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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – West Virginia officials of both parties have voted to reject President Biden’s vaccine mandate for private businesses.   Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R) and Joe Manchin (D) both voiced their opposition to the mandate and voted to overturn it. The vote, which took place on Wednesday, Dec. 8, overturned the mandate 52 to 48.   “I’ve heard from countless West Virginians who strongly oppose President Biden’s illegal vaccine mandate,... Read More

WASHINGTON (WDVM) — West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito is taking aim at President Biden’s vaccine mandate during a Senate GOP press conference on Wednesday. In September, Biden issued an executive order requiring federal contractors and subcontractors mandating they get a COVID vaccine in order to stay in compliance with workplace safety guidelines developed by a federal task force.   The task force issued guidelines that new, renewed, or extended contracts include a... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Wednesday joined 13 other Senate Republicans at a press conference outlining their opposition to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses.   The Biden Administration is instituting the mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees by directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to implement an Emergency Temporary Standard.   The group, led by Indiana Sen. Mike Braun,... Read More

Fighting federal vaccine mandates is becoming a central pillar of Republicans’ health care agenda, one supporters say could help carry them into power in Congress next year.   Republicans say requirements that some people get vaccinated against Covid-19 or risk losing their jobs are deeply unpopular among Americans and worsen employment and inflation — two major issues they want to tie to Democrats and the Biden administration going into the 2022 midterm... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced that $57,272 from the West Virginia Humanities Council of the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration will go to support a Veterans Legacy Program contract.   “If we are going to encourage our youth to be the leaders of tomorrow, we must build off of the great examples set by West Virginians in the past,” Senator Capito said. “Projects like this help bring... Read More

WHITE HALL — With the Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital in White Hall set to open in December, officials hosted an open house Monday, as well as a visit from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.   In addition to a 24/7 emergency room with eight beds, the new hospital will offer 10 inpatient beds for people who don’t require the acute care provided at a larger health care facility.   Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Christopher Edwards... Read More

FIRST ON FOX: Republican lawmakers in the Senate on Thursday will introduce legislation to bar the Biden administration from making payments to illegal immigrants who were separated during the Trump administration – amid a continuing controversy over reported plans by the administration to make massive payouts to illegal immigrants.   Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will introduce the Protect... Read More

Republicans are ramping up attacks on a key tax provision under discussion for President Biden’s social spending package, even as Democrats have yet to reach a consensus among themselves on the issue.   Democrats from high-tax states such as New York and New Jersey want the spending package to undo the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. But some progressives and some moderate Democrats are concerned that rolling back the cap would benefit wealthy... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As Americans continue facing rising energy prices, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is urging the Biden administration to consider policies to boost nuclear energy production.   Capito’s comments on nuclear power came during a Senate Environment and Public Workers Committee hearing on Wednesday regarding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The independent government agency is responsible for overseeing the use of radioactive materials at power... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with other GOP senators on Wednesday to slam what they call a hypocritical tax break for the rich included in the House Democrats’ version of the Build Back Better bill.   “Supposedly,” Capito said, “as the president has explained, ‘Nobody under $400,000 is going to bear the tax burden. This is all aimed at helping those who need help the most.’ However, their second priority is to answer the call of... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she plans to enter an amendment to the Build Back Better Act eliminating a proposed increase to the state and local tax deduction cap.   During a Senate GOP press conference Wednesday, Capito said the Democrat-backed increase in the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap included in the bill will only benefit the wealthiest Americans.   “In West Virginia, we are one of the states which has lowest... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (WDVM) — President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan has been at the center of a lot of debate, with much of the controversy surrounding the size of the spending plan.   On Wednesday, West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito, along with other Republican senators, criticized a tax cut in the bill.   The “state and local tax” — or “SALT” — deduction is intended to help Americans to pay lower federal income taxes,... Read More

KINGWOOD — Three Preston County projects are in the running for federal earmark funds, including $7.5 million for the Rowlesburg sewer project.   The Preston County Economic Development Authority submitted the three projects as congressional appropriations requests, formerly known as earmarks, to Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., for consideration.   While all three projects have passed committee scrutiny with the... Read More

BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. (WDVM) — Berkeley County is set to receive half a million dollars to improve the area’s law enforcement, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on Monday.“West Virginia’s law enforcement officers work tirelessly to ensure our communities are safe, which is why it’s so critical that we provide the resources they need to do their jobs effectively and efficiently,” Sen. Capito said. “West... Read More

WHITE HALL, W.Va. – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) took a tour of the brand new Marion Neighborhood Hospital on Monday.The 15-million-dollar facility has 10 inpatient beds, eight emergency beds and a triage room and will provide the community with a 24-hour emergency care unit, a full-service lab and behavioral health services. The building will also have a comprehensive inpatient wing for overnight stays, on-site laboratory testing and imaging, including CT, Ultrasound and... Read More

WHITE HALL —– It was a busy day in the neighborhood Monday morning, in this bustling commercial district just south of Fairmont in outlying Marion County.   Bulldozers and dump trucks moved earth in and around the under-construction Middletown Commons retail complex, while other work crews did last-minute tweaks on the region’s newest hospital, which is set for its ribbon-cutting next month.   The sign over the emergency room entrance read, “EME____NCY,”... Read More

WHITE HALL, W.Va. — The new “small format” Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital held an open house for the public on Monday, in which staff also welcomed U.S. Sen Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.The $15 million facility was built in just about one year and has 10 in-patient beds, eight emergency room beds, radiology, lab services, a pharmacy and has the ability to perform some outpatient procedures.Mon Health President and CEO David Goldberg said the concept brings a wide range... Read More

WHITE HALL, W.Va. (WV News) — With the Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital in White Hall set to open in December, officials hosted an open house Monday, as well as a visit from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.In addition to a 24/7 emergency room with eight beds, the new hospital will offer 10 inpatient beds for people who don’t require the acute care provided at a larger health care facility.Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Christopher Edwards... Read More

The White House is pulling out various stops in an effort to get gas prices under control at the start of what is expected to be a busy holiday travel season.   The administration is tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and President Biden has called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether oil companies are responsible for increased prices.   But the focus on gas prices has provided fuel for Republican attacks on Biden’s handling of the economy,... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Tribune News Service) — Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., announced Wednesday that his Veterans Camera Reporting Act bill, HR 1510, was signed into law on Tuesday.   The bill, he said, is aimed at improving the quality of care provided at VA health care facilities, by ensuring the required video camera systems are in working order and requiring VA medical centers to report to Congress regarding these patient safety... Read More