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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Wednesday an award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Greenbrier County Public Service District (PSD) No. 2. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending request made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2022, will help extend two waterlines in Greenbrier County to reach areas... Read More

Shelley Moore Capito announced today that the EPA awarded the money to the Greenbrier County Public Service District No. 2. The money will go to extending waterlines to serve the area between Charmco and Rainelle. It will also serve the area between Sam Black Chruch and Clintonville. This funding was through a Congressionally Directed Spending Request, that Senator Capito made in the 2022 fiscal year. “Through my roles on the EPW and appropriations committees, I was able to authorize and secure... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined George Manahan, founding member of the Charleston Parkinson’s Support Group, representatives from the Michael J. Fox Foundation, members of the West Virginia Parkinson’s Support Network, and local leaders in Charleston, W.Va. to celebrate the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act becoming law. During the event, Senator Capito was honored with the Parkinson’s MVP Champion Award for her work on this legislation and her efforts in Congress to... Read More

Fairmont State University received $6,890,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) through the offices of United States Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. The funding will support upgrades to the nursing program facilities, renovations to the library, and improvements to campus security systems. “We are grateful to Senators Capito and Manchin for their long-standing support of Fairmont State,” said University President Dr. Mike Davis. “This federal funding will support... Read More

A local university has received nearly $7 million in federal funding to support improvements to programs and campus facilities. Fairmont State University has received the funding through the offices of United States Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. More than $3 million in funding will support the relocation and expansion of the College of Nursing’s Simulation Center. The Nursing Simulation Center will be moved from its current location in Colebank Hall to the Education Building,... Read More

A new law establishes a mission for the federal government to cure and prevent Parkinson’s disease. On Monday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spent the day in Charleston, W.Va., to celebrate the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act becoming law. The law took effect on July 2, after Senators Capito and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reintroduced the legislation in March 2023. The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act will create an advisory council comprising members of federal agencies that... Read More

Fairmont State University will receive $6.89 million in federally directed spending to go towards three improvement projects. The offices of United States Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that the university will receive Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funds to support upgrades to the nursing program facilities, library renovations, and campus security system improvements. Fairmont State Associate Director of Proposal Development Amantha Cole expressed excitement... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito made her way to Capitol Market in Charleston Monday evening to celebrate the signing of a bill trying to end Parkinson’s Disease. The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which was signed by President Joe Biden on July 2, will make an advisory council that will coordinate research and services for those affected by Parkinson’s Disease. This bill will bring an advisory council in that will write a national... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito made her way to Capitol Market in Charleston Monday evening to celebrate the signing of a bill trying to end Parkinson’s Disease. The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which was signed by President Joe Biden on July 2, will make an advisory council that will coordinate research and services for those affected by Parkinson’s Disease. This bill will bring an advisory council in that will write a national... Read More

Lawmakers across southern West Virginia expressed their condemnation of violence after an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump and the death of a rally attendee on Saturday during a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Gov. Jim Justice spoke during an online briefing Monday about the assassination attempt. Justice said he plans to attend the Republican National Convention today. “I’ve got some stuff to talk to you about today,” Justice said. “I never dreamed in my life what we saw... Read More

In the wake of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday, several West Virginia officials have spoken out against political violence, calling for a return to decency and civility. Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet on Saturday during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, an attack that killed one bystander and wounded two others. On Monday morning, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice addressed state residents, condemning the attack and showing his support for Trump,... Read More

Officials from both sides of the Ohio River celebrated Friday following the announcement that nearly $90 million was awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation to fully replace the deteriorating Market Street Bridge. The $87.5 million awarded to the WVDOT’s Division of Highways comes from the federal Bridge Investment Program, a “competitive grant program to assist the repair and replacement of deficient and outdated bridges and ease the national bridge repair backlog,” according... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement regarding the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13: “Like all Americans, I was shocked and horrified by the assassination attempt on President Trump at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania. I am so thankful that President Trump survived this attack and I conveyed that to him personally. However, I am heartbroken that one individual was killed and others were critically injured while simply... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she is looking forward to this week’s Republican National Convention and offered praise for today’s announcement of a vice presidential pick, her Senate colleague J.D. Vance of Ohio. “This week, Republicans — led by President Trump — will present our ideas to the nation that can jumpstart our economy, secure our border, and ensure America is strong and respected around the world,” Capito said Monday afternoon in a statement shared on social... Read More

Officials from both sides of the Ohio River celebrated Friday following the announcement that nearly $90 million had been awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation to fully replace the deteriorating Market Street Bridge. The $87.5 million awarded to the WVDOT’s Division of Highways comes from the federal Bridge Investment Program, a “competitive grant program to assist the repair and replacement of deficient and outdated bridges and ease the national bridge repair backlog,”... 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 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 Act on July 2, and... Read More

Officials from both sides of the Ohio River celebrated Friday following the announcement that nearly $90 million was awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation to fully replace the deteriorating Market Street Bridge. The $87.5 million awarded to the WVDOT’s Division of Highways comes from the federal Bridge Investment Program, a “competitive grant program to assist the repair and replacement of deficient and outdated bridges and ease the national bridge repair backlog,” according... Read More

A group of 26 Republicans led by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0, which sets new emission standards for coal, oil and gas-fired generating units.  “The final rule targets coal and new natural gas-fired electric generation, exacerbating concerns with the reliability of the electric grid,” the members write in their letter. “As such, we request... Read More

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

A now-closed Northern Panhandle bridge is going to be replaced. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Friday an $87.5 million federal allocation to replace the Market Street Bridge over the Ohio River that connects Follansbee in Brooke County to Steubenville, Ohio. “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 address a critical infrastructure need... Read More