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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Town of Kermit, W.Va. and the Town of Alderson, W.Va. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will be used to renovate water systems in Kermit, W.Va.... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C.– Police departments in Morgantown and Clarksburg will benefit from grants recently announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The city of Clarksburg will use $15,650 in DOJ funding to purchase bikes and e-bikes to enable faster response in areas unsuitable for vehicles. The bicycle patrol unit has been active since 2016 and has been deployed in the downtown and Glen Elk areas, as well as at festivals and special events. The city of... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin each issued statements Friday marking the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Feinstein, a former mayor of San Fransisco who was first elected to the Senate in 1992, passed away Friday at the age of 90. “She was a remarkable woman, an icon, and a trailblazer for women in politics, being the longest-serving female senator in history,” Capito said. “Dianne was someone I greatly admired for her good faith... 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), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support renovation and construction of health care and educational facilities, as well as support in the fight against opioids in West Virginia. These awards were secured through Congressionally Directed... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement urging the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to select West Virginia as a location for Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs). The Tech Hubs Program, created by the bipartisan CHIPS-Plus Act, is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional technology- and innovation-centric growth by strengthening a region’s capacity to... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, believes it is important for all lawmakers to dress appropriately in the U.S. Senate. Capito was asked Thursday by the Daily Telegraph about the dress code controversy during her virtual media briefing. She said there needs to be a “certain amount of decorum” in the Senate. “I was astounded that Chuck Schumer really lowered the standard like that because I think people respect the institution of the Senate and we have to pay respect with the ways we... 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), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority (KCEAA). This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made solely by Senator Capito, will be used to construct three... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced this week federal grants to support eight projects at WVU Hospitals, including WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and an award for the WVU Health Sciences Center. Capito is ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the funding came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via Congressionally Directed Spending requests... Read More

While it’s easy to criticize what’s called “congressionally directed spending,” formerly known as earmarks, for having the potential of becoming pork-barrel politics, our trusted elected leaders make good use of the funding formula. Case in point is the money that U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, has directed to the West Virginia University Health System and WVU’s Health Sciences Center. More than $23 million in funding will be allocated to projects at WVU Medicine Children’s... Read More

CHARLES TOWN — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday that the Charles Town Police Department was one of three police departments in the state to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. The funds were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending requests made by the senator and will be used to upgrade equipment, facilities, training and security resources for the departments, as well as for WVU at Potomac State, which also received funding. Charles Town Police Chief... Read More

On Sept. 25, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Sissonville Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event were West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Walker and Justice Haley Bunn, who grew up in Oceana. Fifth grade female students participated in the program, where they had the chance to hear from the women on their personal experience as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. Sen. 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) to support renovation and construction of health care and educational facilities, as well as support in the fight against opioids in West Virginia. These awards were secured through Congressionally Directed... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WV News) – WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital has been earmarked for $1.1 million in federal funding for the establishment of a satellite clinic in Keyser. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, both announced the award Thursday. WVU Potomac Valley is among ten West Virginia... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to three West Virginia police departments and West Virginia University (WVU) Potomac State. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will be used to upgrade equipment, facilities, training, and security resources for police departments and the... 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), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support eight projects at West Virginia University (WVU) Hospitals, Inc., including WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), as well as an award for the WVU Health... Read More

The Quick Response Team (QRT) at the Monongalia County Department of Health in Morgantown, West Virginia has been awarded a $1 million grant as part of congressional-directed funding. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced the grant, which will be used to support the team’s efforts in improving their services and expanding their reach throughout the county. The funding will also support a three-year study conducted by a full-time data analyst, with the study potentially beginning next... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Quick Response Team (QRT) at the Monongalia County Department of Health received a $1 million grant in the latest round of awards announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. QRT Coordinator Brittany Irick said that over the four-year life of the team, so far they have connected thousands of people who have recently suffered an opioid overdose with medical and recovery services. The team has also distributed... Read More

WASHINGTON (WTRF) — West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) applauded the passage of the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act in in the House of Representatives Wednesday.  This act clarifies that students may continue to have access to educational enrichment programs and activities such as archery and hunting safety education under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, passed the House.  The Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act would amend the Elementary and Secondary... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Quick Response Team at the Monongalia County Department of Health received a $1 million grant in the latest round congressional-directed funding. This grant, which was announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, will fund a data-driven effort to support continued improvement and widen their reach in the county. A full-time data analyst will conduct the three-year study, which could begin as early as next month. “To get this through the U.S. Department of Justice is a... Read More

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — In just a week, Brooke County has seen a great amount of growth -- a new bridge, new business, and now more funding to improve the growing Beech Bottom Industrial Park. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito announced the release of an additional $3.1 million for the Business Development Corporation to put toward the project. The BDC acquired the property out of RG Steel bankruptcy in 2012, and some, like Beech Bottom Mayor Becky Uhlly, say it’s a different scene now. "My worst... Read More