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MARTINSBURG — Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and other members of Congress released the final text for the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022.Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Reps. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Sam Graves, R-Mo., helped Capito release the final text.According to an official release from Capito’s office, WRDA authorizes key projects and studies to address water resources... Read More

HUNTINGTON — A bill introduced in Congress this week could give a major boost to flood prevention efforts in Huntington and Milton.  The final text of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 includes measures that would green-light studies on the Fourpole Creek watershed and Huntington’s floodwall. It also includes a measure increasing federal share of project costs for Lower Mud River flood control project in Milton, from 65% to 90%. The act, included in the National Defense Authorization... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) has been selected as a 2022 recipient of the Congressional Bone Health Champion award by the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF). The award annually recognizes Members of Congress who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, advocacy, and commitment to protect and improve the bone health of all Americans.Senator Capito is a lead sponsor of bipartisan legislation, S.1943, the Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare... Read More

PARKERSBURG — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she’s pleased the annual defense authorization bill will include an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the military but disappointed it will not deliver environmental permitting reform.“We’ve already lost 8,000 members of the military because, for one reason or another, they did not (get) the COVID vaccine,” Capito, R-W.Va., said during her weekly virtual briefing Thursday.The Associated Press reported that a compromise provision requiring... Read More

Give U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., credit — they are certainly trying to get their fellow senators to find a way to pass energy project permitting reform.But try as they might, they haven’t been able to bridge the gap, as other lawmakers seem to spend their time looking for reasons to be against the most logical approach to energy production to both spur the economy and increase their country’s energy independence and national security.Manchin is making yet... Read More

PARKERSBURG — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she’s pleased the annual defense authorization bill will include an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the military but disappointed it will not deliver environmental permitting reform.“We’ve already lost 8,000 members of the military because, for one reason or another, they did not (get) the COVID vaccine,” Capito, R-W.Va., said during her weekly virtual briefing Thursday.The Associated Press reported that a compromise provision requiring... Read More

Health care services in West Virginia will receive $3.4 million to strengthen services.In a joint press release, Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.The money will be divided among the Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers, the Tug River Health Association and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.“Our healthcare providers continue to go above and... Read More

The long-awaited final stage of finishing the Bluestone Dam rehabilitation project may be getting a boost.Both Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., issued statements Wednesday in support of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, which includes urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to “expedite completion of the Bluestone Dam rehabilitation project.”“The Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) is the product of bipartisan work to tackle our... Read More

A bipartisan effort is underway to urge the Biden administration to take a deep dive into cyber investigations of fentanyl trafficking.Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., penned a letter last week to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas highlighting how dark web opioid traffickers can exploit the anonymity and reach of... Read More

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 1 approved a bipartisan bill U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) helped author to reduce contamination at commercial airports from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.“I’m pleased my colleagues joined our effort to advance this legislation through the Senate, recognizing the importance of testing airport rescue and firefighting equipment without dispersing dangerous PFAS chemicals into... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has announced U.S. service academy nominations for 29 qualified high school seniors from 18 counties throughout West Virginia.Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Capito that reviewed each application, interviewed candidates and made recommendations.“These students truly represent our best and our brightest, and I am confident in their ability to become the next generation of our leaders in our nation. To all of our nominees:... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced U.S. service academy nominations for 29 qualified high school seniors from 18 counties throughout West Virginia, including three from North Central West Virginia.Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Capito that reviewed each application, interviewed candidates and made recommendations. Additionally, Capito released a video message congratulating the nominees.“After thorough review, I am proud to announce that I have selected 29 wonderful... Read More

Federal stakeholders announced this week proposed rule changes to increase coordination of health providers to better serve people recovering from substance use disorder. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said the move is a result of the Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act (Legacy Act), which passed Congress in 2020 to help prevent medical providers from giving opioids to individuals in recovery, a fate suffered by Grubb, a Charleston native who died of an... Read More

As residents of the deep south counties already know, broadband service can be spotty — and even at times non-existent — depending upon where you live.Getting high-speed broadband service to more families and businesses in need has been a priority of lawmakers for sometime now.That’s why it is important to note that a draft of the long-awaited update of federal mapping of broadband coverage around the country has been released by the Federal Communications Commission.We are, of course,... Read More

Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Tuesday that President Biden had approved a West Virginia disaster declaration that will help supplement local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from July 12-13 this year.In July, there was localized flash flooding in McDowell County. Flooding was reported near the areas of War, Warriormine and Berwind, washing out road shoulders and undermining parts of traffic lanes... Read More

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution. The rule defines which “waters of the United States” are protected by the Clean Water Act. For decades, the term has been a flashpoint between environmental groups that want to broaden limits on pollution entering... Read More

Legislation backed by both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887 was signed into law late on Thursday.The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, which Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., crafted alongside Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and a bipartisan group of senators, was included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill signed by President Joe Biden.“After nearly a year of bipartisan negotiations, we are delighted that the... Read More

As residents of the deep south counties already know, broadband service can be spotty — and even at times non-existent — depending upon where you live.Getting high-speed broadband service to more families and businesses in need has been a priority of lawmakers for sometime now.That’s why it is important to note that a draft of the long-awaited update of federal mapping of broadband coverage around the country has been released by the Federal Communications Commission.We are, of course,... Read More

Following unanimous passage by the u.s. senate, the u.s. house of representatives passed the bipartisan equal pay for team usa act. the landmark legislation ensures all athletes who represent the united states in global competition – like the World Cup, Olympics, and Paralympics – receive equal pay and benefits regardless of gender.The bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk.U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., member and chair of the Senate Commerce,... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., 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,” Capito said.“It’s so important that we listen more to the men and women across our country... Read More