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WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia’s U.S. senators have released reactions to Thursday’s deadly attacks outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 13 American military personnel are among those who died after two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans gathered outside the airport, according to reports from The Associated Press. More than 140 Afghans were wounded. “Today’s horrific attacks in Kabul that killed and... Read More

WASHINGTON — A West Virginia lawmaker is demanding full accountability for U.S. military equipment that has been left behind in Afghanistan by the Biden administration. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is seeking a complete inventory of all U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Capito and Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are leading the Republican-led accountability effort in the U.S. Senate. “It is unconscionable that... Read More

Republican lawmakers have pointed out for years that many Democratic proposals for addressing the health of our climate depend on allowing other countries to continue to do the dirty work while American employers suffer under ever-stricter regulations. One wonders whether President Joe Biden gave any thought to those complaints when he called upon the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies to increase oil production as a means of lowering gasoline prices. Sen. Jim Inhofe,... Read More

A decision by President Joe Biden calling on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices should be reversed, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and several Republican colleagues.  “It is astonishing that your administration is now seeking assistance from an international oil cartel when America has sufficient domestic supply and reserves to increase output, which would reduce... Read More

U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined 40 of their Republican colleagues to request an update on a federal inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Crossfire Hurricane was the code name for the counterintelligence investigation undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from July 31, 2016, to May 17, 2017, into links between Russian officials and associates of former president Donald Trump and whether individuals associated with his... Read More

WASHINGTON — A West Virginia lawmaker is demanding full accountability for U.S. military equipment that has been left behind in Afghanistan by the Biden administration. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is seeking a complete inventory of all U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Capito and Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., are leading the Republican-led accountability effort in the U.S. Senate. “It is unconscionable that... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A partnership dedicated to improving health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies in West Virginia has been awarded a $1 million federal grant. Sen. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding for the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will support the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program, which works to improve maternal care in rural communities, the... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she knew about some of the innovative technology happening at Intermed Labs, part of Mon Health. But she said she had no idea just how expansive the work was. “I cannot believe how many different products and the creativity here,” Capito said. “What I think we have here is a center of excellence, so that your physicians or your medical professionals in Florida or California, they’re not going to Silicon Valley; they’re... Read More

Sixteen Republican senators sent a letter to President Biden calling on the president to use all means necessary to rescue Americans and Afghan allies trapped in Afghanistan. Senator Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., led 15 of his colleagues in a letter to the president Thursday, calling on Biden to take charge as Americans and allies alike are stuck behind Taliban lines. "From the very beginning, when you announced the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Members of... Read More

Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Friday announced $1,075,002 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Community Health Systems in Beckley. This funding is allocated through the Affordable Care Act and will support the facility's Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Payment Program, which establishes or expands primary care residency programs throughout rural and underserved communities in West Virginia. Both Manchin and Capito... Read More

 U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin and the assistant secretary for economic development Alejandra Castillo were in the Jewel City Tuesday. Three grants totaling more than two million dollars from the Economic Development Administration were awarded to three separate organizations in the hopes of spurring on economic development in the area. In a two-stop tour of Huntington, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and newly appointed assistant secretary... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Following the chaotic fall of the government in Afghanistan and the ongoing evacuation, The Dominion Post spoke on Monday with Secretary of State Mac Warner, who spent five years there as a contracted advisor. We also solicited comments from Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. Warner served 23 years active duty as a U.S. Army office then five years as a contractor in Afghanistan advising the Ministry of Justice, Attorney General’s Office, Supreme Court and... Read More

WASHINGTON — A pilot program to is in the works to increase COVID vaccinations and testing in West Virginia’s rural and more vulnerable communities. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced last week $3.5 million has been earmarked for the Community Education Group (CEG). The funding comes from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and will “support and expand vaccination efforts in rural communities, including recruiting and... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Federal funding has been secured to help the Huntington Museum of Art complete a nature trail on its property that’s accessible to all. Geoffrey Fleming, executive director of the museum, said from the beginning, the vision for the facility was to make it much more than just a museum. “Herbert Fitzpatrick, who owned all this land and was our founder, wanted it to be a nature conservancy, a bird sanctuary, a museum, nature trails and much more,” Fleming... Read More

While bipartisanship ruled the day Tuesday in the U.S. Senate for a $1.2 trillion package of traditional infrastructure projects, a vote on a budget resolution that begins the process for a bill that could cost as much as $4.2 trillion. The U.S. Senate, in a 50-49 party-line vote, approved a budget resolution at 4 a.m. Wednesday. The vote came after a nearly 14-hour marathon of amendments — sometimes called a “vote-o-rama” — that took place nearly immediately after the... Read More

After months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats with the White House, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending the mammoth package to the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in a 69-30 vote with 19 Republican Senators giving the bill more than the 60-vote threshold needed. “Our bipartisan bill will help West Virginia, and every other state in the nation, address the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined 45 Republican colleagues in a letter stating they will not vote to increase the debt ceiling. Senators circulated the letter Tuesday as the chamber considered amendments to a budget resolution on a $3.5 trillion measure. The sweeping proposal on health, family and environmental issues does not include an increase of how much money the federal government can borrow. The forty-six senators criticized the Biden... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAZ) - Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he has serious concerns about the budget passed in a procedural votes early Wednesday morning. Sen. Manchin, who voted for moving the bill forward, said his “Yes” vote was to allow for floor discussion of the bill. “I have serious concerns about the grave consequences facing West Virginians and every American family if Congress decides to spend another $3.5 trillion,” Sen. Manchin said Wednesday morning. “Adding... Read More

Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that will invest $1.2 trillion into the nation’s infrastructure. “America has not seen this type of infrastructure investment in the last 30 years. Talked about it a lot but haven’t seen anything,” said U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat. Every senator who represents West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky voted for the bill, except Rand Paul of Kentucky. He says it’s just a spending spree and will send inflation... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The Senate approved the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan Tuesday afternoon. The legislation passed 69-30 and now heads to the House of Representatives for passage. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure, ensuring the bill will bring at least $3.8 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next five years.  The infrastructure bill will help West... Read More