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A bipartisan, bicameral committee tasked with hashing out an agreement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding will meet for the first time this week.  Lawmakers will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a notice from the House Appropriations Committee.    It will mark the first time the panel has met since Congress passed a three-week bill to reopen the government and kicked the fight over funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall to the... Read More

WASHINGTON — The fate of President Trump’s $5.7 billion demand for a border wall is now in the hands of a 17-member bipartisan panel that includes some of the most senior members of Congress and, perhaps more tellingly, lacks the most vocal immigration hard-liners on Capitol Hill. Under the agreement Mr. Trump reached last week with congressional Democrats, a committee of Republican and Democratic lawmakers from both chambers — known as a conference committee — has until... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — More than medals were exchanged Friday when U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met with three local veterans at the Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It was a time for Gary L. Mason, Douglas G. Willis and Billy Max Boggs to share memories, and that also was special for Capito. “This is one of the really nice things about my job as a United States senator, and that is to be able to help you recover your medals,” said Capito, R-W.Va.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she is optimistic Congress will approve a deal in February to prevent another government shutdown as well as fund border security efforts, including a provision including a southern border wall. “We do hard things all the time up here. There’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to do this hard thing,” she said on Monday’s MetroNews “Talkline.” President Donald Trump and... Read More

WASHINGTON—All 17 members of the group appointed to work out a compromise on border-security funding are on the Appropriations Committee in either the House or the Senate. The group will be led by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Nita Lowey (D., N.Y.) and its ranks include the panel’s top Republican, Kay Granger of Texas. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R., Ala.) and its top Democrat, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, are also members, as are... Read More

PARKERSBURG — West Virginia’s congressional representatives and a federal employee were glad to hear of President Donald Trump’s decision to reopen the federal government. “I’m glad the government is finally reopening. This politically-motivated and extremely hurtful shutdown has harmed millions of Americans and West Virginians. I look forward to working in a bipartisan way to fix our border security and immigration problems,” U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin,... Read More

MARTINSBURG — The Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Hospital unveiled its new Medal of Honor Memorial Wall as a tribute to those recipients during a ceremony Friday morning. Hershel “Woody” Williams, a Medal of Honor recipient, the only surviving Marine to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II and a veteran’s spokesperson, was the keynote speaker during the small ceremony held Friday morning to dedicate and unveil the new installation. “Their names... Read More

MARTINSBURG — Just a few short hours before it was announced a deal had been made to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., sided with the West Virginia public. “The length of this shutdown has just been awful,” Capito said. “And the people that are affected by this in terms of no pay and working without pay are being done a grave disservice and we have got to get going and running again and I think that it may be by... Read More

The Senate has picked four Republicans and three Democrats for the bipartisan talks on border security that are the key to avoiding another government shutdown in three weeks. The Republicans are Sens. Richard Shelby of Alabama, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Roy Blunt of Missouri and John Hoeven of North Dakota, and the Democrats are Sens. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Jon Tester of Montana. Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - It was a celebratory day at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg Friday morning as the community gathered for a Medal of Honor unveiling ceremony.  Martinsburg VA Medical Center has just unveiled a 63-foot long wall to memorialize 45 individuals who went above and beyond for our country. Guest of Honor was Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last living medal of honor recipient in West Virginia.  In a roomful of dozens of people, he said: "Most of them... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has released the following statement in regard to her appointment to serve on the conference committee to negotiate the Homeland Security Appropriations package. “I am honored to be one of seven senators selected to serve on the conference committee to negotiate the Homeland Security Appropriations package. As chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations subcommittee, I have worked extensively over the past... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Martinsburg VA Medical Center held a ceremony Friday morning to unveil the new Medal of Honor wall. The 60-foot long display stretches through a hallway in the center. It features medal of honor recipients from the 22 counties that the medical center serves. Each section of the wall represents a different conflict where honorees served from World War 1, the Vietnam War and the War on Terror. The last living Medal of Honor recipient in West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress agreed Friday to a three-week deal to fully open the federal government after five weeks of a partial shutdown. The deal funds the government through Feb. 15 as lawmakers negotiate a plan involving immigration and border security. Friday’s actions did not include funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate passed by voice vote the continuing resolution as well as a measure to go to a conference... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia is first for something good. It’s taken years, but each of the state’s four VA medical centers now has its own Medal of Honor Wall commemorating veterans who received the nation’s highest military honor. The final piece of the statewide effort was unveiled Friday morning. Martinsburg VA Medical Center officials were joined by more than 100 people to see the new wall recognizing area Medal of Honor recipients. Hershel... Read More

It was encouraging to read and hear the comments from some members of the West Virginia Congressional delegation after President Trump Saturday offered a compromise on the border wall dispute to try to end the partial government shutdown. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said, “I’m hopeful the President’s statement tonight will allow us to immediately reopen government, put West Virginians back to work and start long-term immigration reform.” Republican Senator... Read More

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Bipartisan legislation would provide an incentive for creating and maintaining public shooting ranges. United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Senator Michael Bennet reintroduced the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act. This legislation provides 90 percent of funding for developing public shooting ranges. "There's been a contraction of the number of areas and the number of shooting ranges for availability for sports shooting or target shooting... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTRF) - The 116th Congress is now on the job in Washington, D.C., after swearing in ceremonies at the Capitol. While Republicans control the White House and the Senate, Democrats now control the House. "When you have all Democrats or all Republicans, they tend not to listen to the other side. Now they have to," said Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia). "So, the President has to understand that if he wants anything done, he's got to work with the majority of... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Thursday announced her committee assignments for the 116th Congress. She will continue serving on four U.S. Senate committees: The Committee on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works; the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; and the Committee on Rules and Administration. “I’m very excited to continue serving on these four committees, all of which deal directly with issues that are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) - They area gearing up on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for the arrival of the new Congress.West Virginia lawmakers are zeroing in on issues of great concern to the Mountain State. They include securing the pensions for retired coal miners, as well as expanding broadband internet service and more high-tech options, especially in the state's rural regions.  "I think that having a workforce, having connectivity is very important. And having an opportunity... Read More

CLARKSBURG — At a time when the scrutiny and displeasure of politicians in Washington, D.C., may be at an all-time high, successful ones remain focused on their core constituency and try to do right by those who elected them. Such is the case with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who is closing out her fourth year in the Senate and 18th year overall in the nation’s capital after serving 14 years in the House. Capito, daughter of the late Gov. Arch Moore and a... Read More