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WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., have reintroduced the Elimination of the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission Act.The act would eliminate a commission that is tasked with finding Veterans Affairs facilities that should be consolidated or realigned.“Our veterans have put their lives on the line to protect our nation and deserve easy access to the health care they have... Read More

The possibility of West Virginia being the site for a “hydrogen hub” still looms large.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said last week during a virtual press conference it is a “very exciting project.”The project, also touted by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Gov. Jim Justice, was announced earlier this year as the WV Hydrogen Hub Working Group was formed “to collaborate and support a strong West Virginia candidate to be chosen to develop a hydrogen... Read More

Senators from four states have introduced legislation to dismantle a commission tasked with studying the Department of Veterans Affairs' hospital system and making recommendations on consolidation and closures of facilities.   West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, joined senators from New Mexico, South Dakota and New Hampshire to support a bill that would eliminate the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission, saying the process... Read More

As Joe Goffman prepares for a pivotal Senate hearing this week on his bid to head EPA’s air office, some traditional alliances have scrambled in his favor, courtesy of both the politics of climate change and relationships forged over decades in the trenches of federal environmental policymaking.Whether they’re scrambled enough for him to win Senate confirmation remains an unsettled question.“He’s a respected voice, he certainly is qualified,” said Frank Maisano, a... Read More

Recently, a delegation of West Virginians joined over 1,200 advocates in Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Mountain State has a population of less than 2 million residents, but it has a big investment in this issue.A pair of bipartisan bills recently introduced by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, seek to continue progress in preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease, which costs the United States $321 billion a year. A... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (WOAY) – Steps are being taken to try to alleviate the nationwide baby formula shortage.During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Senator Capito said she was pleased with the president’s decision to invoke the “Defense Production Act” allowing for quicker formula production.However, Capito said the real concern was the shortage happening in the first place.While various states have been trying to take measures into their own hand to help the shortage,... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said even with a prolonged war in Ukraine, support for that country remains strong.Capito said during a virtual press briefing from her Washington office Thursday the Senate passed the $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, which she supported.The war in Ukraine may continue, she said, but as of right now, support from the West has not waned and she does not anticipate it will.The bipartisan bill passed 86 to 11, providing a combined... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday she’s co-sponsored two separate bills to address the ongoing baby formula shortage. Along with other senators, Capito also called on the FDA to find out how the situation got to its current state in the first place.Capito’s Thursday comments came one day after the House of Representatives voted to send $28 million to the FDA, in an effort to alleviate the formula shortage.“The house just passed some money... Read More

Area Republicans are united, and rightfully so, in their opposition to the Biden administration’s Orwellian sounding Disinformation Governance Board.It’s an egregious concept, and — whether intentional or not — comes across as a direct assault on free speech.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, are among several prominent Republicans that are calling upon the administration to immediately disband the... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R.-W.Va., is applauding President Joe Biden’s efforts to speed up the production of baby formula, but she wants to know how the current formula shortage currently impacting the country was allowed to happen.Biden made the right move by invoking the Defense Production Act to prioritize formula production, Capito said on Thursday, but questions remain about what can be done to prevent future supply issues.“Who would have thought,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is introducing a bill directed at improving palliative and hospice care by emphasizing related research, workforce training, and educating patients and others about these options.Capito and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., announced Thursday plans to reintroduce the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, which the senators contend will help health care professionals better address the needs of Americans with... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is introducing a bill directed at improving palliative and hospice care by emphasizing related research, workforce training, and educating patients and others about these options.Capito and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., announced Thursday plans to reintroduce the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, which the senators contend will help health care professionals better address the needs of Americans with... Read More

As the average price of gasoline in West Virginia has now spiked to $4.38 a gallon, Senator Shelley Moore Capito gathered with fellow Republicans to again blast the Biden administration’s energy policies.The $4.38 price point is what most West Virginians are paying now for a gallon of regular gasoline, according to AAA.One week ago, the cost was $4.22 a gallon.A month ago, the price was $3.95 a gallon.And one year ago, the cost was $2.99 a gallon.Prices are now above $4 a gallon all... Read More

GREENWIRE | EPA Administrator Michael Regan this morning delved into the agency's plans to fight climate change under a sweeping budget proposal.Regan testified before the Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee. Lawmakers asked him to provide details on efforts to fight global warming as states face increasing threats from wildfires and storms.Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), chair of the subcommittee, pushed Regan to have EPA act with urgency on the "climate emergency.""The... Read More

EXCLUSIVE — Led by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), 20 GOP senators signed a letter addressed to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, questioning the administration's lengthy investigation of Abbott Nutrition and demanding answers as to why proactive measures weren't taken to ease the baby formula crisis.In the letter exclusively obtained by the Washington Examiner, the group... Read More

Charleston, W.Va. (WOWK) — Fed up with high gas prices, a group of Republican U.S. Senators held a briefing on Capitol Hill.Among those speaking, West Virginia U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito.For the first time, every state in the nation is seeing prices at more than $4 per gallon. While the White House says the war in Ukraine and COVID pandemic supply chain issues are to blame, senators are getting very personal e-mail pleas from their constituents.“This is a father and husband in... Read More

As gas prices hit a record high for the ninth day in a row Wednesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with other Senate Republican leaders to call on President Biden to take action and alter his domestic energy policy.Capito said. “What people want to hear is, ‘I get it.’ … People want someone to take responsibility.”A  spokesperson with AAA, however, said the cost at the pumps is “being driven entirely by the price of oil” and not by anything the... Read More

E&E DAILY | A group of Senate Republican committee leaders are pressing the Biden administration on its use of a crucial climate metric, offering a preview of how they might handle oversight of the president on energy policy if they take over Congress next year.In a letter Friday led by Environment and Public Works ranking member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Republicans claimed the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases has not been transparent in... Read More

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Dozens of students from across West Virginia gathered at Fairmont State University Monday for the inaugural WVSSAC Robotics State Championship, which was attended by Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, high-ranking NASA officials and others.The event marked the first WVSSAC-sanctioned state championship of its kind since the organization officially recognized robotics last year. In all, 24 teams from 24 schools across the state competed.Todd Ensign,... Read More

Leading Senate Republicans are asking the White House for updates on the activities of President Joe Biden's working group on social cost of greenhouse gasses, which he created via executive order on his first day in office.Nine committee ranking members, including Shelley Moore Capito of Environment and Public Works, sent a letter to the White House on Friday asking for information on the working group’s mechanics, membership, and details about how it will solicit public... Read More