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A little more than a year ago West Virginia officials celebrated getting a jump toward improving broadband connectivity after the state became one of the first three approved to unlock millions of federal dollars. Now state officials are expressing frustration over federal delays. “It’s a digital inequity that we have in our state,” Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said in a briefing with reporters, saying the $1.2 billion allocated for West Virginia broadband “should have been out the... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Kelly Workman, director of West Virginia’s Office of Broadband, are right to keep up the pressure on federal officials over the pace of their review of grant funding for high-speed broadband. “As we have discussed, I am concerned that West Virginia may be told to move back from the 1-yard line to the 40-yard line after the review concludes,” Capito wrote in a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. “I urge you to expedite not... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Wednesday that West Virginia has waited long enough for connecting unserved and underserved homes and businesses to high-speed broadband, calling on the federal government to speed up its review of grant funding. In a May 7 letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Capito asked Lutnick to expedite the department’s review of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. “As we have discussed, I am concerned that West... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday she is not opposed to reforms for federal entitlement programs, but she was not interested in seeing West Virginians receive cuts to the services they rely on. Capito, R-W.Va., spoke with reporters Thursday afternoon during a phone briefing from Capitol Hill on a multitude of topics, including the budget reconciliation package being worked on by Congress, the situation at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Morgantown... Read More

Funding for Head Start has been restored in President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday. An initial version of the president’s proposal released in April included significant cuts to the 60-year-old early childhood education program, which raised concern among stakeholders over the fate of the more than $90 million in federal funds that support West Virginia Head Start programs annually. “We have a lot of vital services through Head Start in... Read More

U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) was on the Senate floor Thursday, where she questioned FBI Director Kash Patel about the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget request. Capito addressed the work that is currently being done at the Criminal Justice Center in Clarksburg. Patel traveled to the center in April and said he was impressed by the work being done there, particularly when it comes to gun background checks and national background checks. With the current budget, Patel says... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Wednesday that West Virginia has waited long enough for connecting unserved and underserved homes and businesses to high-speed broadband, calling on the federal government to speed up its review of grant funding. In a May 7 letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Capito asked Lutnick to expedite the department’s review of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. “As we have discussed, I am concerned that West... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) on their bipartisan Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) Act. The legislation seeks to make breast cancer diagnostic tests more affordable and accessible by eliminating copays and other out-of-pocket expenses for these tests, which are often necessary to receive a formal diagnosis.  “We know that early detection and screening for breast cancer can saves lives. That’s why it’s... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is asking the Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to allow a broadband infrastructure program to move forward.  Capito sent an open letter Tuesday to Lutnick asking he expedite a review of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Lutnick announced his review more than two months ago to “cut government red tape” and rip out what he called pointless requirements imposed by the Biden administration. “In 2021, Congress created the Broadband... Read More

All eyes were on President Donald Trump Wednesday as he marked the first 100 days of his second non-consecutive term in office. But U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, and Rep. Riley Moore are also more than 100 days into new roles on Capitol Hill. Capito, R-W.Va., has been in Congress since 2001, first as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives then as a member of the U.S. Senate since 2015. But Capito has steadily risen the ranks of Senate Republican leadership,... Read More

Although some workers are back on the job, employees at the NIOSH facility in Morgantown are still set to permanently lose their jobs in June, according to U.S. Senatore Shelley Moore Capito. Capito told reporters Thursday she continues to advocate for the workers. But there still is no change in their status. NIOSH was placed on the Department of Health and Human Services’ reduction in force list in early April. Capito said she's hoping that will change in the next month. "I think that we need... Read More

All eyes were on President Donald Trump Wednesday as he marked the first 100 days of his second non-consecutive term in office. But U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, and Rep. Riley Moore are also more than 100 days into new roles on Capitol Hill. Capito, R-W.Va., has been in Congress since 2001, first as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives then as a member of the U.S. Senate since 2015. But Capito has steadily risen the ranks of Senate Republican leadership,... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she’s still working on permanently reinstating some federal workers in Morgantown.  Capito says she’s pleased that at least some staff at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health have returned to work in the short term. She said she’d continue to press President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the NIOSH team that monitors the health and safety of coal miners.  “We’re going to keep pounding this drum here to tell... Read More

After writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday that progress has been made in temporarily restoring some employees of the Morgantown NIOSH facility, though more work was needed. In a statement on social media Tuesday morning, Capito said some laid off employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in Morgantown would be returning to work on a temporary... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said some NIOSH workers in Morgantown who lost their jobs in DOGE cuts are back to work, at least for now. “Based on conversations I’ve had with folks on the ground in Morgantown and at @CDCgov, I am encouraged that some NIOSH functions for coal miner and firefighter safety are slated to resume with some select staff returning to work this week,” Capito wrote. “But my understanding is that this is temporary so my focus will continue to be on working with @HHSGov... Read More

After writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday that progress has been made in temporarily restoring some employees of the Morgantown NIOSH facility, though more work was needed. In a statement on social media Tuesday morning, Capito said some laid off employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in Morgantown would be returning to work on a temporary... Read More

After writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday that progress has been made in temporarily restoring some employees of the Morgantown NIOSH facility, though more work was needed. In a statement on social media Tuesday morning, Capito said some laid off employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in Morgantown would be returning to work on a temporary... Read More

After writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday that progress has been made in temporarily restoring some employees of the Morgantown NIOSH facility, though more work was needed. In a statement on social media Tuesday morning, Capito said some laid off employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in Morgantown would be returning to work on a temporary... Read More

As efforts from Washington, D.C., to reduce the size of the federal government continue with mixed results, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was right to urge U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse course on a reduction in force effort that has affected the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown. “I believe in the president’s vision to right size our government, but I do not think eliminating the NIOSH coal... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), last week, hosted her 36th West Virginia Girls Rise Up program at Ruthlawn Elementary School in Charleston, where she was joined by America250 Chair Rosie Rios.  Senator Capito and Rios met with 4th and 5th grade female students to discuss the importance of self-confidence, education, and physical fitness. Additionally, Senator Capito and Rios discussed America250, the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary... Read More