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The United States still owes the world details about how it plans to meet President Biden’s pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of this decade.The White House promised last year that those would come in the form of a comprehensive “U.S. National Climate Strategy.” That term was used more than 20 times by the American government in a report submitted to the U.N. climate body last year on how the United States would zero out emissions by 2050.That... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Russia’s possible invasion of Ukraine is presenting a “showdown” centering at least in part on the strength of the United States.“This is a real showdown on the international stage of our American strength, and Putin (Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin) is testing our President and his resolve,” she said during a virtual press conference from her Washington office Thursday.Capito said Pres. Joe Biden believes the invasion is... Read More

WASHINGTON – Add U.S. Shelley Moore Capito to the list of officials opposed to one of President Joe Biden’s key Federal Reserve nominees.“I think Sarah Raskin would be a disaster at the Federal Reserve,” Capito (R-W.Va.) said February 17.Raskin has been nominated for Vice Chair for Supervision at the Federal Reserve Bank. A Duke University law professor, Raskin has been outspoken in pushing the Fed and other financial agencies to use regulatory powers to stifle the flow... Read More

West Virginia’s history is wrapped up in the coal industry, and it has been only in recent years lawmakers have begun to embrace a diversified and forward-looking approach to our economy. But now we are moving in leaps and bounds.Earlier this week, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and Gov. Jim Justice launched the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group. The aim is to tout the Mountain State as a candidate for... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is on the offensive in trying to snag a new energy-producing facility that uses hydrogen.U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Gov. Jim Justice announced on Tuesday the launch of the WV Hydrogen Hub Working Group “to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub.”The facility, which would be one of several regional hubs around the country, would be financed through... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – (WTRF) U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R – West Virginia) sat among a panel on Wednesday to discuss the challenges women in the STEM workforce face.  Senator Capito said this topic is near and dear to her because she herself has a STEM degree in Zoology. The discussion focused particularly on the recent obstacles that approached during the pandemic and how they can make a difference.  Senator Capito said we’ve seen a... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is on the offensive in trying to snag a new energy producing facility that uses hydrogen.U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. and Gov. Jim Justice announced on Tuesday the launch of the WV Hydrogen Hub Working Group “to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub.”The facility, which would be one of several regional hubs around the country, would be financed through $9.5... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, Representative David McKinley and Governor Jim Justice announced the launch of a new hydrogen hub on Tuesday.The West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group is intended to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen hub, funded through $9.5 billion allocated to the U.S. Department of Energy by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.The hydrogen hub... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin have announced that West Virginia will be awarded “$11,257,979 for wildlife restoration and another $3,966,614 for sportfish restoration” through Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.“Investments like these will help support wildlife and sportfish habitat restoration, as well as hunting and fishing education, ensuring that West Virginia’s proud... Read More

BUFFALO — Toyota is investing another $73 million in a West Virginia plant to help manufacture components of its electrified vehicles (EVs).Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., made the announcement Friday, praising the investment, which follows a $240 million investment in that Buffalo facility in November 2021.Capito said the investment will increase hybrid transaxle production capacity to 600,000 units per year.With the funding, Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) will also begin assembling an... Read More

West Virginia is open for business when it comes to nuclear power after Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill last week to end the ban on building plants in the state.   That was good news to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who said the state is now moving in the right direction on nuclear power.   Capito said during a virtual press conference from her Washington office Thursday that she attended a hearing on nuclear energy and it came “on the heels of our Governor signing”... Read More

West Virginia is open for business when it comes to nuclear power after Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill last week to end the ban on building plants in the state.   That was good news to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who said the state is now moving in the right direction on nuclear power.   Capito said during a virtual press conference from her Washington office Thursday that she attended a hearing on nuclear energy and it came “on the heels of our governor signing”... Read More

WEIRTON — Several local infrastructure improvement projects will benefit from the Congressional spending bill adopted in recent days.The $1.5 trillion package, which includes $13.6 billion in relief to Ukraine, was approved by the U.S. House on Wednesday, with the Senate passing it Thursday night.According to information released by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., utility and transportation projects will receive funding in Hancock and Brooke counties,... Read More

With inflation higher than it has been in 40 years, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday the most immediate action needed is for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.Another action is to “abandon” the Build Back Better plan because pumping more money into the economy would exacerbate the inflation problem, she said during a virtual press briefing from her Washington office.The U.S. inflation rate rose in January to 7.5 percent, according to government figures,... Read More

Top Republican lawmakers are pushing back against the Biden administration’s efforts to encourage states to prioritize climate resilience, public transit and bike paths over highway expansion projects when allocating new infrastructure funding.   Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Environment and Public Works ranking member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday sent a letter to the nation’s governors urging them to disregard federal guidance on how... Read More

Republicans are ramping up complaints that the Biden administration is injecting its agenda into its implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law despite agreements reached by Republicans and Democrats to pass it last year.   In a letter sent Wednesday to governors across the country, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a West Virginia Republican and ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, expressed concern... Read More

Infrastructure has once again taken center stage in the U.S. as lawmakers and the Biden administration look to implement the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), but on Wednesday top Senate Republicans took issue with a federal push to prioritize "wish list" policies.   Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., sent a letter to 50 governors in... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, is the senior Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee.A day after Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill lifting a nuclear power ban in West Virginia, the issue came up on Capitol Hill.U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the senior Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, asked a panel of experts Wednesday about building out nuclear power.Capito is the sponsor of a bill to make it easier to build and license nuclear... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A day after Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill repealing the statewide ban on nuclear power facilities, one U.S. Senate Committee considered legislation related to nuclear energy production.   The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing Wednesday on two measures related to the development of nuclear technologies in addition to regulation of facilities and waste sites. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is the committee’s ranking member... Read More

WASHINGTON—Top Senate Republicans are pushing back on a Biden administration effort to discourage states from using funds in the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure law to expand highways, as a separate partisan battle over government spending slows the release of much of the public-works money.   In a Wednesday letter, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.) wrote to U.S. governors that they should ignore recent guidance... Read More