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West Virginia’s entire congressional delegation has filed briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Republican Reps. Carol Miller and Alex Mooney joined a brief with other lawmakers in support of the project. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, submitted a separate brief. The 300-mile natural gas pipeline is on hold again because the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked construction, siding with... Read More

FIRST ON FOX: A bicameral congressional delegation is filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, calling for it to strike down a lower court order pausing a natural gas pipeline green-lit by recent legislation. The delegation — led by GOP Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., and joined by seven fellow representatives and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. — argued that a 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling last week blocking Mountain Valley... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the bipartisan Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act, legislation that would expand research and raise awareness through public education programs to support women suffering from uterine fibroids. The legislation is named after the late U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who championed this issue. “I’m... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently hosted assistant secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Alan Davidson, a key U.S. broadband official, in Charleston, West Virginia, for a series of meetings focused on the state’s current broadband capacities and needs. Davidson’s visit comes after $1.2 billion was awarded to West Virginia for broadband expansion at the end of June 2023 through the Broadband... Read More

FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) went to Fairmont on Tuesday and visited Novelis, an aluminum rolling and recycling facility. During her visit, Senator Capito met with company leadership and discussed recycling and tax policies, including the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 and the American Investment in Manufacturing, or AIM, Act. Senator Capito says the policies have the potential to help the industry become more efficient and provide... Read More

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), visited Novelis, a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling in Fairmont Tuesday. Senator Capito talked about recycling, tax policies and recent legislation including the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 and the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act. “It was great to get a firsthand look at the creative ways... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., continues to support efforts that could aid the development of nuclear power generation in West Virginia. Capito is among the signatories of a letter urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to review and modify the draft licensing framework for advanced nuclear reactor technologies to establish the regulations to enable the deployment of advanced reactors. Capito, who helped introduce the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – On July 14, 2023, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted Assistant Secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Alan Davidson, a key U.S. broadband official, in Charleston, W.Va. for a series of meetings focused on the state’s current broadband capacities and needs.  Mr. Davidson’s visit comes after $1.2 billion was awarded to West Virginia for broadband expansion at the end of... Read More

CHARLESTON — State officials reveled Friday over the massive federal allocation to expand and improve broadband access to areas lacking in West Virginia. Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration was in Charleston Friday and spoke at a press conference with Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. The state will receive $1.2 billion from the Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency in the U.S.... Read More

CHARLESTON – State officials reveled Friday over the massive federal allocation to expand and improve broadband access to areas lacking in West Virginia. Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration was in Charleston Friday and spoke at a press conference with Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. The state will receive $1.2 billion from the Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency in the U.S.... Read More

Even in today’s ridiculous political climate, there’s still some good work being done across the aisle. Earlier this week, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and a few of their Senate colleagues, Republican and Democrat, introduced a bill to promote research on lung cancer in women in the United States. Manchin and Capito issued news releases on the legislation, explaining that the bill would help intensify research in this area and focus especially on... Read More

CHARLESTON — State officials reveled Friday over the massive federal allocation to expand and improve broadband access to areas lacking in West Virginia. Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration was in Charleston Friday and spoke at a press conference with Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. The state will receive $1.2 billion from the Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency in the U.S.... Read More

CHARLESTON — State officials reveled Friday over the massive federal allocation to expand and improve broadband access to areas lacking in West Virginia. Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration was in Charleston Friday and spoke at a press conference with Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. The state will receive $1.2 billion from the Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency in the U.S.... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday proposed bipartisan legislation that aims to promote more research into preventing and managing lung cancer among women who are non-smokers. “I’m proud to join my colleagues to reintroduce legislation that will work to improve treatment and prevention of lung cancer in women,” said Sen. Capito, who signed on as one of seven original cosponsors of the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act, S. 2245. The... Read More

The chief of the federal office overseeing an enormous expansion of high-speed internet connectivity visited West Virginia, one of the states that’s set to benefit most. Alan Davidson, chief of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, accompanied Senator Shelley Moore Capito and met with state officials including Gov. Jim Justice, Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael and West Virginia’s officials responsible for broadband connectivity. “There’s a... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia’s broadband efforts are set to get a major boost. For years, installing broadband internet service throughout every corner of West Virginia has been one of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito's top priorities. Now, $1.2 billion for broadband expansion is coming to the Mountain State. Capito said the need for the funding was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. “When COVID came it really magnified how far behind we were falling... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen Shelley Moore Capito and Gov. Jim Justice joined with National Telecommunications and Information Administration Administrator Alan Davidson on Friday to celebrate the $1.2 billion coming to West Virginia to extend broadband coverage across the state. “Today, the internet’s a necessity not a luxury,” Davidson said at a press conference in the governor’s office. But millions of homes across the nation – including 271,624 homes and small... Read More

CHARLESTON — With the dispute over the Mountain Valley Pipeline likely on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito accused the federal court holding back the project of being “politicized.” Capito, R-W.Va., spoke with reporters Thursday in a virtual briefing from her offices at the U.S. Capitol. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals based in Richmond, Va., issued two rulings earlier this week that once again halted... Read More

West Virginia is used to the feds putting the cart before the horse in an attempt to cripple fossil fuel power plants before renewable options are — affordably — up and running. But elected officials such as Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., continue to push back. Once again, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking at new emissions regulations for power plants fueled by coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels. The EPA has proposed a rule... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Officials expect West Virginia to receive around 20% of its share of federal broadband expansion funds next summer, according to the director of the state Office of Broadband. Kelly Workman, speaking at a press conference Friday featuring Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Alan Davidson, U.S. assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information, said the first round of funds could be available “this time next year.” “And... Read More