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When our leaders in D.C. accomplish something bipartisan that helps people, it is worth talking about. Earlier this year, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito led a group of 60 of her colleagues to sign a letter in support of Medicare Advantage. In these political times, getting more than half of the Senate to agree on anything is a real achievement. The fact that the agreement was around a program as important as Medicare Advantage makes it even better. Medicare Advantage is a public-private partnership... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has had a busy summer, from doing extensive work in the energy sector to honing in on West Virginia’s broadband issues. In June, Capito announced that more than $1.2 billion in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding would be heading to the Mountain State in an attempt to connect more than 270,000 serviceable locations in the state to the internet. She said that while this process has been long and complex,... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, along with a bipartisan group of her colleagues, introduced a bill last month with the ultimate goal of reducing maternal mortality. The Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 would reauthorize a 2018 law also spearheaded by Capito, R-W.Va. The original bill provided a framework intended to collect additional statistical data on maternal mortality through Maternal Mortality Review Committees. “Initially, when we did... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Friday announced a congressionally directed spending award of $206,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration to Generation West Virginia to assist in restarting its fellowship program and retaining the next generation of West Virginia’s business leaders. “Programs like Generation West Virginia not only help retain talent right here in West Virginia, but also helps to strengthen our workforce... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has joined the fight to keep AM radio installed in new vehicles. Capito has co-sponsored the AM for Every Vehicle Act, a proposed measure that directs federal regulators to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge. The bill passed out of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee earlier this week, and can now be considered by the full Senate. “In West Virginia, we rely on AM radio for many things... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) 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, today announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and Marshall University. The resources will support the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access... Read More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency bureaucrats simply can’t help themselves, it seems. Once again this spring, they proposed power plant regulations that would force the closure of some coal and gas-fired power plants, despite the U.S. Supreme Court having already told the agency it can’t do that. “In direct conflict with West Virginia v. EPA, this proposal requires generation shifting from fossil-fuel power to other types of energy. While the Agency falsely claims this does... Read More

The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 27 approved two bills introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to protect children online and to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in new vehicles at no additional charge. Both bills now head to the full Senate for consideration. “I’m glad to see the Commerce Committee advance legislation that shields our most vulnerable population from patterned online risks, and encourage my Senate... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined 38 other Republican senators Tuesday in calling upon the federal Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its Clean Power Plan 2.0. The new rules ignore the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year in W.Va. v. EPA and would require the closure of more coal- and gas-fired power plants across the nation, the GOP lawmakers argue. Capito, ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (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, today announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop the first National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) in West Virginia at Mountwest Community and Technical College... Read More

A bill that updates the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through fiscal 2029 was recently approved by a committee in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan measure is designed to promote health benefits through air quality improvements around the country, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, explained. He is the bill’s sponsor. “Since its implementation in 2005, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act has been one of our... Read More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency bureaucrats simply can’t help themselves, it seems. Once again this spring, they proposed power plant regulations that would force the closure of some coal and gas-fired power plants, despite the U.S. Supreme Court having already told the agency it can’t do that. “In direct conflict with West Virginia v. EPA, this proposal requires generation shifting from fossil-fuel power to other types of energy. While the Agency falsely claims this does... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined 38 other Republican senators Tuesday in calling upon the federal Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its so-called “Clean Power Plan 2.0.” The new rules ignore the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year in “W.Va. Vs. EPA,” and would require the closure of more coal and gas-fired power plants across the nation, the GOP lawmakers argue. Capito, ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee,... Read More

Thirty-nine Senate Republicans are sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting its proposed limits on power plant emissions not be implemented, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Post. "The EPA has again grossly misinterpreted the scope of authority Congress granted under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act," reads the letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan. The proposed rule in question would require coal and gas power plants to utilize cleaner... Read More

Thirty-nine Senate Republicans called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday to withdraw its proposed power plant rule, alleging that the regulations are fundamentally flawed and run afoul of a Supreme Court ruling on the agency’s powers last year. The proposal, which aims to curb planet-warming emissions from fossil-fired power plants, would require coal plants to capture 90 percent of their emissions by 2030 and give gas plants the option to capture 90 percent... Read More

The public has another week to comment on proposed rules for power plants. Senate Republicans, meanwhile, have asked the Biden administration to withdraw them.  U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and 38 of her Republican colleagues have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to scrap its power plant proposal. The requirement that coal and natural gas power plants capture all of their carbon dioxide emissions or switch to clean hydrogen after 2030 cannot be achieved,... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was one of more than three dozen senators who called Tuesday for the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw proposed regulations for power plants that the lawmakers deems harmful. A total of 39 senators — all Republicans — wrote to the EPA, stating that its proposed “Clean Power Act 2.0,” first introduced in May, is unlawful because it requires generation shifting, which means forcing power plants to change... Read More

Beckley, WV (WOAY)- A dedication ceremony was held in Beckley to celebrate the opening of Fruits of Labor’s new cafe location. The new building will be the organization’s fourth location. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito made an appearance at the ceremony. Fruits of Labor is a cafe and catering service based in Rainelle. The organization has more locations in Alderson and Montgomery. In addition to operating as a restaurant, Fruits of Labor is a social enterprise that accepts drug... Read More

A West Virginia clinic will receive $1 million in federal funding to support its medication-assisted treatment access program.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aims to improve health care in rural areas with the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program in Lewisburg, West Virginia  by establishing new Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) access points. By awarding this funding to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Clinic, federal officials aim to... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. senators included $6 million for a major addition to the Fredric W. Smith Science Building on the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) campus in a federal appropriations bill approved recently by the Senate Appropriations Committee. “The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is rapidly adding innovative research and community engagement projects to its medical student experience,” said James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., WVSOM president.... Read More