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WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday that she would support a bill banning TikTok. In addition to supporting the divestment of TikTok by its current Chinese owners, ByteDance, Capito said the Biden administration hasn’t done enough to tackle fentanyl precursor shipments from China. A bill passed Wednesday by the U.S. House would require that ByteDance sell TikTok to an approved company without connections to the Chinese state within six months. If that... Read More

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on March 12 marked up and approved the bipartisan Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024, which is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). S. 3891, which Sen. Capito helped lead with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), would reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in nearly 20 years, and would make key reforms to modernize EDA’s core programs. “Today, the EPW Committee... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced resources from several federal agencies for projects throughout West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to three West Virginia Health Center... Read More

Federal lawmakers and state officials called Wednesday for Congress to approve the Laken Riley Act which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny or shoplifting offenses. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined a group of 31 of her Senate Republican colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Katie Britt, R-Ala. and Ted Budd, R-N.C., in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBOY) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was one of 31 Senate Republicans to introduce the Laken Riley Act Wednesday. The bill is named after the 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student who police say was killed by Jose Antonio Ibarra while she was on her morning jog last month. Ibarra is a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally but was allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case. Riley’s murder has drawn new attention to immigration policy, with conservative groups... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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), joined a bipartisan group of 13 of her Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), in a letter to Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Ashish Vazirani. In the letter, the senators urged the acting under secretary to encourage collaboration among the U.S.... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on March 7 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in nearly 20 years. “The Economic Development Administration is a critical partner for many of our communities, helping to drive investment, create jobs, and grow local economies across West Virginia,” Sen. Capito said. “It is past time for Congress to reauthorize the EDA.” An agency of the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed West Virginia economic development district leaders to a committee business meeting as the panel voted to advance the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 by voice vote. Shane Whitehair, the Executive Director of the Region VII Planning and Development Council based in Buckhannon, was among those in attendance. Capito,... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced Monday she will run to serve as the next chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), a post that will be vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who is running to become Senate GOP conference chair. “The Republican Policy Committee plays a critical role as the policy and legislative ideas factory for our conference. I am going to ask for the support of my colleagues to chair the RPC in the next Congress,” she announced on social media. “It is... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced Monday she will run to serve as the next chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), a post that will be vacated by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who is running to become Senate GOP conference chair. “The Republican Policy Committee plays a critical role as the policy and legislative ideas factory for our conference. I am going to ask for the support of my colleagues to chair the RPC in the next Congress,” she announced on social media. “It is... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., responded Friday to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address. “The State of the Union is a great opportunity for a president to deliver a forward thinking and unifying message about the spirit and promise of America,” Capito said. “Tonight, President Biden delivered a divisive and partisan campaign speech. The American people can see through this and are looking for leaders who are ready to solve problems.” Senator Katie Britt clearly presented... Read More

Republicans have accused Joe Biden of trying to “circumvent the law” in replacing presidential climate envoy, John Kerry, with White House senior adviser John Podesta. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member Shelley Moore Capito, sent a letter to the president this week, saying that his decision violated the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. Under that act, special envoy roles, or... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she was “concerned” with the message President Joe Biden was expected to present in the annual State of the Union address Thursday. Capito, speaking during her weekly press call Thursday afternoon, said she expected Biden to paint a much rosier and more optimistic portrait of American life compared to reality. “If you look at what the economics are doing — people going to grocery store, filling up their car, trying to buy a home, pay for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (WOAY) –  Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference Shelley Moore Capito spoke on the floor of the Senate today, ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union address tonight. She criticized the Biden administration’s record on economic, crime, foreign policy, and economic failures. “I rise today in the hours before President Biden’s State of the Union address to discuss the reality of the past three years and the current circumstances of our nation,” Capito said.... Read More

EXCLUSIVE — President Joe Biden‘s move to crown veteran Democratic strategist John Podesta as his lead climate diplomat has prompted an investigation by top Republicans in Congress, who are accusing the White House of sidestepping their authority. Podesta, a White House adviser on green energy overseeing the implementation of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, a massive climate spending law, is set to succeed John Kerry as special climate envoy. But the appointment “appears to be a blatant attempt... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (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), joined a group of 16 of her Republican colleagues to send a letter raising serious concerns to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. following President Biden’s proposal that attempts to allow agencies to seize drug patents under the Bayh-Dole Act if the... Read More

Top Republican leaders in Congress this week launched an investigation into President Joe Biden’s appointment of Democratic strategist John Podesta as his lead climate diplomat, accusing Biden of disregarding the Constitution and federal law.  The president’s appointment "appears to be a blatant attempt to sidestep congressional oversight and install Mr. Podesta in a position that under federal law requires the advice and consent of the United States Senate," House Energy and Commerce Committee... Read More

Top Republicans accused President Joe Biden of ignoring the authority of Congress by appointing John Podesta as special climate envoy to replace John Kerry but pretending that it is a new position, the Washington Examiner reported Wednesday. Podesta is a veteran Democratic strategist and White House adviser on green energy overseeing the implementation of Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, a massive climate spending law. The appointment "appears to be a blatant attempt to sidestep congressional... Read More

Washington DC – Today, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Va., Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee) Iowa) is calling. The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will revisit proposed regulations on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and existing power plants and advocate for small businesses on how the regulations will harm them. Regarding addressing issues... Read More

The top Republicans on the House and Senate environmental committees on Wednesday alleged the White House flouted congressional oversight by giving senior adviser John Podesta new responsibilities over international climate action. The Republican lawmakers said the administration is circumventing a law that requires Senate confirmation of special envoys by installing Podesta as an international climate adviser when Special Climate Envoy John Kerry departs the administration on Wednesday. Podesta... Read More