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CHARLESTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate might not have retaken the majority after the midterm elections last week, but U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was elected to the number five spot in Senate Republican leadership Wednesday.Capito, R-W.Va., was elected by members of the U.S. Senate Republican caucus as vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, which puts her on the leadership team of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was elected to lead the caucus in a 37-10... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement after she was elected by her Senate Republican colleagues to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.“After serving as a member of the broader Senate Republican leadership team for several years, I am excited to expand my role and officially take on the responsibilities as Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. It’s so important that we... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOWK) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has been promoted to a top leadership post in the Senate minority caucus. Capito becomes the vice-chair of the Republican Conference.That group is charged with shaping the communications strategy for proposed Republican legislation after Senators get input from people in their home states.“We listen very attentively to the ideas and the desires of our members. Because, after all, we are elected. Our constituency today was, in... Read More

CHARLESTON — Republicans in the U.S. Senate might not have retaken the majority after the midterm elections last week, but U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was elected to the number five spot in Senate Republican leadership Wednesday.Capito, R-W.Va., was elected by members of the U.S. Senate Republican caucus as vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, which puts her on the leadership team of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who was elected to lead the caucus in a 37-10... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was elected Wednesday to serve as vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.Capito, the first female senator to represent the Mountain State, was first elected to the Senate in 2014 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than decade.“After serving as a member of the broader Senate Republican leadership team for several years, I am excited to expand my role and officially take on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has an expanded leadership role among Senate Republicans.Capito was chosen by her colleagues as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference in a Wednesday caucus.“Sounds pretty good,” Capito said about her new role at an afternoon news conference at the U.S. Capitol.Capito said she looks forward to serving under Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.“I have a lot of admiration for his vision and look... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), the top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has been elected to serve as vice chair of the Senate GOP conference, the No. 5 position in Republican leadership.The new role: Capito has been an adviser to the leadership team since 2015. She said Wednesday that she was “excited to expand" her role and that she was committed to listening more "to the men and women across our country raising families and working... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — It’s been a year since President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law.The historic legislation has already made a big impact on West Virginia, according to information released Tuesday by the White House.To date, over $1.9 billion in funding from the legislation has been announced and is headed to the state, with 90 specific projects identified for funding.West Virginia is set to receive more than $1.5 billion for... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) – $5,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is coming to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development for broadband expansion across West Virginia.Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announcedThis funding was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Broadband... Read More

Sens. Tom Carper and Shelley Moore Capito expect to continue their friendly and productive partnership in the next Congress as chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Environment and Public Works Committee.The panel oversees “sensitive” and “emotionally charged” issues, said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), the current ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee. That portfolio includes climate change, air quality, and clean water, as well as... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is continuing to push for reform in the federal permitting process and to include a sensible “all of the above” energy strategy without jeopardizing the fossil fuel industry.Capito wrote in an op-ed for National Review prior to the United Nations climate summit that President Joe Biden’s anti-energy policies are “no secret to working families across the United States.”“How we got here is plain to see for those who now pay... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is continuing to push for reform in the federal permitting process and to include a sensible “all of the above” energy strategy without jeopardizing the fossil fuel industry.Capito wrote in an op-ed for National Review prior to the United Nations climate summit that President Joe Biden’s anti-energy policies are “no secret to working families across the United States.”“How we got here is plain to see for those who now pay... Read More

Sadly, there are still many communities in the deep south counties that are prone to flooding. Some of these areas can be found across McDowell County.Area residents may recall that two of the most devastating flooding disasters in our region occurred in McDowell County.The destructive storm of July 8, 2001, ravaged entire communities, including Anawalt, Northfork, Keystone, Welch, Indian Ridge, Elkhorn, Peel Chestnut Mountain, Algoma, Leckie, Spencer Curve, Pageton, Carwell Hollow, Big Four and... Read More

CHARLESTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has released the attached video ahead of Veterans Day, honoring the men and women who have served the United States of America.Full video transcript included below:“Today and every day, my thoughts are with the brave men and women who have answered the call of duty and served our great nation.“Thank you for your service!“The freedoms that we enjoy every day are because of you, and I will always admire your valor,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — State leaders issued messages honoring the service and sacrifice of West Virginia's military heroes. Gov. Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., all issued statements commemorating the nation's 68th annual observance of Veterans Day"Nov. 11 is only one day — but a day that signifies just how important our veterans really are," said Justice. "But we should think of them... Read More

With inflation, the war in Ukraine and other factors driving up the cost of heating sources like natural gas and oil, we’re glad to see West Virginia’s U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito once again deliver for Mountain State residents.Earlier this week, Manchin and Capito announced that $38,680,155 from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) would be available for state residents in need of assistance.The funding is available for low-income... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS)  – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) will receive $500,000 through aCongressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request she made. TMI is a police, school, community, health, and education partnership working to prevent substance use disorders, build strong families, and empower the Martinsburg community.In total, Senator Capito secured... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Saturday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made several stops in Charleston, W.Va. where she met with leadership from The Mountain Mission and community business leaders, followed by a visit to the Rock Steady Boxing Class, hosted by The West Virginia Parkinson’s Support Network.First, Senator Capito traveled to the West Virginia State Capitol where she witnessed The Mountain Mission team break a Guinness Book of World Record by... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has recently announced that West Virginia University (WVU) will receive $227,963 after Senator Capito made a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request.According to the announcement, the funding will be used to support the “use of telepresence robots to strengthen STEM education and support STEM educators in Raleigh County schools.”“Emphasizing the importance of STEM education to our... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Joe Biden’s comments Friday night about shutting down coal-fired power plants brought swift reaction Saturday in West Virginia.Biden, when speaking at an event in California Friday night said, “So it’s going to become a wind generation and all they’re doing is gonna save them a hell of a lot of money and using the same transmission line that transmitted coal fired electric on. We’re gonna be shutting these plants down all... Read More