lead to a loss of jobs at the facility. Just last month, WSAZ reached out to the USPS asking if any jobs would be... Read More

Washington D.C. (WTRF) – The record numbers of illegal crossings at the U.S. southern border have lawmakers scrambling to find solutions as election seasons draws ever closer. One of the major roadblocks seems to be a lack of judicial officials to process asylum claims. We spoke to West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito, so estimates that at our current capacity we can process about 2,000-3,000 asylum claims per day, and says at least in the short term we will need more. But she... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a bill to name the Clarksburg federal courthouse the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served for over 30 years. “Judge Keeley devoted her career to the cause of justice and worked honorably as the first female judge for the Northern District of West Virginia,” said US Sen. Shelley... Read More

RIPLEY, W.Va. (WV News) — Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Southern Jackson County Public Service District. The award of $2,158,000 was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending Request made solely by Senator Capito, who is the ranking member of the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The $18 million construction project will... Read More