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U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., voted Tuesday in favor of a pair of bills aimed at increasing protections for children online. The two bills, the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, received bipartisan support, passing 91-3. The legislative package would update data privacy rules and provide parents and educators with the “tools and transparency needed to shield children and teens from the negative... Read More

With antisemitism rising on campuses following last fall’s terrorist attack on Israel, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) have proposed legislation that would establish requirements for investigations of certain discrimination complaints made by students attending America’s colleges and universities. Sen. Cassidy on July 24 sponsored the Restoring Civility on Campus Act, S. 4760, alongside four original cosponsors, including Sens. Capito and Ernst,... Read More

President Joe Biden on July 25 signed into law a bipartisan bill supported by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to establish an inspections regime for the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).  The Federal Prison Oversight Act, H.R. 3019/S. 1401, requires the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (IG) to conduct risk-based inspections of the BOP’s 122 correctional facilities, provide recommendations to fix problems, and assign each facility a risk score, with higher-risk... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined 11 of her Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act. The legislation – led by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) – would prohibit the federal government from contracting with entities who boycott the State of Israel. West Virginia and 36 other states have passed laws or regulations opposing the boycott, divestment, or sanction (BDS) of Israel.  “I have made it a priority to stop the... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is backing the Restoring Civility on Campus Act. Capito, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, said the legislation introduced into the Republican-controlled House ensures universities and the U.S. Department of Education immediately address civil rights complaints if a student experiences violence or harassment on campus because of their heritage. The legislation... Read More

West Virginia health officials are ramping up efforts to educate the public about the impacts of social media on the well-being of young people. In a recent New York Times op-ed, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote that the mental health crisis among the young is an emergency, and social media has emerged as an important contributor to that. He proposed a surgeon general’s warning label be placed on social media platforms to inform users of its addictive nature. Neuroscience research... Read More

Sometimes when news of a new law becomes public, we’re left wondering: Why wasn’t this a law long before? Such is the case with the Federal Prison Oversight Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Thursday. The bipartisan bill overhauls inspection procedures and establishes more independent oversight of the nation’s 122 prison facilities under federal control. It mandates routine inspections by the Department of Justice inspector general and creates a new ombudsman who will be... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told The Dominion Post on Thursday that the Senate Appropriations Committee has marked up and sent to the full Senate an appropriations bill that includes $26 million for the Morgantown Industrial Park bridge and access road project. Capito is a member of the Appropriations Committee and said the funding is through Congressionally Directed Spending. She personally requested it to be included in the bill to fund the U.S. Department of Transportation in Fiscal Year 2025.... Read More

President Biden signed into law on Thursday the Federal Prison Oversight Act — a bill co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to address problems in the federal prison system. Lead sponsor Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said he first introduced the bipartisan bill in 2022 after leading multiple bipartisan Senate investigations into corruption, abuse and misconduct within the Federal prison system, uncovering a lack of oversight of the Federal prison system that led to long-term... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Thursday resources from several federal agencies that will support initiatives across the state, including health care, education, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development, and drug prevention projects in West Virginia. Area projects benefiting from the funding include: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding: • $4,737,497 in HHS Head Start Program funding to... Read More

One of the key rulings from this year’s U.S. Supreme Court term could shed light on how the court may act on requests to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s power plant rules, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito, during her weekly media briefing Thursday, said the high court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which resulted in the overturning of a 40-year-old legal doctrine known as “Chevron deference,” could be telling. “Chevron deference,”... Read More

A bipartisan bill to strengthen federal prison oversight is now officially law. President Biden on Thursday signed into law the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act, prison reform legislation to overhaul independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prison’s 122 facilities nationwide by mandating routine inspections of all facilities by the DOJ Inspector General and establishing a new ombudsman to investigate the health, safety, welfare and rights of incarcerated people and staff. “Our... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Thursday resources from several federal agencies that will support initiatives across the state, including health care, education, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development, and drug prevention projects in West Virginia. Area projects benefiting from the funding include: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding: • $4,737,497 in HHS Head Start Program funding to... Read More

The West Virginia Coal Association has echoed West Virginia Attorney Patrick Morrisey’s request for the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s power plant rules. President Chris Hamilton, who has said the EPA rules are “specifically designed” to force the state’s nine coal-fired power plants to close, said his organization is also calling on the Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay so other legal challenges can play out. “Our utilities,... Read More

A report issued by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) reveals how a Biden administration law aimed at reducing inflation plans to provide millions in taxpayer dollars to radical nonprofit entities. “Investment in Radical Activists: A Case Study on the NDN Collective Supported by the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act,” which was released on Tuesday, shows that the far-left group NDN Collective would receive $100 million through the Environmental Protection Agency as part of Democrats’ $1.6... Read More

Statements have been released regarding Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation. West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement on her X account. “On July 13th, under the leadership of Director Cheatle, the Secret Service failed in its most clear duty: protecting those under their care. Her resignation is the right move, but there are still many questions that must be answered.” Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released... Read More

In an ongoing effort to oversee where money from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is going, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee found another “pro-Hamas” group is helping administer $100 million in taxpayer money. Fellow Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) worked closely with Sen. Maj. Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to create the $1.6 trillion IRA back in July 2022. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office did not believe that the IRA was going... Read More

Roane General Hospital announced an upcoming multi-million dollar renovation project Monday. During a press conference on Monday afternoon, RGH Chief Executive Officer Doug Bentz announced the hospital will be starting a $5.4 million inpatient renovation project. “The project will address certain needs that became more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic,” an RGH media release said. According to the release, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Office has provided... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) has called for President Joe Biden to resign from the presidency, one day after he announced he would not seek re-election. On Sunday, Biden released a statement on social media saying he would not seek reelection. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s nominee. Sen. Capito said in part, “If President Biden feels that he is not capable of making it through the demands of a campaign, then how could he be capable of serving out... Read More

Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito called for President Joe Biden to step down from his position Monday due to her concerns of an “apparent cognitive decline.” The longtime West Virginia lawmaker said in a statement calling for Biden’s resignation that she doesn’t believe he’s capable of finishing his term as president. The move comes less than 24 hours after the president ended his reelection campaign. “We live in a dangerous world and deserve a commander in chief who is up for the... Read More