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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. The funding will reimburse emergency costs accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. “When COVID hit in 2020, our frontline healthcare workers in West Virginia stepped into harm’s way to help... Read More

WHEELING — Ironworkers Local 549 of Wheeling has received a $500,000 federal grant to expand its welding apprenticeship program. The funding was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request. Both U.S. senators from West Virginia — Republican Shelley Moore Capito and Democrat Joe Manchin — are members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Local 549 has 350 working members and brings in about 30 new apprentice welders each year, according to Stephen Sipos, apprenticeship... Read More

Washington D.C. (WTRF) – Illegal immigration and the U.S. southern border remains a top issue on the mind of voters as election season draws closer. Last month, the House of Representatives narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allegedly “willfully and systematically” failing to enforce immigration law. Democrats contend that Republican issues with Mayorkas are “policy differences” as opposed to “high crimes and misdemeanors,” which is the standard for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito advocates the Senate move ahead with a full impeachment trial of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Capito, in a conference call with West Virginia reporters Thursday, said the House impeachment action is now in the hands of the Senate and needs to be thoroughly engaged. “He’s charged with making sure the border is safe and he’s failed miserably,” she said. Capito noted the murder of Laken Riley in Athens, Georgia was an... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin have each thanked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for his years of service. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader of either party, announced in a speech to colleagues Wednesday that he plans to step down from his leadership position in November “One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” McConnell said. “So I stand before you today ... to say that... Read More

CABELL COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFJROTC) at Cabell Midland High School will remain active for at least another year, according to Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV). The program faced uncertainty after, in November 2023, the U.S. Air Force called for the program to be deactivated by the end of the school year due to “sustained low enrollment,” according to Cabell County School officials. Dr. Ashley Stephens, with Cabell County Schools Media... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito is pushing for a full impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. She shared her thoughts during a recent discussion with journalists from West Virginia. The Senate now controls Mayorkas's possible impeachment. Capito faults Mayorkas for not tightening border security, a task she deems as his duty. She cites a case in Athens, Georgia, where a nursing student named Laken Riley was killed. The accused is an undocumented immigrant. He had many... Read More

PARKERSBURG — The Claywood Park Public Service District will be receiving just under $1 million in federal funds to update over four miles of water lines. U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R- W.Va., recently made the announcement of funding to communities across the state from a variety of federal agencies for environmental protection, economic development, public safety, and research programs in West Virginia, as well as conservation efforts at the New River Gorge National Park and... Read More

CHARLESTON — Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, co-sponsored the bipartisan Hotel Fees Transparency Act. This legislation, first introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), aims to improve transparency for consumers by requiring any entity advertising a hotel room or short-term rental to clearly show the final price a customer... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has received an award for her support of public broadcasting. Capito accepted the Champion of Public Broadcasting Award from America’s Public Television Stations on Wednesday. The two-term West Virginia Republican is the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that maintains federal funding for public broadcasting. In another role on a Homeland Security subcommittee, Capito has supported funding for public broadcasting’s emergency communications... Read More

Last night, Tuesday, Deb. 27, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” The legislation will now proceed to consideration in the House of Representatives. Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served... Read More

BUNKER HILL — Berkeley County is one step closer to replacing its 65-year-old water treatment plant in Bunker Hill thanks to an investment of $3 million from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand clean drinking water capacity in the southern portion of the county. On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued individual statements regarding EPA’s financial award to the Berkeley County Public Service Water District (BCPSWD) for... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - There is bipartisan support from both our senators this afternoon U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin expressing concern to the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy following the Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Distribution Center There was recommendation that the distribution center transition into a processing center. The transition, according to the senators, would mean the reduction of jobs and potential service disruptions. In a joint... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin to designate the Clarksburg federal courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” The legislation will now proceed to consideration in the House of Representatives. Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served for 30 years. “I am thrilled the Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” The legislation will now proceed to consideration in the House of Representatives. Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served for 30... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” The legislation was authored by authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). The legislation will now proceed to consideration in the House of Representatives. Judge Keeley was appointed as the first female judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and held the... Read More

Berkeley County will soon receive a new water treatment plant, following a $3 million investment from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The new plant will service the unincorporated community of Bunker Hill. The current treatment plant there is 65 years old. The Berkeley County Public Service Water District, which oversees the plant, has gained 4,000 new users in the last four years. With West Virginia’s water infrastructure facing long-running issues tied to age and decreased... Read More

Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are standing up for postal services in West Virginia. They're focusing on a review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center. This review could lead to major changes, possibly negatively impacting the state and its final mail sorting center. The Senators have voiced their concerns to Louis DeJoy, the Postmaster General of USPS. They're concerned about a proposal to convert the Charleston plant in Southridge to a Local Processing Center... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito continue to press the matter regarding the United States Postal Service’s review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center after the findings recommend changes they say could hinder the state and its last mail sorting center. The senators submitted a formal letter to the USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing their concerns of the review that includes the recommendation for the Charleston processing plant... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlining serious concerns with proposed guidance from the IRS regarding 45V tax credits for hydrogen, which would impose burdensome requirements that jeopardize the viability of future energy projects across the country. “By contrast, your agency’s guidance that substitutes wishful thinking for a balanced... Read More