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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — While designed as a tour of infrastructure hubs in Morgantown, conversation quickly turned to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his recent endorsement of Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va.McKinley was present for Monday’s tour, which began at the Morgantown Utility Board wastewater treatment plant and ended at an abandoned mine site, with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.When asked by a national reporter if her appearance with McKinley could be... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito took advantage of an opportunity Thursday when U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared before a Senate committee. Capito urged Buttigieg to approve plans for a new exit on Interstate 79 at Harmony Grove near Morgantown.“I didn’t want to leave this opportunity unchecked,” Capito told Buttigieg. “Safety is your priority and this is a safety issue because of a business park which is growing. It would... Read More

FAIRMONT — Congressman David McKinley joined West Virginia’s senators Wednesday to urge swift approval for a new interchange on Interstate 79 they say will help bring jobs and economic growth to the region.McKinley joined U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in signing a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg asking he approve what’s been dubbed the Harmony Grove Interchange near the Morgantown Industrial Park.“For too... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-Va., joined a group of her colleagues on Wednesday in Washington to once again blast Pres. Joe Biden’s plan to end Title 42 and his Southern Border policies in general.“We’ve been here before,” Capito said of previous “cautionary tales” of what is on the horizon at the border with current federal policies.This time, it’s Biden planning to end Title 42 on May 23, a policy that was put into place in early 2020 because of the... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — During a virtual press conference Thursday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito continued to criticize the Biden administration’s handling of border control and the public health order widely known as Title 42.Title 42 is the part of federal code that allowed the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue the order in March 2020 under then-President Donald Trump.The order, which officials said was aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19,... Read More

E&E DAILY | Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member Shelley Moore Capito yesterday took aim at the Justice Department’s request for funds to tackle climate change and environmental justice.DOJ's budget request for fiscal 2023 included $1.4 million to establish an Office of Environmental Justice and $6.5 million to address climate impacts and pollution in vulnerable communities.“Are these directives coming from the White House?” Capito, a Republican... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOWK) — Senate Republicans gathered Wednesday to address illegal immigration and condemn the Biden Administration’s plan to lift Title 42.Speakers fully pointed the finger at the Biden Administration, calling illegal immigration a “Biden border crisis,” “policy insanity” and a “disaster caused by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”According to Senate Republicans, illegal immigration is the worst it has been in 61 years. Republicans said 2... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with her Senate GOP colleagues on Wednesday to once again call attention to their concerns about ending the Title 42 immigration policy.Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, called the press conference that ran for more than an hour.“We already have a crisis at the border,” he said. “That crisis threatens to become a catastrophe.”If Tile 42 ends, he said, it’s projected that 1.5 million to 2 million people will cross the... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg requesting swift approval of the Interchange Justification Report for the proposed Harmony Grove Interchange in Morgantown.“For too long, West Virginia has ranked last in the country due to aging roads and bridges, which has hurt our ability to be competitive in attracting new... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with her Senate GOP colleagues on Wednesday to once again call attention to their concerns about ending the Title 42 immigration policy.Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, called the press conference that ran for more than an hour.“We already have a crisis at the border,” he said. “That crisis threatens to become a catastrophe.”If Tile 42 ends, he said, it’s projected that 1.5 million to 2 million people will cross the... Read More

Pineville – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., talked with Wyoming County Economic Development Authority members and other officials during a one-hour visit Thursday.Through “Congressionally Directed Spending” items, previously known as budget earmarks, Capito provided $850,000 for a new access bridge for the Barkers Creek Industrial Park, located between Mullens and Herndon, along with $835,000 to improve and increase the electrical power at the park.The current... Read More

PRINCETON — The three-day gathering of county leaders from across the nation continues today, with a visit to Camp Creek State Park and Mercer Street in Princeton.On Monday, about 20 participants in the National Association of Counties (NACo) Economic Mobility Leadership Network (EMLN) visited Bramwell and Bluefield.The visits included the Hatfield-McCoy ATV Trail and the Corner Shop in Bramwell, and Intuit and the Granada Theater in Bluefield.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was a... Read More

KIMBALL – What looks like an array of solar panels outside a local food bank is actually drawing the food bank’s most requested item right out of the air.U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. paid a visit Thursday to McDowell County to help celebrate the completion of the local public service district’s Elkhorn Phase II Water Project, which is bringing clean drinking water to hundreds of residents in the Northfork and Keystone areas.After the celebration, Capito traveled to... Read More

PINEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito made a visit to Pineville Thursday, April 21, 2022, to talk to local leaders.On the agenda were infrastructure projects going on in the county like broadband and water but also an announcement of 1.7 million dollars in congressional spending for the Barkers Creek Industrial Park in Tralee. The money will go toward a new bridge for a larger weight capacity to bring heavy equipment onto the complex. That’s not all though; it will... Read More

WEIRTON — Following a recent investment of Congressionally directed spending into planned development in the city, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was in Weirton, Wednesday, to see some of the progress first-hand.Capito, R-W.Va., and her staff spent part of Wednesday morning meeting with representatives of the Frontier Group of Companies, the City of Weirton, and the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission, hearing about plans for the Frontier Crossings development.Capito,... Read More

PINEVILLE – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., talked with Wyoming County Economic Development Authority members and other officials during a one-hour visit Thursday. Through “Congressionally Directed Spending” items, previously known as budget earmarks, Capito provided $850,000 for a new access bridge for the Barkers Creek Industrial Park, located between Mullens and Herndon, along with $835,000 to improve and increase the electrical power at the park.The current... Read More

NORTHFORK, W.Va. (WVVA) – The Elkhorn Water Project has been in the works since 2015. With phase one including the installation of a 400 thousand gallon water storage tank. It also features a state of the art water treatment plant. The heavy lifting of phase two of this project includes laying nearly 70 thousand feet of water lines from Upland to Keystone.“It addressed a lot of health issues also because we had the water in keystone that the plant was so deteriorated that they were... Read More

WEIRTON – After helping secure millions of dollars in funding to help with projects in both Brooke and Hancock counties, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited both Weirton and Follansbee on Wednesday to see and discuss progress made.Capito, R-W.Va., spent the first part of her day meeting with representatives of the Frontier Group of Companies, the City of Weirton, and the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission, hearing about plans for the Frontier Crossings... Read More

WEIRTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito made two stops in the Northern Panhandle on Wednesday.After helping secure $25 million to redevelop the former Weirton Steel site last month, Capito took a tour of the area and talked with local leaders."I'm really excited about what I see here in Weirton, just with the development folks, city planners,” Capito said. “With investment here, we've been able to help with congressional directed spending, which is the... Read More

West Virginians should continue to elect federal lawmakers that serve the state’s needs first, not special interest groups in Washington, D.C.U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., along with Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., are three such lawmakers, and they continue to show true leadership in putting West Virginia first with their votes in Congress.The latest example comes with the announcement of $1.6 million from the bipartisan infrastructure bill to fund... Read More