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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) released statements ahead of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. Today we honor and remember those we lost 20 years ago on September 11, 2001. So many innocent Americans died that dreadful day, and so many Americans have given their lives in defense of our nation in the years since. Words cannot describe my gratitude for our first responders, police,... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) applauded recent action by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that will implement a new law she introduced to support habitat restoration in the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Sen. Capito in September 2019 cosponsored the bipartisan Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (WILD) Act with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish the Chesapeake... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed adding a Paden City location to the list of sites known for releases of hazardous substances or pollutants. The addition of the Paden City groundwater site to the Superfund National Priorities List would allow federal officials to better understand the effects of groundwater contamination and administer possible solutions. According to the EPA, the site consists of three historical dry-cleaning facilities which... Read More

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should implement a directive supporting aviation maintenance training schools, wrote U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in a bipartisan letter sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, which was signed into law by the president in December 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, directed the FAA to issue interim final regulations to establish requirements for... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and nine Republican colleagues wrote President Biden Thursday seeking answers on how the administration plans to evacuate the Americans and Afghan allies still on the ground in Afghanistan. In the letter to the president, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the senators asked detailed questions, many prompted by constituents in their home states... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin all enjoy the support of the public, according to the latest WV MetroNews West Virginia Poll. The results of the annual poll were presented Friday at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 85th Annual Meeting and Business Summit at the Greenbrier Resort. The West Virginia Poll, conducted by Research America, surveyed 400 registered voters between Aug. 20-25 via online and phone polling. Of those... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that $125,000 will go to the West Virginia Coalition To End Homelessness thanks to the Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The funding will be used to raise awareness regarding “housing discrimination, provide educational resources, training to landlords, and other housing entities on how to maintain compliance under the Fair Housing Act.” “Every West Virginian... Read More

Imagine being the bureaucrats running the federal agency in charge of ensuring the United States does right by those who were willing to fight and die for this country, and needing to be told to “quickly develop a comprehensive plan to connect Afghanistan and Global War on Terrorism veterans to VA benefits and Services.” A group of 35 U.S. senators, both Republican and Democrat, was concerned enough to send a letter saying just that, earlier this week. Our own Sen. Shelley Moore... Read More

Hunters can harvest more types of animals from the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge and use rifles under new regulations that recently went into effect. The refuge encompasses 22 islands spread over 362 miles of the Ohio River through West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky, including Buckley, Middle, Muskingum and Neale islands in the Mid-Ohio Valley. The main changes locally involve the expansion of hunting to include crow, raccoon, gray fox, red fox, bobcat, skunk, opossum,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Department of Education’s program to increase mental health awareness among youth and train school staff to respond has received a $1.8 million grant from the federal government. The award was announced Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia. The senators said in a news release the program also works to train school teachers and employees to detect and respond to mental health issues and connect young... Read More

Federal funding totaling $451,668 to help prevent childhood lead poisoning in West Virginia was announced Friday. The award is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources for childhood lead poisoning prevention. It comes as elevated lead blood levels in multiple children has led to testing and a water line replacement program for Clarksburg Water Board customers. The grant was... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that $95,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would go to the Mountain State Parents Children and Adolescent Network. “This past year has highlighted both the mental health and substance abuse challenges Americans of all ages continue to face,” Senator Capito said. “Our children and young adults are especially susceptible, and it’s important we get through to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTRF) — US Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is responding to today’s deadly attacks on American servicemen in Afghanistan. “This is devastating and incredibly sad to see. Our marines were bravely performing the critical mission of evacuating Americans. While the effort is worthwhile, @potus must ensure everything is being done to protect and support those evacuating and helping them. So far, I have been very disappointed with the actions of this... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced the Fayette County Family Resource Network’s eligibility to receive up to $125,000 through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. This funding is made available through the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and will help establish collaboration among communities to prevent and reduce substance use among young people. Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia’s U.S. senators have released reactions to Thursday’s deadly attacks outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 13 American military personnel are among those who died after two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans gathered outside the airport, according to reports from The Associated Press. More than 140 Afghans were wounded. “Today’s horrific attacks in Kabul that killed and... Read More

Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation expressed frustration and heartbreak Thursday followed the attacks that killed 12 Marines, a Navy medic and several civilians at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. “This is devastating and incredibly sad to see. Our marines were bravely performing the critical mission of evacuating Americans,” U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito tweeted. While the effort is worthwhile, @potus must ensure everything is being done to... Read More

WASHINGTON — A West Virginia lawmaker is demanding full accountability for U.S. military equipment that has been left behind in Afghanistan by the Biden administration. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is seeking a complete inventory of all U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Capito and Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are leading the Republican-led accountability effort in the U.S. Senate. “It is unconscionable that... Read More

Republican lawmakers have pointed out for years that many Democratic proposals for addressing the health of our climate depend on allowing other countries to continue to do the dirty work while American employers suffer under ever-stricter regulations. One wonders whether President Joe Biden gave any thought to those complaints when he called upon the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to increase oil production as a means of lowering gasoline prices. Sen. Jim Inhofe,... Read More

A decision by President Joe Biden calling on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices should be reversed, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and several Republican colleagues.  “It is astonishing that your administration is now seeking assistance from an international oil cartel when America has sufficient domestic supply and reserves to increase output, which would reduce... Read More

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined 40 of their Republican colleagues to request an update on a federal inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Crossfire Hurricane was the code name for the counterintelligence investigation undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from July 31, 2016, to May 17, 2017, into links between Russian officials and associates of former president Donald Trump and whether individuals associated with his... Read More