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Washington D.C. (WTRF) – A program that currently helps 23 million households pay for Internet service has stopped taking new applications as funding is about to run out this spring. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) can pay $30 to $75 per month to pay for Internet. The Biden Administration has requested 6 billion dollars from Congress to keep the program going. West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito is in favor of extending the funding, especially since over 100,000 West Virginians... Read More

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to overturn a 2023 rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that they say constitutes government overreach. The FHWA rule mandates that state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) set declining emissions targets. This rule, say the Republicans, attempts to use authority that was specifically... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVNS) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee announced that resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will support barriers floods and parking lot repairs. The construction will go towards the construction of a barrier for floods and parking lot repairs at the Valley Pre-K-8 School, which resulted from from flooding that happened in... Read More

A decision by President Biden to halt new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects in the United States puts “the Ayatollah over Appalachia” and “Putin over Pennsylvania,” U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday. Capito, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a press conference with her colleagues to discuss the Biden administration’s decision to halt new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. “I talked earlier... Read More

Senior Republicans are seeking to undo emissions targets the Federal Highway Administration is requiring of state transportation agencies. Relying on a procedural resolution, the lawmakers seek to nullify the recent move by FHWA. The Republican measure’s consideration has yet to be scheduled for a vote. This procedural tool from Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) and fellow Republicans coincides with their caucus’ opposition to the Biden administration’s climate change and economic agenda. “This... Read More

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Biden Administration is hitting the brakes on new approvals for Liquified Natural Gas exports. While they say it won’t impact existing trade with our allies - Republicans are sounding the alarm. “President Biden is trying to commit energy suicide,” said Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana. “He is choosing Putin over Pennsylvania,” said Senator Shelley Moore-Capito (R-WV) “He’s choosing the Ayatollah over Appalachia.” They’re calling on Biden to lift the ban. White House... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has a bill that would undo the Biden administration’s pause on approving new export terminals for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Capito introduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act a year ago. Last month, the U.S. Energy Department said it would stop considering new applications for LNG export terminals to countries with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement. Capito opposes the policy but said it would be difficult to get her bill past the... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is advocating for naloxone, better known by its brand name, Narcan, to be made available on every flight. Naloxone is an FDA-approved medicine that works by binding to opioid receptors and effectively reverses and blocks the effects of opioids such as heroin and oxycodone. Senator Capito said that she has personal experience and heard stories from others who agree that if the measure were adopted by the FAA, it could be life-saving,... Read More

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval Wednesday to nullify a November 2023 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule that imposes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation (DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), despite lacking the authority from Congress to do so. “The FHWA’s GHG... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the U.S. Senate expressed disappointment as well as continued support for a local manufacturer following a decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission Tuesday. In January 2023, Cleveland-Cliffs and the United Steelworkers Union filed anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions against eight countries, with claims of unfairly traded tin and chromium coated sheet steel products. Tuesday, the ITC determined the domestic tin industry was “not materially... Read More

Great progress has been made on Corridor H in the past several years, in terms of construction and design-development. The Kerens to Parsons section is now fully under construction and the ability to drive nonstop from Weston to Parsons will be realized in the summer of 2025. Design work on Parsons to Davis and Wardensville to the Virginia state line also is well underway. This progress is the result of tremendous teamwork from all levels of government. The leadership of Gov. Jim Justice,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOAY) – West Virginia’s senators are speaking out about the Biden administration’s decision to pause the approval of new exports of liquid natural gas. The decision came down two weeks ago, as the administration said it is delaying natural gas exports from the United States, citing environmental concerns. “During this period, we will take a hard look at the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, America’s energy security, and our environment. This pause on new LNG approvals sees... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. Senators are pushing back on the Biden administration’s effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito have co-sponsored a resolution to overturn a Federal Highway Administration rule on emissions targets. The rule, made final in November, requires state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to set declining emissions targets. Both Capito and Manchin argue the agency lacks the authority... Read More

On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., ranking member of EPW’s Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, introduced a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to overturn FHWA’s greenhouse gas performance measures. The resolution is co-sponsored by all but two Republican senators (Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio). Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The American Farm Bureau Federation and West Virginia Farm Bureau recently presented U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) with the Golden Plow award on Jan. 29, the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress. The Golden Plow Award is given to members of Congress who demonstrate exemplary agricultural leadership. Recipients are chosen based on their philosophies and record in advocating for agriculture policies supported by Farm Bureau, the private... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia is among 22 states that have signed on to a letter “strongly urging” the Biden Administration to reconsider the decision to pause the permitting process for future liquefied natural gas exports, according to Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The letter contends the U.S. Energy Department lacks the authority to enact such pause and that it should have instead been approved by lawmakers in Congress. “This administration is going full-throttle on its... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the below statement on the national security supplemental funding bill text that was unveiled tonight. “I have said repeatedly that I am supportive of efforts to craft a national security supplemental that assists our allies abroad, such as Israel and Ukraine, as well as the national security challenges we face here at home. The border is one of those challenges. In... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), all members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group, released a legislative discussion draft that would make updates to the 340B program. Last year, the Senate 340B working group sought input on bipartisan policy solutions that would provide stability and transparency to the 340B program to ensure the program... Read More

In a recent press conference, leading Senate Republicans, including Dr. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, accused the Biden administration of prioritizing student debt relief over their fundamental responsibility to update the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The accusations follow the troubled launch of the new FAFSA, marked by technical glitches and errors that have prompted delays in aid distribution to colleges and universities. The... Read More

Leading Senate Republicans accused Biden administration officials of focusing on student debt relief at the expense of their core responsibility to update the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which they said contributed to the troublesome rollout of the new form. “President Biden and Secretary Cardona, you need to explain why the American people are having to live with the consequences of this administration’s upside-down priorities,” Dr. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said at a press... Read More