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Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to secure a number of West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package, which included the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bills. The six funding... Read More

ELKINS, W.Va. — A new $4 million broadband expansion initiative in one of the most underserved areas of the state has been announced. The Woodlands Route 33 Middle/Last Mile Fiber Deployment Project will connect communities in Randolph and Tucker counties. The project is partially funded through the Partnerships for Opportunity, Workforce, and Economic Revitalization (POWER) program managed by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and co-chair Gayle Manchin. “It is about the beauty of our... Read More

ELKINS – Federal, state and local officials gathered Friday morning to announce a new high-speed internet initiative to serve rural communities in Randolph and Tucker counties. “This is so essential and so important to this region,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R- W.Va., said at the beginning of the announcement event. “I just want to say congratulations. It’s not going to be easy, but I can’t wait until we can stop talking about how we need to connect us all, you know. Because that will mean that... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (WTRF) — In 2023, the Senate passed the ADVANCE Act, a bipartisan nuclear energy bill that falls under the NDAA, National Defense Authorization Act. The ADVANCE Act aims to strengthen national energy security and expand a clean power source by making nuclear licensing more affordable and efficient. It also looks to improve modern manufacturing techniques for better nuclear reactors. Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator, says she sees nuclear power as a part of West Virginia’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, have jointly expressed their concerns to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan regarding the potential impact of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lime Manufacturing Plants Amendments (“Lime NESHAP”)... Read More

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin recently spoke on the Senate floor to advocate for the designation of March 22, 2024, as National Inland Waterways Workers Safety Awareness Day. This initiative aims to honor Gabe White, a young man who tragically lost his life in a barge accident in March 2023. Senator Shelley Moore Capito partnered with Manchin to introduce the resolution. An investigation into White's death revealed that it could have been prevented. The probe found that he did not have... Read More

President Biden's EPA has implemented new pollution standards for vehicles built between 2027 and 2032. The aim is to boost the production of efficient gasoline-powered, hybrid, and electric vehicles. The standards are expected to cut carbon output and eliminate over 7 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions, with a societal benefit of over $100 billion. The United Automobile Workers union supports the rule, which aims for 56% of vehicle sales to be electric by 2032. West Virginia's political... Read More

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with officials from Woodlands Development and Lending Group, announced a new project on Friday that is expected to expand broadband access in Randolph and Tucker counties. Sen. Capito said that the project will run a fiber broadband network from Elkins through Harman and all the way up to Davis. The project was started by an initiative from the Benedum Foundation with West Virginia and Woodlands brought in as well to access more... Read More

A powerful policy tool that puts a price tag on greenhouse gases has reemerged as a flashpoint in the courts and in Congress, the latest development in an ideological tug-of-war that has played out for most of the Biden administration. The White House has been developing updated estimates for the tool, known as the social cost of carbon, since the day President Joe Biden took office. The metric is a dollar estimate of the harm to the economy caused by releasing one ton of planet-warming carbon... Read More

CHARLESTON — A new rule by President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency aimed at increasing the numbers of electric vehicles on the road has several of West Virginia’s political leaders shocked. On Wednesday, the EPA announced its final pollution standards for commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and light and medium-duty vehicles affecting models to be built between 2027 and 2032. The standards are aimed at encouraging the production of more efficient gasoline-powered vehicles, as... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., emphasized her criticism of new federal standards to crack down on emissions from gasoline-powered cars and trucks while boosting production of electric vehicles over the next few years. Federal officials called the new automobile emissions standards the most ambitious plan yet to curtail pollution from cars. Capito would like to hit the brakes. “Since when is the federal government telling us what we can and cannot buy in terms of our vehicles?” Capito... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Today, the Biden Administration has announced new tailpipe emission standards for new passenger cars, aiming to cut over 7 billion tons of carbon emissions. The standards will apply to new passenger cars and light duty trucks, with the model years from 2027 to 2032. The EPA says the reduction of carbon emissions will prevent premature deaths and reduce respiratory illnesses. In the US, transportation reportedly generates nearly 30% of the nation’s greenhouse... Read More

The political season always seems to bring out the extreme, and such is the case with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new vehicle standard that is aimed at reducing carbon emissions. While the end goal may be right, the timing certainly isn’t, and it appears to be just another attempt by President Joe Biden’s administration to attempt to issue mandates that are geared toward winning votes instead of instilling sound policy that reaches those goals in a reasonable time frame. The... Read More

Federal and state leaders spoke out Wednesday after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its finalized tailpipe emission rules which lawmakers argue were created to make Americans switch to electric vehicles. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released a statement about the EPA’s new admission rules which she said are designed to push Americans into buying electric vehicles. “With the final... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOAY) – The Biden administration has announced new emissions standards that are being touted as “historic progress.” Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation disagree. The new rules are not as strict from 2027 to 2029 as previously announced, but ramp up until the new preferred benchmark is reached in 2032. It targets emissions from cars and trucks that use gas or diesel. It also requires increased sales of electric vehicles. By 2032, electric vehicles need to make up... Read More

WASHINGTON – Legislation backed by Senate Recycling Caucus co-chair Senator John Boozman (R-AR) that would improve our nation’s recycling and composting systems unanimously passed the Senate last week. Boozman, along with Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), have been leading proponents of the pair of legislative initiatives to enhance recycling capabilities and expand opportunities for recycling and... Read More

CHARLESTON — It’s been more than a week since President Joe Biden gave his fourth State of the Union address to the nation, but U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito remains unimpressed. Capito provided comments on Biden’s speech and other issues during an afternoon briefing Thursday with reporters from her offices on Capitol Hill. Capito said Biden’s State of the State was less focused on how to make the country better and more focused on his presumptive Republican opponent – former President Donald... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has announced that two local projects will be funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. Senator Capito herself requested these funds. The first project is intended to support a youth employment program in Charleston, while the second aims to enhance a workforce development initiative. The senator found out about these necessary projects from the local community. She is dedicated to helping West Virginia residents secure quality jobs, including youth and those... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, 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), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for two West Virginia projects. "These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will provide funding to the City of Charleston, W.Va. for a youth employment program... 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), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for two West Virginia projects.   These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will provide funding to the City of Charleston, W.Va. for a youth employment... Read More