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ENERGYWIRE | The Biden administration is banking on nuclear energy to reach climate goals, but the industry faces consequential hurdles before it can get the next generation of reactors off the ground. Over the past year, the country gained its first new nuclear power plant built from start to finish in this century and saw numerous developers unveil plans to build small modular reactors. But the cancellation of a flagship project from NuScale Power also raised questions of whether the economics... Read More

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - According to the AARP, 48 million Americans serve as caregivers for loved ones. They’re tasked with preparing meals, helping with medical needs, and making day-to-day life manageable for someone who can no longer do it on their own. All that care adds up to about $600 billion dollars in unpaid labor every year. Wednesday, lawmakers are looking to give them a helping hand. They’re introducing the Credit for Caring Act, a bill that would provide a $5k annual federal tax... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — WomenCare, Inc., of Scott Depot and Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc., of Hamlin, have both been awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. WomenCare, Inc. is set to receive $1,499,261 in HHS funding, while Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc. will receive $1,002,444 in HHS funding. Both grants are to... 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 (Labor-HHS), along with U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), led a bipartisan group of 57 senators in a letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), expressing their continued... Read More

The American Farm Bureau Federation and West Virginia Farm Bureau today presented Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) with the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress, the Golden Plow award. “Senator Capito has proven time and again that she is a strong advocate, fierce negotiator and formidable champion for agriculture and rural America,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “She’s helped us fight against overregulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, led the... Read More

The American Farm Bureau Federation and West Virginia Farm Bureau today presented Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) with the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress, the Golden Plow award. “Senator Capito has proven time and again that she is a strong advocate, fierce negotiator and formidable champion for agriculture and rural America,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “She’s helped us fight against overregulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, led the... Read More

Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry’s powerful prescription drug middlemen: pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). This bipartisan effort, led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., includes requesting a status update on the investigation, which has been open for over 18 months. “We support the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry’s most powerful prescription drug middlemen: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). This bipartisan effort, led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), includes requesting a status update on the investigation, which has now been open for over 18 months. “We... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) launched a bipartisan inquiry into delays veterans are facing between referral dates and scheduled medical appointments at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care locations nationwide. The inquiry – led by U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) – urges the VA to fully implement U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recommendations to improve program timeliness and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry’s most powerful prescription drug middlemen: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). This bipartisan effort, led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), includes requesting a status update on the investigation, which has now been open for over 18 months. “We... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable in Morgantown with U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Ark, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Boozman is one of the primary authors of the upcoming Farm Bill. During the roundtable, the senators were joined by West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, as well as state leaders from a variety of agricultural fields to discuss the Farm Bill and the impacts... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently helped lead a bipartisan resolution that would designate January 2024 as National Mentoring Month. “Having people who care about you, guide you, and hold you accountable will set you up for success, and I am happy to join my colleagues in highlighting the importance of mentors in communities across West Virginia and our country,” Sen. Capito said on Jan. 19. Senate Resolution (S.Res.) 529, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable Monday in Morgantown, with U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Boozman is one of the primary authors of the upcoming Farm Bill. During the roundtable, the senators were joined by West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, as well as state leaders from a variety of agricultural fields to discuss the Farm Bill and the... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable in Morgantown with U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and primary author of the upcoming farm bill. Senator Boozman has made the roundtable presentation in 20 other states. Last week, both chambers passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through early March. “We’re not doing these... Read More

MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable in Morgantown, W.Va. with U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Senator Boozman is one of the primary authors of the upcoming Farm Bill.  During the roundtable, the senators were joined by West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, as well as state leaders from a variety of... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) held a farm bill roundtable at WVU’s Erickson Alumni Center on Monday alongside Senator John Boozman (R-AR) who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry committee. The $1.5 trillion farm bill is a five-year contract with farmers and aims to make it easier to offer operating and farm ownership loans to them. These loans can help pay for closing costs, construction on the farm or help to conserve... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va (WTRF) – Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, another terrorist group has made its way back onto the U.S list of terrorist groups, the Houthis Rebels. 7News got an exclusive interview with West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito discussing her thoughts on the issue.   Within the last week, the U.S. has added the Yemen based terrorist group, Houthis Rebels back to their list of terrorist groups.  This all comes after a stem of attacks on international ships in the Red... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing January 2024 as “National Mentoring Month” to celebrate the positive influence mentors can have on children and young adults. The National Mentoring Month resolution underscores the mentoring gap that exists in the United States, where only one in three young people grow up with a mentor, and highlights the need... Read More

Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee advanced legislation authored by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” The EPW Committee unanimously voted to approve the bill, which now heads to the Senate for consideration. “Today at the EPW Committee, we took an important step to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse in honor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor regarding the failed energy and environment policies of the Biden administration. During her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted the damage created by President Biden’s attacks on energy producers and the irony of the administration’s unrealistic... Read More