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Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) makes a statement via Twitter regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft broadband availability maps.In May 2019, Capito joined Senate colleagues to introduce the Broadband Data Improvement Act (BDIA) to improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps and better direct federal funds for broadband buildout.These new maps result from the Broadband Data Act, which Capito co-sponsored and amended to improve the... Read More

Tuesday marked one year since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden.West Virginians should recall that both Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., played pivotal roles in negotiating the deal, which ultimately will bring $6 billion to the Mountain State to boost an array of projects.In the House, Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., was one of the brave Republicans who chose to support the legislation because of its... Read More

CHARLESTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate might not have retaken the majority after the midterm elections last week, but U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was elected to the number five spot in Senate Republican leadership Wednesday.Capito, R-W.Va., was elected by members of the U.S. Senate Republican caucus as vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, which puts her on the leadership team of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was elected to lead the caucus in a 37-10... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOWK) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has been promoted to a top leadership post in the Senate minority caucus. Capito becomes the vice-chair of the Republican Conference.That group is charged with shaping the communications strategy for proposed Republican legislation after Senators get input from people in their home states.“We listen very attentively to the ideas and the desires of our members. Because, after all, we are elected. Our constituency today was, in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement after she was elected by her Senate Republican colleagues to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.“After serving as a member of the broader Senate Republican leadership team for several years, I am excited to expand my role and officially take on the responsibilities as Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. It’s so important that we... Read More

CHARLESTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate might not have retaken the majority after the midterm elections last week, but U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was elected to the number five spot in Senate Republican leadership Wednesday.Capito, R-W.Va., was elected by members of the U.S. Senate Republican caucus as vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, which puts her on the leadership team of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was elected to lead the caucus in a 37-10... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOWK) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has been promoted to a top leadership post in the Senate minority caucus. Capito becomes the vice-chair of the Republican Conference.That group is charged with shaping the communications strategy for proposed Republican legislation after Senators get input from people in their home states.“We listen very attentively to the ideas and the desires of our members. Because, after all, we are elected. Our constituency today was, in... Read More

CHARLESTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate might not have retaken the majority after the midterm elections last week, but U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was elected to the number five spot in Senate Republican leadership Wednesday.Capito, R-W.Va., was elected by members of the U.S. Senate Republican caucus as vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, which puts her on the leadership team of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was elected to lead the caucus in a 37-10... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was elected Wednesday to serve as vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.Capito, the first female senator to represent the Mountain State, was first elected to the Senate in 2014 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than decade.“After serving as a member of the broader Senate Republican leadership team for several years, I am excited to expand my role and officially take on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has an expanded leadership role among Senate Republicans.Capito was chosen by her colleagues as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference in a Wednesday caucus.“Sounds pretty good,” Capito said about her new role at an afternoon news conference at the U.S. Capitol.Capito said she looks forward to serving under Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.“I have a lot of admiration for his vision and look... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Senate GOP conference, the No. 5 position in Republican leadership.The new role: Capito has been an adviser to the leadership team since 2015. She said Wednesday that she was “excited to expand" her role and that she was committed to listening more "to the men and women across our country raising families and working... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — It’s been a year since President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law.The historic legislation has already made a big impact on West Virginia, according to information released Tuesday by the White House.To date, over $1.9 billion in funding from the legislation has been announced and is headed to the state, with 90 specific projects identified for funding.West Virginia is set to receive more than $1.5 billion for... Read More

Sens. Tom Carper and Shelley Moore Capito expect to continue their friendly and productive partnership in the next Congress as chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Environment and Public Works Committee.The panel oversees “sensitive” and “emotionally charged” issues, said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), the current ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee. That portfolio includes climate change, air quality, and clean water, as well as... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) – $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is coming to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development for broadband expansion across West Virginia.Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announcedThis funding was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Broadband... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is continuing to push for reform in the federal permitting process and to include a sensible “all of the above” energy strategy without jeopardizing the fossil fuel industry.Capito wrote in an op-ed for National Review prior to the United Nations climate summit that President Joe Biden’s anti-energy policies are “no secret to working families across the United States.”“How we got here is plain to see for those who now pay... Read More

Sadly, there are still many communities in the deep south counties that are prone to flooding. Some of these areas can be found across McDowell County.Area residents may recall that two of the most devastating flooding disasters in our region occurred in McDowell County.The destructive storm of July 8, 2001, ravaged entire communities, including Anawalt, Northfork, Keystone, Welch, Indian Ridge, Elkhorn, Peel Chestnut Mountain, Algoma, Leckie, Spencer Curve, Pageton, Carwell Hollow, Big Four and... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is continuing to push for reform in the federal permitting process and to include a sensible “all of the above” energy strategy without jeopardizing the fossil fuel industry.Capito wrote in an op-ed for National Review prior to the United Nations climate summit that President Joe Biden’s anti-energy policies are “no secret to working families across the United States.”“How we got here is plain to see for those who now pay... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — State leaders issued messages honoring the service and sacrifice of West Virginia's military heroes. Gov. Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., all issued statements commemorating the nation's 68th annual observance of Veterans Day"Nov. 11 is only one day — but a day that signifies just how important our veterans really are," said Justice. "But we should think of them... Read More

CHARLESTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has released the attached video ahead of Veterans Day, honoring the men and women who have served the United States of America.Full video transcript included below:“Today and every day, my thoughts are with the brave men and women who have answered the call of duty and served our great nation.“Thank you for your service!“The freedoms that we enjoy every day are because of you, and I will always admire your valor,... Read More

With inflation, the war in Ukraine and other factors driving up the cost of heating sources like natural gas and oil, we’re glad to see West Virginia’s U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito once again deliver for Mountain State residents.Earlier this week, Manchin and Capito announced that $38,680,155 from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) would be available for state residents in need of assistance.The funding is available for low-income... Read More