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U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.VA., along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller, R-W.Va. and Alex Mooney, R-W.Va. wrote a letter to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural. This classification determines communities’ eligibility to receive certain federal healthcare resources, and adopting ruggedness in the definition will ensure that West... Read More

West Virginia is home to more than 135,000 men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, with more than 99,000 who served during wartime, according to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. West Virginia officials marked the Memorial Day holiday with messages calling on Mountain State residents to both cherish those veterans still with us while also remembering the service of those who lost their lives in the line of duty. “On Memorial Day, we come together to display our deep... Read More

A U.S. senator has raised concerns about a $50 million grant the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded to the Climate Justice Alliance, a group that advocates for action on climate change. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said the Environment and Public Works Committee, found the EPA gave a $50 million grant to the group with money from the Inflation Reduction Act. She said the group "engages in pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, and... Read More

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), wrote a letter Thursday to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural. This classification determines communities’ eligibility to receive certain federal health care resources, and the lawmakers say adopting ruggedness in the definition... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley Wednesday raising concerns that SSA beneficiaries would have difficulty accessing benefit services following a decision to close SSA offices nationwide during business hours. Capito is the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee and Collins is the Vice... Read More

The Biden Administration is showering far and wide more than $1 trillion in climate largesse from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Still, who could have thought that taxpayer funds would flow to a left-wing group that thinks “climate justice” involves everything from freeing Palestine to dismantling capitalism? That’s the discovery made by West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s office. Democrats appropriated $3 billion in the IRA to the Environmental Protection Agency for “environmental... Read More

West Virginia U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito was the lead sponsor of a bill that promises to provide greater support to people with Parkinson’s nationwide. The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, or House Resolution 2365, will require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create “an advisory board comprising members of federal agencies and private sector experts, including, patients, care partners, researchers, and clinicians to create a comprehensive... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., applauded the Appalachian Regional Commission’s commitment of more than $30 million to help West Virginia meet matching required for federal broadband funding dollars on Thursday. The state is required to come up with a minimum 25% match for the $1.2 billion it is slated to receive through the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment program, which is funded through the National Telecommunication and Information Administration. “The problem that has been... Read More

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously advanced its bill to authorize new levee, harbor and ecosystem restoration projects and set policy at the red tape-laden Army Corps of Engineers. Lawmakers are racing to advance the measure, S. 4367, in the coming weeks in hopes of keeping the popular, bipartisan infrastructure legislation from getting bogged down by election politics. "As sea-level driven by climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten our... Read More

It’s good to have friends, and West Virginians know they’ve got someone they can rely on in Washington, D.C. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., continues to use her experience and her rank to serve Mountain State residents wherever she can find the opportunity. This week, she’s among those pitching the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, in her role as ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The bill would authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, last week announced resources from several federal agencies for projects intended to bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, education programs, environmental cleanup, and public housing projects across West Virginia. Here is information about funding awarded to projects in the HD Media coverage area: HHS Funding Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

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), joined a group of 129 lawmakers this week in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the department to withdraw its latest attempt to transfer student loan debt onto American taxpayers. Capito said the proposed rule will cost hard-working Americans an additional $147 billion and bring the total... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBOY) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is drawing attention to oversight findings that $50 million in taxpayer funding went to a group that engages in “pro-Hamas” activities through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Fellow West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) worked closely with Sen. Maj. Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to create the IRA back in July 2022. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office did not believe that the IRA was going to have an impact on inflation when... Read More

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to pass the bipartisan Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 on Wednesday. The legislation was introduced by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.). The bill advanced by a unanimous vote, according to Capito. The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, joined a group of 129 lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the department to withdraw its latest attempt to transfer student loan debt onto American taxpayers. The proposed rule will cost an additional $147 billion and bring the total student loan debt transferred... Read More

Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, education programs, environmental cleanup, and public housing projects across West Virginia. More information on the projects can be found below: HHS FUNDING:Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released Monday the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2024 with Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., Senator Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Senator Ben Cardin, D-Md. Capito said the measure authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue implementation of key projects and studies that address water resources challenges in communities across the country, including several in... Read More

It’s good to have friends, and West Virginians know they’ve got someone they can rely on in Washington, D.C. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., continues to use her experience and her rank to serve Mountain State residents wherever she can find the opportunity. This week, she’s among those pitching the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, in her role as ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The bill would authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says any major changes that could be made to postal facilities across the country won’t happen now until 2025. There have been almost 60 processing plants under a mail processing facility review including the Charleston Processing & Distribution Center. According to the United States Postal Service, the reviews are to assess if some operations should be relocated from certain facilities to more regional sites in order to... Read More