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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the City of Weirton, W.Va., for their water treatment capacity project. This award was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito. “The economic development taking place in Weirton is... Read More

The Charleston Area Medical Center Health Education and Research Institute, Inc. will receive more than $3 million in federal grants, according to a news release from the office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, said the funding was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests and will be used to expand CAMC’s telenursing program with new... Read More

WASHINGTON — The charitable arm of American Trucking Associations recognized members of Congress who are working to raise awareness of fentanyl addiction in the United States, and committed industry resources to assist in the effort. “The leaders, the owners, the employees, the drivers, the administrative staff of every company in the trucking industry cares,” Phil Byrd, chairman of the Trucking Cares Foundation and a former ATA chairman, told Transport Topics. Byrd on Sept. 28 presented four... Read More

U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., want the Surface Transportation Board to press on with a rulemaking they say could enable shippers to receive better rail service and make the U.S. rail network more resilient. The two senators sent a letter to STB Chairman Marty Oberman dated Monday asking him to “move swiftly” on regulation for reciprocal switching.  Reciprocal switching is a process that would grant a shipper with access to the network of another Class I... Read More

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) on Sept. 28 joined 25 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that calls on Russia to immediately release an American journalist held captive for more than six months. Evan Gershkovich, 32, is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he covers Russia, Ukraine and the former Soviet Union. In March, he was arrested in Russia while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, making him the first American... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ), Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Transportation (DOT), as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Credit Union Administration’s Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) to support public safety, energy projects, workforce development and worker safety, firefighter assistance,... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown over the weekend, sending a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Nov. 17 to President Job Biden just hours before the deadline. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., voted in favor of the continuing resolution in the House, while Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., was opposed. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., both voted for the measure to pass the Senate. Miller,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Town of Kermit, W.Va. and the Town of Alderson, W.Va. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will be used to renovate water systems in Kermit, W.Va.... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C.– Police departments in Morgantown and Clarksburg will benefit from grants recently announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The city of Clarksburg will use $15,650 in DOJ funding to purchase bikes and e-bikes to enable faster response in areas unsuitable for vehicles. The bicycle patrol unit has been active since 2016 and has been deployed in the downtown and Glen Elk areas, as well as at festivals and special events. The city of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement urging the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to select West Virginia as a location for Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs). The Tech Hubs Program, created by the bipartisan CHIPS-Plus Act, is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional technology- and innovation-centric growth by strengthening a region’s capacity to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support renovation and construction of health care and educational facilities, as well as support in the fight against opioids in West Virginia. These awards were secured through Congressionally Directed... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin each issued statements Friday marking the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Feinstein, a former mayor of San Fransisco who was first elected to the Senate in 1992, passed away Friday at the age of 90. “She was a remarkable woman, an icon, and a trailblazer for women in politics, being the longest-serving female senator in history,” Capito said. “Dianne was someone I greatly admired for her good faith... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, believes it is important for all lawmakers to dress appropriately in the U.S. Senate. Capito was asked Thursday by the Daily Telegraph about the dress code controversy during her virtual media briefing. She said there needs to be a “certain amount of decorum” in the Senate. “I was astounded that Chuck Schumer really lowered the standard like that because I think people respect the institution of the Senate and we have to pay respect with the ways we... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced this week federal grants to support eight projects at WVU Hospitals, including WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and an award for the WVU Health Sciences Center. Capito is ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the funding came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via Congressionally Directed Spending requests... Read More

While it’s easy to criticize what’s called “congressionally directed spending,” formerly known as earmarks, for having the potential of becoming pork-barrel politics, our trusted elected leaders make good use of the funding formula. Case in point is the money that U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, has directed to the West Virginia University Health System and WVU’s Health Sciences Center. More than $23 million in funding will be allocated to projects at WVU Medicine Children’s... Read More

CHARLES TOWN — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday that the Charles Town Police Department was one of three police departments in the state to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. The funds were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending requests made by the senator and will be used to upgrade equipment, facilities, training and security resources for the departments, as well as for WVU at Potomac State, which also received funding. Charles Town Police Chief... Read More

On Sept. 25, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Sissonville Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event were West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Walker and Justice Haley Bunn, who grew up in Oceana. Fifth grade female students participated in the program, where they had the chance to hear from the women on their personal experience as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support renovation and construction of health care and educational facilities, as well as support in the fight against opioids in West Virginia. These awards were secured through Congressionally Directed... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WV News) – WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital has been earmarked for $1.1 million in federal funding for the establishment of a satellite clinic in Keyser. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, both announced the award Thursday. WVU Potomac Valley is among ten West Virginia... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support eight projects at West Virginia University (WVU) Hospitals, Inc., including WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), as well as an award for the WVU Health... Read More