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West Virginia’s senators were split on the quick impeachment vote on U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The majority of the U.S. Senate swiftly voted to reject two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas today. The House majority voted two months ago by a one vote margin, 214-213, to impeach Mayorkas — the first time in nearly 150 years that a Cabinet secretary has been impeached. The two articles charge that Mayorkas has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday dismissed the impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas, Cabinet secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The votes fell along party lines, with one charge dismissed on a 51-48 vote — with one Republican voting present — and another on a 51-49 vote. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued a statement explaining his decision to vote to dismiss the charges. “Illegal immigration across our southern border is the most dangerous threat... Read More

As Congress continues to work on legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, four Republican senators urged their chamber’s commerce committee leaders to prioritize maintaining the U.S. Senate provisions of Essential Air Service (EAS) in any package that advances to the floor. The EAS program guarantees that small communities served by certificated air carriers before airline deregulation maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service, according to the U.S. Department of... Read More

MOOREFIELD — 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), traveled to Moorefield, where she participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hardy County Health Department. This project will develop a new Hardy County Health Department and Food Service Training Facility that will address the needs of the growing community, enhance and increase medical... Read More

On Tuesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced federal funding for projects across the state, including ones in Randolph, Upshur and Barbour counties. The local funding announced includes: A $252,000 NPS grant to the West Virginia Development Office for Upshur County Park tennis courts renovation in Buckhannon; A $37,440 NPS grant to the West Virginia Development Office for Barbour County park improvements. Capito announced grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, announced a tranche of DOT Airport Improvement Grants in AIGs on Tuesday to airports across West Virginia to conduct improvements and repairs at the facilities. “Airports across West Virginia, especially in rural areas, provide critical access for residents across our state to connect with other parts of the country,” Capito said. “These grants will help West Virginia airports make... Read More

On April 16, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, academic and defense research, park improvement efforts, and energy projects across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies... Read More

MOOREFIELD, Wv. (WHSV) - On Monday in Moorefield, Hardy County held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility that will be the new home of the Hardy County Health Department. The $3.5 million project has been in the works for several years and will help address needs in the community. “We are so thrilled not only for the health department but for the citizens of our county because this facility will do a lot to help improve the overall quality of life and health of our community,” said David... Read More

KEARNEYSVILLE — 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), traveled to Kearneysville, where she participated in the events celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Hospice of the Panhandle’s Kearneysville campus. Capito first visited the campus in 2015 where she spoke in recognition of Hospice of the Panhandle’s 35th Anniversary. “Hospice and palliative care... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is one of 42 Republican senators demanding an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Capito and the 42 Republican senators have submitted a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for the impeachment trial to begin in the U.S. Senate. The letter was led by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. It calls on the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 44 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) so-called “Good Neighbor” rule, a plan that aims to cut smog-forming pollution that drifts across state lines from power plants and industrial facilities in 23 states. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a request to temporarily block the Good Neighbor rule, a 2015 plan by the EPA... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she witnessed the effects of the strong storm that hit West Virginia last week. While she pledges to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help victims of flooding and wind damage, she also believes Gov. Jim Justice needs to take the lead in making certain assistance comes to the state by obtaining a federal disaster declaration. “It was quite a storm. I live in Kanawha County, and I saw the effects there,” Capito, R-West Virginia, said. “It was... Read More

The U.S. Senate on April 10 voted 53-47 to approve a bipartisan joint resolution of disapproval cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) that aims to overturn the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measure final rule. “Today, the Senate rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to ignore the letter of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and impose its extreme climate agenda on states across the country,” Sen. Capito said on Wednesday.  In 2023, the... Read More

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Friday urging him to fully implement Jessie’s Law. This bipartisan legislation helps physicians and other medical professionals have knowledge of a patient’s history with substance use disorder when determining appropriate medical care. Jessie’s Law was included in the Substance Use Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito wants a full impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Capito, R-W.Va., has taken that position this week in a newspaper op-ed, a Senate floor speech and then in a briefing with West Virginia reporters. “My position is that we should have a full trial. The House voted to impeach him on grounds that were developed in committee and vetted, and the House voted to move forward with the impeachment of a presidential officer of the... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — The recently released federal standards for PFAS chemicals are too stringent, placing an unfair burden on small utilities, said U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Thursday. Capito, speaking during her weekly briefing, expanded on comments she made in a release Wednesday shortly after the federal Environmental Protection Agency debuted regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly called “forever chemicals” — in drinking water. “The level that they... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On April 10, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency’s budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. During the hearing, Senator Capito pressed Secretary Mayorkas on cuts to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs at local West Virginia airports, efforts to interdict deadly fentanyl crossing the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOAY)- US Senator Shelley Moore Capito released a statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency announced drinking water standards for P-F-as, known as forever chemicals. “Americans should be able to feel confident their drinking water is safe and clean. For years, I have urged multiple administrations to issue a safe drinking water standard that is scientifically sound, based in reality, and does not unfairly burden our local communities,” said Senator Capito,... Read More

Water providers have three years to test and as long as two years after that to meet the finalized standards for the presence of so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Parkersburg Utility Board won’t need that much time, with testing for one member of the forever chemical family of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) a regular occurrence for years and design of a multimillion-dollar filtration system about... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — Several members of Congress introduced Wednesday the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (PEAKS) Act which is designed to ensure Critical Access Hospitals in mountainous areas receive fair compensation for ambulatory services and modify distance requirements. Critical Access Hospitals are hospitals that serve residents in rural areas. The PEAKS Act would allow for Critical Access Hospitals located in mountainous areas to be reimbursed for their emergency medical... Read More