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WASHINGTON (WV News) — The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is headed to the House of Representatives after the Senate passed the legislation on a 69-30 vote Tuesday. The bill would bring at least $3.8 billion to West Virginia for infrastructure investments over the next five years. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said the state would benefit greatly from enactment of the bill. “West Virginia has 1,545 bridges and over 3,200 miles of highway in poor condition, and 32 %... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has responded to a letter from West Virginia’s congressional delegates related to elevated lead levels in the Clarksburg Water System, noting efforts to address the issue. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in addition to Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month requesting assistance with the emergency, in which agencies have... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate has passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal after weeks of negotiations between colleagues as well as discussions with the White House. The chamber on Tuesday voted 69-30, with 19 Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the legislation. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., backed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes $550 billion in new spending over five years on physical... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTRF) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) of West Virginia released a video on Twitter today explaining why she supports the the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act bill, saying it will improve roads, bridges, airports, broadband and more in the Mountain State. Capito also retweeted a video of her speaking on the Senate floor, saying she plans to vote for the infrastructure bill today and says it will benefit West Virginia and the entire nation. I’m a West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDTV) - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced $1,016,923 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor. The funding will be used to support disaster-relief employment for eligible individuals. The money will be used to help cleanup the damage from severe storms in February and March. In some southwestern areas of West Virginia, the storms caused flooding and severe waterway damage. Sen. Capito in response said,... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia priorities were secured in three appropriation bills, according to Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Sen. Manchin's list includes: Energy & Water Development I-79 High Technology Park Solar Test Site: $1.9 million to design and engineer a solar test site at the I-79 Technology Park in coordination with Mon Power and West Virginia University. Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food & Drug Administration Anmoore... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $982,000 for two research projects at West Virginia State University, the state’s two U.S. senators announced. “The National Science Foundation continues to be a strong partner for West Virginia universities and colleges through their support for critical research and efforts to foster educational opportunities for students across the Mountain State,” Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said in a news... Read More

CHARLESTON — The U.S. Senate is closer to voting on amendments to a bipartisan infrastructure package after bill language was finalized Sunday. The text of a strike-and-insert amendment to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act crafted by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators including Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was released Sunday night after lawmakers worked through the weekend. “This has been the most enjoyable venture for the last six to eight weeks,” Manchin said Sunday... Read More

On rare occasions the moon will block out the sun, a volcano erupts, you will catch a foul ball at a baseball game and, rarest of all, bipartisanship will occur in Washington. We are witnessing one of those cherished rarities now. The Senate is taking up an infrastructure bill that is a compromise crafted by Democrats and Republicans. The deal includes $550 billion in new federal spending on traditional infrastructure: $110 billion for roads and bridges, $65 billion for the power grid, $65... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who served as the lead Republican negotiator on a previous attempt at an infrastructure package, on Monday praised the newly unveiled bipartisan deal as a major step in the right direction, signaling she is likely to support final passage of the legislation. Capito didn’t explicitly say how she would vote on final passage but she touted the $1.2 trillion bill, which includes a lot of legislation produced by her committee, as having huge... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - West Virginia University is set to receive $750,000 from NASA’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), announced U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday. This funding will support a project titled, “Adaptive and Scalable Data Compression for Deep Space Data Transfer Applications using Deep Learning.” “From Katherine Johnson to Homer Hickam, West Virginians have played an... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators and members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), announced on Monday funding of $982,665 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two research projects at West Virginia University. “The National Science Foundation continues to be a strong partner for West Virginia universities and colleges through their support for critical research and efforts to foster educational opportunities for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – On August 2, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $750,000 from NASA’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program to West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will support a project titled, “Adaptive and Scalable Data Compression for Deep Space Data Transfer Applications using Deep Learning.” “This is huge.... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $750,000 from NASA’s "Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research" (EPSCoR) program to West Virginia University. This funding will support a project titled, “Adaptive and Scalable Data Compression for Deep Space Data Transfer Applications using Deep Learning.” “WVU and our other higher education... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate is expected to vote later this week on passing the chamber’s bipartisan infrastructure bill as lawmakers on Monday began working on the legislation. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is the byproduct of negotiations between a bipartisan group of senators and the White House, and includes $550 billion in new spending over five years on projects related to roads, electricity, broadband and water systems. The Senate voted last week... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After negotiations on a bipartisan infrastructure proposal continued through the weekend, U.S. senators on Sunday unveiled legislative text for the package. The 2,702-page Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes $550 billion in new spending on projects including road replacement, electricity grid resiliency efforts, broadband deployment, and water line work. The Senate voted last Wednesday to advance the bipartisan infrastructure plan as... Read More

A bipartisan group of Senators believe they are close to finalizing a one trillion dollar infrastructure package, with a possible vote on the Senate floor coming soon.The framework of the bill focuses on traditional infrastructure, including money for projects related to roads, bridges and broadband.We spoke with West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito about the bill, who has been front and enter during infrastructure negotiations, and she supports it. “The bill that I came forward... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Tri-State Airport is planning to establish new air service to Washington, D.C and Chicago after receiving $750,000 in funding from the federal government. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced the funding this week from the U.S. Department of Transportation. It will be used to recruit, initiate and support a new route between Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee announced $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to West Virginia State University for environmental research. This project will study the impact of storms on the Kanawha River watershed. West Virginia State University is a leading HBCU and one of West Virginia’s exemplary land-grant universities. I am pleased USDA is investing in... Read More

WASHINGTON — After months of negotiations, first with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and later with a group including U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a procedural vote on a bipartisan infrastructure framework passed Wednesday night with more than the 10 Republican votes needed to begin debate. Manchin, D-W.Va., along with several of the Republicans and Democratic senators who negotiated the bipartisan infrastructure framework, held a press conference Wednesday evening after the cloture vote to... Read More