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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Senators 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), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), as well as U.S. Reps. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) and Mike Carey (R-Ohio), reintroduced the Credit for Caring Act. This bill would provide up to a $5,000 federal tax credit for eligible and working family caregivers. Capito and her colleagues announced... Read More

A Congressional watchdog has launched an inquiry into the Biden administration’s delayed rollout of the new federal financial aid application, according to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.). Cassidy, the top GOP member of the Senate education committee, said Thursday that the Government Accountability Office had agreed to Republicans’ request for an investigation into the Education Department’s handling of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The administration’s rollout of the new FAFSA... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after reviewing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) initial findings for the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR). Senator Capito has remained active on this issue, and has spoken personally with Postmaster General DeJoy and other local officials on the matter. “I have reviewed USPS’s initial findings of the Processing and Distribution Center in... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — The Biden administration’s recent decision to pause the permitting process for future liquefied natural gas exports is an election-year stunt, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito, during her weekly press briefing Thursday, said the move is meant to entice members of the “young environmental community” into supporting President Joe Biden’s re-election bid later this year. “It seems to be a universal thought that this is a hat-tip to his young... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is among the Senate Republicans who are demanding that President Biden’s national security funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Tawain [sic] be tied to policy changes to address the southern border crisis. Capito (R-W.Va.) said during a Thursday call with reporters that negotiators are ready to release details of a bipartisan plan to reduce the surge of migrants at the border, but she hasn’t seen the final text yet. “It will have... Read More

ENERGYWIRE | The Biden administration is banking on nuclear energy to reach climate goals, but the industry faces consequential hurdles before it can get the next generation of reactors off the ground. Over the past year, the country gained its first new nuclear power plant built from start to finish in this century and saw numerous developers unveil plans to build small modular reactors. But the cancellation of a flagship project from NuScale Power also raised questions of whether the economics... Read More

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - According to the AARP, 48 million Americans serve as caregivers for loved ones. They’re tasked with preparing meals, helping with medical needs, and making day-to-day life manageable for someone who can no longer do it on their own. All that care adds up to about $600 billion dollars in unpaid labor every year. Wednesday, lawmakers are looking to give them a helping hand. They’re introducing the Credit for Caring Act, a bill that would provide a $5k annual federal tax... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — WomenCare, Inc., of Scott Depot and Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc., of Hamlin, have both been awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. WomenCare, Inc. is set to receive $1,499,261 in HHS funding, while Lincoln County Primary Care Center, Inc. will receive $1,002,444 in HHS funding. Both grants are to... 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), along with U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), led a bipartisan group of 57 senators in a letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), expressing their continued... Read More

The American Farm Bureau Federation and West Virginia Farm Bureau today presented Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) with the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress, the Golden Plow award. “Senator Capito has proven time and again that she is a strong advocate, fierce negotiator and formidable champion for agriculture and rural America,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “She’s helped us fight against overregulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, led the... Read More

The American Farm Bureau Federation and West Virginia Farm Bureau today presented Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) with the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress, the Golden Plow award. “Senator Capito has proven time and again that she is a strong advocate, fierce negotiator and formidable champion for agriculture and rural America,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “She’s helped us fight against overregulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, led the... Read More

Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry’s powerful prescription drug middlemen: pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). This bipartisan effort, led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., includes requesting a status update on the investigation, which has been open for over 18 months. “We support the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry’s most powerful prescription drug middlemen: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). This bipartisan effort, led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), includes requesting a status update on the investigation, which has now been open for over 18 months. “We... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) launched a bipartisan inquiry into delays veterans are facing between referral dates and scheduled medical appointments at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care locations nationwide. The inquiry – led by U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) – urges the VA to fully implement U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recommendations to improve program timeliness and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to complete its investigation into the health care industry’s most powerful prescription drug middlemen: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). This bipartisan effort, led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), includes requesting a status update on the investigation, which has now been open for over 18 months. “We... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable in Morgantown with U.S. Senator John Boozman, R-Ark, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Boozman is one of the primary authors of the upcoming Farm Bill. During the roundtable, the senators were joined by West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, as well as state leaders from a variety of agricultural fields to discuss the Farm Bill and the impacts... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently helped lead a bipartisan resolution that would designate January 2024 as National Mentoring Month. “Having people who care about you, guide you, and hold you accountable will set you up for success, and I am happy to join my colleagues in highlighting the importance of mentors in communities across West Virginia and our country,” Sen. Capito said on Jan. 19. Senate Resolution (S.Res.) 529, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable in Morgantown with U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee and primary author of the upcoming farm bill. Senator Boozman has made the roundtable presentation in 20 other states. Last week, both chambers passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through early March. “We’re not doing these... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable Monday in Morgantown, with U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Boozman is one of the primary authors of the upcoming Farm Bill. During the roundtable, the senators were joined by West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, as well as state leaders from a variety of agricultural fields to discuss the Farm Bill and the... Read More

MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable in Morgantown, W.Va. with U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Senator Boozman is one of the primary authors of the upcoming Farm Bill.  During the roundtable, the senators were joined by West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, as well as state leaders from a variety of... Read More