Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.)
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Recent News About Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.)
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Senator Capito issues statement celebrating America's Independence
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has issued a video statement celebrating the 248th anniversary of America's Independence ahead of July 4th.
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Bill addressing Parkinson's Disease signed into law
Today, the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), was signed into law. The bill, which passed the U.S. Senate in May, aims to unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson’s, alleviate financial and health burdens on American families, and reduce government spending over time.
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Capito joins broadband expansion groundbreaking event in Randolph County
ELKINS, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees, joined state and local officials in Elkins, W.Va., to break ground on Micrologic’s broadband expansion project. This initiative, led by the Randolph County Development Authority in partnership with Micrologic, aims to deliver expanded internet service to nearly 4,000 unserved residents across Randolph County.
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Senator Capito challenges Biden rule restricting Second Amendment rights
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a group of senators, led by U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval to block the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) interim final rule that targets U.S. businesses supporting Americans’ exercise of their Second Amendment rights.
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Senator Shelley Moore Capito focuses on economic development during Northern Panhandle visit
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, made several stops in the Northern Panhandle focused on economic development and community revitalization.
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Capito celebrates federal funding milestone for capital connector project
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, joined Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin and other state and local leaders to provide an update on the $24,995,250 recently announced funding needed to begin construction of the Capital Connector Project in Charleston, W.Va. The funding, which Senator Capito secured, was through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant...
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Senator Capito joins GOP effort against Biden's new overtime rule
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a group of Senate Republican colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval to block President Biden’s new Overtime Rule published by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay from $35,568 to $58,656 in January 2025 and will adjust every three years thereafter.
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Senator Capito announces funding for rural career pathways initiative
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 an award from the U.S. Department of Education for Education Alliance in Charleston, W.Va.
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Capito joins bicameral amicus brief against SEC's climate disclosure rule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, recently joined 34 Members of Congress in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC requesting the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacate the agency’s climate disclosure rule. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) led the effort in the Senate, while Congressman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01) led the effort in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Senators urge Biden administration's executive order rescission on immigration
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, recently joined 14 of her Senate Republican colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden to express concerns regarding his Executive Order that would offer amnesty to illegal aliens unlawfully present in the United States. This letter was led by U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.).
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Senator Capito announces funding for WVU's Personal Rapid Transport system
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD), announced an award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for West Virginia University (WVU).
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Senators demand DHS response after release of suspected terrorists into US
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has joined her Republican Senate colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after eight individuals with suspected ties to ISIS were apprehended at the southern border and subsequently released into the United States.
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Senator Capito issues statement on eighth anniversary of 2016 West Virginia floods
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued a statement today in remembrance of the severe flooding and 23 lives lost in West Virginia on June 23, 2016.
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Capito announces $36 million for WV transportation projects
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced three grants totaling $36,745,450 through the Department of Transportation’s RAISE grant program for three transportation projects across West Virginia.
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Capito questions military leaders on WVNG's Ridge Runner exercise
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Reserve Component leaders during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year 2025 funding request for the National Guard and Reserve Component of each military branch.
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Senator Capito announces funding for WV National Guard Small Business Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced an award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the West Virginia National Guard Small Business Center.
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Capito celebrates West Virginia Day with video message
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued a video statement today in celebration of West Virginia Day, which falls on Thursday, June 20.
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Senators introduce TAKE IT DOWN Act against deepfake revenge porn
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, has joined a group of senators led by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act. The bill aims to protect victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse, commonly referred to as "revenge pornography." It seeks to criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII or "deepfake pornography," and...
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Senate passes bipartisan bill advancing US nuclear energy initiatives
Today, the Senate voted to pass bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) that will provide a major boost to the future of nuclear energy in America.
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Senator Capito visits WV fire academy's junior firefighter camp
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, toured the West Virginia State Fire Academy and addressed campers at the National Junior Firefighter Camp. The West Virginia State Fire Academy is operated by West Virginia University (WVU) Fire Service Extension and hosts the annual National Junior Firefighter Camp. Started in 2006, the camp encourages a new generation of volunteer firefighters and is the only one of its kind nationally.