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BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta on Tuesday for a tour of the Pocahontas Beckley Mine in Raleigh County.The senators and Acosta observed mining operations, which include the use of a large rotating steel drum to extract coal from the seam.“Seeing first-hand the operation of a mine, the environment in which our miners work, and the skill it takes to operate sophisticated machinery... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will have mobile offices traveling throughout West Virginia this week.Members of Capito’s staff will be available to provide constituents one-on-one assistance with casework and other issues they may be experiencing with federal agencies. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and can be made by visiting Capito’s mobile office page on her website.Mobile office schedule for Thursday: Ritchie County Senior Center,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation were quick to praise Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s announcement on Monday that he will act Tuesday in a bid to repeal a rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.In Kentucky on Monday, Pruitt said the EPA would publish the proposed news Tuesday, The Washington Post reported.U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was quick to support... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is pointing to a Hampshire County small business owner as one of many small business owners in the United States who could benefit from tax reforms.Eric Hott owns EH Chocolates and More and EH Farm Fresh Produce in Kirby.A Kirby native, Hott studied culinary arts, worked as an apprentice and ran a patisserie in Baden-Baden, Germany. He later moved on to a position in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland and, after... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office is recommending to the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services the development of a strategy for treating babies who suffer withdrawal symptoms from opioid addiction.An Oct. 4 report looked at health care facilities in four states, including West Virginia, to better understand hospital settings for treating infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome. The GAO ultimately recommends the Health and Human Services... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Babies born with a drug dependency are in great need of help, according to health officials. A new study is calling for federal action to address the problem that not only affects the entire country, but especially the Mountain State.Lawmakers announced the release of a study this week by the Government Accountability Office that outlines what needs to be done to address the issue of babies born addicted to opioids.For a copy of the full GAO report, click... Read More

HUNTINGTON - Every 25 minutes, a baby is born withdrawing from in-utero drug exposure."What's heartbreaking is it's getting worse," said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Wednesday.The statistic is part of the U.S. Government Accountability Office's study on neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, the first federal study of its kind to examine best practices and approaches to treating newborns exposed to opioids during pregnancy.Released Wednesday, the report recommends several practices to... Read More

West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin (D) and Shelley Moore Capito (R) announced legislation today to shore up the mine workers' insolvent multi-employer pension fund.The American Miners Pension Act would direct the Treasury Department to lend the United Mine Workers of America pension plan up to $600 million a year — enough, the bill's supporters said, to prevent a bankruptcy that could beggar the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which insures the plan. The UMWA fund is expected to run out... Read More

CHARLESTON — The critical need for health care in rural parts of West Virginia may become a key driver in bringing better broadband and internet connectivity to the state. That’s what Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Tuesday’s Future of Telehealth in the 21st Century expo was all about.“We had people from Alaska and New York, California, Arkansas and all over the country,” Capito said. “We had CAMC doing electronic eye exams that help screening for... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Nearly $300,000 in federal grant funding recently announced for Berkeley County, W.Va., will bolster the community's fight against opioid abuse.The three-year, $298,458 grant to the Berkeley County Council was among $6.2 million in Department of Justice funding awards aimed at the state's opioid problem that were announced Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.The funding awarded through the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., took part in a Senate Broadband Caucus’ event Wednesday regarding the connection between health care and broadband internet access, highlighting the work of Charleston Area Medical Center on diagnosing diabetes.During a short address at the Future of Telehealth in the 21st Century expo, Capito said telemedicine — the use of communication technology to provide and improve health care access — can be utilized in... Read More

WASHINGTON — At Wednesday’s Senate Broadband Caucus The Future of Telehealth in the 21st Century expo, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., highlighted the need for affordable broadband access to deliver telehealth in West Virginia.The Charleston Area Medical Center was one of fifteen innovators from across the country that shared health technologies at the expo. Following a visit to CAMC last year, Capito invited the hospital to demonstrate its Diabetic Retinal Camera, which is... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said the failure to repeal and replace Obamacare has put "a lot more impetus" on passing tax reform in Congress."I'm feeling very positive about the tax plan," said Capito, R-WV, who was in Martinsburg on Friday to attend the kickoff reception for the 42nd biennial convention of West Virginia Federation of Republican Women hosted by the Gateway Republican Women."To get the economy moving more positively, and to get us out of this... Read More

MARTINSBURG — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s top advice for aspiring public servants: Learn to listen as skillfully as you learn to speak. On Thursday morning, Capito offered leadership pointers to a small group of junior and seniors enrolled in Mrs. Brianna Riffle’s leadership class at Spring Mills High School.Spring Mills will be hosting Sen. Capito’s first of four “Academy Days” on Saturday. The event is for West Virginia students interested in... Read More

After eight years in which federal policy often seemed calculated to harm West Virginia's economy rather than help Mountain State residents, something of a corner has been turned. President Donald Trump has vowed to put an end to needlessly harmful regulation of the coal and natural gas industries. He and others in his administration have made a start at that.Trump and his Cabinet members have a broader agenda: making federal regulators partners with the private sector rather than adversaries.... Read More

WASHINGTON – More than $3 million federal funding for health centers and rural health organizations across West Virginia will include a $175,700 grant for the Williamson Health and Wellness Center in Williamson.The grants totaling $3,683,255 were announced this week by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va), according to news releases.The funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S.... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced close to $3.7 million in federal funding for health centers in West Virginia. This includes close to $530,000 for projects in southern West Virginia. Monroe County Health Center in Union was awarded $175,700; New River Health Association in Scarbro was awarded $175,701 and Rainelle Medical Center in Rainelle was awarded $175,700.This funding will help increase access to substance abuse and mental health services by providing... Read More

BECKLEY — West Virginia State Police Lt. Michael Baylous has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia.Trump announced his first wave of United States Marshal nominations Monday. Baylous currently serves as the public information officer for the West Virginia State Police. He has been with the West Virginia State Police since 1994. Before joining the State Police, he served in the Marine Corps Reserves in Cross Lanes from... Read More

CHARLESTON — More than two years after a massive landslide at Yeager Airport in Charleston took out an emergency runway overrun area, state and federal officials gathered to announce a $13.5 million federal grant to finally repair the damage.“This took an act of Congress,” said Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper, adding that repairs to the hillside above Keystone Drive in Charleston, where the landslide occurred, were technically not eligible for federal... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will host four Academy Days, including one in October in Beckley. Academy Days are for students interested in learning about admission to the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC, scholarships.The Beckley event will be 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 7 at Woodrow Wilson High School.Members of Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on academy nominations, a press release said.Admissions... Read More