WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today concluded a week of visits and events around West Virginia—including stops in six counties. Throughout the February State Work Period, Senator Capito met with constituents, small business owners, industry leaders, students, and community leaders, focusing largely on efforts to keep West Virginia safe and healthy, create jobs, drive growth, and encourage development in the state.
“There’s nothing better than being home in West Virginia,” Senator Capito said. “The feedback I hear directly from my constituents is valuable and helps me think about what is working and what is not, so I can make better-informed decisions in Washington. These visits showed me the issues that really matter to our state: recovering from the opioid epidemic, encouraging economic growth and diversity, and supporting our communities. These issues, along with rural broadband deployment, infrastructure, and prescription drug pricing, will be my main focuses heading into the next stretch of legislative work.”
Photos from the visits are available below:
Senator Capito and Drug Czar Jim Carroll, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, visit with Dr. Dino Beckett in Williamson.
Senator Capito attends a Mingo County Drug Court graduation.
Rebecca Spencer, Mingo County Drug Court graduate, presents Senator Capito and Director Carroll with artwork created in her art therapy.
Senator Capito tours Meadows Elementary School in Cabell County.
Senator Capito, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), and Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader bring the West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Meadows Elementary.
Senator Capito and Congresswoman Miller tour the
Hoops Family Children’s Hospital.
Senator Capito visits with constituents at Jim’s Steak and Spaghetti House in Huntington.
Senator Capito tours the Bluefield Blue Jays facilities in Bluefield.
Senator Capito meets with the City of Princeton leadership.
Senator Capito and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) hold a field hearing for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Act at TAMARACK.
Senator Capito visits Mountaineer Recovery Center in Kearneysville.
Senator Capito shakes hands with veteran Joe Burgess at a Veterans Pinning Ceremony at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center.
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