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MORGANTOWN – Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin both spent time with members of the West Virginia press Thursday to talk about voting and infrastructure legislation. On Wednesday, Senate Republicans used the filibuster to block S1, the For the People Act dealing with federal oversight of state voting laws, to the floor for a debate, effectively killing it. Both senators had opposed it for different reasons. Capito again Thursday repeated her view that S1 was an “enormous... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Recovery Point of Huntington on Tuesday. Specifically, the funding will support a grant project titled “The Point: Providing Opportunity for Women’s Recovery (POWR).” “I have repeatedly said that the City of Huntington should serve as model... Read More

PRINCETON — Two members of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced Tuesday that the Mercer County Coalition for Healthy Communities was eligible to receive up to $125,000 through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito,R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., serving on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said that the Mercer County Coalition for Healthy Communities was eligible to receive up to $125,000 through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC)... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republicans in the U.S. Senate successfully blocked a motion to advance a sweeping elections bill on Tuesday, preventing Democrats from passing one of their top legislative priorities. The Senate voted 50-50 to open debate on the For the People Act, in which 60 senators had to support moving forward with the bill. Democrats have pushed the measure, which would have increased voter options and ensured access as well as addressed issues such as... Read More

BRIDGEPORT — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Regional Jets (MHIRJ) will soon expand its presence at North Central West Virginia Airport with the construction of two new hangars totaling more than 100,000 square feet. The $19.1 million project could bring as many as 800 jobs to the area, including 300 positions during the construction phase, according to company officials. Gov. Jim Justice, who helped announce the company’s planned expansion last November, recently... Read More

More federal funding would be made available to support children across America who have been exposed to trauma, such as witnessing community violence, parental addiction or abuse, under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).  “By increasing resources for our communities and expanding our trauma-informed workforce, we are helping to prevent future substance abuse and violence, provide assistance and hope to our most vulnerable, and empower our next... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia’s senatorial representatives have each weighed in on Senate Bill 1, the For the People Act, days before the legislation is expected to come before the Senate for a vote. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., recently showed he is open to a compromise that would allow Democrats to pass the voting reform bill, while Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has said she plans to vote against the measure. Last week, Manchin’s office released a memo detailing... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues recently introduced legislation to protect consumers and small businesses by holding Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) accountable for retroactively assessing fees on pharmacies. “Rural pharmacies are a lifeline to Montana communities, and are often the only place for miles where folks can get the prescriptions they need to stay healthy and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021. The bipartisan legislation would expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services by authorizing physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to order cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation under Medicare and begin supervising this care in... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. and, in recent weeks, among the most powerful individuals in America, reached over and straightened the tie of a brand-new American, Morgantown’s Roque Fernandez. That simple gesture during a photo opportunity was worth a thousand words on a day when 19 individuals from 14 countries became U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided over what was the first full in-person naturalization ceremony in West Virginia’s Northern... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito visited two places in Clarksburg on Friday. The Senator, first, was a guest speaker at U.S. Federal Court in Clarksburg for a naturalization ceremony, held on Friday morning. Later in the afternoon, Sen. Capito made her way to Rogers and Mazza’s Italian Bakery, where she spoke to owners about the ups and downs of running a small business during the pandemic. During the pandemic, the bakery was a recipient of Paycheck Protection... Read More

West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is at the center of a political maelstrom now because of his opposition to the massive “For the People Act” federal elections bill and his commitment to keeping the Senate filibuster. Manchin has also spoken out against the size and scope of President Biden’s infrastructure plan, as well as the proposed increase in the corporate tax from 21 percent to 28 percent to help pay for it.  Manchin said he will go as high as 25... Read More

Republican lawmakers unveiled a counterproposal on Thursday that includes a fraction of new spending on top of the expected reauthorization of current programs. President Biden will release his full $6 trillion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2022 on Friday. Senate Republicans on Thursday proposed spending less that one seventh of what President Biden has requested in his expansive $1.7 trillion infrastructure initiative, countering with $257 billion in new funding for roads,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Cadets at the West Virginia State Police Academy in Charleston received a visit from U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Saturday. Capito spoke with the class about the importance of the training they receive in deescalating situations involving those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to a news release from the senator’s office. “Police officers are often the ones who must step into difficult situations and... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nearing a self-imposed deadline for a bipartisan infrastructure deal, President Biden met again on Wednesday with the lead Republican negotiator to try to resolve major differences over the size, structure and financing of an expansive public-works plan. The roughly hourlong meeting in the Oval Office between Mr. Biden and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Republican of West Virginia, did not end with any public breakthroughs, but they agreed to continue their discussions on... Read More

Washington — President Biden met Wednesday afternoon with Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the leader of a group of Republican senators aiming to craft a deal with the president on legislation focused on revamping the nation's physical infrastructure. The meeting comes after Capito and her colleagues introduced a counteroffer on infrastructure last week amounting to nearly $1 trillion, which is still significantly less than Mr. Biden's $1.7 trillion proposal. "This... Read More

WASHINGTON—President Biden met Wednesday afternoon with the Senate Republican leading GOP efforts to craft infrastructure legislation, as the two sides continue to seek common ground ahead of a Biden administration deadline next week to show progress in the negotiations. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, concluded with no public comment from Mr. Biden or Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.). A White House official said they plan to speak again this week, in the face of growing... Read More

WVU Today West Virginia Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin  announced that West Virginia University Extension Service’s Energy Express program was  awarded more than $1.2 million to support literacy programs for West Virginia youths beginning in summer 2022. The award will continue through 2024  — $1.2 million each year for three years. Energy Express received the AmeriCorps state award from the Corporation for National and Community Service through Volunteer... Read More

President Biden will meet with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) at the White House on Wednesday as part of bipartisan negotiations with Republicans on a potential infrastructure deal. A White House official and Senate aide on Tuesday confirmed plans for the meeting, which Biden indicated last week would occur while Congress is on recess this week. “The President is looking forward to hosting Senator Capito on Wednesday afternoon at the White House, where they will... Read More

MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. — All but one county clerk in West Virginia are against the For the People Act, which would change voting laws, election regulations and even campaign financing. The reform would affect every state, and Marshall County Clerk Jan Pest doesn't think it's a good idea. “All the states are different,” she said. “One size does not fit all when it comes to planning and doing things.” The act could make automatic voter registration at government... Read More