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With U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and other state officials, the West Virginia Department of Transportation is taking the lead on the project to replace the Market Street Bridge that connects Steubenville and Follansbee. The funding is made possible through the Bridge Investment Program, which was signed into law in 2021. "Replacing the Market Street Bridge is a major win for the safety and future growth of West Virginia, and I’m proud to help deliver this significant amount of funding to... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced federal funding for education projects in Randolph and Upshur counties, and for a solar power project in Tucker County. Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced this week resources from several federal agencies for projects that will support initiatives across the state, including economic development, education, environmental cleanup, and drug interdiction projects. The senator, Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Tuesday during a White House signing ceremony applauded enactment of bipartisan legislation that will bolster the future of nuclear energy in America. President Joe Biden on July 9 signed into law the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, S. 870, which aims to incentivize and support the development and deployment of new advanced nuclear technologies, and includes... Read More

The bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act, unanimously passed the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, July 10. The bill, led by U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Mike Braun, R-Ind., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and cosponsored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., establishes new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Now that the legislation has passed both the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, it will head to the president’s desk to be... Read More

The Federal Prison Oversight Act, bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., has unanimously passed the Senate. The bill, which is led by U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Mike Braun, R-Ind. and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., establishes new, independent oversight of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Now that the legislation has passed both the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, it will head to the president’s desk to be signed into... Read More

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law bipartisan legislation that will provide a major boost to the future of nuclear energy in America. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, S. 870, aims to incentivize and support the development and deployment of new advanced nuclear technologies and includes measures to streamline the regulatory approvals process. “With the ADVANCE Act being signed into law, we secured a landmark win for the future... Read More

In an increasingly divided Congress and despite disagreements with President Joe Biden over public policy, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was pleased to see two bills she supported with Democratic colleagues make it to the President’s desk for his signature. Speaking Wednesday afternoon on a virtual briefing with reporters from her offices on Capitol Hill, Capito, R-W.Va., celebrated the signing by Biden of the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s... Read More

The City of Parsons has received $1.6 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for upgrades to its sewer system. “It will be better for our entire system in our sewer treatment plant,” Chief Operator of Water and Wastewater Departments John Lipscomb said. The city will be using the funds to replace lines that leak and let in stormwater. During heavy rainfall, stormwater entering into the city’s sewer systems and overwhelming it is a common problem not just in Parsons but in many other... Read More

West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVUP) is set to receive a substantial $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to enhance advanced manufacturing workforce training in the region. This funding, announced by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, will be dedicated to developing the WVUP Advanced Manufacturing Training Facility, with an additional $333,837 in local funds matching the grant. The grant is part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to strengthen... Read More

During her weekly press briefing Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., celebrated the passage of bills addressing Parkinson’s disease and nuclear energy, as well as shared her plans for the upcoming Republican National Convention. The convention will take place next week in Milwaukee, and Capito said she plans to attend. She added that she believes Republican officials will come together as a “united party” during the convention. “(The party will be united) around creating policies... Read More

West Virginia University at Parkersburg will be receiving $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to boost advanced manufacturing workforce training efforts in the region. The grant was announced Tuesday by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and will be used to support development of the WVUP Advanced Manufacturing Training Facility. This EDA investment will be matched with $333,837 in local funds. “President (Joe) Biden knows America’s workers are the source of our country’s... Read More

West Virginia has the third-highest prevalence rate of Parkinson’s in the country with about 7,000 people living with the disease, according to the Economic Burden of Parkinson’s Disease study published in 2019. During a press conference with her fellow Senate Republicans on Tuesday, West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced a bill she helped introduce to address Parkinson’s disease nationally has been signed into law. “There now will be developed a national plan to end Parkinson’s... Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency is providing the city of Parsons with $1.6 million to upgrade the city’s sewer system. The funding will be used to remove and replace parts of the city’s sewer system that have been identified as contributors of inflow and infiltration, officials said. The replacement project will help the city’s system remain compliant with state guidelines and help sustain the wastewater treatment plant. The funding was secured by Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Shelley... Read More

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) for the City of Parsons, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), will assist Parsons in their sanitary sewer upgrades. “I was proud to use my position on... Read More

Federal money putting an electric school bus in McDowell County and more in other county school systems was among the funding awards announced Monday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced Monday that EPA funding awards for a variety of programs in West Virginia, including funding made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will support initiatives across the state, including economic development, education, environmental cleanup, and drug interdiction projects across West Virginia. More information on the projects can be found below: HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,... Read More

It’s good to have friends, and West Virginians know they’ve got someone they can rely on in Washington. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., continues to use her experience to serve Mountain State residents wherever she can find the opportunity. Recently, Capito was among those pitching the Water Resources Development Act of 2024, in her role as ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The bill would authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue work on... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Monday resources from several federal agencies for projects that will support initiatives across the state, including economic development, education, environmental cleanup and drug interdiction projects. Here are Morgantown-area projects. Health and Human Services: $1,805,512 in HHS Head Start Program funding to the Monongalia County Board of Education $526,400 in HHS Pharmacology, Physiology, and... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced that multiple federal agencies will help supply resources for projects happening across the Mountain State, including in our area. There will also be a couple counties here getting a more than $300,000 boost from the EPA in the form of new school buses. Adam Grygiel, the director of transportation for McDowell County Schools says this funding means a lot to the county, even more than dollar amount. “Well, I think for the area, sometimes we look at the... Read More

The Department of Health and Human Services will form a federal advisory council that will provide recommendations for making progress against Parkinson’s disease, as well as implement a national plan to address the disease, under bipartisan legislation signed into law July 2 by President Joe Biden. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research said the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act is “the first-ever federal legislation... Read More