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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — US Senator Shelley Moore Capito was in the Eastern Panhandle last week. One of her stops was in Morgan County to survey the progress on the long-awaited US Rt. 522 Bypass: (Senator Capito visited the 522 Bypass construction site last week to check in on the progress. Capito says she’s been involved in this project for quite some time and worked to secure funding for it through her role on the Appropriations Committee. Money from the infrastructure law, which she was... Read More

SISSONVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Sissonville Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Senator Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event were West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Walker and Justice Haley Bunn. Fifth grade female students participated in the program, where they had the chance to hear from the women on their personal... Read More

Boone Memorial Hospital in Boone County, West Virginia, has received additional funding for its new wellness center that is being built to improve healthcare services for residents of Boone, Lincoln, Logan, and Kanawha counties. The hospital had already secured a $14.3 million investment from USDA Rural Development, and now an additional $3 million is being provided by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. Ray Harrell, the General Council and Chief External Affairs Officer of Boone... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – West Virginia’s first female U.S. Senator is working to inspire the next generation of women leaders. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito traveled to Charleston on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 to host a “West Virginia Girls Rise Up” event. Capito launched the initiative in 2015 with the goal to empower young women through education, fitness and self confidence. “I want West Virginia young girls to aspire to be anything they can be, whether it’s to be a U.S. senator or a justice... Read More

Washington D.C. (WTRF) – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Washington D.C. this past week to get more money to continue to war against Russia. President Biden is pushing Congress to approve another 24 billion dollars in military aid. If approved, that would bring the total amount that the U.S. has sent to Ukraine since the war began to 135 billion dollars. West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito supports this plan, saying that any effort to weaken Putin and Russia will be... Read More

All four of West Virginia’s federally elected officials called on the national Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services this week to implement a new treatment model they believe will help support hospitals and first responders struggling with ongoing staff shortages. The treat-in-place model the legislators are proposing would allow emergency medical services to receive insurance payments for certain calls where a patient is brought somewhere other than a hospital for treatment. “There are... Read More

DANVILLE, W.Va. — More funding has come for a new, state-of-the-art medical clinic that’s developing in Boone County, which will better serve the health needs for residents of Boone, Lincoln, Logan, and Kanawha counties. Boone Memorial Hospital’s General Counsel and Chief External Affairs Officer Ray Harrell told MetroNews that in addition to the $14.3 million investment from USDA Rural Development to get the new Boone Memorial wellness center off the ground, an additional $3 million is coming... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito hosted one of her four Academy Days at Bridgeport High School Sunday for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and ROTC scholarships. Members of Senator Capito’s staff are made available at each event to provide information on academy nominations. Admission to a service academy is a two-tiered process, starting with the candidate applying through the Academy directly. There... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is taking exception to a new Biden administration rule that she says is designed to kill more energy jobs. The new rules announced last week by the White House Office of Management and Budget directs federal agencies to consider the “social cost of greenhouse gases” metrics when purchasing any goods or services, conducting the environmental review process for projects of all kinds, and levying climate penalties against private businesses. Capito,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tim Scott (R-SC), Bob Casey (D-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) bipartisan resolution to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children past infancy; in 2023, an estimated 9,910 children under the age of 14 will be diagnosed with cancer and about 1,040 will... Read More

MARTINSBURG — The past, present and future of Berkeley County was highlighted Friday for U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. She made three stops before returning to Charleston. On Thursday, Capito said she was hosted by the Department of Transportation in Morgan County to see the progress of the 522 Bypass. Making use of her time in the Eastern Panhandle, she also visited The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) at the Ramer Center, the Interwoven Mills/Perfection Garment Company site and the... Read More

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 to Boone Memorial Hospital. The $3 million in CDS funding to Boone Memorial Hospital, in Madison, will be used to renovate and equip 18,230 square feet of the former Magic Mart department store in Danville to establish the Boone Memorial Health... Read More

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the U.S. Capitol, Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia expressed her continued support for that country’s efforts to push away Russian forces. Capito, a Republican, told reporters during a conference call today that she had just come from a briefing with Zelenskyy. “He framed the situation in Ukraine as very difficult, but also an affront to every democracy — not just his, but ours and NATO democracies — and that the strength of our... Read More

Area Republicans are stepping up their criticism of President Joe Biden’s handling of the southern border. One day after Gov. Jim Justice blasted Biden for failing to secure the border, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, joined fellow Republicans Wednesday in a virtual press conference where she took aim at Biden for failing to secure the border and stop the deadly flow of narcotics — specifically fentanyl — into America. “It is true This is a 50-state problem,” Capito said of the border... Read More

Four West Virginia communities are getting nearly $12 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission for water and wastewater projects. The city of Williamson in Mingo County is the biggest recipient, with $4.2 million for water system improvements for 222 commercial and 1,520 residential customers. In Lincoln County, $3.3 million will go to the Hamlin Public Service District to upgrade sewers for 101 businesses and 586 households. In Webster County, the Cowen Public Service District will get... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from a variety of federal departments and agencies to support health services, public safety, economic development, historic preservation, transportation, workforce development, academic research, and environmental protection programs across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Boone Memorial Health’s project to renovate the former Magic Mart in Danville into a health and wellness center has received another shot in the arm, financially speaking. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is directing $3 million in funding to Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. In a news release issued Friday, Boone Memorial Health CEO Virgil Underwood gave credit for the funding to US Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and US Rep. Carol... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. One of the events will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 24 at Bridgeport High School. “One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S. Senator is nominating young West Virginians for admission to our nation’s... Read More

The Congressional Pickleball Caucus, formed last May, usually plays Wednesday mornings in the top floor of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. “Gotta catch people in the morning. The day starts quick and goes late,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said.  But on Tuesday morning, the caucus welcomed local professionals and leaders within the game to play and talk about the future of the burgeoning sport. Capito tries not to bring the baggage of governing headaches onto the pickleball court.... Read More

We applaud the efforts of West Virginia’s federal delegation — Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, as well as Reps. Carol Miller and Alex Mooney, for urging Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to consider a “treat-in-place” model in West Virginia. With a shortage of medical providers, as well as its rural environment, providing health care has ample challenges in the Mountain State. Now West Virginia health-care providers and insurers... Read More