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Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit Medicare Part D plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from retroactively reducing payments on accurate reimbursement claims submitted by pharmacies. The “Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act” aims to help ensure community pharmacies are able to continue to serve Medicare beneficiaries. The bill also aims to combat the... Read More

The U.S. Senate will vote this week on a $9 billion water bill that West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito defended on the chamber floor Tuesday. The Water Resources Development Bill is expected to pass with almost no opposition from the Republican controlled chamber. Like many pieces of Congressional legislation, the bill includes funding for a variety of projects. It creates a new Federal Emergency Management Agency program that will focus on renovating thousands of dams across the... Read More

The Senate Finance Committee may hold a long-awaited markup this week on legislation to secure retiree benefits for more than 120,000 union coal miners and dependents. West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin (D) and Shelley Moore Capito (R) have both said they expect Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) to schedule a vote this week on the "Miners Protection Act," S. 1714. The senators, other lawmakers and the United Mine Workers of America, are increasing the pressure on Congress to act. The union bused in... Read More

Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced federal funding Wednesday for two West Virginia organizations that support victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services will receive $147,891, and the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence will receive $91,641 from the Grants to State Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program.  Women’s Resource Center Executive Director Patricia Bailey said... Read More

CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-W.Va.) staff will hold mobile office hours at various locations in West Virginia throughout September and October in an effort to meet in person with the senator’s constituents. “Mobile offices are an opportunity for constituents to meet one-on-one with a member of my staff, ask questions and voice concerns,” Capito told The West Virginia Record. In addition to meeting with constituents, Capito said the mobile... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced $250,000 in federal funding for a Huntington drug treatment center. The grant, from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will go to Recovery Point of Huntington. The 100-bed residential long-term recovery program is for men who suffer from alcohol and substance abuse. “We are extremely excited about our recent award through SAMHSA,” said Recovery Point Executive Director Matt Boggs.... Read More

MORGANTOWN – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently chaired a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the economic importance of modern, reliable infrastructure in West Virginia and other energy-producing states. “West Virginia has proven time and again that we have the perfect storm of natural resources and the skilled workforce that make investment in energy infrastructure so valuable,” Capito told The West Virginia Record. The hearing was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid the historic trappings of the nation’s capital, coal miners both active and retired, along with their families showed up in force in Washington DC Thursday with a message and a mission.   The message to members of Congress was the mine workers were promised healthcare and pensions in the 1940s and the mission was to see to it the promise is kept. “We’re not here just to pass legislation, we’re here to save people’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC. — Over 120,000 active and retired coal miners in the United States face loss of their healthcare benefits by the end of the year and loss of pension benefits next year without action in Congress.   West Virginia stands to be one of the hardest hit states if the House and Senate are unable to muster support for the Miners Protection Act and the Coal Healthcare and Pension Protections Acts now pending on Capitol Hill. “If we can’t fulfill this commitment... Read More

Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation on Wednesday pushed again for a vote on a bill to rescue the troubled United Mine Workers pension and health care program on the eve of what the union is promoting as a major march in Washington in support of the legislation. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., promoted the bipartisan effort during a morning event at the National Press Club, aimed at drumming up more news... Read More

Both the Ohio County Community Impact Coalition and the Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention, serving Brooke and Hancock counties, have received $125,000 federal grants to support drug-free efforts. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced the Office of National Drug Control Policy has awarded funding to communities throughout West Virginia through the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. This funding will be used to enhance community efforts to combat the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is still pushing to reach more areas of the Mountain State more areas of the state with broadband internet access. Capito says she’s sick of the excuses from service providers. “I get tired of the ‘oh, it just takes more time and more money.’ I get tired of that. This is a solvable problem and it’s one that’s essential for us to change,” she said last week on MetroNews “Talkline.”... Read More

West Virginia is in the midst of one of the most challenging economic periods in the state’s history due mostly to the collapse of the coal industry — down 51 percent in the state since 2010 — and the lack of economic diversification to lessen our dependence on that industry for jobs and as a tax base. Certainly, the Marcellus and Utica shale gas reserves offer a long-term opportunity for offsetting the losses from coal and their effect on our state’s economy. But a... Read More

CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will be on hand to support four upcoming Academy Days, giving nominations to students looking to attend a service academy. The West Virginia Republican has announced that she will host four Academy Days in September and October throughout West Virginia. Capito, along with staff, will be on hand to answer questions about the admission process to a service academy as well as the nomination process for entry at the Academy Day events. “What... Read More

Members of the Glen Dale Volunteer Fire Department are able to breathe a little easier thanks to more than $100,000 in federal funding. Earlier this month, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced four fire departments would receive more than $1 million in funds to enhance fire prevention and safety operations through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The Glen Dale VFD received $109,837, while the Hundred Volunteer Fire Department received $285,715, the Green... Read More

MARTINSBURG – Both the city of Martinsburg and Berkeley County received over $20,000 worth of grant funding combined meant to control and prevent crime, according to a Monday press release. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. announced the funding awards as part of The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The city of Martinsburg received $11,311, and Berkeley County received $16,132. According to the release, Berkeley County plans to use... Read More

Raleigh and Nicholas county sheriff’s offices are two of six law enforcement agencies in the state to receive federal funds for law enforcement equipment. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Monday a total of $140,878 went to agencies in West Virginia from the U.S. Department of Justice as part of The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Raleigh County received $26,093 to enhance law enforcement operations and officer... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Despite the continued downward spiral of the demand for West Virginia coal, other natural resources will continue to make the state a major energy producer. That was the consensus of members testifying before a field hearing of a Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee hosted by Chair Shelley Moore Capito and member Joe Manchin Monday in Morgantown. The panel included academics and business leaders from across the state, who spoke of the benefits of energy and natural... Read More

West Virginia's Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire recently joined in calling on the National Guard to change the way it apportions funds to address drug abuse epidemics in U.S. states. The two senators sent a letter to Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank Grass requesting that the National Guard change the methodology it uses to apportion its Counterdrug Program funds by considering the number of fatalities from drug... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Weirton Fire Department is among those announced Friday to have received fire safety grants through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced the grants, a total of $1,390,235, from FEMA. The grants will go to Weirton, Mason and Ranson. The grants awarded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)... Read More