{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where state = \"WV\" and year = 2023 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-colleagues-send-letter-biden-impact-recent-houthi-attacks-global-trade", "Miller, Colleagues\u00a0Send\u00a0Letter to\u00a0Biden on the Impact of Recent Houthi Attacks on Global Trade", "2023-12-22", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) led a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to neutralize recent threats and attacks from an Iranian-backed militia, known as the Houthis, on trade cargo ships in the Red Sea near Yemen. The letter also urges the Biden Administration to work with our international partners to secure our trade lanes. These attacks have caused many major trade companies to redirect their cargo shipments which delays arrivals and increases costs for consumers.\n\nClick HERE for the full letter.\n\nJoining Congresswoman Miller in sending the letter are Representatives Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Randy Weber (R-TX), Cory Mills (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Nick LaLota (R-NY), August Pfluger (R-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY).\n\nOn the attacks by Houthi\u2019s on the global trade market in the Red Sea:\n\nWhile the world remains stunned by the senseless violence committed by Iran-backed militias in Israel, Iran has stepped up their international attacks by having the Houthis, an Iran-backed militia group in Yemen, send shockwaves through the global trade market by attacking global shipping in the Red Sea, near the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal and Red Sea provide passage to about 12% of the world\u2019s seaborne oil and 8% of its liquefied natural gas. As much as 8.2 million barrels per day of crude oil and oil products traversed the Red Sea from January to November of 2023 and 20% of all shipping containers globally rely on safe passage through it. The route through the Suez Canal is also the most direct route used to ship goods between Europe and Asia.\n\nOn the impact of Houthi\u2019s attacks on the global supply chain and rising shipment times and costs:\n\nThese attacks have forced trade giants, such as BP and Maersk, to suspend passage through the Suez Canal and opt to direct their ships around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, a substantially longer and more expensive journey. Experts have estimated that traveling from Asia to Northern Europe around the Cape of Good Hope extends journey times from 31 to 40 days. This amounts to tens of millions of dollars being unnecessarily spent by companies to travel around the Cape of Good Hope, just to avert potential violence in the Suez Canal. The cost of this journey is unfairly passed on to consumers through increased prices. The Brent benchmark, a measure used to price more than three-quarters of the world\u2019s traded oil, shows crude prices rose 1.6% within the first week of the Houthi attacks. Trade experts around the world have predicted substantial ripple effects across the global supply chain if the threat in the Red Sea is not neutralized within days.\n\nOn the impact of trade relations with Egypt and the stability of global trade:\n\nWe are cautiously optimistic that your initiative to spearhead the multinational task force to protect commercial passage will be successful and we compel the administration to take all necessary steps to ensure safe passage and encourage foreign nations to engage as well, especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The Egyptian economy relies on the Suez Canal for 25% of its earnings and has already seen traffic drop 35%, worsening the financial crisis the country was already seeing. Further disruptions to trade through the Suez Canal could send Egypt, a key partner in ensuring peace in Israel and Gaza, into chaos. It is imperative that the Houthi violence is nullified in order to ensure the stability of global trade and the global economy. We look forward to quick and decisive action regarding this threat.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-miller-and-chairman-smith-call-irs-commissioner-werfel-testify-ways-and", "Rep. Miller and Chairman Smith Call IRS Commissioner Werfel to Testify before the Ways and Means Committee", "2023-12-21", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), and all Ways and Means Republicans sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel calling on him to testify before the Ways and Means Committee on the Biden Administration\u2019s failure to follow a law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden. In November, the IRS announced its decision to delay implementation of the Democrat-mandated lower 1099-K reporting threshold that was included in the American Rescue Plan Act. In its flawed guidance, the IRS also made the legally dubious decision to change the law without any authority to do so from Congress.\n\n\u201cThis Administration is hellbent on picking winners and losers in how they interpret the law. Unfortunately, the loser is always the American taxpayer,\" said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cThe change of the reporting 1099-K threshold from $20,000 and over 200 transactions to only $600 would have hurt over 44 million American taxpayers and the IRS\u2019 refusal to implement the change has created more uncertainty going forward. For this reason, the reporting threshold should remain at $20,000 which protects Americans from paying redundant taxes. My bill, the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act will return the threshold to the time-tested standard and save the IRS and Americans alike from unnecessary headaches for the foreseeable future. I am looking forward to the Commissioner\u2019s testimony before the Committee, he will have many tough questions to answer.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe IRS should not be shielding Democrats from the consequences of their own bad lawmaking \u2013 the clear intent of which was to maximize tax revenues, even if that meant placing 90 percent of the tax burden on middle-class families and gig workers,\u201d said Chairman Smith. \u201cCongress alone can repeal the unpopular, unworkable 1099K reporting requirement that Democrats and President Biden rammed through on a purely partisan basis. Republicans stand ready to do just that if the President and Senate Democrats would agree to join us. In the meantime, the IRS cannot sidestep the Constitution and simply rewrite laws.\n\nJoining Congresswoman Miller and Chairman Smith in co-signing the letter are all the Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee: Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Greg Murphy (R-NC), David Kustoff (R-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Greg Steube (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Blake Moore (R-UT), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Mike Carey (R-OH).\n\nClick HERE for the full letter.\n\nOn the IRS delaying the implementation of the new 1099-K reporting threshold signed into law:\n\nOn November 21, 2023, shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) committed a lawless act by delaying the implementation of a new IRS Form 1099- K reporting threshold that congressional Democrats and President Biden enacted into law. Additionally, the IRS went a step further by even rewriting the law itself, changing important provisions as it sees fit. This comes after the agency announced a similar action last year on December 23, 2022, right before the Christmas holiday. The timing of these announcements makes it clear that the agency hopes Congress will not notice its refusal to implement a law passed by Congress and signed by the President. Well, we noticed.\n\nOn testifying before the Ways and Means Committee on why the IRS believes it can choose to not implement:\n\nWe write to ask you to provide the Committee with dates you are available between January 29 and February 7, 2024, to testify before the Committee on Ways and Means regarding why the agency believes it does not have to implement laws passed by Congress and signed by the President. The role of the Executive Branch is to execute the laws, not make them or delay them. Your announcement\u2019s blatant disregard for the separation of powers and our nation\u2019s constitutional order is alarming. We look forward to your appearance to answer questions about this decision.\n\nTo be clear, we did not vote for, nor do we support, the lowering of the Form 1099-K threshold. However, we have serious concerns with the IRS\u2019s actions that have continually ignored the clear letter of the law, and now your agency appears to be writing an entirely new policy without the authority to do so. The legislation that our Democrat colleagues passed on a party line vote very clearly states that the Form 1099-K threshold was set at $600 for tax year 2022 and onward. The enacted law did not give the IRS room to delay or change this threshold.\n\nOn the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act and congressional oversight of the IRS:\n\nWe agree with you that the IRS is not prepared to implement the law. That is why we passed H.R. 190, the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act, through the Committee on Ways and Means earlier this year as part of the Small Business Jobs Act, which would return the threshold to the time-tested standard of $20,000 and 200 transactions. Congress has the power to legislate. The IRS does not. We do not like the law congressional Democrats passed and that President Biden signed, but we cannot ignore the rule of law violations involved in the agency\u2019s decision. We cannot imagine how frustrated and upset our Democratic colleagues must be by your decision not to implement one of their signature pieces of legislation that would send 44 million new tax forms to Americans.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-joins-colleagues-in-bipartisan-push-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs", "Capito Joins Colleagues in Bipartisan Push to Lower Prescription Drug Costs", "2023-12-21", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter \u2013 led by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) \u2013 urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury to lower out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs by enforcing a rule limiting the use of harmful \u201ccopay accumulators.\u201d Copay accumulators prevent copay assistance from counting towards a patient\u2019s deductible or out-of-pocket maximum, which makes it harder for patients to afford their medications.\n\n\u201cThis decision is an important step in the right direction for low-income and other eligible patients who rely on manufacturer and nonprofit copay assistance programs to alleviate affordability and access challenges for their medicines,\u201d the senators said.\n\n\u201cInstead of appealing the court\u2019s ruling, we urge you to adopt policies from the 2020 NBPP [Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters] that strike the right balance of preserving a plan\u2019s ability to control costs while also putting the patient first,\u201d the senators continued.\n\nIn addition to Senators Capito, Kaine and Marshall, the letter is signed by Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), John Boozman (R-Ark), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.).\n\nFull text of the letter is available here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-wishes-west-virginians-amerry-christmas", "VIDEO: Capito Wishes West Virginians a\r\nMerry Christmas", "2023-12-21", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "**Click here or the image above to watch the video.**\n\n**Click here to download the video.**\n\nCHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued a video message wishing West Virginians a Merry Christmas.\n\nFull video transcript included below:\n\n\u201cMerry Christmas, West Virginia. As you gather with family and loved ones to enjoy the traditions and festivities, I hope this is a time of great joy, peace, and happiness.\n\n\u201cI encourage you to pause and reflect on what's most important during this Christmas season. Whether you are at home or traveling to see those who matter most, let's come together and celebrate the blessings that we have and renew our hope for a bright future and a new year ahead.\n\n\u201cLet's also remember the brave men and women serving overseas, first responders and law enforcement officers, and our medical professionals who are unable to spend these special holidays with their loved ones because of their selfless service to all of us.\n\n\u201cFrom my family to yours, Merry Christmas. May your days be merry and bright, and may the year ahead be full of blessings for you and your family.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-barrasso-ferc-must-fix-epas-proposed-clean-power-plan-20", "Capito, Barrasso: FERC Must Fix EPA\u2019s Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0", "2023-12-20", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie. The Senators urged the Commissioners to work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve the agency\u2019s proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 and fix the associated threats to electric reliability the plan presents.\n\n\u201cThe record developed at the Technical Conference, and the actions taken by the Commission and by EPA after the Technical Conference, clearly show that a majority of Commissioners agreed (and Mr. Joseph Goffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of EPA\u2019s Office of Air and Radiation acknowledged) that more work is necessary to determine how EPA\u2019s proposed rule could impair electric reliability,\u201d the senators write.\n\n\u201cWe share Commissioner Danly\u2019s hope that EPA will return to the Commission again to discuss how its Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 can avoid harming electric reliability. We urge you to remain engaged with EPA and to keep us apprised of progress on these critically important matters. As we pointed out in our letter of November 2, if Commissioners and FERC staff do not bring to bear your expertise and fact-based analysis to dissuade the EPA from continuing on its current course, you will bear at least partial responsibility for any blackouts and brownouts that occur as result of electric resource shortages that would be attributable to compliance with a final rule resembling the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0,\u201d the senators also wrote.\n\nThis follows a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that Senators Capito and Barrasso sent out yesterday. In addition, Senators Barrasso and Capito have sent two other letters to FERC on this topic on June 30 and November 2.\n\nRead the full letter here and below:\n\nDear Chairman Phillips and Commissioners:\n\nWe appreciate that your 2023 Annual Reliability Technical Conference (\u201cTechnical Conference\u201d) included testimony concerning the potential impact on electric reliability of the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (\u201cEPA\u201d) proposed rule to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases from fossil-fueled power plants (\u201cProposed Clean Power Plan 2.0\u201d or \u201cEPA\u2019s proposed rule\u201d). As we have noted in earlier correspondence, it is necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (\u201cFERC\u201d or \u201cthe Commission\u201d) to develop and formally submit to EPA and for EPA itself to have an adequate record of the potential impact of Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on electric reliability. Accordingly, the Commission must do more than convene a single panel with EPA during a single Technical Conference.\n\nIt is a positive sign that the Commission issued \u201ca notice inviting post-technical conference comments addressing the topics and questions that accompanied the agenda.\u201d Also, in a letter dated December 12. 2023, Mr. Ronan Gulstone, Chairman Phillips\u2019s Chief of Staff, has called EPA\u2019s attention to the record of FERC Docket No. AD-23-9-000. Shortly after the Technical Conference on November 15, EPA issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that \u201cspecifically requests public comment on reliability needs that may arise during implementation of any final rule.\u201d It is unfortunate that EPA did not seek comment on how EPA\u2019s proposed rule could be modified to prevent negative consequences for electric reliability in the first place.\n\nThe record developed at the Technical Conference, and the actions taken by the Commission and by EPA after the Technical Conference, clearly show that a majority of Commissioners agreed (and Mr. Joseph Goffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator of EPA\u2019s Office of Air and Radiation acknowledged) that more work is necessary to determine how EPA\u2019s proposed rule could impair electric reliability.\n\nAt the Technical Conference, Commissioner Clements asked Mr. Goffman what the Commission could do to assist EPA. In response, Mr. Goffman testified on behalf of EPA as follows.\n\n\u201cI certainly don't think we have quite the expertise that you would hope we have to tell you specifically what quote \u2018FERC should be doing.\u2019 The most important thing from EPA\u2019s perspective and given our mutual mission here is answer the phone when we call with the next round of questions that we're going to have. Again, as you know, I kind of see us between now and final as \u2026 going through the circuit several different more times, looking at our record, looking at questions that commenters raised. Going to the RTO\u2019s, the ISO\u2019s, the utilities the balancing authorities and then coming back to [FERC] and [FERC] staff to get your insights and feedback in terms of helping us interpret what we\u2019re hearing and how we can then translate that into the provisions of the final rule.\u201d\n\nOn the basis of Mr. Goffman\u2019s testimony \u2013 and thus by its own admission \u2013 EPA does not have the expertise to determine the impact of its proposed rule on electric reliability. The Agency is also unable or unwilling to articulate how it or FERC could improve Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 to ensure that the final rule does not threaten reliability. Accordingly, the Commission itself must take the lead to protect reliability in the context of EPA\u2019s development of the final rule. Chairman Phillips said, and Mr. Goffman agreed, \u201c[EPA is] having this discussion [with] ongoing engagement and [EPA is] open to hearing feedback and implementing that in the final rule.\u201d The value of the inter-agency engagement to which Mr. Goffman referred must be measured by the text of the final rule and its effects. To date, the limited engagement between EPA and FERC on electric reliability has been inadequate.\n\nAt the Technical Conference, Commissioners identified the pace of retirements driven by Clean Power Plan 2.0 as a critical issue that EPA must address. Commissioner Christie asked Mr. Goffman if the EPA had analyzed how Clean Power Plan 2.0 would impact financing for traditional resources. Based on Mr. Goffman\u2019s answer, Commissioner Christie concluded, and we agree, \u201cEPA has not performed any serious and credible analysis of the essential question of how Electric Generating Units (\u201cEGUs\u201d) that will be affected by Clean Power Plan Rule 2.0 will be able to obtain financing for the substantial costs of compliance.\u201d It is unacceptable that EPA has \u201cnot done much if any serious, in-depth analysis\u201d considering that \u201ctimelines for compliance are utterly irrelevant if the affected EGU cannot obtain financing for the compliance costs.\u201d\n\nIn response to a question from Commissioner Danly concerning the impact of Clean Power Plan 2.0 on electricity markets broadly and the currently expected pace of retirements in the organized markets, Mr. Goffman told the Commission that he would like to \u201cactually follow up on this discussion\u201d because \u201c[Commissioner Danly] laid out a lot of issues that I think [EPA will] have to address in terms how we account for potential retirements \u2026 that are either occurring or are projected.\u201d[1] Commissioner Danly and \u201ca plurality of commenters have raised these issues,\u201d leaving EPA with what Mr. Goffman referred to as \u201chomework\u201d to be undertaken as Clean Power Plan 2.0 remains \u201cvery much a work in progress.\u201d\n\nAt this writing, it is unclear how EPA will treat Mr. Gulstone\u2019s letter calling attention to the record FERC has developed in Docket No. AD23-9-000. Accordingly, we renew our request that the Commission formally file the record in Docket No. AD23-9-000 in EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072-0007. This filing must include all comments to the Commission, and the 2023 Long Term Reliability Assessment issued by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (\u201cNERC\u201d) on December 13, 2023. Only then will EPA even begin to have an adequate record on reliability issues relating to Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0. Mr. Goffman testified that EPA\u2019s effort on the proposed rule is \u201cin the fifth inning.\u201d He conceded that EPA\u2019s proposed rule is still nowhere near ready for finalization. Thus, the Technical Conference must represent the beginning, and not the end, of engagement between the Commission and EPA on the subject of electric reliability. Mr. Goffman acknowledged that EPA would benefit from \u201cthe record of this proceeding today to be shipped to [EPA].\u201d\n\nAs Commissioner Danly said at the end of his statements, we must \u201chope that [EPA and FERC are] going to keep talking.\u201d We share Commissioner Danly\u2019s hope that EPA will return to the Commission again to discuss how its Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 can avoid harming electric reliability. We urge you to remain engaged with EPA and to keep us apprised of progress on these critically important matters. As we pointed out in our letter of November 2, if Commissioners and FERC staff do not bring to bear your expertise and fact-based analysis to dissuade the EPA from continuing on its current course, you will bear at least partial responsibility for any blackouts and brownouts that occur as result of electric resource shortages that would be attributable to compliance with a final rule resembling the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0.\n\nSincerely,\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-secures-west-virginia-priorities-in-committee-passed-addiction-response-legislation", "Capito Secures West Virginia Priorities in \r\nCommittee-Passed Addiction Response Legislation", "2023-12-20", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) applauded the passage of the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee recently. The comprehensive, bipartisan legislation reauthorizes and adds programs designed to address the nation\u2019s ongoing substance use disorder epidemic. Senator Capito was a cosponsor of the original legislation, which passed in 2018, and worked with her colleagues to ensure a number of key provisions she championed were continued in the bill\u2019s reauthorization.\n\n\u201cAs far too many in West Virginia and across our nation experience the lasting and devastating consequences of addiction, we must continue to ensure the appropriate resources are available for individuals, families, and communities that are struggling with this epidemic,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cThe SUPPORT Act provides needed relief by focusing on prevention, treatment and recovery, and addresses new challenges since the original bill was passed like increases of fentanyl overdoses and other emerging threats. I was proud to advocate on behalf of and ultimately secure provisions in this bill that are important to my state, and will continue to work with my colleagues to see this legislation become law.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAs approved by the committee on December 12, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act includes provisions based on a number of bills Senator Capito has introduced, including:\n\nThe Safe Response Act, which reauthorizes grants to train first responders on how to safely respond to a known or suspected drug overdose.\n\nThe Rise From Trauma Act, which reauthorizes resources to identify, prevent, and mitigate the effects of trauma related to the addiction epidemic among infants, children, and their families. This bill ensures the continuation of a task force to identify and disseminate trauma-informed best practices within federal grant programs; reauthorization of a grant program to link educational agencies with mental health systems to increase student access to evidence-based trauma support services; continued funding for the National Child Traumatic Stress Network; and continued support for state efforts to collect and report data on adverse childhood experiences.\n\nThe Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women.\n\nThe Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act, which reauthorizes a grant program to prevent, provide recovery support for, and treat substance use disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults.\n\nIn addition to the approval of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, the HELP Committee also approved the bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act. This important legislation, led by Senator Capito, would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), a lifesaving program that provides breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services for women who are low-income, uninsured, and underinsured who do not qualify for Medicaid. Since 1991, NBCCEDP has served more than 6.2 million women, detecting nearly 78,000 breast cancers and over 24,500 premalignant breast lesions.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-barrasso-to-epa-illegal-proposal-to-close-power-plants-will-jeopardize-americas-grid-raise-costs-for-consumers", "Capito, Barrasso to EPA: Illegal Proposal to Close Power Plants Will Jeopardize America\u2019s Grid, Raise Costs for Consumers", "2023-12-19", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to again outline significant concerns with the administration\u2019s proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 that aims to close down power plants across the country, threatening America\u2019s electric grid reliability on unjustifiable legal grounds.\n\n\u201cWe urge the EPA to rescind its Clean Power Plan 2.0 proposal and make affordability, reliability, and the limits of its authorities under the Clean Air Act cornerstones of any future proposal. The more time that has passed since the proposal, the more issues with the Clean Power Plan 2.0 have been uncovered,\u201dthe senators write.\n\nRead the full letter here and below:\n\nDear Administrator Regan:\n\nWe write in response to the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA or Agency) latest solicitation of comments regarding the impacts of the proposed \u201cClean Power Plan 2.0\u201d on small entities and on the reliability of the electric grid. We are deeply concerned that the Agency\u2019s proposal is unachievable, uneconomic, and unreasonable for small and large electric generating units (EGUs) alike given that the emissions control technologies mandated are currently inadequately demonstrated. Further, the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 fails to sufficiently consider the serious reliability concerns already raised by stakeholders, regulators, and independent experts. Changes by the Agency to the modeling underlying the rule, as well as information and comments furnished by third parties since the initial comment period closed that are discussed further below, clearly demonstrate that the EPA\u2019s proposal is unjustifiable.\n\nAs proposed, the rule clearly runs afoul of the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, 597 U.S. _ (2022). Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation Joe Goffman acknowledged this constraint to Congress during his nomination hearing: \u201cIn West Virginia v. EPA, the Supreme Court held that the EPA did not have the authority to adopt generation-shifting as the best system of emission reduction (BSER) as part of its emission guidelines for power plant greenhouse gas emissions under Clean Air Act section 111(d). The Inflation Reduction Act did not include provisions addressing EPA authority to adopt generation[-]shifting as the BSER under Clean Air Act section 111.\u201d Yet, the EPA has clearly chosen to adopt generation shifting through its co-firing requirements in the proposal.\n\nThe flaws we have identified both in the Agency\u2019s November request for comments and in the original proposal are so egregious that the EPA must withdraw the Clean Power Plan 2.0 and start over. Correction of these serious, foundational deficiencies would require a wholesale rewrite such that any final rule the EPA finalizes would not be a logical outgrowth of the proposal. The only legally permissible course is to develop a new, legally sound proposal and start the rulemaking again.\n\nAdditional Information on the Lack of Adequate Demonstration of Carbon Capture and Storage as the BSER Since the Close of the Initial Comment Period\n\nThe proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0\u2019s compliance mechanisms are infeasible and not adequately demonstrated as applied to covered entities, including small EGUs. For example, the proposal included a list of \u201csuccessful applications\u201d of carbon capture and storage (CCS) for fossil fuel-fired power plants. However, none of these projects would meet the EPA\u2019s proposed requirement that 90 percent of carbon emissions be captured or show that the technology is adequately demonstrated and commercially available. In fact, SaskPower commented on the proposed rule providing a correction to the EPA\u2019s claim that the SaskPower Boundary Dam Unit 3 CCS facility had successfully demonstrated the feasibility of 90-percent capture rates at commercial scale. The capital and operating costs associated with CCS, including parasitic load, will be unachievable for all entities, especially small EGUs.\n\nAdditionally, several proposed carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines were listed in a supporting document entitled \u201cCarbon Dioxide Transport and Storage References\u201d to support the Agency\u2019s claim that CCS is adequately demonstrated. These projects faced major setbacks due to permitting and other challenges. One of the projects listed in this supporting document is Summit Carbon Solutions. Summit Carbon Solutions has planned to build 2,000 miles of new CO2 pipeline across the Midwest. On August 4, 2023, North Dakota regulators denied the permit application for Summit Carbon Solutions. Since the proposed rule\u2019s comment period closed on August 8, 2023, South Dakota regulators have denied siting approval to the Summit Carbon Solutions pipelines in the state.\n\nAnother project cited in the proposal is the Navigator CO2 Ventures\u2019 Heartland Greenway project that would have built 1,300 miles of new CO2 pipeline across several Midwest states. On September 6, 2023, South Dakota regulators denied siting approval for the pipeline. Following this denial, Navigator suspended pipeline permit proceedings in Iowa, and announced cancellation of the entire project on October 20, 2023.\n\nOn November 20, 2023, another CO2 pipeline project, Wolf Carbon Solutions, announced the withdrawal of its permit application in Illinois after the state\u2019s Commerce Commission recommended denying the permit. While Wolf Carbon Solutions plans to reapply for the permit in 2024, it is far from certain that it will be approved.\n\nSignificant infrastructure \u2013 beyond the fence line of an EGU \u2013 is required to support deployment of CCS. An October report from the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) Foundation, founded by former Secretary of Energy under the Obama Administration, Ernest Moniz, determined that 150 large carbon dioxide pipelines transiting 50,000 miles would be needed by 2035 to support the required CCS buildout under the proposed rule. This would be the equivalent of building more than a quarter of the existing petroleum pipelines in a little more than a decade. Given the current permitting environment, it is unreasonable for the EPA to conclude that the necessary infrastructure will be in place within the timelines of the rule to support widespread deployment of CCS at existing or proposed EGUs, including smaller entities.\n\nThe infeasibility of constructing carbon pipeline infrastructure is exacerbated by the EPA\u2019s failure to approve permanent geologic sequestration wells in a timely manner under its Underground Injection Control Program (Class VI wells) to offtake carbon dioxide from hypothetical, future pipelines. On November 15, 2023, the EPA Office of Inspector General launched an evaluation of the Agency\u2019s Class VI wells permit program to determine whether the EPA has appropriately used authorization and funding to improve the permitting of such wells as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).\n\nIndeed, there is much ongoing disagreement regarding the adequate demonstration of CCS within the Biden Administration. The Administration\u2019s own Climate Czar, John Kerry, recently told a group at COP28 that the fossil fuel industry needs \u201cto show us they can capture all those emissions, to tell us whether it\u2019s really going to be part of the future.\u201d Kerry was also quoted saying, \u201cNo scientist tells me we can capture it all. Can\u2019t do it.\u201d\n\nThis information and recent developments since release of the proposal further proves that CCS technologies cannot qualify as an adequately demonstrated BSER for power plants under the Clean Air Act for any-sized EGU.\n\nElectric Grid Reliability Concerns\n\nIn the proposed rule, the EPA says that it has \u201cevaluated the reliability implications of the proposal \u2026 and consulted with the [Department of Energy] and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the development of these proposals.\u201d Yet comments filed on the proposed rule and a recent FERC technical conference demonstrate that alleged evaluation is far from adequate.\n\nFor instance, the joint comments from the ISOs/RTOs (includes ERCOT, MISO, PJM, and SPP) noted that the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 has the potential to \u201cmaterially and adversely impact electric reliability.\u201d They expressed doubt about the adequate demonstration of the BSER technologies, saying the proposed rule \u201coverstates the commercial viability of CCS and hydrogen co-firing.\u201d Additionally, they cautioned against proceeding with the proposal\u2019s requirements without firm proof of its commercial and operational viability, saying \u201cIn short, hope is not an acceptable strategy.\u201d\n\nState regulators have raised similar concerns. On October 4, 2023, the EPA received a letter from the West Virginia and Delaware Public Service Commissions (PSCs) cautioning the Agency that the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 and the rest of EPA\u2019s EGU Strategy will force premature retirements and increase the risk of reliability problems. Their letter further states:\n\nWe are not advocating against intermittent resources. They can provide valuable energy into the power grid on an intermittent basis when the sun is shining, and the wind is blowing. However, these resources cannot be expected to provide constant and consistent voltage and frequency even when they are generating and online. Batteries or other energy storage devices may be a backup source, frequency provider, or even base-load provider in the future, but that scenario may be very far into the future and is not likely to occur within the short timelines of EPA rules, which will certainly lead to the premature retirement of the resources that can provide backup, frequency control and baseload power when needed.\n\nFederal reliability and bulk power systems regulators have also expressed deep concern with the proposal\u2019s effects on reliability across the entire grid. FERC Commissioner James Danly commented on the proposal, rebuking the EPA\u2019s claim that it had consulted with the FERC to evaluate the reliability implications of the proposed rule. Subsequently, the Commission held its Annual Reliability Technical Conference on November 9, 2023.\n\nDuring the FERC technical conference, witness testimony and questioning from the Commissioners exposed fundamental gaps in the EPA\u2019s analysis of the rule\u2019s impacts, and its reliability consequences. The conference included a 60-minute panel discussion with Mr. Goffman. Commissioner Danly highlighted challenges that the rule will present for electric reliability if it is implemented as proposed. He raised questions about the EPA\u2019s faulty assumptions regarding projections of the retirement of fossil fuel-fired power plants and asserted that the assumption that there would be orderly retirements should be re-examined. Finally, he expressed the hope that EPA would step up its interaction with the Commission on these subjects.\n\nThe Commissioners also raised the point that the EPA neglected to examine whether fossil fuel-fired power plants could access financing to comply with the proposed rule if the market concludes the proposed regulation is designed to make some affected EGUs uneconomic. Commissioner Mark Christie expressed the following concern to Mr. Goffman: \u201cIf they can\u2019t get financing, it\u2019s not going to be a \u2018glide path.\u2019 It\u2019s going to be a nosedive from 50,000 feet. You can have timelines, you can have alternatives, but if the units can\u2019t get financing, they\u2019re going to shut down.\u201d Mr. Goffman responded that \u201cit would be an overstatement if I said \u2018we analyzed whether or not they could get financing\u2026\u2019\u201d\n\nOn November 2, 2023, we sent a letter to the Commission explaining in detail factors that should be considered at the November 9th technical conference, as well as a list of questions that were requested to be addressed by the Commissioners at the conference. From our review of the responses to these questions, it is clear that the limited discussion between the Commissioners and Mr. Goffman was not nearly enough time to explore or resolve the wide array of impacts from this rule on the power sector. Given Mr. Goffman\u2019s repeated assertion that he is eager for feedback, we suggest the Agency take all of the information from the technical conferences and the feedback provided by the written responses attached hereto and use that information to develop a new proposal.\n\nAs recognized by Commissioner Danly, \u201cThe bulk electric system is complicated\u2014even the smallest addition or loss of generation or transmission can have a profound impact on the system\u2019s stability.\u201d While EPA finally has recognized that the reliability impacts of the proposal bear more comprehensive analysis and consideration, the only way to address these concerns with the attention they deserve is for the EPA to withdraw the current proposal and consult with state, regional, and federal regulators as well as affected stakeholders before developing and proposing a feasible alternative.\n\nConclusion\n\nWe urge the EPA to rescind its Clean Power Plan 2.0 proposal and make affordability, reliability, and the limits of its authorities under the Clean Air Act cornerstones of any future proposal. The more time that has passed since the proposal, the more issues with the Clean Power Plan 2.0 have been uncovered. The proposal is beyond repair and must be withdrawn. Failing to do so and moving ahead with the proposal would significantly threaten the safety and reliability of the electric grid. The impact of these flaws will ultimately be borne by ratepayers through higher energy costs and the effects of reduced reliability on economic opportunity and public health and safety. Low-income and other vulnerable Americans will be disproportionately affected due to the regressive nature of energy cost increases.\n\nWe further request that the EPA enter the full docket from the FERC Annual Reliability Technical Conference into the rulemaking record.\n\nSincerely,\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-joins-colleagues-in-bicameral-letter-to-fincen-demanding-delay-of-red-tape-rule-on-small-businesses", "Capito Joins Colleagues in Bicameral Letter to FinCEN Demanding Delay of Red-Tape Rule on Small Businesses", "2023-12-19", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 79 Senate and House members in sending a bicameral letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Andrea Gacki, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), requesting a delay in the implementation of new reporting requirements for small businesses. The letter \u2013 led by U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and U.S. Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.-10) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio-08) \u2013 follows concerns from constituents and small business groups about the new financial reporting requirement expected to take effect in just a few weeks.\n\nThe new federal reporting requirements would expand FinCEN to collect and store confidential personal information about small businesses that have fewer than 20 full-time employees. This substantial regulation that impacts nearly every small business in America is expected to take effect January 1 and impact 32.6 million small businesses who are largely unaware of the new requirements that carry significant criminal and civil penalties for non-compliance.\n\n\u201cOn behalf of the millions of small businesses in our states, we write to you today with significant concerns regarding the implementation of the beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA),\u201d the members said.\n\n\u201cWhile the goal of this new law is to target shell companies involved in illicit financial transactions, the CTA defines covered entities as those having 20 or fewer employees and under $5 million in revenue. In other words, not just shell companies, but nearly every small business in America,\u201d the members continued.\n\nFull text of the letter is available here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-presses-treasury-on-foreign-terrorist-organizations-use-of-crypto-financing", "Capito Presses Treasury on Foreign Terrorist Organizations\u2019 use of Crypto Financing", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson regarding reports of designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) financing terrorist activities with crypto assets. Specifically, Senator Capito\u2019s letter asks the Treasury to make relevant information regarding the scope of digital asset financing used by FTOs available to Congress, and what steps the department can make to address this illicit activity.\n\n\u201cOn October 7, 2023, the world witnessed a shocking and unthinkable terror attack on Israel. As the world, the American people, and Congress began to try and understand how the attacks happened, the focal point has become how FTOs receive funding,\u201d Senator Capito wrote.\n\n\u201cWhile I know that the use of digital assets is only one of many illicit funding sources for FTOs, the ambiguity and lack of regulation regarding how cryptocurrency changes hands raises serious concerns that must be addressed,\u201d Senator Capito continued.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found hereor below:\n\nDear Secretary Nelson,\n\nI write to join a growing number of Congressional colleagues deeply concerned about reports of designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) financing terrorist activities with crypto assets.\n\nOn October 7, 2023, the world witnessed a shocking and unthinkable terror attack on Israel. As the world, the American people, and Congress have begun to try and understand how the attacks happened, the focal point has become how FTOs receive funding.\n\nThe attack on Israel, carried out by U.S.-designated FTOs Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah killed more than 1,200 people, including Americans, and reportedly was funded at least in part by crypto assets raised between August 2021 and June 2023. U.S. financial regulators, including the Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Justice raised concerns about Hamas\u2019s cryptocurrency-based terrorism financing as early as 2020.\n\nImportantly, many providers and end users of illicit digital assets take advantage of foreign Convertible Virtual Currency mixing or \u201cmixers\u201d to conceal identifiable information about transactions. Mixers conceal this information by collecting a fee from owners to mix the \u201ccryptocurrency of several users prior to delivery of the units to their ultimate destination.\u201d On October 19, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) determined that international mixers are a class of transactions of \u201cprimary money laundering concern\u201d and proposed new regulations for enhanced transparency.\n\nWhile I know that the use of digital assets is only one of many illicit funding sources for FTOs, the ambiguity and lack of regulation regarding how cryptocurrency changes hands raises serious concerns that must be addressed.\n\nIn an effort to; 1) understand the scope of digital asset financing used by FTOs in the attack against Israel and 2) understand what actions may be necessary for Congress to take in order to combat these actions without unduly harming good digital asset actors domestically, I request answers to the following questions:\n\n1. Has Treasury begun an independent and comprehensive investigation into the extent FTOs are reportedly avoiding sanctions through the use of digital assets, particularly actors funding Hamas and affiliated organizations?\n\na. If not, I request that Treasury conduct an investigation and create a report to be made available to Congress.\n\nb. If sensitive information is included, I request a classified briefing for Members of Congress on the report and findings.\n\n2. Has Treasury determined an estimate of the extent that FTOs are using mixers?\n\n3. Can Treasury estimate how quickly foreign mixers can be stood up once another might be shut down or subjected to sanctions?\n\n4. Given the evolving threat posed by FTOs as well as state actors utilizing digital assets and mixers to circumvent global sanctions, what steps is Treasury taking to address this illicit activity?\n\nThank you for your prompt attention to this important matter and I look forward to your response.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-capito-announces-54-million-for-i-79-chaplin-hill-gateway-project", "ICYMI: Capito Announces $54 Million for I-79 Chaplin Hill Gateway Project", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Friday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced $54,320,000 for the Chaplin Hill Gateway Project, which includes construction of bridges, interchanges, and pedestrian and bicycle connections.\n\nThe funding is through the Mega Grant Program, an infrastructure funding program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Ranking Member Capito wrote a letter of support for the project to the U.S. Department of Transportation in August. In March, Ranking Member Capito announced $2 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funding to support repairs and rehabilitation for I-79 Exit 155.\n\n\u201cThe funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continues to deliver for West Virginia and announcements like this one are the reason I fought for the final bill. The Chaplin Hill Gateway Project will help improve traffic, increase safety, and upgrade core transportation infrastructure in Monongalia County. For all those who live and work in the area, as well as those traveling through, this funding will make a transformational difference and I\u2019m excited for this project to move forward,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said.\n\nPROJECT DETAILS:\n\nThe project has multiple components including replacing I-79 bridges over Chaplin Hill Road, reconstructing exit 155 interchange, WB I-79 flyover reconstruction, and a pedestrian and bicycle connection between the Star City bridge and the regional rail-to-trail network.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-54-million-for-i-79-chaplin-hill-gateway-project", "Capito Announces $54 Million for I-79 Chaplin Hill Gateway Project", "2023-12-15", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced $54,320,000 for the Chaplin Hill Gateway Project, which includes construction of bridges, interchanges, and pedestrian and bicycle connections.\n\nThe funding is through the Mega Grant Program, an infrastructure funding program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Capito wrote a letter of support for the project to the U.S. Department of Transportation in August.\n\n\u201cThe funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continues to deliver for West Virginia and announcements like this one are the reason I fought for the final bill. The Chaplin Hill Gateway Project will help improve traffic, increase safety, and upgrade core transportation infrastructure in Monongalia County. For all those who live and work in the area, as well as those traveling through, this funding will make a transformational difference and I\u2019m excited for this project to move forward,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said.\n\nProject Details:\n\nThe project has multiple components including replacing I-79 bridges over Chaplin Hill Road, reconstructing exit 155 interchange, WB I-79 flyover reconstruction, and a pedestrian and bicycle connection between the Star City bridge and the regional rail-to-trail network.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-resources-to-help-address-kanawha-county-flood-damage", "Capito Announces Resources to Help Address Kanawha County Flood Damage", "2023-12-15", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support roadway construction efforts near Coonskin Park in Charleston, W.Va. and Big Bend Golf Course in Tornado, W.Va. following severe floods in May of 2021.\n\n\u201cFlooding across Kanawha County in 2021 seriously damaged roadways West Virginians rely on near Coonskin Park and Big Bend Golf Course. I was proud to work with our state and federal partners at FEMA to secure resources that will support repair and construction efforts to strengthen this infrastructure. This funding is another step to help ensure our roadways are more resilient and I am happy to see these resources reach Kanawha County,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nIndividual award details listed below:\n\n$1,255,797 in FEMA funding to Kanawha County, W.Va. \u2013 Funding will be used to help repair the roadway and embankment at two sites on Elk River Road near Coonskin Park and two sites near Big Bend Golf Course after the areas were severely damaged by floods in May 2021 under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-introduce-resolution-condemning-hamass-use-of-sexual-violence-during-october-7th-terrorist-attack-on-israel", "Capito, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Hamas\u2019s Use of Sexual Violence During October 7th Terrorist Attack on Israel", "2023-12-15", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of 21 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning Hamas for using sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war against Israel during the October 7th terrorist attack. The resolution was led by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.).\n\n\u201cThere is absolutely no justification to ever weaponize rape and sexual violence as a legitimate form of war and I condemn these despicable acts committed by Hamas in the strongest possible terms. I am disappointed to see some of the inadequate reactions of women\u2019s rights organizations in the wake of these crimes, but I will always speak out against these appalling events and support women around the world,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cThese terrorist attacks targeting innocent women were unconscionable in every possible way and I support Israel in its mission to dismantle Hamas and to ensure crimes like these never happen again to any woman or girl.\u201d\n\nFull text of the resolution can be found here.\n\nSenator Capito has long championed the rights of women and girls to live free of violence. She helped author the Women, Peace and Security Act, which was signed into law in 2017 and ensures women\u2019s leadership roles in conflict resolution and peace negotiations. Additionally, Senator Capito is a strong supporter of Israel, swiftly condemning Hamas on October 7 and calling for enduring support for Israel. She also joined letters calling for the release of the American hostages in Gaza.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-secures-support-for-a-variety-of-west-virginia-projects", "Capito Secures Support for a Variety of West Virginia Projects", "2023-12-15", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Transportation (DOT), Agriculture (USDA), as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to support economic development, infrastructure improvement, public health, and environmental cleanup initiatives in West Virginia.\n\nHHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced resources from HHS to improve maternal and child health services, enhance health center clusters, and to upgrade public health infrastructure in West Virginia.\n\n\u201cI am proud to secure resources that will help mothers and children receive the care they need, bolster our public health infrastructure, and improve our state\u2019s preparation for potential public health emergencies in the future. As Ranking Member of the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, I will always advocate for the health care support that West Virginia needs,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said.\n\nEPA FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, also secured funding from the EPA through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to help West Virginia University (WVU) support local Brownfields cleanup projects across the state.\n\n\u201cWe continue to see success stories in West Virginia communities thanks to the Brownfields program,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said. \u201cThe funding announced today from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will support WVU\u2019s efforts in helping assess, clean up, and redevelop former industrial sites across our state.\u201d\n\nUSDA FUNDING: Senator Capito also secured resources from the USDA\u2019s Rural Development Program to provide low-income housing rehabilitation and to improve healthy food processing and storage in West Virginia.\n\n\u201cMaking sure our rural communities in West Virginia get the resources they need is critically important,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cThis support from the USDA will help ensure that West Virginians have greater access to high quality food and affordable housing in our rural areas.\u201d\n\nDOT FUNDING: Finally, Senator Capito announced resources from the DOT that she fought to include in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that will support research efforts to potentially increase Amtrak Cardinal Line Service from three times per week to daily service.\n\n\u201cI am glad to see that Amtrak is seriously evaluating daily service for the Cardinal line, which has eight stops in West Virginia. Bringing this level of service, as well as improving the railroads in my state are some of the reasons I negotiated the bipartisan infrastructure law,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nIndividual HHS award details listed below:\n\n$1,550,586 in HHS funding to the WV DHHR (Charleston, W.Va.) to support upgrades to public health infrastructure.\n\n$1,324,524 in HHS funding to the WV DHHR (Charleston, W.Va.) to support maternal and child health services.\n\n$1,055,199 in HHS funding to the Monroe County Health Department (Union, W.Va.) to support health center clusters.\n\nIndividual EPA award details listed below:\n\n$3,300,000 in EPA funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) to help WVU provide specialized knowledge and guide communities through the assessment, cleanup, and revitalization process of Brownsfields-related issues.\n\nUSDA award details listed below:\n\n$763,057 USDA Rural Development Grant to Grow Ohio Valley (Wheeling, W.Va.) to renovate a warehouse which will serve as a processing facility for fresh and value-added food products and to safely process and certify farm products for distribution to wider markets. The facility will provide local food entrepreneurs with tools to expand their production of packaged, shelf-stable products.\n\n$105,280 USDA Rural Development Grant to the Southern Appalachian Labor School (Kincaid, W.Va.) to help Southern Appalachian Labor School to rehabilitate 10 homes for low and very low-income individuals in Fayette, Nicholas, Kanawha, Clay, and Raleigh counties.\n\n$105,280 USDA Rural Development Grant to Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia, Inc. (Bluefield, W.Va.) to help rehabilitate five homes for low and very low-income individuals in Mercer, Monroe and Summers Counties.\n\nUSDA Rural Development Grant to the Southern Appalachian Labor School (Kincaid, W.Va.) to help Southern Appalachian Labor School rehabilitate two homes for low and very low-income individuals in Fayette County.\n\nDOT award details listed below:\n\n$500,000 in funding to Amtrak to develop a scope, schedule, and cost estimate for preparing, completing, or documenting the Cardinal Line\u2019s service development plan as the first step in possibly increasing the frequency of Amtrak\u2019s service from three days per week to daily.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-slams-proposed-ira-45x-tax-credit-rule-treasury-department", "Miller Slams Proposed IRA 45X Tax Credit Rule from the Treasury Department", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement slamming the proposed rule put out by the Treasury Department which allows foreign companies to profit from American subsidies and receive manufacturing tax credits.\n\n\u201cThe combination of the poorly written Inflation Reduction Act and the Treasury Department\u2019s careless proposed rule on the 45X tax credits shows the Biden Administration's complete disregard for American jobs and the U.S. economy,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cUnder President Biden\u2019s weak guidance for yet another IRA provision, $125 billion of American tax dollars will be handed to Chinese manufacturers. American taxpayers should not be the source of funding for foreign adversaries. Congress must pass my bill with Senator Marco Rubio, the Protecting American Advanced Manufacturing Act, which will ensure Chinese companies do not get a penny of hardworking American tax dollars.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-flannery-as-state-director", "Capito Announces Flannery as State Director", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that she has selected Chuck Flannery to serve as her new State Director. Flannery will start officially in the senator\u2019s office on January 2, 2024.\n\n\u201cAfter knowing and working together for years, I am thrilled to welcome Chuck back to our team,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cWith his extensive experience and relationships throughout West Virginia, I am confident that Chuck has what it takes to lead our state operation and hit the ground running as we begin a new year. I look forward to all that we will accomplish to better serve West Virginians.\u201d\n\nFlannery, who currently serves within the West Virginia Secretary of State\u2019s Office (WVSOS), is a lifelong West Virginian and a graduate of West Virginia University (WVU). He has worked in numerous roles in government and political campaigns across West Virginia, including in various capacities for Senator Capito. Flannery also served under multiple WVSOS secretaries.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-urge-epa-to-revise-flawed-methane-reporting-rule-proposal", "Capito, Colleagues Urge EPA to Revise Flawed Methane Reporting Rule Proposal", "2023-12-14", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), wrote a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining major concerns with the agency\u2019s proposed \u2018subpart W\u2019 rule on methane emissions reporting, and urging the EPA to reconsider and revise its proposal.\n\n\u201cThe EPA\u2019s proposed subpart W revisions blatantly disregard and overstep even the partisan mandates of the statute as enacted and will excessively increase the tax burden on American energy under the new \u2018Methane Emissions Reduction Program,\u2019\u201d the senators wrote.\n\nRead the full letter here and below:\n\nDear Administrator Regan:\n\nI write to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its August 1, 2023 proposed rule titled Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, more commonly known as \u201csubpart W\u201d of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP).\n\nSection 60113 of the partisan Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) \u2013 euphemistically known as the \u201cMethane Emissions Reduction Program\u201d (MERP) \u2013 directed the EPA to impose and collect a tax on methane emitted by applicable natural gas and petroleum facilities that report to the GHGRP (40 CFR 98, subpart W). As part of establishing the MERP, the IRA ordered the EPA to revise its subpart W requirements to facilitate the reporting and calculation of the tax.\n\nHowever, the EPA\u2019s proposed subpart W revisions blatantly disregard and overstep even the partisan mandates of the statute as enacted and will excessively increase the tax burden on American energy under the new MERP. The proposal would not only radically expand the scope of emissions required to be reported by each facility under the GHGRP, but also unduly expand the number of facilities that are covered by subpart W and thus liable for the methane tax. If finalized as proposed, it is likely that the revisions would artificially overestimate US methane emissions. An overestimation or duplication of methane emissions would make it appear that domestic emissions are rising and that US methane emission intensity is higher than many international competitors, despite impartial international organizations showing that the opposite is true.\n\nAt present, subpart W depends heavily on emission factors to calculate facilities\u2019 emissions. While the EPA should continue to allow the option for facilities to use emission factors as a substitute for facility-specific data, the IRA required the EPA to revise subpart W to ensure reporting under the program accurately reflects emission totals. Under the proposed rule, emission factors are increasing dramatically without evidence that this accurately reflects emission totals. Additionally, the statute explicitly allows facilities to submit empirical emissions\n\ndata to fulfill their responsibilities under the GHGRP and define their tax liability. Specifically, the IRA added Section 136(h) to the Clean Air Act, which states:\n\n(h) REPORTING.\u2014Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall revise the requirements of subpart W of part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure the reporting under such subpart, and calculation of charges under subsections (e) and (f) of this section are based on empirical data, including data collected pursuant to subsection (a)(4), accurately reflect the total methane emissions and waste emissions from the applicable facilities, and allow owners and operators of applicable facilities to submit empirical emissions data, in a manner to be prescribed by the Administrator to demonstrate the extent to which a charge under subsection (c) is owed.\n\nFor the purposes of reporting, the EPA\u2019s proposed subpart W revisions preclude facilities from measuring their methane emissions with advanced monitoring technologies and empirical methods, despite broad congressional direction that EPA \u201callow\u201d facility owners the option of using \u201cempirical\u201d data to report their emissions.\n\nThe subpart W proposed revisions would also re-categorize centralized production facilities as non-production systems. Non-production systems have a much lower emission-intensity threshold under the rule, meaning this inappropriate categorization would inflate liabilities under the methane tax in a manner not directed by Congress.\n\nThe subpart W proposal and its likely impacts are emblematic of an apparent contradiction/paradox in the Administration\u2019s policies. President Biden has repeatedly called on the oil and gas industry to increase production to support domestic demand and to benefit our allies abroad, all while pursuing policies that reduce production and processing. This proposal will arbitrarily increase the cost and burden of reporting under subpart W in service of growing the revenues generated by the MERP, which will result in making it more difficult and expensive to produce, transport and consume American energy. These costs will inevitably be passed on to American consumers already facing recent high inflation.\n\nThe EPA should immediately reconsider this proposal if it is going to finalize a rule that will provide regulatory certainty and reduce the significant economic burden that the agency and Administration are imposing on American families and energy consumers. The EPA must significantly revise the proposal to establish a pathway to allow every facility subject to reporting under subpart W the option of using demonstrated empirical methods to calculate their liability for the methane tax as an alternative to previous emission factors, without undue preference for a particular methodology. The Agency must also correct its discretionary re-categorization of centralized-production facilities and address the increasing inconsistencies between subpart W and other emission methodologies. Addressing these issues will require substantial changes or the full rescission of the proposal prior to a final rule. The current proposal, if finalized, will be an ill-advised regulatory policy with the perverse effect of also increasing a tax to be borne by energy producers, manufacturers, and consumers across the economy.\n\nSincerely,\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-rubio-introduce-protecting-american-advanced-manufacturing-act", "Miller, Rubio Introduce\u00a0the Protecting American Advanced Manufacturing Act", "2023-12-13", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Protecting American Advanced Manufacturing Act to ensure that nations aiming to weaken the U.S., including Communist China, do not receive American tax credits.\n\nThe Biden Administration\u2019s Inflation Reduction Act gives foreign entities opportunities to receive generous tax credits regardless of if their work puts American manufacturers out of business. 45X is an \u201cadvanced manufacturing\u201d tax credit. Currently 97% of all solar wafers are manufactured by Chinese solar companies and are eligible to claim the 45X credit.\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration allowing China to access American tax credits is unacceptable,\" said Congresswoman Miller. \"The weak guardrails from the administration for the 45X tax credits continues to give China an advantage over American manufacturers, effectively killing American jobs and stifling innovation. The government\u2019s first responsibility is to protect the United States, not give handouts to our adversaries. The Biden Administration and Washington Democrats have failed American taxpayers and American businesses on every account. We need a strategic decoupling from China; stopping them from taking our tax credits is the bare minimum.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Biden has prioritized a radical climate agenda ahead of our national security, and his Inflation Reduction Act is giving foreign adversaries the opportunity to benefit from U.S. tax dollars while they simultaneously put American companies out of business,\" said Senator Rubio. \"I am proud to introduce the Protecting American Advanced Manufacturing Act, which would ensure that future benefits for American companies do not end up in the hands of our adversaries.\u201d\n\nSenator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.\n\nClick HERE for bill text.\n\nThe Protecting American Advanced Manufacturing Act would prevent 45X tax credits from supporting companies:\n\nWho are owned, controlled, or operated by a foreign adversary, such as China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran,\n\nWhose management and operations are directly controlled by a foreign adversary,\n\nWho are controlled by a foreign adversary through debt, lease agreements, and contract manufacturing arrangements,\n\nWho are controlled by a foreign adversary through shell companies.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-klobuchar-introduce-legislation-to-increase-cardiovascular-and-pulmonary-care-access", "Capito, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Increase Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Care Access", "2023-12-13", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation would expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services by authorizing physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to order cardiac rehabilitation.\n\n\u201cAs states across our country \u2013 especially in rural areas \u2013 face shortages of health care professionals, we must take steps to ensure patients are able to receive the care that they need,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cBy reducing barriers to accessing cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation, we can help improve the health of those living with heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is particularly important in places like West Virginia, where these diseases impact the lives of far too many residents. I\u2019m proud to introduce this legislation and put forward solutions that increase the level of health services available to West Virginians who need them most.\u201d\n\n\u201cEnsuring timely access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs is critical to improving the lives of people who need cardiovascular care, especially in rural areas,\u201d Senator Klobuchar said. \u201cOur bipartisan legislation will expand who can refer patients to these programs, helping connect more people to the care they need and ensuring they get that care faster.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nCardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation are medically directed and supervised programs designed to improve a patient\u2019s physical, psychological, and social functioning. Currently, only physicians are authorized to order cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation for Medicare patients. This restriction can create unnecessary obstacles, delays, and paperwork before patients can receive the rehabilitation services that are needed on a timely basis and make it challenging for programs to operate in areas where physicians are scarce.\n\nThe Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023 builds upon the innovative Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act \u2013 legislation that was passed as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 \u2013 which authorized physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation beginning in 2024. Senators Capito and Klobuchar previously introduced this legislation in 2021.\n\nThe Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023 is supported by several organizations, including: American Heart Association; American Lung Association; American Nurses Association; National Rural Health Association; American Academy of Physician Assistants; American Association of Nurse Practitioners; American Association for Respiratory Care; American College of Cardiology; American Thoracic Society; Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association; WomenHeart.\n\nA one-pager on the legislation is available here.\n\nFull text of the legislation is available here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-votes-to-pass-annual-defense-authorization-bill-to-support-troops-strengthen-us-military", "Capito Votes to Pass Annual Defense Authorization Bill to Support Troops, Strengthen U.S. Military", "2023-12-13", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement after voting in support of the conference report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), a bipartisan compromise combining the House- and Senate-passed versions of the NDAA. The conference report passed the Senate for the 63rd year in a row.\n\nThis bipartisan legislation demonstrates support for our troops, domestic and national security, and strengthening the U.S. military. Several provisions Senator Capito supported were included in this legislation that will benefit West Virginia and our servicemen and women.\n\n\u201cProperly establishing our nation\u2019s defense priorities is one of Congress\u2019 primary responsibilities and something that I take incredibly seriously. It is essential that Congress comes together and shows robust support for passage of the NDAA, as we have done tonight,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cWe must always show that support for our men and women in uniform and the strength of our military will continue to be our top priority. This legislation reflects that and I\u2019m proud to join my colleagues in passing this bill tonight.\u201d\n\nTHE NDAA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS SENATOR CAPITO LED OR SUPPORTED:\n\nLand Conveyance for the City of Wheeling: The bill includes language Senator Capito requested authorizing the conveyance of the former BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center to the City of Wheeling, W.Va. The City plans to use the property for emergency response services.\n\nLand Conveyance for the City of New Martinsville: The bill includes language Senator Capito requested authorizing the conveyance of the former Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center to the City of New Martinsville, W.Va. The City plans to use the property for emergency response services\n\nWest Virginia National Guard priorities requested by Senator Capito:\n\nAuthorizes $1.95 million in Planning & Design funding for a new National Guard Readiness Center in Bluefield, W.Va.\n\nAuthorizes $4.8 million in Planning & Design funding for a new National Guard Readiness Center in Charleston, W.Va.\n\nAuthorizes $3.3 million in Planning & Design funding for a new National Guard Readiness Center in Parkersburg, W.Va.\n\nADDITIONAL NDAA HIGHLIGHTS:\n\nAuthorizes a 5.2% pay raise for U.S. servicemembers to offset inflation.\n\nHolds federal bureaucrats accountable by requiring that all recruitment and promotion actions by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) are based on merit and performance, not demographic quotas.\n\nConfronts China with hard power by establishing a new U.S. training program with Taiwan and expands the Pacific Deterrence Initiative to enhance U.S. basing and logistics in the Western Pacific.\n\nDefends the homeland by empowering the DoD to take the fight to the cartels in cyberspace and encourages development of new homeland air defense protocols to prevent future violations of airspace by our adversaries.\n\nStrengthens America\u2019s munitions arsenal by adding six more critical munitions to the Pentagon\u2019s highly successful multi-year procurement (MYP) program, including Tomahawk and Mk48 torpedoes, which are essential to deterring China.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-colleagues-introduce-resolution-commemorate-30th-anniversary-national", "Miller, Colleagues\u00a0Introduce Resolution to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressional Youth ChalleNGe Caucus Co-Chairs Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) in introducing a bipartisan resolution to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP).\n\nFor 30 years, NGYCP has been educating at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 18 in 39 different program locations across 28 states, including West Virginia. The Senate introduced bipartisan companion legislation earlier this year.\n\n\u201cThe National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program has given incredible opportunities to thousands of at-risk high school students for three decades,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cNGYCP\u2019s commitment to providing education and life skills is honorable and is a model for schools across the United States. This program provides stability and encouragement to students who are exploring every option, instead of placing expectations for what a career should look like. I am grateful to NGYCP and am confident it will serve our communities for years to come.\u201d\n\nClick HERE for the full text.\n\nCongresswoman Miller and the Congressional Youth ChalleNGe Caucus Co-Chairs were joined in introducing the resolution by Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Andr\u00e9 Carson (D-IN), Ryan Zinke (R-MT), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Alex Mooney (R-WV), Josh Harder (D-CA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), and William Timmons (R-SC).\n\nBackground:\n\nThe NGYCP is funded by the Department of Defense and was designed to assist youth affected by gangs, violence, and drug abuse to aid them when making educational and life decisions at a critical time in their lives.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/millers-statement-passage-clinical-laboratory-price-transparency-act", "Miller's Statement on the Passage of the\u00a0Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the passage of her legislation, the Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act, on the House of Representatives floor. The Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act passed as part of the larger Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, and ensures clinical labs publish their prices before administering treatment, giving patients a clear understanding on their health care costs.\n\n\"Unknown health care prices should not be a factor that patients are worried about when making health care decisions,\" said Congresswoman Miller. \"Patients should know their health care treatment prices upfront and not be surprised by sky-high bills they were unaware of. The passage of the Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act is a necessary first step in allowing clinical labs to publish their prices upfront, so patients are given the opportunity to make wise health care decisions. Providing patients with health care price transparency is long overdue and I am pleased this legislation will deliver and prioritize the needs of patients across the United States.\u201d\n\nClick HERE for bill text.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-lead-bipartisan-push-condemning-united-nations-inaction-on-hamass-sexual-violence-against-women", "Capito, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Push Condemning United Nations\u2019 Inaction on Hamas\u2019s Sexual Violence Against Women", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 32 of her Senate colleagues in a letter condemning the inaction of the United Nations (UN) regarding Hamas\u2019s widespread sexual violence, including mass rape and mutilation, against women in Israel on October 7, 2023. The letter \u2013 led by U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) \u2013 urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to open an independent investigation into Hamas\u2019s acts of sexual violence and to hold the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) \u2013 the organization dedicated to ending gender-based violence \u2013 accountable for its failure to immediately and unequivocally condemn Hamas\u2019s atrocities against women.\n\n\u201cWe write to express our profound disappointment with the United Nations\u2019 (UN) response to Hamas\u2019s widespread sexual violence, including rape and mutilation, as a weapon of war against women in Israel on October 7, 2023,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cA growing body of evidence including the testimonies of survivors, witnesses, and first responders makes clear that as part of Hamas\u2019s terrorist attack that killed 1,200 men, women, and children on October 7, the terrorist organization intentionally used rape and sexual assault as weapons of war.\u201d\n\n\u201cSexual violence, particularly on this scale and of this level of brutality, must be condemned unequivocally and without qualification, which is why we were shocked that it took UN Women nearly two months to speak out against these atrocities,\u201d the senators continued. \u201c... we urge you to move swiftly to seek the establishment of an independent fact-finding effort through a separate mechanism, tasked with collecting testimonies from survivors and witnesses of Hamas\u2019s sexual violence. An independent investigation is a necessary step to hold perpetrators accountable, support survivors, and provide justice for victims.\u201d\n\nSenators Capito, Rosen, Ernst, Gillibrand, Collins, and Cardin were joined by Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).\n\nFull text of the letter is available here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-peters-provision-to-expand-access-to-opioid-addiction-treatment-for-adolescents-advances-in-senate", "Capito, Peters Provision to Expand Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment for Adolescents Advances in Senate", "2023-12-12", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) applauded the advancement of their bipartisan provision as part of the as part of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization (SUPPORT) Act.\n\nThe senators\u2019 provision in the SUPPORT Act\u2013 based off their Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act \u2013 would help expand access to opioid addiction treatment for adolescents by reauthorizing funding specifically for the Youth Prevention and Recovery Initiative. Senators Capito and Peters established this initiative through legislation they authored and was signed into law in 2018 to make an existing substance abuse treatment program available for young adults.\n\nTheir provision would ensure this critical resource remains available to adolescents, families, care providers, and communities. The SUPPORT Act would reauthorize federal funding for numerous opioid prevention, education, coverage, and treatment programs to help address the ongoing opioid epidemic that has devastated communities across the country. The package was approved by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and now moves to the full Senate for consideration.\n\n\u201cAs we continue to battle addiction across West Virginia, unfortunately no portion of our population has been spared,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said. \u201cWorking to prevent and treat addiction in children, adolescents, and young adults must remain a top priority. The bipartisan Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act, which was included as a provision in the SUPPORT Act, would do this by expanding access to opioid addiction treatment for adolescents in West Virginia and across the country. I\u2019m glad to see this important bill take a critical step in advancing with the committee passage of the SUPPORT Act.\u201d\n\n\u201cOpioid addiction has devastated far too many families and communities throughout our state and country. To address this epidemic, we must make sure people have access to the kind of treatment they need to get better, especially our young people who have their whole lives ahead of them,\u201d said Senator Peters. \u201cMy provision in the SUPPORT for Patients Reauthorization Act would ensure adolescents can continue to access lifesaving treatments and resources to help set them on a path toward recovery, and I encourage my colleagues to support its passage into law.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAccording to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), more than 695,000 American adolescents used opioids for nonmedical reasons in 2018, up by more than 400,000 since the last study was conducted in 2015. In December 2022, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that monthly drug overdose deaths nearly tripled among adolescents age 10 to 19 years during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\nThe Youth Prevention and Recovery Initiative allocates funding to hospitals, local governments, and eligible entities to enhance the availability of opioid addiction medications for adolescents and young adults diagnosed with opioid use disorder. The initiative aims to heighten awareness of fentanyl risks among youth, while also providing training to healthcare providers, families, and school personnel on optimal approaches to support young individuals dealing with opioid use disorder.\n\nThe use of certain medications \u2013 such as buprenorphine \u2013 has been shown to be a safe and effective treatment for opioid addiction and improves success rates for continuing treatment and recovery. Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) with buprenorphine and other effective drugs is an essential public health tool to prevent future loss of life for those suffering from opioid addiction. However, MAT is often designed for adults, making it more difficult for adolescents to access this proven treatment.\n\nThe Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act seeks to renew the Youth Prevention and Recovery Initiative. This initiative, known for providing three-year grants to youth-focused entities, supports the implementation of substance use disorder treatment, prevention, and recovery support services. The legislation also extends the scope of an existing youth substance use disorder program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to encompass services for young adults, in addition to children and adolescents. Notably, the authorization for the program, along with the SUPPORT Act, lapsed on September 30, 2023.\n\nThe following organizations have endorsed the Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychiatric Association, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Addition Psychiatry, and the Partnership to End Addiction.\n\nBelow are statements in support of the senators\u2019 legislation:\n\n\u201cWe applaud Senator Peters and Senator Capito for their commitment to expanding access to life saving substance use disorder treatment for youth and adolescents, particularly for racially and ethnically marginalized populations. Research supports treating patients, including youth, with opioid use disorders with FDA-approved medications as the gold standard and we believe this legislation is a critical first step towards improving access to services and better outcomes,\u201d Larissa Mooney, M.D., President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, said.\n\n\u201cDespite the availability of safe, effective, and lifesaving treatment, adolescents and young adults with substance use disorders face significant barriers accessing medication for addiction treatment. By reauthorizing SAMHSA's Youth Prevention and Recovery Initiative, the bipartisan Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act would make needed progress to help ensure young people can access this vital treatment, while also addressing the unique barriers they too often face in getting the care they need. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls on Congress to advance this important legislation and thanks Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) for their leadership on this issue,\u201d American Academy of Pediatrics President Sandy Chung, M.D., FAAP, said.\n\n\u201cWhile it is incredibly difficult for anyone with addiction to access effective treatment, adolescents have exceedingly limited treatment options. In the midst of an unrelenting opioid crisis that is claiming the lives of far too many young people, it is critical for the federal government to provide resources to make evidence-based treatment, such as medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder, more widely available,\u201d Lindsey Vuolo, Vice President of Health Law and Policy, Partnership to End Addiction, said.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-leads-letter-president-biden-fdas-proposed-menthol-ban", "Miller Leads Letter to President Biden on FDA's Proposed Menthol Ban", "2023-12-11", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) led a letter to President Joe Biden to express concern about C\u00e1rtel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n (CJNG) expanding its operations in the United States and how the Biden administration's proposed menthol cigarette ban may contribute to CJNG's expansion.\n\nThe letter highlights CJNG\u2019s recent growth in operations, which includes cigarette smuggling, and raises concerns about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration\u2019s (FDA) proposal to ban menthol cigarettes in the United States. The letter raises concerns that the proposed ban will only provide Mexican cartels and illegal markets with increased opportunity for illicit activity and more potential funding for cartel operations, including the smuggling of fentanyl across our borders.\n\nCongresswoman Miller was joined by Representatives Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Brian Babin (TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lori Chavez-DeRemer(R-OR), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-NY), August Pfluger (R-TX), and Michael Waltz (R-FL) in sending the letter to the Biden administration.\n\nClick HERE for the full letter.\n\nOn the significant threat from CJNG to the United States:\n\nAs you are aware, Mexican cartels pose a deadly threat to the United States. As the greatest criminal drug threat to the U.S., the Mexican cartels are also involved in several other criminal activities, including but not limited to human trafficking, money laundering, and extortion. In recent years, the Mexican cartels are believed to be responsible for a large portion of synthetic opioid trafficking in the U.S., where overdose deaths due to synthetic opioids like fentanyl have skyrocketed. We are very concerned about the Mexican cartels and their presence in the United States and urge you to take action that would limit the cartels\u2019 funding and ability to operate within our borders.\n\nSpecifically, it has come to our attention that the C\u00e1rtel de Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n (CJNG) has gained power in Mexico and expanded its operations to the U.S. The Department of Justice considers CJNG \u201cto be one of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the world\u201d. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) also believes CJNG is the best-armed criminal organization in Mexico and to be a significant threat to the United States. With a reputation for extreme violence, CJNG is a significant target for the United States government.\n\nOn the proposed plan from the FDA to ban the production of menthol cigarettes:\n\nCJNG has reportedly expanded its recent operations to include cigarette smuggling and sales in an effort to diversify their operations. We are concerned they could be using the profits from their cigarette smuggling to fund their fentanyl operation in the U.S. This concern is particularly timely given that there is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed rule in the final stages of agency review that concerns menthol in cigarettes. While it may be well-intentioned, this menthol ban would amount to prohibition and the consequences could be more severe than the FDA realizes. It could open a huge opportunity for CJNG and other criminal organizations to expand their cigarette smuggling within U.S. borders, especially considering the regulated U.S. menthol market is worth approximately $30 billion. Considering CJNG already has a sophisticated narcotics distribution network across major U.S. cities, it would be relatively easy for them to transition to new illicit cigarette sales if given the opportunity and financial incentive.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-capito-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-combat-increase-in-overdose-deaths-among-pregnant-postpartum-women", "ICYMI: Capito, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Combat Increase in Overdose Deaths Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women", "2023-12-11", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-N.M.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to introduce the bipartisan Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act.\n\nThe legislation would reauthorize the grant residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women (PPW) to receive residential treatment for substance use disorder. Additionally, the legislation would authorize funding to enhance comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) treatments, prevention and recovery support, parenting training, mental health counseling, and harm reduction interventions.\n\n\u201cThe impact that addiction can have on West Virginia\u2019s mothers is devastating and puts the safety of our children at great risk. Resources need to be available for pregnant and postpartum women to receive the treatment or training they need to lead healthy lives, both for themselves and their families. The introduction of this bipartisan legislation is a positive step towards ensuring substance use disorder treatments remain available for mothers who are struggling with addiction,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nDrug overdose deaths, involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl, reached record highs in 2020 and 2021, with pregnant women experiencing more overdoses than ever before. The PPW program supports evidence-based parenting and treatment models to reduce substance use among pregnant women. Grant funds to PPW programs aim to ensure access to services for low-income women and combat maternal health disparities. The Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act will support public and non-profit entities that offer PPW programs.\n\nFull text of the legislation is available here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-resources-to-help-rebuild-clendenin-elementary-school", "Capito Announces Resources to Help Rebuild Clendenin Elementary School", "2023-12-08", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support ongoing construction efforts at Clendenin Elementary School following severe floods in June of 2016.\n\n\u201cThe 2016 floods took a devastating toll on communities across West Virginia, with Clendenin hit especially hard. As we continue to rebuild stronger, the resiliency of residents and communities remains front and center, as this funding will support ongoing efforts to complete the new Clendenin Elementary School,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cI was proud to work with our state\u2019s partners at FEMA to secure this funding, through consultation with local leaders in Clendenin, in order to help ensure our students have a safe place to learn now and for generations to come.\u201d\n\nIndividual award details listed below:\n\n$12,600,162.41 in FEMA funding to the State of West Virginia School Building Authority (Charleston, W.Va.) \u2013 Funding will be used to help rebuild Clendenin Elementary School after it was severely damaged by severe floods in June 2016 under authority of Section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-republican-colleagues-demand-changes-to-biden-admin-rule-endangering-safety-and-wellbeing-of-unaccompanied-alien-children", "Capito, Republican Colleagues Demand Changes to Biden Admin Rule Endangering Safety and Wellbeing of Unaccompanied Alien Children", "2023-12-08", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 This week, 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) and a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined her Republican Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to overhaul its harmful and deficient policies governing the agency\u2019s treatment of unaccompanied alien children in the United States. The effort was led by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).\n\nORR\u2019s proposed rule, parts of which the agency is already enforcing, allows vulnerable children to be placed in the custody of unvetted, potentially-criminal sponsors and obstructs whistleblowers from reporting to Congress on abuse in the program. Senator Capito and her colleagues are demanding ORR rewrite its policies or face congressional action to overturn the finalized rule.\n\n\u201cThis Proposed Rule ignores nearly seven years of oversight conducted by Congress and the Office of Inspector General and reveals chronic foot-dragging\u2014if not total reluctance\u2014when it comes to protecting vulnerable children,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cIt provides ample protections to government bureaucrats at the expense of children. Even more concerning, \u2018the requirements being [adopted] in this proposed rule are already enforced by [the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)].\u2019\u201d\n\n\u201c\u2026ORR does not even consider a sponsor\u2019s criminal record, current illegal drug use, history of abuse or neglect, or other child welfare concerns \u2018necessarily disqualifying to potential sponsorship.\u2019\u2026 In effect, ORR accepts a sponsor\u2019s representations almost entirely on face value,\u201d the senators continued.\n\n\u201cORR\u2019s Proposed Rule abdicates the agency\u2019s responsibility for protecting the vulnerable children in its custody from harmful behavior by poorly vetted, potential criminals. For these services, the taxpayer paid ORR $5.5 billion in FY2022. The Proposed Rule is wholly unworkable and ORR should discard it and its current practices. If not, Congress will have no choice but to introduce a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act,\u201d the senators concluded.\n\nRead the full letter here or below:\n\nDear Director Dunn Marcos and Acting Assistant Secretary Hild:\n\nIn September, you approved the \u201cUnaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule\u201d (\u201cProposed Rule\u201d), which contains a number of alarming, dangerous, and potentially illegal provisions. This Proposed Rule ignores nearly seven years of oversight conducted by Congress and the Office of Inspector General and reveals chronic foot-dragging\u2014if not total reluctance\u2014when it comes to protecting vulnerable children. It provides ample protections to government bureaucrats at the expense of children. Even more concerning, \u201cthe requirements being [adopted] in this proposed rule are already enforced by [the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)].\u201d\n\nIn FY2021, the Office on Trafficking in Persons saw a more than 140% increase from the previous year in requests for assistance on behalf of foreign national children. The majority of these requests were for unaccompanied alien children between the ages of 13 and 17. Despite the staggering number of unaccompanied children, the Proposed Rule makes most vetting for sponsors of unaccompanied minors simply optional. ORR may require \u201can investigation of the living conditions,\u201d \u201cverification of the identity and employment of the individuals offering support,\u201d \u201cinterviews of members of the household,\u201d \u201ca home visit,\u201d \u201creview of [the sponsor\u2019s] past criminal history,\u201d \u201cfingerprinting,\u201d consulate checks of sponsor identification, or \u201ca background check on the proposed sponsor.\u201d However, these basic checks are not necessary to receive custody of a child.\n\nIn fact, ORR does not even consider a sponsor\u2019s criminal record, current illegal drug use, history of abuse or neglect, or other child welfare concerns \u201cnecessarily disqualifying to potential sponsorship.\u201d \u201cORR would not disqualify potential sponsors based solely on their immigration status\u201d or \u201cemployment status,\u201d even if the sponsor was a complete stranger to the child.\n\nIn effect, ORR accepts a sponsor\u2019s representations almost entirely on face value. ORR then delivers the child at taxpayer expense and free-of-cost to the un-vetted sponsor, opening up the possibility that a vulnerable child could fall into the hands of a potentially criminal or drug-addicted sponsor. At this point, ORR considers its work largely done.\n\nORR assumes no role or responsibility in preventing a child\u2019s sponsor from giving him or her away after placement. According to the Proposed Rule, \u201cORR is not proposing to require that the sponsor seek ORR\u2019s permission to transfer custody of the unaccompanied [alien] child.\u201d It simply \u201cretains an interest in knowing this information.\u201d ORR will conduct a home study for \u201ca child who has been a victim of physical or sexual abuse,\u201d if the physical or sexual abuse occurred \u201cunder circumstances that indicate the child\u2019s health or welfare has been significantly harmed or threatened.\u201d However, the rule goes on to note that, if ORR checks-up on the child, it will \u201cinform the potential sponsor whenever it plans to conduct a home study.\u201d This would allow a criminal sponsor enough time to destroy evidence and intimidate the child. Worse, the Proposed Rule allows ORR to conduct certain safety and well-being check-ins virtually.\n\nORR also neglects to ensure a sponsor\u2019s legal immigration status. ORR \u201cwill not share any immigration status information relating to potential sponsors with any law enforcement or immigration related entity at any time.\u201d ORR appears equally ambivalent to the child\u2019s criminal conduct. Its influx facilities simply \u201cseparate \u2026 those unaccompanied [alien] children who \u2026 have perpetrated sexual abuse.\u201d In fact, \u201cORR would like to ensure law enforcement is called in response to an unaccompanied [alien] child\u2019s behavior only as a last resort\u201d and \u201ca call by a care provider facility to law enforcement may trigger an evaluation of staff involved regarding their qualifications\u2026\u201d\n\nRecognizing its conduct is objectionable, ORR\u2019s Proposed Rule protects the organization from congressional scrutiny by forcing whistleblowers to identify themselves to ORR before going to Congress. ORR\u2019s whistleblower retaliation is so pervasive that the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recommended mandatory whistleblower protection training in 2022. The Assistant Secretary for Children and Families concurred with this recommendation and acknowledged \u201cwhistleblower protections are a key mechanisms for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children in ORR care.\u201d Yet in a shocking reversal, ORR now \u201cproposes that employees, former employees, or contractors \u2026 must not disclose unaccompanied [alien] children\u2019s case file records or provide information about unaccompanied [alien] children, their sponsors, family or house hold members to anyone \u2026 without first providing advanced notice to ORR.\u201d This advanced notice requirement expressly captures protected whistleblower disclosures and appears designed to keep employees quiet in violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act and other whistleblower protection provisions.\n\nORR\u2019s Proposed Rule abdicates the agency\u2019s responsibility for protecting the vulnerable children in its custody from harmful behavior by poorly vetted, potential criminals. For these services, the taxpayer paid ORR $5.5 billion in FY2022. The Proposed Rule is wholly unworkable and ORR should discard it and its current practices. If not, Congress will have no choice but to introduce a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act.\n\nSincerely,\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/in-case-you-missed-it-op-ed-from-capito-miss-america-2023-we-must-advance-nuclear-energy-in-the-united-states", "In Case You Missed It: Op-Ed from Capito, Miss America 2023: We Must Advance Nuclear Energy in the United States", "2023-12-08", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 In a joint op-ed published today in Fox News, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Miss America 2023 Grace Stanke, and American Conservation Coalition Action President Chris Barnard write about the need to reestablish America as the world\u2019s leader in nuclear energy through legislation like the bipartisan ADVANCE Act.\n\n\u201cClean, reliable, abundant nuclear energy already provides about 20 percent of America\u2019s electric power generation and could be the key to powering our world. That is, if we choose the right policies. Fortunately, there are clear steps we can take to support our current nuclear fleet and next-generation nuclear technologies,\u201d Capito, Stanke, and Barnard write.\n\nThe full op-ed is available hereand below.\n\nWe Must Advance Nuclear Energy in the United States\n\nBy: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Miss America 2023 Grace Stanke, American Conservation Coalition Action President Chris Barnard\n\nFox News\n\nDecember 8, 2023\n\nOne of the biggest challenges of our time is building an energy future that is secure, reliable, and increasingly clean. In recent years, we\u2019ve seen what happens to countries that sacrifice their energy security. Even here in the United States, we face the threat of blackouts, rising energy prices, and growing dependence on adversarial countries like Russia and China.\n\nRecent geopolitical events, from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine to China\u2019s nefarious energy supply chain dominance, make securing our energy future all the more urgent.\n\nYet, there is a solution \u2013 right in front of our eyes. In fact, we\u2019re already seeing that solution in action. Clean, reliable, abundant nuclear energy already provides about 20 percent of America\u2019s electric power generation and could be the key to powering our world. That is, if we choose the right policies. Fortunately, there are clear steps we can take to support our current nuclear fleet and next-generation nuclear technologies.\n\nTo begin, we must establish regulatory pathways for next-generation nuclear designs to be approved quickly and without burdensome, unnecessary costs. Currently, archaic, inflexible regulations hinder innovation by forcing next-generation technologies into last-generation requirements. In addition to modernizing our regulatory system, we must also incentivize America\u2019s brightest minds to pursue careers in the nuclear industry. Promoting research and development in the field and supporting STEM programs for students have never been more important.\n\nWe know 21st century problems require 21st century solutions. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act (ADVANCE Act) is that solution for the nuclear sector. This bipartisan bill and its cosponsors recognize the urgency of securing our energy future by enabling advanced nuclear technologies through predictable and efficient regulations and incentives for increased innovation.\n\nIt may seem like expanding the role of nuclear energy is a no-brainer, but the United States has fallen woefully behind. The first new traditional nuclear reactor in three decades just came online in Georgia and although advanced nuclear technologies have made promising progress, headlines have focused on setbacks.\n\nAmerica\u2019s best and brightest are developing innovative first-of-a-kind nuclear reactor designs. We all know challenges are a normal part of early-stage innovation, however, they are not a reason to abandon nuclear energy. The ADVANCE Act recognizes why these setbacks happen and provides opportunities to increase certainty for innovators and employers that will help bring this exciting technology to market.\n\nThe alternative is to continue to allow China to finance nuclear energy projects, enabling them to not only dominate global energy markets, but also grow a long-term sphere of influence in developing countries. This is a serious threat not just to our energy security, but also to the United States\u2019 position as the undisputed global leader of nuclear technology, including associated nuclear services, supply chain, expertise, and regulations. It\u2019s a matter of national security and we cannot allow it to continue.\n\nAll over the world, countries recognize that nuclear energy is a key part of both our energy and climate policy. From Japan to South Korea to Poland to France, these countries are recommitting to nuclear power as a significant part of their energy mix.\n\nIf the United States wants to get serious about our long-term energy security and our environmental goals, nuclear energy is the clear answer. Passing the ADVANCE Act into law is the obvious next step.\n\nSenator Shelley Moore Capito represents the state of West Virginia and is the author of the bipartisan ADVANCE Act. Grace Stanke is Miss America 2023 and a nuclear engineering student at the University of Wisconsin. Chris Barnard is the president of the American Conservation Coalition Action (ACC Action).\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-sends-letter-regarding-review-charleston-processing-and-distribution", "Miller Sends Letter\u00a0Regarding Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding the Mail Processing Facility Review at the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), which was recently announced by the United States Postal Service (USPS).\n\nThe full letter can be found below or HERE.\n\nI am writing to voice my concern regarding the Mail Processing Facility Review at the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) which was announced by the United States Postal Service (USPS).\n\nThe Charleston P&DC is a critical part of postal operations in West Virginia. The center employs over 800 West Virginians and delivers economic success for the state. Over 98% of our state\u2019s businesses are small businesses that rely on the mail system to send products and newsletters out to their customers, along with checks and mortgage payments to the bank. Mail delivery also affects older Americans in rural areas who rely on the postal service to deliver their life-saving medications and veterans who depend on the postal service to deliver their hard-earned federal benefits. Not to mention the kids and adults who still expect to receive cards on their birthdays.\n\nWhile I understand that the USPS is attempting to streamline mail service as part of the Delivering for America Plan, I urge you to consider the impact that moving any services out of West Virginia would have on the jobs and economy of the state. Southern West Virginia needs timely mail delivery to continue to be a great place to live, work, and raise a family.\n\nI appreciate your attention to this issue and look forward to continuing to work with the USPS to ensure the people of West Virginia can count on the USPS to deliver their mail efficiently.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-west-virginia-delegation-lamalfa-send-letter-usps-issue-commemorative", "Miller,\u00a0West Virginia Delegation, LaMalfa Send Letter to USPS to Issue Commemorative Stamps for Brigadier General Charles Elwood \u201cChuck\u201d Yeager", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to issue a commemorative stamp honoring West Virginia native, Brigadier General Charles Elwood \u201cChuck\u201d Yeager.\n\nClick HERE for the full letter.\n\nOn issuing a commemorative stamp honoring Brigadier General \u201cChuck\u201d Yeager:\n\nWe write to encourage the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Brigadier General Charles Elwood \u201cChuck\u201d Yeager. Chuck Yeager is an American hero and a legendary figure in the history of aviation, and it is our strong belief that his historic accomplishments in service to our nation merit celebration and recognition on a commemorative stamp.\n\nA native of Myra, West Virginia, Chuck was raised a few miles up the Mud River in the small town of Hamlin, where his family moved when he was five years old. Chuck demonstrated an affinity for machines from an early age, and by the time he was a teenager, he commanded an advanced knowledge of complicated mechanical systems. Chuck graduated from Hamlin High School in June 1941, six months before the United States entered World War II. Three months after graduating high school, Chuck enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was selected for pilot training in July 1942 and earned his pilot\u2019s wings with Class 43-C on March 10, 1943, and from that moment on the course of aviation history was changed forever.\n\nOn Chuck\u2019s impact and service to the United States:\n\nChuck dutifully served his country for another 28 years after his record-breaking flight until his retirement from active duty on February 28, 1975. Over the course of his distinguished career, Chuck fought for his country in two wars, accumulated a total of 10,131.6 flight hours in 361 different types and models of military aircraft, and was the first commander of the Aerospace Research Pilot School, where he mentored a new generation of American aviators who would pioneer spaceflight. Chuck remained busy in retirement, serving as a consultant to government and industry and an advisor to presidents. And, of course, continuing to fly the most advanced aircraft in the world.\n\nChuck\u2019s distinguished career and historic accomplishments were justly commemorated with many awards, and he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. Congress awarded Chuck a Congressional Silver Medal in December 1975, which President Gerald Ford presented to him in a ceremony at the White House. Chuck was also inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame, the International Space Hall of Fame, and the Aerospace Walk of Honor.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-134-million-for-bluefield-overpass-construction-road-improvements", "Capito Announces $13.4 Million for Bluefield Overpass Construction, Road Improvements", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced $13,480,000 for construction of a new overpass bridge and road improvements in Bluefield, W.Va. The funding is through the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program, which Capito championed and included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.\n\n\u201cWhen we wrote and negotiated the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, I fought to ensure the transportation needs of West Virginia\u2019s rural communities were taken into account. Today\u2019s funding announcement is welcome news and will ultimately help both residents and visitors who are traveling in and around Bluefield and the surrounding area. This is the kind of core infrastructure project we intended the IIJA to support and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing it constructed and completed,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said.\n\nPROJECT DETAILS:\n\nThe project will construct an overpass bridge and make road improvements on the approach to an intermodal facility. The project will replace an existing one lane, signal-controlled railroad underpass (Old Bramwel Road/County Route 11/\u201dMidway Tunnel\u201d) with an overpass that includes separated pedestrian and bicycle accommodations.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-call-for-chuck-yeager-commemorative-stamp", "Capito, Colleagues Call for Chuck Yeager Commemorative Stamp", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and U.S Reps. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraging him to issue a commemorative stamp honoring West Virginian and Brigadier General Charles Elwood \u201cChuck\u201d Yeager. Today, on the third anniversary of his passing, he becomes eligible to receive this honor.\n\n\u201cChuck Yeager is an American hero and a legendary figure in the history of aviation, and it is our strong belief that his historic accomplishments in service to our nation merit celebration and recognition on a commemorative stamp,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cOver the course of his distinguished career, Chuck fought for his country in two wars, accumulated a total of 10,131.6 flight hours in 361 different types and models of military aircraft, and was the first commander of the Aerospace Research Pilot School, where he mentored a new generation of American aviators.\u201d\n\n\u201cHe left behind a legacy of service not just to his country but to all of humanity. From his humble beginnings in the hollers of Appalachia to the skies above war-torn Europe to accomplishing what no human being had done before in an aircraft, Chuck was the embodiment of the very best of America: service to his country and fellow citizens, the willingness to sacrifice in the defense of freedom, and the spirit to push beyond the boundaries what is possible to go where no one had gone before,\u201d the lawmakers continued.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nA native of Myra, W.Va., Yeager was raised in the small town of Hamlin, where his family moved when he was five years old. Three months after graduating high school, Yeager enlisted in the Army Air Corps and earned his pilot\u2019s wings in 1943. He entered combat in February 1944 and the Allied forces benefitted tremendously from his persistence and superb pilot skills. Following the war, Yeager was hand-picked to enter the Air Force\u2019s new Flight Test Division at Wright Field, and, in 1947, he achieved the impossible and broke the sound barrier, attaining a top speed of Mach 1.06. Yeager dutifully served his country for another 28 years after his record-breaking flight until his retirement from active duty in 1975.\n\nThe full letter can be found here or below.\n\nDear Postmaster General DeJoy:\n\nWe write to encourage the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Brigadier General Charles Elwood \u201cChuck\u201d Yeager. Chuck Yeager is an American hero and a legendary figure in the history of aviation, and it is our strong belief that his historic accomplishments in service to our nation merit celebration and recognition on a commemorative stamp.\n\nA native of Myra, West Virginia, Chuck was raised a few miles up the Mud River in the small town of Hamlin, where his family moved when he was five years old. Chuck demonstrated an affinity for machines from an early age, and by the time he was a teenager, he commanded an advanced knowledge of complicated mechanical systems. Chuck graduated from Hamlin High School in June 1941, six months before the United States entered World War II. Three months after graduating high school, Chuck enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was selected for pilot training in July 1942 and earned his pilot\u2019s wings with Class 43-C on March 10, 1943, and from that moment on the course of aviation history was changed forever.\n\nAfter earning his pilot\u2019s wings, Chuck joined the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, and departed for Europe shortly before Christmas 1943. He entered combat in February 1944 and claimed one Messerschmitt Me 109 before being shot down on his eighth combat mission. Chuck evaded capture and provided details of his evasion to British intelligence, which helped other downed pilots, prior to rejoining his unit. He resumed combat operations in August, having carried his appeal to return to combat all the way to Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Allied forces benefitted tremendously from his persistence and superb pilot skills, and Chuck earned the \u201cace in a day\u201d title by achieving five aerial victories on October 12. He achieved another four victories on November 27 and completed his final flight on January 15, 1945, having totaled 64 combat missions and 12.5 aerial victories.\n\nFollowing the war, Chuck was hand-picked by Colonel Albert Boyd to enter the Air Force\u2019s new Flight Test Division at Wright Field. Only the service\u2019s very best pilots were selected for the new test pilot school, and Colonel Boyd considered Chuck the best instinctive pilot he had ever seen. Because of his piloting skills and the tremendous character he demonstrated under pressure, Chuck was selected to test pilot the rocket-powered Bell XS-1 in an attempt to do what many aviation experts deemed impossible: exceed the speed of sound. On October 14, 1947, on his ninth powered flight in the Bell XS-1, Chuck achieved the impossible and broke the sound barrier, attaining a top speed of Mach 1.06.\n\nChuck dutifully served his country for another 28 years after his record-breaking flight until his retirement from active duty on February 28, 1975. Over the course of his distinguished career, Chuck fought for his country in two wars, accumulated a total of 10,131.6 flight hours in 361 different types and models of military aircraft, and was the first commander of the Aerospace Research Pilot School, where he mentored a new generation of American aviators who would pioneer spaceflight. Chuck remained busy in retirement, serving as a consultant to government and industry and an advisor to presidents. And, of course, continuing to fly the most advanced aircraft in the world.\n\nChuck\u2019s distinguished career and historic accomplishments were justly commemorated with many awards, and he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. Congress awarded Chuck a Congressional Silver Medal in December 1975, which President Gerald Ford presented to him in a ceremony at the White House. Chuck was also inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame, the International Space Hall of Fame, and the Aerospace Walk of Honor.\n\nChuck passed away on December 7, 2020. He left behind a legacy of service not just to his country but to all of humanity. From his humble beginnings in the hollers of Appalachia to the skies above war-torn Europe to accomplishing what no human being had done before in an aircraft, Chuck was the embodiment of the very best of America: service to his country and fellow citizens, the willingness to sacrifice in the defense of freedom, and the spirit to push beyond the boundaries what is possible to go where no one had gone before.\n\nToday, on the third anniversary of his passing, Chuck becomes eligible to be honored on a commemorative stamp issued by the United States Postal Service. We encourage you to issue a new stamp celebrating Chuck\u2019s life at the earliest possible date, so that his legacy may be remembered and his contributions to our nation and to humanity may be celebrated. Thank you for your consideration.\n\nSincerely,\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-presses-usps-postmaster-general-for-answers-on-future-of-charleston-facility", "Capito Presses USPS Postmaster General for Answers on Future of Charleston Facility", "2023-12-07", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asking for clarity regarding USPS\u2019s Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center. Senator Capito also stressed the importance of the center to West Virginia and its 800 employees, and advocated that no jobs be lost or moved out-of-state. Earlier this week, Senator Capito spoke with Postmaster General DeJoy on the matter and conveyed concerns from local leaders and employees at the center. \u201cWhile I understand the need for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to review its operations and to improve upon them, I believe that this facility is essential not only for all 800 employees at the center, but also for the West Virginians that depend on it for all their postal needs,\u201d Senator Capito wrote.\n\n\u201cUSPS should be transparent and forthright as the review is conducted. Confusion and lack of information should not have a place in this process,\u201d Senator Capito continued.\n\nFull text of the letter is available here and below:\n\nDear Postmaster General DeJoy:\n\nI appreciate your call earlier this week and hope you will remain available as this process continues. As I mentioned, since the announcement of the Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (\u201ccenter\u201d) I have heard from West Virginians that work at and those that depend on this facility.\n\nWhile I understand the need for the United States Postal Service (USPS) to review its operations and to improve upon them, I believe that this facility is essential not only for all 800 employees at the center, but also for the West Virginians that depend on it for all their postal needs.\n\nRecognizing that the review of the center is a study and no course of action has been decided, I encourage USPS to conduct this review without any preconceived notions as to specific outcomes such as those noted in the announcement. Specifically, USPS should not predetermine that moving some processes such as package service to out-of-state centers is the solution.\n\nUSPS should be transparent and forthright as the review is conducted. Confusion and lack of information should not have a place in this process. In that theme, I respectfully submit the following questions. Please return answers by December 14. While some of the questions are dependent on the review I ask that you provide information based off similar reviews that have been conducted in the past and the resulting actions taken from them.\n\nWhile you stated that there will not be any layoffs, there could be transfers to other centers. Could these potential transfers be out of state?\n\nIf some functions are removed from the center could those employees\u2019 roles be downgraded, could they have lateral position options, or could they have other options aside from transferring if their function is moved from the center?\n\nHow is operational efficiency defined? Is it purely as a means to save on costs without significant service changes? If so, how are significant service changes defined?\n\nUSPS has been tasked with becoming more efficient and I support that goal as long as efficiencies are viewed in their total effect; including the impact they may have on the communities they serve.\n\nI urge consideration be given to these employees and those that depend on this center for their postal needs. I am committed to ensuring the success of this facility and all postal workers across West Virginia.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-statement-on-national-security-supplemental", "Capito Statement on National Security Supplemental", "2023-12-06", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the below statement after voting against advancing the national security supplemental funding bill. The Senate rejected the proposal today, with Republicans voting in unanimous opposition.\n\n\u201cI have said time and time again that I am supportive of a national security supplemental that assists our allies abroad, such as Israel and Ukraine, as well as the national security challenges we face here at home. The border is one of those challenges. The supplemental text that Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer put forward for a vote today does not make any policy changes needed to tackle the crisis. It is for that reason that I could not vote to advance this legislation. I hope that today\u2019s failed cloture vote demonstrates my commitment, as well as the commitment of so many of my Republican colleagues, that we must address our broken border, along with support for Ukraine and Israel in this supplemental package.\u201d\n\nSenator Capito, who also serves as vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, led a number of her Republican colleagues in a series of Senate floor speeches today on the national security supplemental. During the speeches, many senators, including Senator Capito, stressed that a national security supplemental should include substantive and serious policy changes to address the crisis at the southern border. Click here to watch Senator Capito\u2019s speech.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-capito-opening-statement-at-hearing-with-us-fws-on-wildlife-habitats-ecosystem-restoration", "Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Hearing with U.S. FWS on Wildlife Habitats, Ecosystem, Restoration", "2023-12-06", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening remarks from the committee hearing.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, \u201cIIJA Investments in Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration, Pollinators, and Wildlife Crossings.\u201d\n\nBelow is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered.\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank the witnesses for coming today and holding this hearing.\n\n\u201cDirector Williams, it\u2019s always great to see you, happy birthday. I want to thank you for being always just a phone call away and always eager and ready to help us and our state as we navigate some issues throughout the last several years. So, thank you. I\u2019m deeply appreciative of that.\n\n\u201cMr. Fouch, I was happy to hear\u2026that you spent some time working at West Virginia Department of Transportation, and living in my home town city of Charleston, West Virginia. So that\u2019s five stars for me. Thank you for your continued public service.\n\n\u201cToday, we are discussing the wildlife provisions that were included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, IIJA.\n\n\u201cI am pleased that the Committee\u2019s surface transportation reauthorization bill was really the foundation of the IIJA. As he said a lot of that was written right in this room.\n\n\u201cOne of those provisions was the wildlife crossings pilot program.\n\n\u201cThe pilot program provides grants for projects designed to reduce collisions between vehicles and wildlife.\n\n\u201cLast week, the Federal Highway Administration announced grant awards for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.\n\n\u201cFHWA awarded 19 grants at approximately $110 million. And I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll tell us more about that in your statement.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ll be particularly interested in learning about FHWA\u2019s plan to expeditiously get those project grant agreements executed. It\u2019s one thing to say we\u2019re going to grant the money as we know there\u2019s a pipeline then to move that money forward. So we look forward to that.\n\n\u201cIt is worth noting that the projects funded under the pilot program may be eligible under some of the existing core highway formula programs, including the Highway Safety Improvement Program.\n\n\u201cJust a few weeks ago, our Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife held a hearing on the challenges and the opportunities to improve migration corridors.\n\n\u201cAt that hearing, we heard a lot about how wildlife crossings can facilitate the migration of big game species, particularly in our western states.\n\n\u201cWe also learned that there are other federal programs and partnerships between federal agencies, states, and the private landowners to help address these challenges.\n\n\u201cA recent press release from West Virginia\u2019s Department of Transportation noted that according to insurance statistics, my state leads the nation in deer strike accidents. I can attest to that since I\u2019ve had at least two in my lifetime and they\u2019re quite frequent.\n\n\u201cRecently, we spoke with Department staff about this issue.\u201cThe challenges faced in West Virginia are due to the unpredictable nature of these deer strikes.\n\n\u201cWe see increases in deer strikes during hunting season from October through December.\n\n\u201cThe Department post signs and provides information to the public to increase their awareness about this issue. As a native West Virginian we\u2019re all aware that this is a possibility.\n\n\u201cThe Department also balances addressing these collisions with other highway safety challenges in the state.\n\n\u201cAs required by federal law, the Department uses a data-driven process to develop a plan that guides its investments to improve highway safety.\n\n\u201cThe Department also looks for opportunities to help with species conservation.\n\n\u201cFor example, some of the bridges that were built as part of Corridor H project allow species to continue following their natural paths along the ravines.\n\n\u201cThe IIJA also included a program that provides grants for activities that benefit pollinators along roadsides and highway rights-of-way.\n\n\u201cIt is my understanding that FHWA hopes to announce a notice of [funding] opportunity for that program in the coming weeks.\n\n\u201cThe supplemental appropriations portion of the IIJA also included funding for various regional programs administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.\n\n\u201cI look forward to hearing from Director Williams on how implementation of those programs is going.\n\n\u201cThank you again, Chairman Carper, and I look forward to the hearing.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-discusses-us-fws-office-in-elkins-wv-improving-agency-coordination", "VIDEO: Capito Discusses U.S. FWS Office in Elkins, WV, Improving Agency Coordination", "2023-12-06", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee,participated in a full committee hearing titled, \u201cIIJA Investments in Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration, Pollinators, and Wildlife Crossings.\u201d\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nON NEED TO STREAMLINE PROJECT GRANT, CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES: \u201cI mentioned this in my opening statement on the application projects and actually getting the projects out, not just out the door but out the door and fully constructed. What are you doing to streamline that...and then is the accountability on the back end in terms of how long it's taken? Were you able to do the project that you said you were going to do? All of that. I'm sure you do that sort of accountability as the projects are finishing?\u201d\n\nON IMPROVING STAFFING, EFFICIENCY OF FWS\u2019 ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE: \u201cI have one final question for Director Williams. And we've talked a lot about the Elkins field office in West Virginia. But it\u2019s my understanding that they had a detailee from the U.S. Forest Service. Your staff that indicated that this has been very helpful in managing the backlog of Section 7 consultations. But that the process to execute the memorandum of understanding to secure a detailee can be very lengthy and complex. And I was wondering if you had any recommendations as to how those processes could be expedited?\u201d\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening statement.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-the-time-to-invest-in-the-national-security-of-the-us-and-our-allies-abroad-is-now", "VIDEO: Capito: The Time to Invest in the National Security of the U.S. and Our Allies Abroad is Now", "2023-12-06", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito\u2019s floor speech.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor regarding the historic crisis at the southern border, the need for substantive border policy changes to be included in a national security supplemental Congress will consider, and the deep ties between the security of the United States and that of our allies.\n\nSenator Capito\u2019s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are included below:\n\n\u201cMr/Madam President\u2014\n\n\u201cAs this body continues to discuss the need for a national security supplemental, I rise today to discuss the important elements that need to be included and to once again emphasize the growing demands for increased border security in our country.\n\n\u201cFor a nation as powerful and impactful as ours, there are obligations that we inherently have to meet, both to ourselves and our allies.\n\n\u201cAt the center of those obligations rests defending our homeland. This security is imperative to the sovereignty of our nation.\n\n\u201cWith our other obligation being to support our allies abroad as they face hostility. We must realize that these two priorities are deeply woven together. We cannot achieve national security as a whole, without securing our own borders.\n\n\u201cIn fact, President Biden\u2019s own National Defense Strategy reflects this sentiment, citing protection of the homeland as the number one defense priority.\n\n\u201cIt is essential that border security remains one of the four pillars that needs to be included in any national security supplemental that is approved by Congress.\n\n\u201cIn order to properly secure and defend our allies, we must properly secure and defend our own nation at the same time.\n\n\u201cAs I have said on this floor many times before, there is no doubt that we currently live in a time of heightened national security concern. Not only is this concern felt around the globe, but also in every state and community in our own country because of the crisis on our border.\n\n\u201cWe see the chaos, we see the monthly records of illegal crossings, and we see how those who are truly seeking asylum are being disadvantaged by the cartels and smugglers who are playing the system.\n\n\u201cIt is obvious that the policies which have led to this crisis need to be addressed and reformed.\n\n\u201cI often talk about American leadership and our historic ability to respond with strength in times of crisis. Well, this is a time of crisis, and our porous southern border is something that we desperately need to act upon.\n\n\u201cIt is not lost on me or my Republican colleagues the urgency to address the four central national security emergencies of our time.\n\n\u201cUkraine is facing an unjust and unprovoked ground-war perpetrated by Russia. Our ally and friend Israel is under attack by terrorists that are holding women and children hostage. Our allies in the Indo-Pacific face heightened concern as rival nations increase their aggression. And in the United States, we are facing the worst border crisis in our nation\u2019s history.\n\n\u201cThese four areas are directly tied together.\n\n\u201cUkraine\u2019s ability to defend itself and stave off Russian aggression relates directly to the security of Taiwan and the increased posture of China.\n\n\u201cThe terroristic attacks perpetrated on Israel have led to the attacks on U.S. military bases and ships, as well as the alarming rise in anti-Semitism that we are seeing around the globe.\n\n\u201cNations directly opposed to the United States, our values, and our way of life are building an uneasy level of comradery between one another and you can guarantee that these nations are watching our self-created security crisis at our border and waiting to see when we will finally wake up and react.\n\n\u201cOur country must take notice of this.\n\n\u201cThe supplemental text before us does not make any policy changes, but instead throws more money at a broken system. It doesn\u2019t address the actual policies that are fueling this crisis.\n\n\u201cThe changes in border policy that my party seeks are not \u2018partisan and extreme measures\u2019 as the Democratic Leader would lead you to assume. But rather, substantive solutions that address the national security threats that we are facing.\n\n\u201cWe encountered a six-fold increase of individuals on our terror watch list in the past year. Half of the illegal encounters on our border are not from Mexico or the Northern Triangle of Central America. Drugs that are made on the other side of the world are smuggled into our country daily with the goal of sowing destruction and sorrow.\n\n\u201cWe do not know who or what is entering through our borders and that cannot be a risk that we are willing take. The truth of the matter is, this doesn\u2019t need to be a partisan issue.\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re not just talking about funding, but rather changes that ensure those who enter our country are coming through legal channels and that they are properly vetted. Both things that we should all agree are necessary aspects of a working immigration system.\n\n\u201cBut instead, the Biden administration has incentivized abuses of our asylum laws that have led to the greatest border crisis in our nation\u2019s history. That has, in turn, put our national security at risk.\n\n\u201cThis is not an issue that Republicans brought up in the 11th hour of a negotiation but rather something that we have continued to highlight the entire time that President Biden has been in the White House.\n\n\u201cMembers of Congress cannot continue to ignore the deep ties between the sovereignty of the United States and the sovereignty of our allies abroad.\n\n\u201cThe supplemental that we have been discussing for weeks is about helping our allies, but also about advancing our interests. The border is a big part of our interest.\n\n\u201cThis is not a time to play games but instead the time to meet the challenges of the moment. While others refuse to accept the reality of the landscape that we face, Republicans remain at the table.\n\n\u201cFor too long we have been on this floor voting on radical nominations to advance the Biden administration agenda. Instead of the legislation needed to help solve many of the problems we are facing, including border security and our weakened defense industrial base.\n\n\u201cAll that serves to do is waste time that we simply do not have. We must seek agreements that address our concerns, that provide necessary relief, that strengthen our security, and that move the interests of the United States forward.\n\n\u201cI heed my colleagues in this chamber to recognize that. The time to invest in the national security of the United States and our allies abroad is now.\n\n\u201cWith that, I yield the floor.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/in-case-you-missed-it-capito-colleagues-call-on-white-house-to-reverse-course-on-digital-trade-and-stand-up-to-china-support-american-workers-and-human-rights", "In Case You Missed It: Capito, Colleagues Call on White House to Reverse Course on Digital Trade and Stand Up to China, Support American Workers and Human Rights", "2023-12-05", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined 31 of her Senate colleagues to call on President Biden to reaffirm America\u2019s global economic leadership by reversing a decision by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to abandon long-held positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that allow the free flow of information across borders, protect against the forced transfer of American technology and promote open markets for digital goods exported by American creators and businesses. The effort was led by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).\n\n\u201cThese commitments reflect bipartisan principles that, until now, the United States has strongly supported across political parties, administrations, and the federal government: an open internet that promotes the flow of information across borders to support American exports and American values. USTR\u2019s decision to abandon these commitments at the WTO creates a policy vacuum that China and Russia will fill,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cRetreating from our longstanding principles without offering a viable alternative does not help U.S. workers, it does not help U.S. consumers, it does not help U.S. businesses, and it does not help U.S. allies; it only helps our adversaries,\u201d the senators continued.\n\nClick here to read the full letter.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nFor nearly 30 years, the United States and democratic allies like the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and South Korea have supported the internet and free information flows as an engine of innovation and economic growth and a bulwark against authoritarian regimes that seek to dominate international digital rules. Human rights and free expression advocates such as Freedom House raised concerns that USTR\u2019s decision to withdraw support for key positions, without offering any alternatives, gives China, Russia and other repressive regimes an opening to advance policies allowing greater surveillance and censorship. The U.S. creators, small businesses and major industries have also warned the USTR move will further China\u2019s model for digital protectionism and allow unfair trade practices targeting U.S. employers.\n\nThe WTO e-commerce negotiations have been supported by a wide range of American employers, including manufacturers, automakers, retailers, small businesses, creators in the film, music, and book publishing industries, precision agriculture, logistics, and semiconductor sectors.\n\nThe senators emphasized that the U.S. can and should advance regulations to protect Americans\u2019 privacy and security, and that the WTO principles involving data flows, intellectual property, and unjustified data localization are compatible with smart regulation of tech and other industries.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:34:08Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-holds-roundtable-raleigh-county-officials", "Miller Holds Roundtable with Raleigh County Officials", "2023-12-04", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) held a roundtable with the Raleigh County Sheriff's office and other local officials. During the meeting, Congresswoman Miller heard from the community on different issues Raleigh County is experiencing, including flooding, limited access to clean water, and the drug crisis.\n\n\u201cI had a productive discussion today with Raleigh County officials about some issues and problems the community is experiencing and how Congress can best assist and work alongside local government to solve them,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cHearing about the damage caused by recent floodings, the limited access to clean water for households, and the drastic impact of the drug crisis in Raleigh County highlighted how crucial it is to provide necessary resources to our communities. The drug epidemic has recently caused an extreme spike in crime and has taken too many lives, which is why I will continue fighting for policies that will secure our border and help West Virginians that have been affected by the ongoing drug crisis. My top priority in Congress continues to be making West Virginia the best place to live, work, and raise a family.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/millers-statement-usps-movement-south-charleston-postal-facility-out-west", "Miller's Statement on USPS' Movement of South Charleston Postal Facility Out from West Virginia", "2023-12-04", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the USPS\u2019 Mail Processing Facility Review of West Virginia\u2019s only Processing and Distribution Center in South Charleston:\n\n\u201cI continue to be concerned about the USPS\u2019 Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) facility \u2014 the only of its kind in our state. This potential plan to move jobs and services to a P&DC in Pittsburgh is illogical and would threaten the economy in West Virginia while leaving the state\u2019s dedicated postal delivery workers uncertain about their job security and commutes. Our state is full of older Americans in rural areas that rely on the postal service to deliver their life-saving medications and veterans who rely on the postal service to deliver their hard-earned federal benefits. Any policy that would jeopardize the timely delivery of the mail to West Virginians is unacceptable and downright dangerous. I encourage everyone who lives in West Virginia to share your concerns about the proposed changes to our P&DC with the USPS at the link here. As Charleston\u2019s representative in Congress, I will do everything in my power to ensure that the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center continues to serve West Virginia for years to come,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-secures-federal-resources-for-various-projects-across-west-virginia", "Capito Secures Federal Resources for Various Projects Across West Virginia", "2023-12-04", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Justice (DOJ), and Energy (DOE), as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to support economic development, infrastructure improvement, public safety, and academic research initiatives in West Virginia.\n\nEPA FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, secured funding from the EPA through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for West Virginia to upgrade water infrastructure in West Virginia.\n\n\u201cAs part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we led the way through the EPW Committee to provide resources to help West Virginia upgrade and improve its water infrastructure systems. This funding will help accomplish our goal of ensuring our communities can make necessary infrastructure improvements, invest in cleaner water systems, and protect residents now and in the future,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said.\n\nFEMA FUNDING: Additionally, Senator Capito, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, secured resources from FEMA to the Village of Beech Bottom Flood Control Project to upgrade the storm sewer system in order to mitigate future flooding events.\n\n\u201cThese vital resources will help Beech Bottom upgrade its infrastructure so that the Ohio River Valley is safer for residents during potential flooding events,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cI have seen firsthand floods devastate communities across our state and will continue to help West Virginians proactively upgrade their local infrastructure to meet the natural challenges they face.\u201d\n\nUSDA/NIFA FUNDING: Senator Capito also secured resources from the USDA\u2019s Rural Development Program and its National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to support economic development and academic research at West Virginia University (WVU).\n\n\u201cI was proud to secure resources that will help bolster local economies in rural communities across West Virginia. This support will help create jobs and strengthen rural area across our state, as well as assist WVU in looking into initiatives that will strengthen our food supply in West Virginia.\u201d\n\nNSF FUNDING: Senator Capito a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, secured funding from the NSF to support two research projects at WVU focused on chemical production and advanced computing.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s welcome news to see WVU taking on research projects that will help pioneer and develop new tools for the future,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cWVU has long been a leader in important research initiatives and I am proud to see the students and faculty working to uphold that reputation by discovering ways we can harness new technologies in the future.\u201d\n\nDOJ FUNDING: Finally, Senator Capito secured funding from the DOJ to support state and local efforts aiming to reduce juvenile delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.\n\n\u201cChildren and young adults are the future of our state and I\u2019m committed to helping them on a path to avoid crime and reach their full potential. This funding will help that mission and keep our communities safe,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nIndividual EPA award details listed below:\n\n$109.88 million in IIJA funding to West Virginia to support improvements to water systems and access to safe drinking water across the state.\n\nIndividual FEMA award details listed below:\n\n$1,086,166.33 in FEMA funding to the Village of Beech Bottom, W.Va. to construct upgrades to the current storm sewer system to mitigate future flooding events.\n\nUSDA award details listed below:\n\n$1,772,000 USDA Rural Development loan to the Randolph County Development Authority (Elkins, W.Va.) to build an event center at the former Elkins Railyard site. The new Railyard Event Center will be a 26,500 square foot event center. Half of the building will be dedicated to a theater style seating setup and the other half will be flexible open space for exhibition and events. It will also house a commercial kitchen, heritage exhibition space, and administrative space.\n\n$250,000 in USDA Rural Development Grant funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) to allow WVU Research Corporation to provide technical assistance services to 40 small businesses. Their effort will include developing energy assessments and energy audits for small business located in rural areas.\n\n$150,000 in USDA NIFA Grant funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) to develop a systematic community training program to encourage the adoption of triple-wash process among very small local produce growers in West Virginia to reduce the risk of foodborne illness from local produce.\n\n$99,500 in USDA Rural Development Grant funding to the Randolph County Development Authority (Elkins, W.Va.) to purchase equipment and furnishings to complete a conference and event center and make it operational. The project will create 40 jobs.\n\n$99,000 in USDA Rural Development Grant funding to Pendleton County Economic & Community Development (Franklin, W.Va.) to create a rural business and entrepreneurial innovation center in Pendleton County.\n\n$97,750 in USDA Rural Development Grant funding to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (Weirton, W.Va.) to evaluate costs to build a conference and event center. The project focuses on architectural renderings building schematics.\n\n$50,750 in USDA Rural Development Grant funding to Experience Learning, Inc. (Circleville, W.Va.) to renovate and upgrade a community center. The project will create a commercial kitchen and market space at the Sweetwater Farm Trail Center.\n\n$7,900 in USDA Rural Development Grant funding to Barbour County, W.Va. to purchase 13 V300 model Motorola body-worn cameras. These cameras are compatible with the Barbour County Law Enforcement Department's current radios and have built in record-after-the-fact technology that enables the devices to capture important video evidence that can be retrieved hours and days after an incident occurs.\n\nNSF award details listed below:\n\n$276,075 in NSF funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) to support a research project entitled \"RII Track-4: NSF: Fabrication of Inversely Designed Nanophotonic Structures for Quantum Emitters.\"\n\n$240,585 in NSF funding to WVU (Morgantown, W.Va.) to support a research project entitled \"RII Track-4: NSF: Automated Design and Innovation of Chemical Production Processes with Intelligent Computing.\"\n\nDOJ award details listed below:\n\n$601,166 in DOJ funding to GO33 Justice and Community Services (Charleston, W.Va.) to support more effective education, training, research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation in the area of juvenile delinquency and programs to improve the juvenile justice system.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-demand-answers-from-biden-administration-on-latest-iran-sanctions-waiver", "Capito, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden Administration on Latest Iran Sanctions Waiver", "2023-12-01", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined 24 of her Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding answers over the administration\u2019s lack of a cohesive Iran strategy, given the recent decision to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. As Israel continues to battle Iran-backed Hamas and the regime\u2019s proxies increase their attacks against U.S. personnel in the Middle-East region, the Biden administration on November 13 issued a waiver allowing Iran access to approximately $10 billion.\n\n\u201cA strong signal of deterrence\u2014utilizing military, economic, and diplomatic tools\u2014is needed if we want to stop the attacks against U.S. personnel and prevent the war in Gaza from expanding into a protracted regional conflict. Unfortunately, the administration\u2019s military and economic responses to Iran and its proxies have not only been disproportionate, they appear to be completely disjointed,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cWe therefore request that your departments provide us with a classified assessment on the administration\u2019s plan to deter Iranian aggression and prevent the escalation of conflict in the Middle East. This assessment should include an estimation of how Iran has already leveraged\u2014and could in the future leverage\u2014against U.S. persons and interests the tens of billions in assets it now has access to due to your administration\u2019s use of U.S. sanctions waivers and is to be provided in a member or staff-level briefing no later than December 7, 2023,\u201d the senators continued.\n\nTo read the senators\u2019 full letter, click here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nLast month, Senator Capito cosponsored a bill that would freeze the $6 billion that the Biden administration made available to Iran, a state sponsor of Hamas\u2019 terrorist attacks against Israel.\n\nOn August 18, Senator Capito joined her colleagues in demanding answers from the Biden administration after it announced the release of $6 billion to the Iran regime.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-highlights-tax-and-trade-bills-during-ways-and-means-committee-markup", "Miller Highlights Tax and Trade\u00a0Bills During a Ways and Means Committee Markup", "2023-11-30", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Committee for a markup on six tax, work and welfare, and trade bills. Congresswoman Miller spoke on the United States - Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act and the VSO Equal Tax Treatment (VETT) Act.\n\nClick HERE for video.\n\nOn the United States - Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act:\n\n\u201cTaiwan and the United States have a long and mutually beneficial relationship. I deeply value our continued partnership with our ally Taiwan and I believe that this bill will go a long way to secure our economic relationship for years to come. Ending double taxation between our two countries will be beneficial to both of us, both the American businesses in Taiwan, and Taiwanese businesses investing in the United States.\n\nAs a member of the trade subcommittee, this is very important to me. And of course, being a West Virginianian, I always welcome our friends from Taiwan to visit our beautiful state,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller.\n\nClick HERE for video.\n\nOn the VETT Act:\n\n\u201cOur Veteran Service Organizations are the bedrock of our service members communities when they return home. West Virginia has one of the highest rates of proud veteran\u2019s living in our state, and our citizens have long answered the call to serve our country in times of need.\n\nMany of my constituents have served in conflicts not really considered to be a wartime conflict, but still deserve the same treatment as other servicemembers.\n\nI want to thank Congressman Wenstrup for introducing the VETT Act and wish him all the best in his future endeavors. Our Committee is certainly losing a good one with your retirement,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-urge-biden-admin-to-address-rising-rates-of-antisemitism-in-k-12-schools", "Capito, Colleagues Urge Biden Admin to Address Rising Rates of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools", "2023-11-30", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 31 Republican colleagues in a letter \u2013 led by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) \u2013 urging the Biden administration to address antisemitism toward Jewish children in K-12 schools amid rising rates in the aftermath of Hamas\u2019 deadly attacks against Israel.\n\n\u201cWe are deeply concerned that the Department of Education is not ensuring American K-12 schools are fostering a safe learning environment for all students following the terrorist organization Hamas\u2019 violent attack on civilians, including Americans and Israeli citizens,\u201d the senators said.\n\n\u201cParents should feel confident that their children\u2019s school will be safe and the focus will be on education,\u201d the senators continued. \u201cInstead, parents are beginning to fear that not only is school not safe for their students, but school officials are actively working to undermine the safety of their children.\u201d\n\n\u201cSome schools seem unwilling or unable to uphold their legal obligations under Title VI,\u201d the senators continued. \u201cTherefore, the department should use its full resources to enforce the law.\u201d\n\nIn addition to Senators Capito, Cassidy, and Ernst, the following senators also signed the letter: U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nSince the Hamas-led massacre against Israel on October 7, there has been a disturbing rise in anti-Semitic incidents, including targeted harassment, directed at Jewish children in K-12 schools. For example:\n\nOn October 9, the Superintendent of Revere Public Schools in Massachusetts sent an email to school staff promoting resources that claimed, \u201cIsraeli terrorism has been significantly worse than that of the Palestinians.\u201d\n\nOn October 17, a New York City middle school teacher and United Federation of Teachers\u2019 (UFT) school representative sent an email to teachers\u2019 union members deriding the UFT\u2019s official statement denouncing the October 7 attack and calling on the unions\u2019 retirement system to \u201cdivest from weapons and other companies that are complicit in violations of Palestinians\u2019 civil and land rights.\u201d\n\nShortly after the October 7 attacks, an 11-year-old in Manhattan Beach told four Jewish girls at his school that \u201call Israelis and Jews should be killed.\u201d\n\nOn October 18, students in San Francisco marched through the hallways of their high school chanting anti-Semitic slogans.\n\nUnder Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Department of Education has a responsibility to ensure schools that receive federal funds maintain a safe learning environment for students. While the administration has since announced new efforts to address antisemitism in schools, these actions do nothing to ensure schools are responsibly handling these events and working to prevent them in the first place. The senators urged the administration to use their enforcement power under Title VI to ensure K-12 schools are protecting Jewish students from harassment and maintaining a safe learning environment for all children.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-nominates-29-west-virginians-for-admission-to-us-service-academies-", "VIDEO: Capito Nominates 29 West Virginians for Admission to U.S. Service Academies", "2023-11-30", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "**Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito\u2019s video statement.**\n\n**Click here to download the video.**\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that she is nominating 29 qualified high school seniors from 15 counties throughout West Virginia to the prestigious U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies. Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Senator Capito who reviewed each application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations. Additionally, Senator Capito released a video message congratulating the nominees.\n\nFor more information on the academy nomination process, visit Senator Capito\u2019s website here.\n\nFull transcript of Senator Capito\u2019s video (as prepared for delivery):\n\n\u201cEach year, I have the honor of nominating young West Virginians for admissions to our nation\u2019s prestigious military service academies. This year, I hosted four Academy Day events across West Virginia and reviewed a number of impressive applications.\n\n\u201cAfter thorough review, I am proud to announce that I, with the help of my Academy Review Board, have selected 29 wonderful students from 15 West Virginia counties to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.\n\n\u201cThese students truly represent our best and brightest, and I am confident in their ability to become the next generation of leaders in our nation.\n\n\u201cTo all of our nominees: thank you for volunteering to serve in the next generation of leaders for our nation, and congratulations on your nominations!\u201d\n\nSenator Capito\u2019s nominees for the service academies are listed below:\n\nU.S. Air Force Academy\n\nHugh Elijah Campbell\n\nMercer County\n\nTrigg Bron Dudley\n\nWood County\n\nTanner Evan Hathaway\n\nHarrison County\n\nOlivia Joe Honaker\n\nFayette County\n\n*Also nominated to the U.S Military Academy\n\nAndrew Scott Hunt\n\nJackson County\n\nBenjamin Andrew Li .\n\nMonongalia County\n\nAndrew Matthias McClanahan\n\nPutnam County\n\nJackson Monroe Simmons\n\nWood County\n\nSolomon Raja Stoll\n\nCabell County\n\nU.S. Military Academy\n\nTroy Galvin Andis\n\nMonongalia County\n\nShane Christopher Arthur\n\nMonroe County\n\nTaylor Grace Flowers\n\nHancock County\n\nJosiah Thomas Richardson\n\nMercer County\n\nWilliam John Swann\n\nBerkeley County\n\n*Also nominated to the U.S. Naval Academy\n\nU.S. Naval Academy\n\nEmily Alawadi\n\nJefferson County\n\nJonathan Eugene Brown\n\nTaylor County\n\nViolet Catherine Colon\n\nJefferson County\n\nChase Patrick Davis\n\nJefferson County\n\nTrevor Jackson Donley\n\nJefferson County\n\n*Also nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy\n\nDallas Eugene Dunn, III\n\nPutnam County\n\nAddison Grace Eldridge\n\nMercer County\n\n*Also nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy\n\nZachary Stephen Giertz\n\nPutnam County\n\nRyan Reece Hall\n\nHarrison County\n\nKendall Jeansade Itobi\n\nJefferson County\n\nLuke Michael Minor\n\nOhio County\n\nAtticus John Schlosser\n\nBerkeley County\n\n*Also nominated to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\n\nIris Geneva Shy\n\nCabell County\n\n*Also nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy\n\nSamuel Emerson Struthers\n\nJefferson County\n\n*Also nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy\n\nAshton Scott White\n\nRandolph County\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:33:57Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-helps-introduce-bill-protect-faith-based-child-welfare-organizations", "Miller Helps Introduce Bill to Protect Faith - Based Child Welfare Organizations", "2023-11-29", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and 24 of their colleagues in introducing the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act. This legislation will protect faith-based child welfare providers from being discriminated against for acting in accordance with their religious beliefs. It will also prohibit federal, state, and local government agencies that receive federal adoption assistance funding from holding child welfare service providers religious beliefs against them.\n\n\u201cFaith-based welfare providers are a glimpse of hope for many families who are seeking care and resources in their time of need,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cThe Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act will safeguard faith-based organizations from the Biden administration's discriminatory policies and ensure providers receive the federal support they need to help families in our community. I look forward to the swift passage of this bill in Congress as we protect the right to religious freedom in the United States.\u201d\n\nClick HERE for bill text.\n\nJoining Congresswoman Miller as co-sponsors are Representatives Michael Cloud (R-TX), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Barry Moore (R-AL), and Mary Miller (R-IL) as well as Senators James Risch (R-ID), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS), James Lankford (R-OK), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Braun (R-IN), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and John Barrasso (R-WY).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-capito-opening-statement-at-hearing-on-us-army-corps-projects-wrda-2024", "Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on U.S. Army Corps Projects, WRDA 2024", "2023-11-29", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening remarks from the committee hearing.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, \u201cWRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements.\u201d\n\nBelow is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered.\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman, and you're right. We do and have a great track record of working together on WRDA and we're going to continue that as we move into the next year.\n\n\u201cSo, I welcome our witnesses. In my short conversation with Mr. Hague, I particularly welcome my fellow West Virginian\u2026you need to hear this. He's from Charleston, West Virginia, and is a proud graduate of Capital High School. So thank you for coming and being a part of this as all of you, but special shout out to my West Virginian\u2026\n\n\u201cSince 2014, we have kept to a biennial schedule of passing bipartisan legislation that authorizes water resources studies and projects.\n\n\u201cWRDA also sets national policies for the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.\n\n\u201cI look forward to continuing this track record next year.\n\n\u201cThis summer, Chairman Carper and I\u2026sent a letter to our Senate colleagues soliciting their requests for WRDA 2024.\n\n\u201cI appreciate the efforts of our Senate colleagues to submit their proposals for our consideration.\n\n\u201cI am pleased to say we received a significant number of requests, more than the last time, which demonstrates the strong interest in and necessity of this legislation.\n\n\u201cI have said previously it is important any WRDA bill supports the timely and efficient delivery of water resources projects, while continuing to meet national priorities.\n\n\u201cFlexibility is key to ensuring that the Corps can identify and carry out solutions that are tailored to address the needs and individual needs of our communiies.\n\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s water resources challenges are diverse, and communities know more about their unique needs than policymakers in Washington.\n\n\u201cWe must also continue to preserve the role of non-federal sponsors in the project delivery process and maintain the Corps\u2019 focus on its primary mission areas: navigation, flood and coastal storm risk management, and ecosystem restoration.\n\n\u201cInsight from our non-federal sponsors on their experiences with completed and ongoing projects helps inform what, if any, modifications are needed to the Corps\u2019 authorities.\n\n\u201cToday, we will discuss\u2026project partnership agreements, PPAs.\n\n\u201cIn general, PPAs are legal documents between the Corps and a non-federal sponsor for construction of an authorized water resources project.\n\n\u201cThese agreements describe the project and the responsibilities of each party.\n\n\u201cThe Corps has undertaken efforts to simplify the process for executing PPAs by standardizing model agreements and issuing guidance for certain types of projects.\n\n\u201cThe Corps also considers deviations from the model agreements on a case-by-case basis.\n\n\u201cHowever, federal law requires certain provisions to be included in the PPAs, limiting what modifications the Corps is able to consider in some instances.\n\n\u201cOne of those statutorily required provisions is known as the \u2018hold and save clause.\u2019\n\n\u201cThis provision, mandated by WRDA 1986, requires non-federal sponsors to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to fault or negligence.\n\n\u201cPPAs also describe the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and rehabilitation, or O&M, responsibility of the federal government and non-federal sponsors.\n\n\u201cO&M responsibilities vary with project purpose.\n\n\u201cFor certain projects, the non-federal sponsor will be responsible for O&M activities in perpetuity, regardless of the useful life of the project.\n\n\u201cSome stakeholders have indicated that certain required language in PPAs can delay the execution of these agreements.\n\n\u201cA delay can extend the construction timeline for a project, and potentially and probably would lead to increased costs.\n\n\u201cThis hearing will provide us an opportunity to learn more about these concerns and listen to proposed solutions.\n\n\u201cIt will also highlight how non-federal sponsors have successfully negotiated PPAs with the Corps.\n\n\u201cAs we have this discussion today, it is important to remember that these projects require significant federal investment in order to be realized.\n\n\u201cUltimately, we must ensure that any changes to PPAs appropriately balance each parties\u2019 risks.\n\n\u201cI want to thank our witnesses today for sharing their perspectives on this topic.\n\n\u201cI would say anecdotally, in discussing the topic of our hearing today, somebody said it's in the weeds. You know, it's very wonkish as to what we're talking about and how this is going to finally shake out in our WRDA bill.\n\n\u201cBut I would say as we look at the map of the United States, every project that's done, whether it's done through a PPA or not, is absolutely essential to the safety and the environmental prosperity of every part of our country.\n\n\u201cSo if the weeds aren't right, the projects aren't going to be right and the results are not going to be right. So I think that highlights how important a hearing like this is today, and I thank the witnesses for coming. Thank you.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-discusses-best-practices-for-usace-project-partnership-agreements", "VIDEO: Capito Discusses Best Practices for USACE Project Partnership Agreements", "2023-11-29", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee,participated in a full committee hearing titled, \u201cWRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements.\u201d\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nON OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO PROJECT NEGOTIATIONS:\n\nRANKING MEMBER CAPITO:\n\n\u201cWhen you had a disagreement and you say that you have to work out\u2026you get the model\u2026what's the length of time to try to overcome that disagreement? Does it ever get to the point where you never really do? How have you worked those out in the past?\u201d\n\nCHAIRMAN OF THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY BOARD, LOUISIANA, BREN HAASE:\n\n\u201cSo we do have a lot of experience in negotiating\u2026thank you for the question\u2026it can take quite a long time. It could take months to negotiate the terms of these agreements, of course, and that's where sort of the calculus of weighing the advantages perhaps to negotiating better terms for the non-federal sponsor on these agreements. Does it outweigh the potential risk, of course of not getting a project done or having a project being delayed and those costs being increased?\u201d\n\nON BEST PRACTICES FOR NON-FEDERAL PROJECT APPLICANTS:\n\nRANKING MEMBER CAPITO:\n\n\u201cIf you were a first-time non-federal partner looking at this, what one piece of advice would you give a first-time applicant to become a partner with the Corps under these circumstances that we have now?\u201d\n\nCHAIRMAN OF THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY BOARD, LOUISIANA, BREN HAASE\n\n\u201cI would say be aware of what other non-federal sponsors around the country are agreeing to, know what those other agreements look like around the country to learn from those experiences and the negotiations that other non-federal sponsors have gone through. And then secondly, I would say it's imperative to have a very good working relationship with your local district, the district commander.\u201d\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening statement.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-highlights-bidens-border-crisis-impact-on-united-states-national-security", "VIDEO: Capito Highlights Biden\u2019s Border Crisis, Impact on United States\u2019 National Security", "2023-11-29", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito\u2019s floor speech.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today led her Republican colleagues in highlighting the multifaceted crisis at the southern border created by President Biden\u2019s inaction, as well as the impact this crisis creates on American communities and national security, and the need for substantive policy changes.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nIMPACT ON AMERICA: \u201cThe American people see the numbers, but it's not just numbers. They see the actual human effects within their own cities and states of this rampant illegal immigration. It can no longer be ignored. In just the past year, there have been more than 2.4 million illegal encounters on our southern border. We've all seen them on our television sets. That is more than 180% increase since Fiscal Year 2019. 169 encounters with individuals on our country's terror watch list, six times the amount of past year, and fentanyl seizures along the U.S. Mexico border have hit record highs.\u201d\n\nWEST VIRGINIA CONCERNS: \u201cI hear about this topic from West Virginians frequently. Constituents have expressed border security concerns to me \u2013 things like the catastrophic, flawed, and failed Biden-Harris approach to immigration and the loss of control of our southern border. The vulnerable state that our communities are left in by the flow of human trafficking and illicit drugs currently coming across our border. And the need to bolster our national security with the increase in crossings from the terror watch list.\u201d\n\nNATIONAL SECURITY: \u201cAs Leader McConnell stated on this same floor yesterday, \u2018national security begins with border security.\u2019 We can and should take needed action to mitigate the threats that we face. This starts by securing our southern border and making the policy changes necessary to defend our homeland from nefarious forces abroad.\u201d\n\nREPUBLICAN SOLUTIONS: \u201cNow's the time to come to the table. Republicans stand for solutions that enforce and enhance not just the immigration laws that we have on the books, but the policy changes that we're advocating for. We back our hard working CBP agents and guards on the ground who are overwhelmed and under-supported. And, we need to finish the border wall and provide the necessary level of deterrence that we desperately need.\u201d\n\nTIME TO COME TOGETHER: \u201cI implore my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to recognize the importance of the effort and of this moment. We simply do not have time to waste. We need to come together, secure our southern border and fulfill the other national security obligations that are demanded of a nation as powerful as ours.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/millers-opening-remarks-us-capitol-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony", "Miller's Opening Remarks at the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony", "2023-11-28", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the West Virginia delegation in hosting the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Congresswoman Miller opened the ceremony with the following remarks.\n\nClick here for video.\n\nRemarks as prepared below:\n\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen! I am excited to stand before you all today to begin this year\u2019s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony!\n\nThank you to Speaker Johnson, all the hardworking volunteers, staff, the Richwood High School Band, and the architect of the Capitol who made this event possible.\n\nEvery year since 1967, families across the United States come together to decorate and gift a tree from their state to the U.S. Capitol, hence receiving the name, \u201cThe People\u2019s Tree\u201d.\n\nAs you know, this year\u2019s tree is from my wild and wonderful state of West Virginia. But what you may not know is that the ornaments are made by children from all around the state.\n\nThe first capitol Christmas tree from West Virginia was in 1970, and then again in 1976 and now to today. As the second largest hardwood producer in the United States, it\u2019s only fitting the Christmas Tree comes from West Virginia. I may be biased, but I think it\u2019s the Capitol\u2019s best tree yet!\n\nThis 63 foot, Norway Spruce was named wa\u2019feem\u2019tekw by the Shawnee tribe and means Bright Star which is a great representation of what West Virginia is to the rest of America.\n\nFrom having an abundance of natural resources, to being our nation's energy powerhouse, West Virginia continues to amaze people with its beauty and history. It\u2019s filled with hardworking, dedicated, and resilient people, but most importantly with people who value community and family above all else.\n\nFor my family, the Holiday season is our favorite time of the year. Gathering for different Christmas traditions and experiencing the joy and peace of the Christmas spirit is very dear to my heart.\n\nAs we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, I wish you will take time to get together with your loved ones and acknowledge all the blessings you have received this year. May your hearts be filled with joy and peace and may you feel the love of friends and family surrounding you. Thank you for having me today, may God bless you all abundantly, and Merry Christmas!", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-resources-to-help-construct-new-metal-manufacturing-plant-in-weirton", "Capito Announces Resources to Help Construct New Metal Manufacturing Plant in Weirton", "2023-11-28", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s (DOE) Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program for a chromium metal facility in West Virginia. The funding will be used to help construct a new manufacturing facility in Weirton, W.Va. for Boston Metal, a metallurgy company aiming to manufacture critical materials for various supply chains. This funding was secured through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Senator Capito helped lead negotiations for and this is one of seven projects selected across the entire country for this IIJA program.\n\n\u201cAs a lead negotiator of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, I was proud to secure funding to help companies like Boston Metal build their new facilities in cities like Weirton. The resources invested here will help create and keep new jobs in West Virginia, while also manufacturing materials that our country needs to build out its infrastructure. I\u2019m proud to announce this funding today and look forward to the positive impact it will have in Weirton,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\n\u201cWe look forward to breaking ground on our advanced manufacturing plant to produce chrome metal, a critical material essential to the defense, aerospace and renewable energy industries. We thank the Department of Energy, Senator Capito and the leadership of the West Virginia state government for their support in bringing Boston Metal\u2019s facility to the Weirton region and onshoring the production of this important metal,\u201dTadeu Carneiro, Chairman and CEO of Boston Metal, said.\n\nIndividual award details below:\n\n$50,000,000 in DOE IIJA funding awarded to Boston Metal that will be used to help construct a new facility in Weirton, W.Va. The facility will manufacture ultrapure chromium metal, high temperature alloys, and near net shape parts key for multiple supply chains.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/photos-capito-lights-us-capitol-christmas-tree-from-west-virginias-monongahela-national-forest", "PHOTOS: Capito Lights U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from West Virginia\u2019s Monongahela National Forest", "2023-11-28", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "**Click here to download b-roll from the event**\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 This evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation, hosted the annual lighting ceremony for the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.\n\nThe tree, a 63-foot Norway Spruce, hails from the Monongahela National Forest in Randolph County, W.Va. The Monongahela National Forest was the first national forest to provide the People\u2019s Tree on behalf of the Forest Service in 1970, and again in 1976.\n\n\u201cIt is with great pride that we light a beautiful Norway Spruce from the Monongahela National Forest as this year\u2019s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. This is certainly an honor for West Virginia and a task that we were eager to lend a hand on, as the people of our great state do. West Virginia has unmatched natural splendor, and our communities and residents are strong. Both of those qualities are displayed in this year\u2019s tree,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cI look forward to seeing this wonderful reminder of home, and sharing a gorgeous piece of our state with the rest of our nation this holiday season.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis year\u2019s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree represents so much of what makes America great. It was cultivated and harvested from the Monongahela National Forest, set forth for viewing in an array of communities across the country, and is now displayed for all of America to see,\u201d Speaker Johnson said. \u201cWe thank the great people of West Virginia for sharing a piece of their state\u2019s abundant beauty with us in Washington.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThe first U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree ceremony dates back to 1964, with the U.S. Forest Service providing each tree since 1970. West Virginia has produced the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree twice before this year, in 1970 and 1976 respectively.\n\nThis year\u2019s theme, Endlessly Wild & Wonderful, is a play on a motto commonly used in West Virginia \u2014 Wild & Wonderful West Virginia. The tree was named \u201cwa\u2019feem\u2019tekwi\u201d by the Shawnee Tribe and means Bright Star in Shawnee. The tree was harvested on November 1 and arrived at the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on November 17 where it was decorated with approximately 5,000 handcrafted ornaments made by the Shawnee Tribe and communities across West Virginia.\n\nThe U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be lit from sundown until 11:00 p.m. every day from November 28 until January 1. The tree is tentatively scheduled to be removed on January 3, 2024. You can find additional background here.\n\nPhotos from tonight\u2019s event are included below:\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) meets with attendees at the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) with Ethan Reese, the honorary tree lighter from West Virginia, in front of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.\n\nThe U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C. overlooking the National Mall on the evening of Tuesday, November 28, 2023.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-van-duyne-carey-introduce-chemical-tax-repeal-act", "Miller, Van Duyne, Carey Introduce the Chemical Tax Repeal Act", "2023-11-27", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) and Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH) in introducing the Chemical Tax Repeal Act which will repeal the $15 billion Superfund tax imposed through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on 42 different materials that are essential in the production of household goods.\n\n\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s chemical tax is targeting U.S. chemical manufacturers and burdening hardworking Americans with colossal taxes on everyday household items,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cThe Chemical Tax Repeal Act will ensure U.S. manufacturers remain competitive against our adversaries and influence the domestic production of goods. Making sure families across our nation can afford the resources they need is one of my main priorities in Congress and I will continue fighting for policies that put Americans first.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a result of these misguided taxes, U.S. manufacturing competitiveness is further threatened by countries like China,\u201d said the American Chemistry Council. \u201cThe taxes single out the chemical industry at a time when supply chain challenges and new proposed restrictions from the Biden administration pose significant challenges for the business of chemistry and our industry\u2019s ability to create products that are important to national priorities.\u201d\n\nClick here for bill text.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-statement-on-biden-admin-imposing-emissions-mandates-on-state-dots", "Capito Statement on Biden Admin Imposing Emissions Mandates on State DOTs", "2023-11-22", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announcing a final rule that imposes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations, despite lacking the authority from Congress to do so.\n\n\u201cFederal overreach to advance a misguided climate agenda has become a staple of the Biden administration. The final rule announced today, which imposes the performance measure and the requirement to set greenhouse gas targets on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations, is just one more example of these harmful regulations. During negotiations of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this authority for FHWA was purposefully left out of the final bipartisan bill that was signed into law. Without the authority to impose this mandate, the FHWA is ignoring the letter of the law to finalize a rule that hampers the ability of state DOTs and MPOs to address the transportation needs of their constituents.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAt a hearing in June 2023, Ranking Member Capito outlined major concerns about the proposed rule with FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt.\n\nIn October 2022, Ranking Member Capito led 26 of her colleagues in sending a letter to FHWA Deputy Administrator Stephanie Pollack voicing their strong opposition to the agency\u2019s proposal to implement a GHG emissions performance measure on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-op-ed-administrations-effort-limit-access-hydrogen-tax-credits-will", "Miller Op-Ed: Administration\u2019s Effort to Limit Access to Hydrogen Tax Credits will Hurt Energy Production", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) penned an op-ed in The Hill on how coal and natural gas should contribute to all-of-the-above energy production in the United States. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Congresswoman Miller is focused on implementing laws as they were intended, not as they are falsely interpreted by the Biden Administration.\n\nAdministration\u2019s effort to limit access to hydrogen tax credits will hurt energy production\n\nThe Hill\n\n\u201cEveryone wants to live in a clean, healthy environment. As stewards of our beautiful earth, we should want to leave it better than we found it. Because of the brilliant innovators in the United States, we have the ability through modernization and technology to incorporate new energy production with traditional sources. This leads us to incorporate all-of-the-above energy solutions.\n\n\u201cHydrogen is often described as the future of clean and affordable energy. There are multiple ways it can be developed, but the most effective way is through a process called carbon capture utilization and storage. This process takes coal and natural gas emissions and converts them into hydrogen. At the beginning of 2022, hydrogen was supplied almost entirely from fossil fuels. More than 70% was generated from natural gas and 27% generated from coal. In the last year, my home state of West Virginia\u2019s coal and natural gas production rose 5.7% and 6%, respectively. Using natural gas and coal emissions to create hydrogen energy is the perfect example of a comprehensive all-of-the-above energy solution.\n\n\u201cEnter the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, which was passed through Congress and signed into law to help incentivize the production of hydrogen. Tax credits are complicated, but important for American businesses to succeed. Unfortunately, in the case of the 45V tax credit, the Biden Administration is doing what it does best \u2013 completely ignoring Congressional intent to push an unworkable Green New Deal agenda. While Congress writes the law, the Administration has the power of interpretation. Apparently, the Biden Administration is terrified of offending anyone, so they make life harder for everyone. Time after time, this Administration has exercised brazen disregard for Congressional intent and embarked on rulemaking processes that build upon their liberal climate agenda. Members on both sides of the aisle have fought against the Administration usurping their authority. Currently, the Treasury Department is considering regulations that would make it impossible for coal and natural gas plants to access the 45V tax credits. Instead, Treasury is maneuvering to ensure newly built solar- or wind-powered hydrogen production are the only ones benefiting from this tax credit. This is the epitome of virtue signaling. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, it is our job to conduct oversight of the IRS and Treasury Department, and I take it very seriously.\n\n\u201cJoe Biden is picking winners and losers in the name of climate change. This Administration is hell bent on making coal and natural gas obsolete. Instead of including them as part of the solution and empowering America\u2019s natural resources, they want to stifle all energy production that isn\u2019t considered renewable. It\u2019s wasteful and harmful to rural communities across the United States. West Virginia, for example, has the potential to convert emissions from fossil fuels into massive amounts of hydrogen \u2014 but only if the Biden Administration stops stiff arming our energy production. West Virginia was on track to add thousands of jobs to unleash and maintain hydrogen production, but instead will yet again be pushed to the wayside by Washington Democrats.\n\n\u201cTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen would rather give away American energy jobs than stand up to climate activists who have no sense of real-world economics. It will result in economic disaster for our energy communities and make the nation\u2019s electric grid even less reliable.\n\n\u201cCoal and natural gas have been the bedrock of energy production for generations, and I\u2019m making sure it stays that way. Expanding the Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Tax Credit is another important step to secure our economic and energy success. If we can take mine methane emissions and turn them into an energy source, the United States will remain energy dominant and independent, while supporting jobs that sustain rural America. My Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act will allow for the capture and repurposing of mine methane emissions from active and abandoned mines to be used as an energy resource across the United States. It will keep our mines open long into the future, and when paired with coal or natural gas-powered hydrogen, will result in a tangible win for energy security, clean air, and the American economy.\n\n\u201cThe war on traditional energy is happening and has been since President Obama was in the White House. I am committed to bringing jobs back to the communities that were destroyed by climate activists and bad policy makers. They talk out of both sides of their mouth by supporting shutting down American energy production and yet proposing buying that same energy from our adversaries who pollute more and have bad practices. Because of our brilliant innovations and technological advancements, we can unleash American energy to unforeseen levels. I will fight tooth and nail to make sure our God-given natural resources remain at the forefront of American energy production, while promoting all-encompassing energy solutions.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/millers-statement-delay-1099-k-requirements-additional-tax-year", "Miller's Statement on the\u00a0Delay of 1099-K Requirements for an Additional Tax Year", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the illegal delay of the implementation of the 1099-K requirements for an additional tax year from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).\n\nBased on today's announcement from the IRS, implementation of the 1099-K requirements will be delayed for the 2023 tax year at the threshold of $20,000 and then will implement a $5,000 threshold for the 2024 tax year which will immensely hurt taxpayers and independent contractors who use online services, payment platforms, and marketplaces. The IRS does not have the authority to delay implementation of the policy or set a new threshold contrary to what is passed into law by Congress.\n\n\u201cThe IRS is completely out of control and must be held accountable as they continue to make up the law as they go. Last year, the IRS took the legally dubious action of delaying implementation of the lower 1099-k threshold for 2022. Now they\u2019ve done it yet again, giving Americans taxpayers no certainty on what the future of this policy will hold. The Biden Administration must be reminded that Congress writes the laws, they are the ones who must correctly implement them.\n\nCongress must give taxpayers the certainty they deserve when using online payment platforms and participating in the gig economy. That is why I introduced the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act. This bill will keep the reporting requirement at $20,000 and over 200 transactions, protecting Americans who use online payment platforms, gig economy workers, and small e-commerce sellers from being taken advantage of by the IRS and will ensure they have access to modern financial services platforms. This bill has already passed the Ways and Means Committee and stands ready for a vote on the House floor and swift passage in the Senate.\n\nWhile I am strongly opposed to lowering the reporting requirement from $20,000 to $600, that is the law that was passed with only Democrat votes and signed by President Biden in the American Rescue Plan. The IRS illegally delaying the implementation of this draconian Democrat policy for another year and then illegally setting a new threshold for 2024 is a dirty political trick meant to bolster the campaign of a failing President. When the Administration realized their folly would mean over 44 million Americans would receive tax forms they likely don\u2019t deserve, they should\u2019ve come to Congress to work on a solution. Instead, Biden again kicks the can down the road for the next President to deal with when he is defeated in the 2024 election.\n\nAt the end of the day, it's not enough to delay the implementation of this terrible policy, we must fully repeal it. With the Republican Majority and the IRS\u2019s questionable action to delay the policy, Democrats must come to the table and raise this threshold to the time-tested standard of $20,000 and over 200 transactions, instead of relying on illegal actions by bureaucrats.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nFor the past two years, Congresswoman Miller has been working to fix a liberal tax increase in the American Rescue Plan which lowers the threshold requirements for Americans to receive a 1099-K form from the IRS for an additional year. She introduced the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act which returns the 1099-K reporting requirement to the time tested $20,000 and 200 separate transactions from the Democrats' lowered threshold of just $600.\n\nIn April, the IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel admitted the 1099-K threshold should change back to $20,000 when he said \u201ca change in the threshold would be easier to administer.\u201d Learn more here.\n\nThe Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Actpassed the Ways and Means Committee in a major bill package.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-statement-on-irs-decision-to-again-delay-reporting-threshold-requirement", "Capito Statement on IRS Decision to Again Delay Reporting Threshold Requirement", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement on the Internal Revenue Service\u2019s (IRS) decision to once again delay the implementation of the tax scheme in the Democrats\u2019 American Rescue Plan that lowers the threshold for Americans to receive a 1099-K form for one year. Last year, Senator Capito introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus package that would delay the reporting requirement for one year.\n\n\u201cThis very provision was included in the American Rescue Plan that was passed with only Democrat support. Republican efforts to repeal these new requirements have been ignored by my Democrat colleagues until they realized the massive complications that would ensue during tax filing season. However, this is now the second time they have delayed implementation, which only leads to uncertainty for taxpayers. While I was glad to push for a Congressionally mandated one-year delay, I remain concerned about what authority the IRS has to enforce their delay and will continue working to find a lasting solution. My Democrat colleagues need to take responsibility for their mistake and take real action to fix it.\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nPrior to the American Rescue Plan, 1099-K forms were issued by the IRS to taxpayers who exceeded 200 transactions totaling $20,000 in a tax year. The American Rescue Plan drastically changed the reporting requirements, and now any electronic payments and transactions from online platforms, apps, or payment card processors equal to $600 will qualify for the 1099-K requirement.\n\nLast year, Senator Capito and Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-03) introduced the Emergency Taxpayer Paperwork and Audit Relief Act, legislation that would delay the implementation of the Democrat budget gimmick in the Democrats\u2019 American Rescue Plan that lowers the threshold for Americans to receive a 1099-K form from the IRS. The legislation would have provided the IRS the Congressional authority to delay implementation of this poorly thought out change. Also last year, Senator Capito introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus package that would accomplish the same goal as the legislation.\n\nSenator Capito is a cosponsor of the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments, or SNOOP Act, legislation to strike the tax code provision inserted by in the American Rescue Plan that requires third-party payment platforms to report businesses\u2019 gross transaction volumes totaling more than $600 to the IRS. Additionally, a reversal of the threshold changes similar to the SNOOP Act was included as a provision in the Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937), which was passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee in June of this year.\n\nSenator Capito also cosponsored a bill (S. 4817) in the 117th Congress, which would prevent the IRS from using any of the $80 billion included in the Inflation Reduction Act funding to conduct audits of taxpayers making less than $400,000. Recently, Senator Capito supported an amendment, which would have repealed the reporting threshold.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-colleagues-send-letter-gao-dois-cancellation-seven-oil-gas-permits", "Miller, Colleagues Send\u00a0Letter to GAO on DOI's Cancellation of Seven Oil & Gas Permits", "2023-11-20", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (WV-01) joined 25 of her House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General, Gene Dodaro, urging the GAO to evaluate the Department of Interior\u2019s cancellation of seven oil and gas lease permits as announced on September 6th.\n\nThe letter highlights 365,000 acres in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) that the permits cover and if canceling them constitutes a \u201crule\u201d for purposes of the Congressional Review Act (CRA).\n\nClick here for letter.\n\nOn urging the GAO to review Department of Interior's announcement:\n\nOn September 6, 2023, the Biden Administration\u2019s Department of Interior posted a press release announcing Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland\u2019s cancellation of seven oil and gas lease permits covering 365,000 acres in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). We write to seek your review of whether the September 2023 announcement from the Department of Interior, titled \u201cBiden-Harris Administration Takes Major Steps to Protect Arctic Lands and Wildlife in Alaska,\u201d constitutes a \u201crule\u201d for purposes of the Congressional Review Act (CRA).\n\nOn the Biden Administration's anti-energy policies:\n\nAs you well know, President Biden\u2019s disastrous America-last energy policies and his embrace of the radical Green New Deal agenda have jeopardized American energy independence and have cost hard-working Americans, already battling soaring inflation, both at the gas pump and in their utility bills. First, the Biden Administration halted construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, then they froze all oil and gas lease permits on federal lands, and later they drained our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to boost political capital while putting American national and energy security at risk.\n\nThis latest decision by the Department of Interior is nothing more than a continuation of the Biden Administration\u2019s war on America\u2019s energy independence. Under President Trump\u2019s America-first agenda, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law in December 2017, established an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain of the ANWR \u2013 increasing our nation\u2019s energy security and lowering oil and gas prices for hardworking Americans.\n\nOn ensuring the Biden Administration is aligned with the rule of the Congressional Review Act:\n\nCongress must ensure that the Biden Administration follows the law and does not circumvent the will of the legislature, and the Congressional Review Act is our method of doing so. Thankfully, House Republicans have utilized this tool to prevent the Biden Administration\u2019s disastrous Student Loan Bailout, overbearing Environmental Protection Agency regulations, and radical expansion of ESG standards in employee retirement plans. However, Congress must put a stop to the Biden Administration\u2019s latest action in its war on America\u2019s energy independence to safeguard our national security and ensure gas prices remain low for hardworking Americans.\n\nJoining Congresswoman Miller in signing the letter are Representatives Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Jim Baird (IN-04), Aaron Bean (FL-04), Josh Brecheen (OK-02), Ben Cline (VA-06), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Chuck Edwards (NC-11), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Bob Good (VA-05), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Paul Gosar (AZ-09), Michael Guest (MS-03), Andy Harris (MD-01), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Laurel Lee (FL-15), Rich McCormick (GA-06), Barry Moore (AL-02), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Matt Rosendale (MT-02), Chip Roy (TX-21), George Santos (NY-03), and Rudy Yakym (IN-02).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ahead-of-thanksgiving-holiday-bipartisan-drive-safer-sunday-resolution-led-by-capito-and-warnock-passes-senate", "Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday, Bipartisan Drive Safer Sunday Resolution Led by Capito and Warnock Passes Senate", "2023-11-20", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 Last week, the U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan resolution offered by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) encouraging Americans nationwide to exercise greater caution in their holiday travels amid a period of historically increased traffic incidents and fatalities. The Senate passed their bipartisan Drive Safer Sunday Resolution unanimously.\n\n\u201cThe Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest\u2014if not the busiest\u2014travel day in our country,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cOur resolution encourages everyone that will be on our roads to drive carefully because safety is and will always be my top transportation priority.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a father of two young children, the safety of my family is paramount when traveling to see loved ones during the holidays,\u201d Senator Reverend Warnock said. \u201cWe know safer streets require each of us to play our part, so I implore Georgians and all Americans to exercise caution amid the busy holiday season.\u201d\n\nDuring the 2021 Thanksgiving weekend, there were 361 passenger deaths in traffic crashes, and half of all victims were unrestrained by a seat belt. Moreover, of the 361 deaths over the 2021 Thanksgiving weekend, 190 involved alcohol-impaired driving crashes. In 2021, 280 people lost their lives on West Virginia roads. And last year in West Virginia, three individuals died and two were injured in a Thanksgiving crash on I-79.\n\nThis resolution designates the Sunday after Thanksgiving as \u201cDrive Safer Sunday\u201d and encourages:\n\nK-12 schools, colleges, teachers, and administrators to launch campus-wide educational campaigns to urge students to focus on safe driving;\n\nTrucking firms to alert employees to focus on safe driving the Sunday after Thanksgiving and publicize its importance on the Citizens Band Radio Service and at truck stops;\n\nClergy to remind congregations to travel safely when attending services;\n\nLaw enforcement to remind drivers and passengers to drive safely;\n\nAmericans wear seat belts and educate themselves about highway safety.\n\nThe full text of the resolution can be found here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-call-on-biden-admin-to-enforce-congressionally-mandated-sanctions-on-iran", "Capito, Colleagues Call on Biden Admin to Enforce Congressionally-Mandated Sanctions on Iran", "2023-11-20", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 18 of her Senate Republican colleagues in calling on President Joe Biden to immediately enforce oil sanctions on Iran as mandated by Congress. The letter \u2013 led by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) \u2013 also urges the administration to permanently freeze the $6 billion funding mechanism established in September\u2019s hostage agreement with Iran.\n\n\u201cFor far too long, Iran has evaded consequence for its complacency in funding radical terror,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cTo prevent further atrocities and to fulfill our promise of providing unwavering support to our most important ally in the Middle East, we urge your administration to take the necessary means in severing financial avenues available to Iran, specifically cracking down on oil exports.\u201d\n\nIn addition to Senators Capito, Moran, and Hagerty, the letter was signed by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).\n\nThe full letter can be read here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-demand-answers-over-biden-administrations-unprecedented-pause-of-firearms-export-licenses", "Capito, Colleagues Demand Answers Over Biden Administration\u2019s Unprecedented Pause of Firearms Export Licenses", "2023-11-20", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with 45 of her Senate colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo that raised questions over the decision announced last month by the Bureau of Industry and Security to enact a 90-day pause for the issuance of export licenses for firearms, ammunition, and certain accessories to most overseas markets. The letter was led by U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.).\n\n\u201cAs you know, firearms exports to non-government users in countries not covered by the exception constitute a significant percentage of overall U.S. firearm exports. This pause puts at stake U.S. commercial and economic interests, as well as those business interests of firearm exporters whose pending exports are now subject to pause, in addition to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests,\u201d the senators wrote.\n\n\u201cAccording to a survey conducted by NSSF, the firearm and ammunition industry trade association, this decision would have a severe negative economic impact. As of today, the industry estimates a direct cost of at least $89 million associated with the 90 day pause and at least $238 million annually should the pause become permanent,\u201d the senators continued.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here or below:\n\nDear Secretary Raimondo:\n\nWe write regarding the October 27 announcement from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce (the Department) that \u201c[e]ffective immediately\u201d, the Department \u201cis pausing for approximately 90 days the issuance of new export licenses involving certain firearms, related components, and ammunition\u201d as well as \u201cthe provision of new export assistance activities for such products to all non-governmental end users worldwide\u201d with the exception of \u201cthose located in Ukraine, Israel, or a country in Country Group A:1 (Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States).\u201d Further, this announcement stated that the Department will, during this \u201c\u2018pause\u2019 period\u201d, conduct an urgent review of \u201ccurrent firearm export control review policies\u201d in light of \u201cU.S. national security and foreign policy interests\u201d to \u201cenable the Department to more effectively assess and mitigate risk of firearms being diverted to entities or activities that promote regional instability, violate human rights, or fuel criminal activities.\u201d\n\nWe recognize the crucial need for firearms for civilian self-defense in Ukraine and Israel, which are exempted from this pause, and note the actions by the Ukrainian and Israeli governments to fulfill those needs. For example, in response to the Hamas attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that part of the war against Hamas involves \u201cencouraging civilians and helping civilians to arm themselves for their self-defence.\u201d The Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, promised to distribute 10,000 free weapons, including 4,000 rifles to settlers in the West Bank, and has relaxed rules for permits to allow 400,000 new people to qualify to carry a firearm. Similarly, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on February 24, 2022, that the Ukrainian government \u201cwill give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country.\u201d By June 2022, Ukraine had distributed \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of firearms to civilians \u201cfor national defense\u201d, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky.\n\nHowever, we also recognize the significance of exports that are now put on pause by the Department\u2019s announcement. As you know, firearms exports to non-government users in countries not covered by the exception constitute a significant percentage of overall U.S. firearm exports. This pause puts at stake U.S. commercial and economic interests, as well as those business interests of firearm exporters whose pending exports are now subject to pause, in addition to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. According to a survey conducted by NSSF, the firearm and ammunition industry trade association, this decision would have a severe negative economic impact. As of today, the industry estimates a direct cost of at least $89 million associated with the 90 day pause and at least $238 million annually should the pause become permanent. Furthermore, it is our understanding that the Department has never before imposed such a 90 day pause on such a wide range of firearms exports. We have significant concerns about the justifications for and ramifications of this pause. Finally, we are concerned the unmet demand created by this action will promote opportunities for less scrupulous, professional, or conscientious sources of supply to fill the void, thereby strengthening illicit arms markets.\n\nThus, for the purpose of congressional oversight regarding the Department\u2019s announcement we ask that you respond to the following questions and requests by November 30, 2023:\n\nPlease explain the reasoning for this pause and identify the specific U.S. national security and foreign policy interests that are part of this reasoning.\n\nWhat specific situations has the Department identified where the current export policies affected U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, and contributed to regional instability, violated human rights, or fueled criminal activities?\n\nDid BIS engage with firearm and ammunition industry stakeholders prior to the October 27 announcement to understand the impact this unprecedented decision would have on their industry?\n\nDid BIS engage with advocacy organizations prior to the October 27 announcement to provide advance knowledge of this announcement?\n\nIf yes, then please provide a list of these organizations.\n\nHas BIS held a meeting with firearm and ammunition industry stakeholders since making the October 27 announcement?\n\nPlease provide data on the number of export license applications covered by the Department\u2019s October 27 announcement for all countries (disregarding any exceptions) that were pending on October 27, and the number submitted over the previous six months.\n\nPlease provide data on export license applications submitted for non-governmental users in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022 that are of the same type covered by the Department\u2019s October 27 announcement.\n\nPlease provide data on export license applications submitted for non-governmental users in Israel since Hamas\u2019 attacks began in October 2023 that are of the same type covered by the Department\u2019s October 27 announcement.\n\nPlease provide data on the number of Department employees reviewing export license applications related to the October 27 announcement.\n\nPlease provide data on the average number of export license applications related to the October 27 announcement reviewed per day.\n\nPlease provide data on the average time to review export license applications related to the October 27 announcement to non-governmental users in Ukraine.\n\nPlease provide data on the average time to review export license applications related to the October 27 announcement to non-governmental users in Israel.\n\nAre supplemental funds needed to add more Department employees to review applications so that reviews can be completed in a timely manner?\n\nIf so, what is the needed level of supplemental funding and how many additional employees should the Department add?\n\nWhat is your estimate of potential economic loss, measured in dollars, to U.S. firearms industry as a result of this pause?\n\nWhat is your estimate of potential economic loss, measured in job losses, to U.S. firearms industry as a result of this pause?\n\nSincerely,\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-announces-congressionally-directed-spending-award-for-raleigh-county-wastewater-treatment-upgrades", "Capito Announces Congressionally Directed Spending Award for Raleigh County Wastewater Treatment Upgrades", "2023-11-17", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Today, 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) to the Shady Spring Public Service District in Raleigh County, W.Va. to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant in Glen Morgan, W.Va. This award was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito.\n\n\u201cAs the size of communities grow and equipment ages, it is important to support efforts that make sure clean water and wastewater is treated properly,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said. \u201cI was proud to secure this Congressionally Directed Spending award, which will help make necessary upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant in Glen Morgan and better serve the thousands of West Virginians in the area. I will continue supporting investments like this \u2013 which have a direct benefit for communities in our state \u2013 through my role on the Senate Appropriations Committee.\u201d\n\nIndividual award details listed below:\n\n$2,000,000 EPA CDS award to the Shady Spring Public Service District- Glen Morgan Wastewater Treatment Plant (Glen Morgan, W.Va.) to expand the wastewater treatment plant's capacity up to 1.6 million gallons per day, prevent any future failure, and replace outdated and failing equipment.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/photos-capito-tours-conn-weld-in-princeton-participates-in-town-hall-event", "PHOTOS: Capito Tours Conn-Weld in Princeton, Participates in Town Hall Event", "2023-11-17", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "PRINCETON, W.Va. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Princeton, W.Va., where she visited Conn-Weld\u2019s manufacturing facility as a part of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) \u201cI Make America\u201d grassroots campaign. While there, Senator Capito toured the facility to see Conn-Weld\u2019s recent expansion project, met with employees, and participated in a town hall event.\n\n\u201cIt was great to visit with individuals who are truly making America, and whose efforts greatly contribute to the manufacturing economy of our state and nation. Throughout my time in Congress, I have continuously worked to bring forward solutions that ease the tax burden placed on our manufacturers, and make sure they have the resources necessary to invest back into their business and their workforce. Conn-Weld is a great example of a company that is directly investing into our state and our communities, and that is evident by their expansion efforts currently underway,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\n\u201cAs a manufacturer in Southern West Virginia, it is important to us to ensure that our voice is being heard so that we can continue to provide good jobs and career paths in our state and the industries that support these jobs,\u201d Marvin Woodie, President, Conn-Weld Industries, LLC, said. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are honored to partner with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers to welcome Senator Shelley Moore Capito and her staff to Conn-Weld Industries.\u201d\n\n\u201cManufacturing and mining are two powerful engines for growth in the state\u2019s economy, and that is why we need our elected officials to advance policies that help businesses invest in their communities and hire more Americans,\u201d Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice President, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, said. \u201cEquipment manufacturers support more than 3,700 family-sustaining jobs in West Virginia, and we are grateful to Senator Capito for her leadership and ability to work effectively with her colleagues in the U.S. Senate to hammer out bipartisan solutions to tough problems. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is calling on Congress to pass legislation that will lower the cost of financing the critical investments in machinery and equipment necessary for its almost 1,100 member companies to continue to make the equipment that builds, powers, and feeds the world. The current requirement for businesses to calculate their interest expense deductions based on the stringent earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) standard has increased the cost of doing business and has led to reduced investment, slower job creation, and stunted economic growth. We are very grateful to Senator Capito for leading the charge on critical legislation that will encourage investment in American manufacturing and strengthen our national supply chain.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nIn April of this year, Senator Capito introduced the bipartisan, bicameral American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act. This legislation would reinstate the Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) measure, supporting a competitive tax code for American job creators and businesses, like equipment manufactures. Reinstating EBITDA will make it easier for capital intensive companies to raise capital or obtain financing, protect U.S. jobs and wages, and strengthen global competition. The AIM Act has broad support from national and local business organizations and industry stakeholders across the country.\n\nPhotos from today\u2019s visit are included below:\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) tours Conn-Weld\u2019s facility in Princeton, W.Va., on Friday, November 17, 2023.\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visits with Conn-Weld employees at their facility in Princeton, W.Va., on Friday, November 17, 2023.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-sewell-introduce-assistance-rural-community-hospitals-arch-act-national", "Miller, Sewell Introduce the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act on National Rural Health Day", "2023-11-16", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on National Rural Health Day, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act. This bill will extend the Medicare-dependent hospital program and Medicare low-volume hospital payments for five years each and include a GAO report to ensure Medicare rural hospital designations are bolstering rural health care.\n\n\u201cHospitals in rural communities should have access to the same resources as any other hospital to keep their doors open and administer efficient and quality care,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cIn the midst of rising health care prices and medical workforce shortages, the ARCH act will provide Medicare-dependent and Medicare low-volume hospitals with much needed financial stability. I was pleased to introduce this bill on National Rural Health Day and bring awareness to the concerns rural patients and hospitals are experiencing. I am grateful to Congresswoman Sewell for joining with me on this issue as we champion rural hospitals and provide them with the support they need to serve our communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe in Alabama have seen our rural hospitals come under immense strain, threatening to make it harder for our communities to access the services they need,\u201d said Congresswoman Sewell. \u201cThis legislation is about providing stability to our rural hospitals so that they can keep their doors open and continue serving patients. There is no time more befitting than National Rural Health Day to shine a spotlight on the needs of our rural hospitals. I thank Congresswoman Miller for her partnership and urge my colleagues to join us in supporting this legislation.\u201d\n\n\"On behalf of the 69 hospitals of West Virginia, we are grateful for Congresswoman Carol Miller\u2019s support for our rural hospitals here in our state and across the country,\u201d said Jim Kaufman, President and CEO, West Virginia Hospital Association. \"By introducing legislation to extend the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program and enhanced low-volume Medicare adjustments, Congresswoman Miller\u2019s efforts will ensure integral funding for rural hospitals that continue to struggle with unprecedented financial pressures and major staffing challenges. Without legislation to continue these programs, funding will be reduced for rural hospitals and the effect on community health care access would be catastrophic. We truly appreciate Congresswoman Miller\u2019s leadership on this critically important issue.\"\n\nClick here for bill HR-6430 text.\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Miller and Congresswoman Sewell previously introduced the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act in August of 2022.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-ai-bill-to-boost-innovation-and-strengthen-accountability", "Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan AI Bill to Boost Innovation and Strengthen Accountability", "2023-11-16", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Bipartisan legislation would bolster innovation while increasing transparency and accountability for higher-risk AI applications.\n\nCHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) along with U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n (D-N.M.), all members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023. The bipartisan legislation \u2013 led by Senators Thune and Klobuchar \u2013 establishes a framework to bolster innovation while bringing greater transparency, accountability, and security to the development and operation of the highest-impact applications of AI.\n\n\u201cI am glad to partner with my colleagues to introduce a bipartisan first step towards addressing the development of artificial intelligence (AI). Our bill will allow for transparent and commonsense accountability without stifling the development of machine learning. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance this important legislation,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nProvisions included in the AI Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023 are below:\n\nContent Provenance and Emergence Detection Standards:To provide clearer distinctions between human and AI-generated content, the bill would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to carry out research to facilitate the development of standards for providing both authenticity and provenance information for online content, similar to the efforts of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity. The bill would also direct NIST to support standardization of methods for detecting and understanding emergent properties in AI systems in order to mitigate issues stemming from unanticipated behavior.\n\nAI Definitions: The bill would provide new definitions for \u201cgenerative,\u201d \u201chigh-impact,\u201d and \u201ccritical-impact\u201d AI systems. A clear distinction would also be made between \u201cdeveloper\u201d and \u201cdeployer\u201d of the AI system for purposes of requirements outlined below.\n\nGenerative AI Transparency: To ensure consumers are properly notified when they are interacting with generative AI, the bill would require large internet platforms to provide notice to users when the platform is using generative AI to create content the user sees. The U.S. Department of Commerce would have the authority to enforce this requirement.\n\nNIST Recommendations to Agencies: NIST would be required to develop recommendations to agencies for technical, risk-based guardrails on \u201chigh-impact\u201d AI systems, in consultation with other agencies and non-government stakeholders. The Office of Management and Budget would be tasked with interagency implementation of such recommendations.\n\nRisk Management Assessment and Reporting: Consistent with the structure of NIST\u2019s AI Risk Management Framework, the bill would require companies deploying critical-impact AI to perform detailed risk assessments. These reports would provide a comprehensive, detailed outline of how the organizations manage, mitigate, and understand risk. Deployers of \u201chigh-impact\u201d AI systems would be required to submit transparency reports to the Commerce Department.\n\nCritical-Impact AI Certification: The bill would require critical-impact AI systems to be subject to a certification framework, in which critical-impact AI organizations would self-certify compliance with standards prescribed by the Commerce Department. The structure of the certification process is outlined below:\n\nAI Certification Advisory Committee: The bill would establish an advisory committee, composed of industry stakeholders, to provide input and recommendations on the issuance of proposed critical-impact AI certification standards.\n\nSubmission of Certification Plan: Before any standards for critical-impact AI could be prescribed, the Commerce Department would be required to submit to Congress and the advisory committee a five-year plan for testing and certifying critical-impact AI. The plan would outline not only proposed standards and a timeline for their implementation, but also a process for (1) evaluating whether standards are necessary and appropriate, including whether a prevailing international standard is sufficient and (2) how objective and transparent information will be gathered. The Commerce Department would be required to regularly update the plan and consult with other government agencies, the advisory committee, and non-governmental standards organizations in the process.\n\nCritical-Impact AI Standards: The Commerce Department, upon submitting a certification plan to Congress and the advisory committee, would have the authority to prescribe testing, evaluation, validation, and verification (TEVV) standards for critical-impact AI. Critical-impact AI deployers would self-certify compliance with the standards. All standards would have to be submitted for public comment.\n\nExemptions: The Commerce Department would have the authority to issue exemptions from certain TEVV standards, as deemed appropriate, in response to exemption applications from critical-impact AI deployers.\n\nNoncompliance and Enforcement: Upon discovering noncompliance with an applicable TEVV standard, critical-impact AI organizations would be required to immediately notify the Commerce Department and provide a plan for addressing the noncompliant aspect of the AI system. In response, the Commerce Department could order additional actions to be taken by the organization.\n\nAI Consumer Education: The bill would require the Commerce Department to establish a working group to provide recommendations for the development of voluntary, industry-led consumer education efforts for AI systems.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-highlights-connection-between-antisemitism-college-campuses-tax-exempt", "Miller\u00a0Highlights Connection Between Antisemitism on College Campuses, Tax-Exempt Universities and Terror Financing in Ways and Means Hearing", "2023-11-15", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Committee hearing on investigating the connection between antisemitism, tax - exempt universities, and terror financing.\n\nDue to the war on Israel and the recent rise of antisemitic activities against Jewish students on college campuses, Congresswoman Miller questioned Adam Lehman, President and CEO of Hillel International and Noa Tishby, Israeli actress, activist, and author on the influence foreign governments have on tax exempt universities and how it leads to support terrorist organizations like Hamas.\n\nClick here for video.\n\nCongresswoman Miller on the influence of foreign governments on tax-exempt college campuses, specifically Qatari funding for Northwestern University:\n\n\u201cI am still absolutely horrified by the atrocities committed against our ally Israel on October 7th. This depravity is being met fiercely and I pray that the terrorist organization Hamas is destroyed so they can never commit these kinds of attacks ever again. A concerning trend that we have witnessed is the influence of foreign governments on tax-exempt college campuses, [specifically] Qatari funding for Northwestern University. It is no coincidence that it now has a campus in the Gulf country and has become a pipeline for reporters for the Qatari state-owned media Al Jazeera and their youth-focused subsidiary, AJ+... This has led me to wonder if Qatar\u2019s funding for Northwestern plays a role in their non-statement on this geopolitical event. It is hard to miss that Qatar is actively housing Hamas\u2019 leadership in luxury hotels while Palestinians suffer, or that AJ+ has been at the forefront of spreading pro-Hamas propaganda on social media sites, especially on Tik Tok, misinforming students across the country and inspiring additional antisemitism.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Miller questioned Mr. Lehman on other colleges responses to the Hamas attacks and the possible financial ties to countries known to support terrorist organizations:\n\n\u201cHow do you think we should look at Northwestern\u2019s, and other schools\u2019, responses to the Hamas attacks? Do you believe that their neutrality and inaction are a result of their financial ties to countries known to support terrorist organizations like Hamas?\u201d asked Congresswoman Miller.\n\n\"It was very disappointing to see Northwestern University [and others] not speak out. As President Ben Sasse at University of Florida shared, this is not hard and they missed that opportunity, horribly. Beyond that, Northwestern actually is a textbook example of where Students for Justice in Palestine has continued to poison the campus climate for Jewish students, including just in recent weeks, publishing fake newspapers, demonizing Israel and again alienating Jewish students. There are Jewish students who care deeply about Israel, but care about the harms directed at Palestinian civilians. They want to see justice, dignity, and safety for all, but they cannot find opportunities to build bridges when there are student groups on campus who won't even sit down and talk to Jewish students at Northwestern and other campuses.\n\nSo whatever you are able to do to influence the universities in your districts would be terrific... please just continue to use your voices to speak out.\u201d said Mr. Lehman.\n\nCongresswoman Miller concluded her questioning by asking Ms.Tishby on what role media and celebrities have to report accurate information:\n\n\u201cAs a member yourself of the media, what role should media personalities really play and are they supposed to report accurate information? asked Congresswoman Miller.\n\n\u201cIsrael was not a cool cause to align yourself with. For many years, living and working in Hollywood and as a producer, actress, and writer, I have tried to get people to vocally support Israel. What I encourage people to do, people that have any kind of profile, is to acknowledge the difference between good and evil. Supporting the existence, safety, and security of Israel does not mean that you always agree with Israeli policies. Israel is the only country in the world that her existence is being questioned. That\u2019s something that we should not agree to hear anymore. I would like to hear from more personalities out there,\" said Ms. Tishby.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-votes-to-avoid-government-shutdown-urges-return-to-regular-order", "Capito Votes to Avoid Government Shutdown, Urges Return to Regular Order", "2023-11-15", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Tonight, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution that will avoid a government shutdown:\n\n\u201cAs I have said many times, it is our responsibility to fund the government and keep it open. That is a priority,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cTo fund the government for a full year, we need to focus on passing all of our bills through regular order, which we\u2019ve already made some progress on earlier this month. Time is critical to accomplish this, however, and the continuing resolution that we passed tonight allows us to do that. While I am glad we took the responsible step tonight to keep the government open, our work is far from over.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-capito-opening-statement-at-hearing-on-industrial-decarbonization", "Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Industrial Decarbonization", "2023-11-15", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening remarks from the committee hearing.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, \u201cOpportunities in Industrial Decarbonization: Delivering Benefits for the Economy and the Climate.\u201d\n\nBelow is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered.\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman\u2026thank you for holding this hearing today to examine innovative bipartisan solutions to manage industrial greenhouse gas emissions.\n\n\u201cWe have achieved the greatest successes as a Committee, including on climate, which we have worked on a bipartisan basis.\n\n\u201cThe Committee\u2019s surface transportation and water infrastructure legislation served as the backbone of the IIJA.\n\n\u201cThe surface transportation portion of the IIJA included a first-of-a-kind subtitle devoted to climate change, featuring two new formula programs, one centered on carbon reduction and on resiliency.\n\n\u201cThe IIJA served as a vehicle for many other provisions from other committees to address emissions, including industrial emissions.\n\n\u201cChairman Carper and I managed that legislation across the floor and so we negotiated on these [provisions] as well.\n\n\u201cParticularly important to me\u2026the legislation included the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) program, administered by the DOE.\n\n\u201cOne of the seven hubs the DOE recently selected is the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, known as ARCH2.\n\n\u201cThis hub includes the states of West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.\n\n\u201cARCH2 will produce both green hydrogen, which is hydrogen produced through the electrolysis of water, but also blue hydrogen, which is hydrogen produced from abundant Appalachian natural gas with carbon capture and storage technologies to reduce emissions.\n\n\u201cWhen up and running, ARCH2 will supply hydrogen to a broad mix of hard-to-decarbonize industries, from energy to transportation to chemical manufacturing to steel production.\n\n\u201cIt is no secret that carbon capture, which will be a critical component of the ARCH2 hub, remains capital intensive and has yet to be commercially viable for deployment.\n\n\u201cChairman Carper, I appreciate your years-long partnership with me in supporting carbon capture as a technology.\n\n\u201cThis is why I have been a longtime supporter of 45Q to advance this technology that will be essential to preventing emissions, and through direct air capture, to reduce atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.\n\n\u201cARCH2 and all other future CCUS developments stand to benefit not only from 45Q, but also from prior bipartisan legislation out of this Committee, such as the USE IT Act, which Chairman Carper, and Senators Barrasso, Whitehouse and I led.\n\n\u201cSigned into law in 2020, the USE IT Act, when implemented as intended, would ensure all carbon capture projects at all types of facilities can be permitted in a timely fashion.\n\n\u201cI say \u2018when implemented as intended\u2019 because some of the administration\u2019s recent actions, suggest they are not dutifully looking to expedite the permitting of these types of projects.\n\n\u201cFor instance, for broad deployment of CCUS to become feasible, the EPA must approve Class VI injection well applications to securely store the carbon underground\u2026\n\n\u201cIn the IIJA, I supported the inclusion of $50 million for states to obtain primacy of this program, as well as $25 million for the EPA to process those permits at the federal level.\n\n\u201cThe EPA needs the help because it has historically only approved two of these permits, and it took an average of six years each to do this.\n\n\u201cThe IIJA was signed into law two years ago today\u2026on November 15\u2026and only last week did the EPA finally announce the funding for states to apply for primacy.\n\n\u201cIn addition to delaying the application process for funding, the administration has also now loaded up the primacy application process with new \u2018guidance\u2019 and directions to address environmental justice that seems designed to slow projects down or suggest they are not safe.\n\n\u201cMeanwhile, the EPA has not permitted any of the 169 well applications that now pending.\n\n\u201cInstead of focusing on expediting permitting and environmental reviews, the President\u2019s Council on Environmental Quality has focused on changing the rules of the road for the NEPA process.\n\n\u201cThe administration\u2019s recent proposal, instead of simplifying the environmental review and permitting process as Congress directed in the recent debt limit legislation, would add hurdles to those processes and expand the scope of reviews, opening projects up to increased delays and legal challenges.\n\n\u201cI do not want to suggest hydrogen and CCUS are our only tools for reducing industrial emissions, but I think we need to take [note] of the regulatory headwinds those are facing.\n\n\u201cI support other bipartisan solutions to reducing industrial emissions, such as utilizing advanced nuclear for industrial purposes.\n\n\u201cMy bipartisan nuclear bill with the Chairman, the ADVANCE Act, includes a number of important policies to deploy advanced reactors to do just that.\n\n\u201cNo matter how good the bipartisan solutions to address climate change are, our efforts will never be realized if the projects they support are never built due to permitting challenges and a slew of new EPA regulations.\n\n\u201cRegulations such as the forthcoming Particulate Matter 2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards\u2026NAAQS\u2026that the administration is rumored to plan finalizing at a level that will plunge much of the country into nonattainment, requiring stricter permitting or offsets for new infrastructure or industrial facilities.\n\n\u201cRegulations such as the Clean Power Plan 2.0 that would undermine reliability and drive up the cost of power for manufacturing with its unachievable short-term targets.\n\n\u201cAntiquated regulations like New Source Review will stymie upgrades at existing power plants and manufacturing facilities.\n\n\u201cThe list goes on and on.\n\n\u201cI urge my colleagues to continue to work with me on permitting reform and updating out-of-date environmental regulations, areas within this Committee\u2019s jurisdiction, so we can ensure that emissions reducing technologies can actually get out of the market and make a difference.\n\n\u201cThank you to our three witness who are here today and I look forward to our discussion and learning more about your efforts to reduce carbon emissions.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-discusses-arch2-hydrogen-hub-need-for-permitting-reform-at-industrial-decarbonization-hearing", "VIDEO: Capito Discusses ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub, Need for Permitting Reform at Industrial Decarbonization Hearing", "2023-11-15", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing on strengthening efforts to grow the economy and protect the environment through commonsense policy and American innovation.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nON BENEFITS OF WEST VIRGINIA\u2019S ARCH2 HYDROGEN HUB:\n\nRANKING MEMBER CAPITO:\n\n\u201cIn my opening statement I talked about ARCH2, the hydrogen hub, and how excited we are to have that coming to our region, particularly in my state. But each hub has selected different mixes of pathways for producing, and I think that was written into the bill. And so when it comes to buildout of our nation's hydrogen infrastructure, where do you think the initial demand will come from and what will the associated emissions benefits be?\u201d\n\nSHANNON ANGIELSKI, PRESIDENT OF THE CLEAN HYDROGEN FUTURE COALITION:\n\n\u201cThe important attribute I would say about the hydrogen hubs generally is that they will enhance that sort of network effect that's needed by aggregating both the production, the transport, and use demand and enable that infrastructure to be shared and be lower cost at least initially as the industry grows. And one significant benefit of what the ARCH2 hub is looking at is that they have a variety of end use sectors that exist within the hub that can take advantage of it.\u201d\n\nON PROJECT DELAYS CAUSED BY PERMITTING CHALLENGES:\n\nRANKING MEMBER CAPITO:\n\n\u201cI mentioned permitting and how there have been some bureaucratic headwinds to getting these projects approved. How concerned are you about the permitting process that we're seeing on the Class VI wells? And then there's the issue of permitting the transport of hydrogen as well.\u201d\n\nSHANNON ANGIELSKI, PRESIDENT OF THE CLEAN HYDROGEN FUTURE COALITION:\n\n\u201cAs it relates to the Class VI permits, I mean, you mentioned in your opening remarks right there. I think there are almost 60 applications pending before EPA. One has a provisional permit out of the 60 and many of these applications were filed years ago\u2026But it is a concern because obviously the longer is, you know, permitting takes that's the time value of money for project developers. And the same is true when we're talking about any infrastructure component of a project, including pipelines, as you mentioned. I think probably the biggest concern is with respect to siting of pipelines and the time it takes to site and that's a permitting issue. It's also a local landowner, and other, you know, regional or communities set of issues.\u201d\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening statement.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-speaks-wirt-county-high-school-courthouse-and-tours-minnie-hamilton", "Miller Speaks at Wirt County High School, Courthouse, and Tours Minnie Hamilton Healthcare Center", "2023-11-14", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) toured Wirt County High School and hosted a question-and-answer session with students at a full school assembly on her priorities and time in Congress. Following the assembly, Congresswoman Miller met with the Wirt County Courthouse to discuss new policy priorities in the House of Representatives. Congresswoman Miller concluded her visit by touring the newly improved facility of the Minnie Hamilton Healthcare Center in Calhoun County.\n\n\u201cI enjoyed my visit and meetings with the people of Wirt and Calhoun Counties today,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cWhat a joy it was to speak with the students at the Wirt County High School in a Q&A and encourage them to volunteer in their local communities. They are the future of West Virginia. While in Wirt, I also had a great discussion with Courthouse officials about the new developments and resources they need for their new emergency management system. Lastly, I was glad to see the new improvements to the Minnie Hamilton Healthcare Center and am excited for their success as they take care of the people in Calhoun County.\u201d\n\nClick HERE for photos.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/millers-statement-passage-speaker-johnsons-continuing-resolution", "Miller's Statement on the Passage of\u00a0Speaker Johnson's Continuing Resolution", "2023-11-14", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the passage of the two-step Continuing Resolution introduced by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), which prevented a government shutdown.\n\nThis stopgap funding bill temporarily funds the government and extends the government funding deadline until January 19 for Agriculture, Energy and Water, Military Construction-VA and Transportation-Housing Urban Development spending bills and the remaining eight bills until February 2.\n\n\u201cOnce again, House Republicans have averted a government shutdown,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cFor too long, Congress has abandoned regular order and passed fiscally irresponsible spending bills during the holidays, instead of taking the time to govern properly throughout the year. As the end of the year approaches, the last thing Americans need is a government shutdown which would result in the loss of billions of taxpayer dollars. The two-part Continuing Resolution will allocate time for Congress to discuss, debate, and come to a consensus on funding for federal agencies. Under Speaker Johnson\u2019s leadership, House Republicans are putting the American people before politics. I urge the Senate to quickly pass this funding package and meet us at the negotiating table to deliver on our commitment to America.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-peters-reintroduce-bipartisan-bill-to-help-prevent-diabetes-and-lower-health-care-costs", "Capito, Peters Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Prevent Diabetes and Lower Health Care Costs", "2023-11-14", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 During National Diabetes Month, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs for individuals at risk for diabetes, while saving long-term care costs for Medicare. The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act would extend Medicare coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to Americans with pre-diabetes and risk factors for developing type-2 diabetes. Under current law, Medicare will only cover medical nutrition therapy services for individuals already diagnosed with diabetes or renal disease.\n\n\u201cIn West Virginia, we understand the costs and challenges associated with diabetes, and continue to battle with one of the highest adult rates of the disease in the nation. It is essential we focus on how we can inhibit more West Virginians and Americans from developing type-2 diabetes and strengthen our prevention efforts. I\u2019m proud to reintroduce this legislation that would expand services for individuals with pre-diabetes and risk factors, and increase our ability to prevent West Virginians from struggling with this disease in the first place,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\n\u201cExpanding access to this type of health care will provide more Americans with the opportunity live longer, healthier lives, and without breaking the bank,\u201d Senator Peters said. \u201cIt\u2019s also a commonsense way to help lower Medicare costs for all taxpayers in the long-run, and I\u2019ll keep fighting to get it passed and signed into law.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a state with a high rate of diabetes, the West Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics appreciates and supports Senator Capito\u2019s efforts to reintroduce this legislation,\u201d Rebecca Dattola, MS, RD, LD, Public Policy Coordinator of the West Virginia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, said. \u201cPassage of this bill would allow West Virginians access to medical nutrition therapy that could contribute to decreased rates of diabetes in the state and help to improve health outcomes for many individuals.\"\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAccording to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 223,338 people in West Virginia, or 15.7% of the adult population, have diagnosed diabetes. Additionally, and estimated 45,000 people in West Virginia have diabetes but don\u2019t know it, greatly increasing their health risk. There are 502,000 people in West Virginia, 34.8% of the adult population, who have prediabetes with blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Every year an estimated 10,473 people in West Virginia are diagnosed with diabetes.\n\nDiabetes is the most expensive chronic health condition in the country, with approximately one in every four Medicare dollars spent on diabetes-related care. Research released by the American Diabetes Association found that the total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes was almost $413 billion, including more than $306 billion in direct medical costs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 37 million Americans have diabetes and approximately 96 million adults have prediabetes. Senator Capito most recently introduced this legislation in 2021.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-millers-op-ed-urges-senate-support-hershel-woody-williams-national-medal", "ICYMI: Miller's Op-Ed Urges\u00a0Senate to Support\u00a0the\u00a0Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act", "2023-11-13", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) published an Op-Ed in The Charleston Gazette - Mail, highlighting the Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act and its passage in the House of Representatives.\n\nEarlier this week, Congresswoman Miller spoke in favor of the Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act on the House floor.\n\nSenate Should Support Bill to Honor Veterans\n\nIt\u2019s imperative for every American to remember and honor the heroes who sacrificed in service to our country. West Virginia\u2019s own Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams is one such hero worth remembering. As a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a Medal of Honor recipient, he distinguished himself by risking his life to defend America and its values. When his time in the Marine Corps ended, he dedicated the rest of his life to serving America here at home by uplifting and supporting America\u2019s veterans and their families. Woody was the best of us; he loved his country with zeal and did everything he could to defend it.\n\nAs we pay tribute this week to the more than 40 million Americans who served our country in uniform, there\u2019s something we can learn from Woody\u2019s story and from the stories of other Medal of Honor recipients. It\u2019s not just that they lived for America; it\u2019s that they were willing to give everything for America. In both their living and their dying, they exemplified the very best of what Americans can do, and we owe it to them and to the next generation to ensure that the memory of their heroism lives on.\n\nIt\u2019s for this reason that I was honored to speak on the floor of the House of Representatives in unwavering support of the Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act. It will locate the new National Medal of Honor Monument near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The legislation, which was introduced earlier this year, has passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and now goes to our colleagues in the U.S. Senate for final consideration.\n\nNot only will this monument pay tribute to the recipients of America\u2019s highest military honor for valor in combat, but it will also remind future generations of the values that shaped and preserved this nation. West Virginians, after all, have a long and storied history of serving in America\u2019s armed forces. The sons and daughters of our state have never hesitated to defend America from any foe. In addition to Woody Williams, West Virginia has been home to other Medal of Honor recipients, including Chester West, Thomas Bennett and Herbert Joseph Thomas Jr. Their stories of bravery and selfless devotion should be remembered and celebrated by all Americans. The National Medal of Honor Monument will provide an enduring testament to their service and the service of all Americans to whom the Medal has been awarded. Equally important, it will instill a unique sense of pride in West Virginians, who are keenly aware of our state\u2019s contributions to the cause of American freedom.\n\nMore importantly, the National Medal of Honor Monument will serve as a lesson to future Americans.\n\nFrom this monument, the coming generations will learn about the pivotal events that shaped their futures. Even though there are only 65 of the fewer than 4,000 Medal of Honor recipients alive today, the monument will stand as a physical memorial of their sacrifice to our country. It will serve as a tangible and vivid reminder of their courage and unfaltering dedication to duty. Through this monument, their legacies will be forever preserved, and their valor forever ingrained in our national recollections.\n\nIt\u2019s so important that the future leaders of the United States learn the stories of these heroes. They will gain insight into the deeply rooted values that motivated us to create the monument in the first place. By passing this legislation and building the Monument, we showcase our unwavering commitment to honoring our veterans as heroes.\n\nIt\u2019s fitting that we reflect on the 160th anniversary of the Medal of Honor\u2019s inception, and even more important that we should move past mere reflection. By supporting the Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, we can cement this already historic moment with an even more singular significance.\n\nThis could be the best chance we have to prove our gratitude to the servicemen and women whose sacrifices helped to secure our freedoms. Let\u2019s not waste this historic opportunity. Let\u2019s stand together as patriotic Americans and embrace our duty to support these heroes who gave so much to our country. I urge the U.S. Senate \u2014 including our two West Virginia senators \u2013 to join the House in unanimously approving this historic legislation.\n\nBackground:\n\nMiller Speaks in Support of Hershel \"Woody\" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument in Washington, D.C.\n\nCongresswoman Miller Pays Tribute to Woody Williams in U.S. Capitol\n\nWSAZ - Congresswoman Miller joins unveiling ceremony for the Woody Williams Gold Star Families Memorial Monument\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-takes-action-to-designate-terrorist-organizations-prevent-us-recognition-of-taliban-regime", "Capito Takes Action to Designate Terrorist Organizations, Prevent U.S. Recognition of Taliban Regime", "2023-11-13", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) helped introduce two pieces of legislation that would designate both the Taliban and Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO), and direct the U.S. Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism. Additionally, Senator Capito joined a group of her colleagues in sending a letter to the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), urging her to introduce a resolution designating Hamas as a terrorist organization and imposing additional sanctions that would prevent them from accessing funds. More details on each effort can be found below.\n\nStanding Against Houthi Aggression Act:\n\nSenator Capito joined 13 of her Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act. This legislation \u2013 led by U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) \u2013 would redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a FTO due to their actions to destabilize the region, the security threat they pose to the U.S. and most recently, their involvement in the ongoing conflict in Israel.\n\n\u201cThe United States stands strong with our ally Israel, and it\u2019s imperative that we call the brutal tactics deployed against our ally exactly what they are \u2013 acts of terrorism. With its decision to join Hamas and Hezbollah in Iranian-backed attacks against civilians in Israel, Ansarallah has proven it belongs in the same category. I\u2019m proud to join with my colleagues to introduce this legislation as we display the strength needed during this time of heightened national security threats,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nIn addition to Senators Capito and Daines, the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act is co-sponsored by Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.).\n\nLetter to the UN:\n\nSenator Capito joined 33 of her Senate colleagues in a letter \u2013 led by U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) \u2013 to the United States Ambassador to the UN urging her to introduce a resolution designating Iranian-backed Hamas as a terrorist organization following the brutal terrorist attacks on Israel since October 7.\n\n\u201cRecent events have demonstrated that Hamas\u2019 actions, tactics, and stated goals are in many ways indistinguishable from Al Qaeda, ISIS, and other terrorist organizations the United Nations has sanctioned. Therefore, we write to urge you to bring a resolution to the UN Security Council recognizing and imposing sanctions on Hamas as a terrorist organization,\u201d the senators said.\n\nJoining Senators Capito, Lankford and Rosen in sending the letter were Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Thom Tills (R-N.C.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).\n\nFull text of the letter is available here.\n\nPreventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act:\n\nSenator Capito, along with her colleagues U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), reintroduced the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act. This legislation \u2013 led by Senator Rubio \u2013 directs the Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a FTO. It would also prevent the U.S. from taking steps to recognize the Taliban\u2019s regime.\n\n\u201cTwo years after the Taliban\u2019s takeover of Afghanistan, we\u2019ve seen what this radical terrorist group is capable of. Not only do they aid and abet terrorism, they continue to violate human rights, especially those of women and young children. By designating the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization and preventing U.S. recognition of their regime, this legislation takes necessary steps to correct one of the Biden administration\u2019s most disastrous foreign policy mistakes.\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/what-they-are-saying-support-grows-for-capito-sinema-bill-reversing-harmful-change-in-tax-code", "WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Support Grows for Capito, Sinema Bill Reversing Harmful Change in Tax Code", "2023-11-13", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today highlighted the broad support from national and local business organizations and industry stakeholders for the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act. The legislation, which Senator Capito introduced with U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) in April, would reinstate the Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) measure for U.S. businesses to make critical investments and protect American jobs.\n\nIn September, Senator Capito hosted a panel presentation and discussion on the implication of the tax code change around Section 163(j) and the real-world impact it\u2019s having on businesses in every state across the country. Following the event, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released an updated 163(j) study in October that focused on the economic impact of the EBIT-based interest expense limitation. Specifically, the data showed that failing to reverse the change from EBITDA to EBIT will cost the U.S. economy 867,000 jobs, $58 billion in lost wages, and $108 billion in GDP. You can find the updated study here.\n\nLast week, 1,322 companies across the United States, industry associations, state and local chambers, and allied organizations signed a letter calling on Congress to restore three pro-growth tax policies, one of which was a pro-growth interest deductibility standard. Click here to read the full letter.\n\nAmericans for Tax Reform (ATR):\n\n\u201cBefore the policy expired in 2022, businesses were able to deduct net interest expenses up to 30 percent of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). This globally competitive standard provided American businesses \u2013 especially manufacturers \u2013 a crucial tax cut, allowing them to compete with foreign businesses. Unfortunately, this deduction was narrowed to 30 percent of earnings before interest and tax (EBIT). Thankfully, Senator Shelley Moore Capito introduced the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act, which would restore EBITDA. In this high-interest environment, all lawmakers who value the protection of U.S. jobs, wages, and competitiveness should support and cosponsor this legislation,\u201d Grover Norquist, ATR President, said.\n\nAmerican Petroleum Institute:\n\n\u201cThe American Investment in Manufacturing Act will help lower the costs of financing critical investments in American-made energy during a time of high inflation, rising interest rates and persistent supply chain challenges. We thank Sens. Capito and Sinema for championing this bipartisan legislation and urge lawmakers in both chambers to support the reinstatement of this critical tax measure,\u201d Amanda Eversole, American Petroleum Institute EVP & Chief Advocacy Officer, said.\n\nBusiness Roundtable:\n\n\u201cThe switch to a stricter business interest deduction increases taxes on American job creators, and we applaud Senator Capito and Senator Sinema for championing legislation to reverse this harmful policy,\u201d Cathy Schultz, Vice President of Tax and Fiscal Policy at Business Roundtable, said. \u201cWith businesses already facing pressure from a period of high interest rates, returning to a deduction that is in line with every other developed country would strengthen America\u2019s competitiveness, help create new jobs and increase domestic investment. Business Roundtable strongly supports the American Investment in Manufacturing Act and encourages Congress to pass this bill as soon as possible.\u201d\n\nEquipment Leasing and Financing:\n\n\u201cThe tax code shouldn\u2019t pick winners and losers in whether a customer acquires their equipment through leasing, financing, or buying outright. This EBIT standard does exactly that, on steroids! It\u2019s time to bring back the DA!\u201d Andy Fishburn, Vice President, Federal Government Relations, Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), said.\n\nGlobal Business Alliance:\n\n\u201cStaying globally competitive is a bipartisan priority. Senators Capito and Sinema have come together to introduce a commonsense tax fix that will keep the United States on top. The American Investment in Manufacturing Act will restore the EBITDA standard in line with international norms and encourage more job-creating investments to help rebuild U.S. supply chains,\u201d Nancy McLernon, President & CEO of the Global Business Alliance, said.\n\nInspire Brands:\n\n\u201cMy fellow restaurant owners and I want to expand our networks and open more locations. That\u2019s good for the communities we serve and it\u2019s good for our businesses. But without the ability to deduct interest on depreciation and amortization, we\u2019re thinking twice about renovations and new construction. Sen. Capito\u2019s and Sen. Sinema\u2019s AIM Act would help business owners like me in West Virginia and beyond,\u201d Greg Darby, Arby\u2019s franchisee in West Virginia, said.\n\n\u201cOur restaurants offer accessible jobs with a low barrier to entry and high upward mobility potential, and the efforts by Sens. Capito and Sinema to push the AIM Act would allow our industry better access to capital to support job creation. Without the AIM Act, businesses large and small are disincentivized from investing in job creation. With it, the industry is better able to open up opportunities in communities all across America,\u201d Inspire Brands, said.\n\nNational Association of Manufacturers (NAM):\n\n\u201cThe America Invests in Manufacturing (AIM) Act will lower the cost of financing the critical investments in machinery and equipment necessary for manufacturing growth and protect more than 450,000 American jobs. We thank Sens. Capito and Sinema for their support of the manufacturing sector and urge Congress to act swiftly on this vital legislation,\u201d Chris Netram, NAM\u2019s Managing Vice President of Tax & Domestic Economic Policy, said.\n\nNational Restaurants Association:\n\n\u201cConsumers choose restaurants for experience and value. To ensure the best of both, restaurant owners work hard to renovate, refurbish, and improve their dining rooms and kitchens. The high costs of these enhancements are investments for business growth, but the current limitation of depreciation and amortization penalize their good intentions by adding to their tax burden. We thank Sen. Capito for leading this legislation and her continued support of restaurant operators and other Main Street small business owners,\u201d Sean Kennedy, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, National Restaurant Association, said.\n\nNational Taxpayers Union (NTU):\n\n\u201cNTU applauds Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) for introducing the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act, which would reinstate an important tax measure for American taxpayers and businesses. The AIM Act seeks to reauthorize the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard, a move that not only safeguards but helps expand American manufacturing jobs. Importantly, this legislation enables manufacturers to fight inflation and to lower the cost of financing used by manufacturers to acquire new equipment and machinery. NTU strongly encourages Congress to act swiftly to pass the AIM Act and reinstate the critical tax standard, recognizing its importance for taxpayers and businesses alike,\u201d Grant Carlson, NTU Policy and Government Affairs Manager, said.\n\nNovelis:\n\n\u201cAtlanta-based Novelis welcomes the introduction of the American Investment in Manufacturing Act, and appreciates the leadership of Senator Shelley Moore Capito, along with that of Senator Kristen Sinema and U.S. Congressmen Adrian Smith, Kevin Hern, Brad Schneider and Joe Morelle,\u201d Ivanisa Baeta, VP of Global Tax for Novelis, said. \u201cBy increasing the deductibility of interest expenses, this legislation will ease the burden of high interest rates, keep the U.S. tax code competitive globally, and allow capital-intensive manufacturers like Novelis to reinvest in R&D and manufacturing operations in the United States.\u201d\n\nNTCA \u2013 The Rural Broadband Association:\n\n\u201cThe ability to maximize resources in difficult-to-serve rural areas is paramount for NTCA members, who provide their communities with affordable and reliable internet services,\u201d Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, said. \u201cNow more than ever, it is critical that rural internet service providers have the ability to invest in the technology and employees they need to best serve their communities and I applaud Senators Capito and Sinema for introducing the AIM Act.\u201d\n\nU.S. Chamber of Commerce:\n\n\u201cThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports S. 1232 / H.R. 2788, the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act. These bills would reinstate the traditional earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for calculating the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense. As of 2022, businesses have been required to calculate their interest expense deductions based on the much more stringent earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) standard. This limitation has made all forms of business investment more costly and risks leading to reduced investment, slower job creation, smaller wage increases, and lower overall economic growth. The Chamber calls on Congress to immediately restore the traditional EBITDA standard for calculating the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense, and we urge you to cosponsor these important bills,\u201d Neil Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Advisor, and Head of Strategic Advocacy, said.\n\nWest Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA):\n\n\u201cThe WVMA supports reversing stricter limits on interest deductibility that could cost the United States nearly a half million manufacturing jobs,\u201d Rebecca McPhail, WVMA president, said. \u201cWe applaud Senator Capito\u2019s leadership in introducing the American Manufacturing Investment Act.\u201d\n\nWest Virginia Restaurants Association:\n\n\u201cWhen a restaurant like mine plans a remodel or expansion, we keep a close eye on how these costs affect cash-on-hand and taxes. Limiting the deduction for depreciation or amortization is a tax on investment, challenging a restaurant\u2019s ability to expand operations or hire more people. Senator Capito knows what this means for West Virginia and we appreciate her commitment to make this right,\u201d Matt Herridge, West Virginia Restaurant Franchisee, said.\n\nA one-pager on the legislation is available here.\n\nFull text of the legislation is available here.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-commemorates-veterans-day-2023", "VIDEO: Capito Commemorates Veterans Day 2023", "2023-11-10", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "**Click here or the image above to watch the video.**\n\n**Click here to download the video.**\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following video ahead of Veterans Day, honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.\n\nFull video transcript included below:\n\n\u201cHere we are today to thank our veterans for their service to our country, for protecting the homeland, and for their willingness to serve.\n\n\u201cOur nation would never be as great as we are without the truly dedicated and patriotic men and women who honor our cause by serving in our military.\n\n\u201cSo as the daughter of a World War Two veteran, I say thank you every day for the sacrifices that my father and his generation made for us.\n\n\u201cI also say thank you to our present-day military who are fighting in foreign soils around the globe to protect us, and I want to thank all of our veterans today.\n\n\u201cYou're close to our hearts, and we appreciate everything that you've done in service to our country.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-rosen-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-to-establish-national-stem-day", "Capito, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Establish National STEM Day", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced a bipartisan resolution formally designating November 8, 2023 as \u201cNational Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Day\u201d. The senators\u2019 resolution highlights and celebrates the importance of STEM Education in the United States and emphasizes the need to bolster and diversify the STEM workforce. Today also marks the two-year anniversary of Senators Capito and Rosen launching the Senate\u2019s first Women in STEM Caucus, a bipartisan group that works to advance women\u2019s participation in STEM education and careers.\n\n\u201cSTEM fields are where the in-demand jobs are right now, and it\u2019s where they will be in the future. These are jobs in industries that are critical to our economy, will help our states and country as a whole grow,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cI am proud to help introduce this resolution designating Nov. 8 as National STEM Day to celebrate this growing field and inspire the next generation to get excited and involved in this field.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs a former computer programmer, I know firsthand how important STEM education is for the jobs of the future,\u201d Senator Rosen said. \u201cThis bipartisan resolution recognizes November 8th as National STEM Day to celebrate STEM education and encourage more students to pursue careers in these fields.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nThis bipartisan resolution has been endorsed by STEM Education Coalition, Society of Women Engineers, the Afterschool Alliance, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Center for Excellence in Education, the Association for Women in Science, Code.org, and The American Mathematical Society. In addition to Senators Capito and Rosen, it is co-sponsored by Senator Tina Smith (D-Min.).\n\nSince joining the Senate, Senator Capito has strongly advocated for more female involvement in STEM fields through legislative efforts. Additionally, as West Virginia\u2019s first female U.S. Senator, Senator Capito launched a female empowerment program known as, West Virginia Girls Rise Up, which inspires the next generation of female leaders through education, physical fitness, and self-confidence. Since launching, Senator Capito has hosted several STEM-focused Girls Rise Up events with NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson, IBM, and NASA Astronaut Loral O\u2019Hara.\n\nAdditionally, Senators Capito led efforts to introduce the Building Blocks of STEM Act, which was signed into law in 2019. Specifically, this law:\n\nProvides research grants through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase understanding of the factors that contribute to the participation of young girls in STEM activities, study the barriers to engaging young girls in STEM, and develop strategies for prekindergarten and elementary school educators to increase the participation of young girls in computer science.\n\nEnhances support for early childhood STEM education within an NSF research program that seeks to improve PreK-12 STEM education and teaching.\n\nHelps increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-capito-opening-statement-at-hearing-on-clean-water-infrastructure", "Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Hearing on Clean Water Infrastructure", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening remarks from the committee hearing.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing titled, \u201cAccessing Clean Water Infrastructure Assistance: Small, Rural, Disadvantaged and Underserved Communities.\u201d\n\nBelow is the opening statement of Ranking Member Capito as delivered.\n\n\u201cThank you, Mr. Chairman\u2026and thank you all witnesses for being here with us today.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s an important hearing to provide the oversight of the implementation of clean water investments for small and disadvantaged communities under the IIJA.\n\n\u201cAgain, I\u2019d like to thank the witnesses for their willingness to testify about this important topic.\n\n\u201cThis Committee values your perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing this nation\u2019s water infrastructure, some of it is very, very old, as well as your insights on effective solutions.\n\n\u201cThe Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act provisions of the IIJA had a special focus on the infrastructure challenges faced by small, rural, disadvantaged, and underserved communities.\n\n\u201cAs the Chairman said, a bit over two years after enactment, it is easy for stakeholders on the ground and we in Congress to identify where the EPA\u2019s implementation of these programs is working and, more importantly, what\u2019s not working or how we can improve this.\n\n\u201cThe IIJA water provisions drafted by this Committee authorized $55 billion in funding for a range of water infrastructure programs, including targeted grants for small and disadvantaged communities, funding for lead service line replacement, and support for innovative water technologies, as well as money for wastewater treatment and storm water management.\n\n\u201cThese funding opportunities provide new resources for grants and low-interest loans to technical assistance.\n\n\u201cThese funds can support critical infrastructure upgrades, including the construction of wastewater facilities and wastewater treatment systems, nonpoint source pollution management, and measures to manage storm water and subsurface drainage.\n\n\u201cAdditionally, the funding can support capacity building initiatives, including workforce development and training programs, to help communities build the expertise they need to manage and maintain their water systems for years to come.\n\n\u201cDespite these significant funding opportunities, many rural, small, and disadvantaged communities are still grappling with aging infrastructure that is in need of repair or replacement, while others are dealing with emerging contaminants like PFAS that require specialized treatment technologies.\n\n\u201cAt the same time, these communities often lack the resources and the technical expertise needed to address these obstacles, leaving them vulnerable to waste water problems leading to public health risks.\n\n\u201cThese communities may not have the staff or technical capacity to track and apply for grants and loans as they become available.\n\n\u201cThat is why the Clean Water Act explicitly empowers the states to determine which of their communities qualify as disadvantaged.\n\n\u201cThe EPA should therefore work with the states to get this money where it is needed as quickly as possible.\n\n\u201cUnfortunately, I have significant concerns that the EPA is overstepping its statutory authority to use these funds to affect administration policy priorities that were not approved by Congress under the Clean Water Act or the IIJA.\n\n\u201cThe result is unnecessary friction in getting these programs stood up and investments flowing to the communities that need them.\n\n\u201cInconsistent application of Buy America waivers, across agencies and even within them, has caused delays for projects.\n\n\u201cMore concerning, regulatory guidance on environmental justice in service of the administration\u2019s very vague Justice40 goal tied to state formula grants appears to be an effort by the EPA to wrestle away states\u2019 statutory authorities under the Clean Water Act.\n\n\u201cWe all have concerns about disadvantaged communities, urban and rural, minority or low-income, receiving the funding that they need and deserve.\n\n\u201cThe states know their communities and their needs best, and what will work over the long haul.\n\n\u201cThey also realize that water systems do not neatly align within the Justice40 initiative\u2019s preference of using census tracts to define EJ communities, making the EPA\u2019s guidance impractical to implement.\n\n\u201cThe EPA must not sidetrack generational progress that can be made through the IIJA due to political agenda in this administration.\n\n\u201cThese unnecessary obstacles imposed by federal regulators are leading to delays, uncertainty, and the potential for litigation, while allowing historic investments to be eaten up by increased inflation, higher interest rates we have experienced since the passage of the IIJA.\n\n\u201cThe EPA needs to get out of the way and let states and communities get to work.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ll close by saying what everyone in attendance in this room knows and across the country:\n\n\u201cWater infrastructure investments are critical to public health, environmental health, and economic development.\n\n\u201cThe carefully negotiated, bipartisan successes this Committee has achieved to date for the wastewater section have been grounded in the cooperative federalism that is enshrined in the Clean Water Act.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m hopeful these investments, properly implemented, can create more jobs and drive even more economic growth.\n\n\u201cThose kinds of economic opportunities need to be available everywhere, in my home state and across the country.\n\n\u201cI remain committed to working on these issues that are so important to my state West Virginia, and the states my fellow Committee members, an across the country.\n\n\u201cThank you to our panel for all you do to keep our country\u2019s water and wastewater systems clean and healthy.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-blasts-bidenomics-on-senate-floor", "VIDEO: Capito Blasts \u201cBidenomics\u201d on Senate Floor", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito\u2019s floor speech.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor regarding President Biden\u2019s pursuit of \u201cBidenomics\u201d and the damage his policies have inflicted on the American Dream.\n\nIn her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted stories that she has heard from West Virginians on how the Biden administration\u2019s economic policies have held them back from success, and outlined Republican solutions to get our nation\u2019s economy on track.\n\nSenator Capito\u2019s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are included below:\n\n\u201cMr/Madam President\u2014\n\n\u201cI rise today to speak on behalf of the people I represent in West Virginia, and Americans all across our country, who have been left behind in President Biden\u2019s pursuit of \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 and are directly feeling the scars that his administration\u2019s policies have left on the American Dream.\n\n\u201cAmerican families are experiencing ever-increasing financial pressure due to the state of our nation\u2019s economy which is jeopardizing our ability to succeed.\n\n\u201cIt is simply unfair that Americans are compromised at every turn due to inflation, increased interest rates, costly regulations, and tax hikes on essential items they need to live.\n\n\u201cNot only is this unfair, but for a country as strong and resourceful as ours, it is simply unacceptable.\n\n\u201cSo, let\u2019s have a quick refresher on what exactly \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 means.\n\n\u201cWhat began as an ambiguous term to represent the economic policies of this administration has quickly come to mean that you are spending more and getting less.\n\n\u201cIt means that we would see inflation reach a forty-year high and remain persistently above the Fed\u2019s target rate and pre-Biden administration levels.\n\n\u201cThat mortgage rates would reach, and remain, at a thirty-year record, and that interest rates would rise at the fastest pace in the last four decades.\n\n\u201cIt is truly astounding the difference in interest that American families are paying now, compared to what they were paying at the beginning of 2022.\n\n\u201cThe Fed aggressively raised interest rates eleven times between early 2022 and now, from near zero to 5.5 percent in less than two years. This historic increase comes at a cost that Americans have to pay, and is making the dream of affording a home, car, or business seemingly impossible.\n\n\u201c\u2018Bidenomics\u2019 means that consumer prices are skyrocketing, and that everything from groceries, to energy, and gasoline will stay at nearly unaffordable levels.\n\n\u201cWe saw it when we bought Halloween candy and we will see it again when we plan our Thanksgiving meals.\n\n\u201cPresident Biden refers to \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 as an \u2018investment in America.\u2019 But the reality is \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 is making sure that Americans have nothing left to invest!\n\n\u201cNot into their savings accounts, not into their small businesses, not into their homes, and certainly not into the future of their families.\n\n\u201cI hear about this from West Virginians every time that I go back home. I had the opportunity to hear the story of a gentleman who owns a bus company that operates in West Virginia.\n\n\u201cThe challenges his business is facing come from all levels. They own thirty-eight busses but not all are operational. Why is that?\n\n\u201cIn addition to elevated fuel costs, he cannot find enough drivers, and lingering supply chain issues have hampered their ability to conduct needed maintenance.\n\n\u201cHe said that even when he gets a bus rolling and the group asks to stop for food, he is often met by restaurant owners in the parking lot, who say that their own staffing shortages are preventing them from providing service to the passengers.\n\n\u201cThis is just one interaction, but it proves the multifaceted challenges created by \u2018Bidenomics,\u2019 the growing negative impact that these policies have made, and the handcuffs placed on our business owners that prevent them from doing their jobs.\n\n\u201cSustained high inflation and interest rates means that operating costs are at levels where, even if prices are raised, business owners cannot reinvest into their businesses or hire to maintain a workforce.\n\n\u201cAnd because they\u2019re forced to raise prices, those costs are passed onto the consumer who continues to make difficult choices about how they spend their money.\n\n\u201cAdditionally, I continue to hear from West Virginians who are facing difficulties as they are beginning to start their adult lives. They\u2019ve graduated school, found a job, gotten married, and are looking to start a family and a life together.\n\n\u201cBut, due to rising interest rates, high inflation, and stagnated wages they are unable to do so.\n\n\u201cThese are children who came to age in time of economic success, who saw how their parents provided for them. But, are unable to use the blueprint available to them because of \u2018Bidenomics.\u2019\n\n\u201cThis shows the direct damage that President Biden and his policies have inflicted on the American dream and the disadvantages that our children will continue to grapple with if we do not change course soon.\n\n\u201cFor reasons I do not understand. President Biden continues to travel the country and claim credit for the state of our economy. The president has the right to take the credit but my question is, why would he want to?\n\n\u201cTruth be told, he is selling a false bill of goods, one that the American people are not buying. Quite frankly, they can\u2019t afford to.\n\n\u201cRecent polls show that 76% of Americans think that our country is on the wrong track, and 66%, which is two-thirds of all Americans, rate our nation\u2019s economy as bad.\n\n\u201cThese numbers should surprise no one, as American families continue to feel the squeeze of \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 at every turn.\n\n\u201cAmerican workers are becoming increasingly concerned that they won\u2019t be able to retire as they originally planned. The optimism of small business owners is continuing to decline, and the credit card debt carried by Americans has hit a record of over $1 trillion.\n\n\u201cOn top of all of this, the disappointing October Jobs Report saw unemployment rise and manufacturing decline. Americans are concerned and deservingly so.\n\n\u201cOne thing is clear, our country cannot continue on the path that \u2018Bidenomics\u2019 has led us down. It makes no sense that the Biden Administration continues to focus federal time and resources to push burdensome Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance policies instead of promoting pro-growth policies to help bring the U.S. out of the difficult reality that our people are finding themselves in.\n\n\u201cAmericans remember times of past economic success and the progress that was generated by lowering taxes, supporting our small businesses, and investing in American energy.\n\n\u201cMy Republican colleagues and I continue to craft solutions that promote fiscal responsibility, cut red-tape regulations and executive overreach, and unleash the American energy that we have right here at home.\n\n\u201cEach of these areas is of vital importance to our economy and would provide the relief that American families need at a time when they need it the most.\n\n\u201cI encourage President Biden and my colleagues across the aisle to heed the calls of the American people who face challenges in their pocketbooks every single day.\n\n\u201cEvery trip they make to the grocery store, every time they fill up their gas tank, every time they look at their monthly checkbook.\n\n\u201cThe focus should be on them, not the persistent and empty pursuit of \u2018Bidenomics.\u2019 With that \u2013 I yield the floor.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-presses-homeland-security-secretary-on-border-crisis", "VIDEO: Capito Presses Homeland Security Secretary on Border Crisis", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito\u2019s questioning.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, participated in a full Appropriations Committee hearing with Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the president\u2019s supplemental funding requests for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS):\n\nDuring the hearing, Senator Capito questioned Secretary Mayorkas about the national security threat posed by America\u2019s open southern border, solutions to curb the flow of illegal immigration, and the Biden administration\u2019s resistance to any of the common sense reforms put forward by Senate Republicans.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RESISTING CHANGES TO BORDER POLICY: \u201cWhy is incremental change- that [Senate Republicans are] trying to help you do a better job to pull down the numbers that we see- I mean, even, you mentioned 2019 was an important year. Well, that was less than a million [illegal crossings]. Last year? 2.4 million. So even in that retrospective of a year that [Sec. Mayorkas is] pointing to, as a year that was, you know, not emblematic of good policy, it's still pales in comparison to where we are now.\u201d\n\nON PRESIDENT BIDEN RESISTING POLICY CHANGE WHEN HE KNOWS THE PROBLEM IS GROWING: \u201cWe are trying, I think, to offer the administration- \u2018we\u2019 being the Republicans here in the Senate- offering the administration substantive policy changes that will bring these numbers down. [Sec. Mayorkas] mentioned 1996 is when the immigration law was last changed. You've been operating under the same immigration laws that every other administration has been since 1996. The numbers, for example, in [Fiscal Year] [20]14, were 568,000. We probably thought that was a big number back then. You've got the same laws, and still, you're five times more people coming in. It tells me the policies around the immigration laws that are written in 1996 are what's causing the problems. And so, those are the things that we can help you with to be able to afford change. I don't think saying keeping an open border is going to help our economic situation- you've obviously testified- we don't know [who] a lot of these people are.\u201d\n\nON THE ASYLUM ADJUDICATION CASE BACKLOG:\n\nSEN. CAPITO: \u201cIf you go to New York City, what's the average time that your case would be heard- your asylum case would be heard?\u201d\n\nSEC. MAYORKAS: \u201cSenator, it\u2019s an individualized case analysis, but I will tell you, on average, it is multiple years in many, many- in too many cases- that it is the time of final adjudication of an asylum case, because our case backlog is so significant across the system.\u201d\n\nON BORDER PATROL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION:\n\nSEN. CAPITO: \u201cAlways, trying to hire border agents has been an issue. So, in the request, in the [supplemental] request, there's a request for another 1,000. You lost 700 last year from attrition. You're not even hired up to the amount that you could have now. How in the world are you going to hire an additional 1,000 officers when you can't even hire up to the allotted amount that you're appropriated for today?\u201d\n\nSEC. MAYORKAS: \u201c\u2026 We are intensely focused on hiring reform, not just the hiring process itself, but also making advances in the polygraph process that, as you know, has been a challenge for many years. We are intensely focused on that administrative aspect of- of the challenge because we need additional personnel.\u201d\n\nSEN. CAPITO: \u201cThank you. I would suggest too, more pay and better retention bonuses to be able to keep the people that you have. That's part of the package that we're putting forward here as ideas on ways to help.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-state-flexibility-expanded-workforce-critical-for-clean-water-infrastructure-buildout", "VIDEO: Capito: State Flexibility, Expanded Workforce Critical for Clean Water Infrastructure Buildout", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing on improving access to clean water infrastructure in communities across the country.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nON STATES NEEDING FLEXIBILITY TO MEET UNIQUE NEEDS: \u201cI talked in my opening statement about EPA\u2019s role to ensure state implementation complies with law and regulatory requirements. We realize that you all know your communities better and individualized communities, especially in the very rural systems, better than anybody else.\u201d\n\nON EXPANDING THE WATER SYSTEMS WORKFORCE: \u201cIn terms of the capacity issue. I've been on a bill for many, many years with Senator Booker to try to get\u2026more young people interested in the professional water management. I guess it either sounds boring or it wouldn't be enough to raise a family on\u2026Senator Mullin was talking about the test is not is not a layup. It\u2019s a lifetime of employment and very good career patterns. So how are you through your organization trying to help that issue?\u201d\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening statement.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-miller-joins-ways-and-means-hearing-biden-administrations-esg-policies", "Rep. Miller Joins Ways and Means Hearing on the Biden Administration's ESG Policies", "2023-11-07", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined the Ways and Means Committee hearing on the financial security of American seniors and retirees and what Congress can do to make sure they are not being taken advantage of by the Biden Administration\u2019s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activism.\n\nCongresswoman Miller highlighted how ESG mandates are devastating coal communities and steering investment funds away from energy companies and toward woke, environmentalist corporations. Congresswoman Miller also questioned Marlo Oaks, Utah State Treasurer and Mason Bolay, Senior Vice President of First Bank and Trust Company, on the Biden Administration\u2019s radical ESG policies.\n\nClick here for video.\n\nCongresswoman Miller on the devastating impact of ESG mandates on West Virginia energy communities:\n\n\u201cI am from the beautiful state of West Virginia, which for those who might not know, it is a leading energy producing state. Since 2008, the radical left-wing war on coal and, quite frankly [a war on] all forms of traditional base load energy, has devastated the communities in my home state of West Virginia. Despite Washington liberals\u2019 best efforts, coal exports still amounted to $3.8 billion of economic activity in my home state.\n\nESG mandates are just another opportunity for unelected bureaucrats to force freedom-loving Americans to accept one more step towards global socialism. We will never, never surrender to those who want to see our energy producing state destroyed, and we will fight these mandates tooth and nail.The fact that the Biden administration is encouraging retirement plan managers to steer investment funds away from profitable, time-tested energy companies and toward their pseudo-woke environmentalist corporations is not only fiscally irresponsible \u2014 it is a real slap in the face to hardworking folks like my constituents who are counting on these managers to do their job and ensure their retirement accounts are secure.\n\nThankfully, in West Virginia, we know better than to let \u201cwoke\u201d leave us broke. We\u2019ve experienced it. In March, our state established a law which prevents the state Investment Management Board or fund managers from considering \u201cenvironmental, social, and corporate governance\u201d factors when managing retirees' finances.\"\n\nCongresswoman Miller questioned Mr. Oaks on the impact of the Biden Administration\u2019s ESG policies on retirees:\n\nMr. Oaks, you come from a state which has also taken a stand against the administration\u2019s misguided ESG policies. Can you tell us how retirees in your state are better off now that their financial managers are focused solely on financial returns?\u201d asked Congresswoman Miller.\n\n\u201cI think one of the key issues is that asset managers have committed all of their assets under management to drive this agenda. So it's not just ESG funds that are pushing ESG policies and that\u2019s really the challenge here. The Utah legislature took several actions this past legislative session to protect Utahns. Very importantly, we passed a fiduciary standards law that included voting proxies for the best interests in the best interest of the beneficiaries. We worked on a fiduciary bill, I sit on the boards of the Utah retirement systems and the school and institutional trust fund, our sovereign wealth fund. And we've worked to ensure that our proxy voting is in the best interest of our beneficiaries, that we're upholding the fiduciary standards, and that we do not want ESG or investment managers pushing ESG agendas on behalf of our retirees and the school children of Utah,\u201d said Mr. Oaks.\n\nRep. Miller questioned Mr. Bolay on how ESG policies have the potential to harm small community banks and businesses:\n\n\u201cMr. Bolay, I loved hearing about your background and your family farm. Some of the people here may not know but Chairman Smith and I are both bison farmers \u2013 so hearing the implications of ESG issues on family-run businesses and operations is important to me personally. Can you talk a bit more about how ESG policies have the potential to harm small community banks and businesses?\u201d asked Congresswoman Miller.\n\n\u201cMain street is always taking care of main street and it\u2019s best if you let us take care of main street and not have top-down driven policies,\u201d said Mr. Bolay.\n\nBackground:\n\nLast Congress, Congresswoman Miller introduced the Safeguarding Investment Options for Retirement Actthat requires fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to make investment decisions based only on financial factors.\n\nThe \u201cEnvironmental, Social, and Governance\u201d term refers to efforts by business managers, government actors, and institutional investors to incorporate ESG factors into business and financial decision making.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-secures-resources-to-benefit-west-virginia", "Capito Secures Resources to Benefit West Virginia", "2023-11-07", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Grants announced by Senator Capito will bolster law enforcement, support energy cost assistance, health services, and economic development\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Agriculture (USDA), as well as the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), to support public health, energy assistance, economic development, and law enforcement initiatives in West Virginia.\n\nHHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), secured resources from HHS\u2019s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and funding for maternal and child health services for West Virginia.\n\n\u201cEnsuring West Virginia families can get through the cold winter months is essential for their well-being. I\u2019m happy to see these LIHEAP funds reaching our state, which will help West Virginians stay warm this winter,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said. \u201cI\u2019m also happy to announce resources that will help serve mothers and their children so that we can help each family and child reach their full potential.\u201d\n\nARC FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, also secured funding from the ARC to fund several economic development efforts across West Virginia.\n\n\u201cAs the top Republican on the EPW Committee, we work with and oversee the Appalachian Regional Commission to help support local organizations and projects that make a difference in communities across West Virginia. The grants announced today will bring tangible benefits to our state and strengthen efforts to drive economic development and tourism, prepare our workforce in a variety of fields, and continue to improve our state\u2019s infrastructure,\u201d Ranking Member Capito said.\n\nDOJ FUNDING: Additionally, Senator Capito secured resources from the DOJ\u2019s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to help communities in West Virginia hire new officers, upgrade security at schools, support crisis intervention teams, and aid accreditation efforts.\n\n\u201cHelping equip our law enforcement officers and their departments with the resources they need to keep communities across our state safe is essential,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cI was proud to support these recruiting, expansion, and safety efforts to help ensure the wellbeing of West Virginians.\u201d\n\nUSDA FUNDING: Finally, Senator Capito secured funding and loans from the USDA to support economic development initiatives in rural areas that will help local economies grow and improve energy production.\n\n\u201cEmpowering our rural communities in West Virginia by providing the resources they need can help spark economic development across our state,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cThe support announced today from the USDA will help equip businesses with the tools they need for better energy production and economic output.\u201d\n\nIndividual HHS award details listed below:\n\n$30,693,017 in HHS LIHEAP block grant funding to West Virginia to help low-income families afford anticipated energy costs accrued during cold winter months.\n\n$870,509 in HHS LIHEAP funding to West Virginia through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to help low-income families afford anticipated energy costs accrued during cold winter months.\n\n$826,620 in HHS funding to West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WV DHHR) (Charleston, W.Va.) for Maternal and Child Health Services.\n\nIndividual ARC award details listed below:\n\n$97,800 to West Virginia University (WVU) (Morgantown, W.Va.)\n\n$90,000 to ADL Ventures (Charleston, W.Va.)\n\n$29,500 for the Coalfield Development Corporation (Huntington, W.Va.)\n\nDOJ award details listed below:\n\n$625,000 in DOJ COPS Hiring Program (CHP) funding to the City of Beckley, W.Va. to hire five entry-level career law enforcement officers in an effort to create and preserve jobs and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.\n\n$573,261 in DOJ COPS Hiring Program (CHP) funding to the Logan County Commission (Logan, W.Va.) to hire three entry-level career law enforcement officers in an effort to create and preserve jobs and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.\n\n$400,000 in DOJ COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Program funding to the Berkeley County Council (Martinsburg, W.Va.) to support crisis intervention teams.\n\n$400,000 in DOJ COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Program funding to the Mercer County Commission (Princeton, W.Va.) to support crisis intervention teams.\n\n$380,620 in DOJ COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Program funding to the City of Huntington, W.Va. to support crisis intervention teams.\n\n$375,000 in DOJ COPS Hiring Program (CHP) funding to the Mercer County Commission (Princeton, W.Va.) to hire three entry-level career law enforcement officers in an effort to create and preserve jobs and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.\n\n$373,839 in DOJ COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) funding to the Webster County Board of Education (Webster Springs, W.Va.) to improve security at schools and on school grounds.\n\n$300,000 in DOJ COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Program funding to Wyoming County, W.Va. to support crisis intervention teams.\n\n$249,993 in DOJ COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Program funding to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) (South Charleston, W.Va.) to support Law Enforcement Agencies in Seeking Accreditation.\n\n$144,626 in DOJ COPS Hiring Program (CHP) funding to the Town of Junior, W.Va. to hire one entry-level career law enforcement officer in an effort to create and preserve jobs and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.\n\nUSDA award details listed below:\n\n$4,953,000 USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loan to the City of Williamson W.Va. to construct various upgrades to Williamson's water treatment, storage, and distribution systems.\n\n$854,842 USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant to five hub sites and one end user site of the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School (Ohio), including West Virginia Northern Community College (Wheeling, W.Va.) to equip sites with interactive video conferencing systems and will deliver science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational coursework and job ready skills to one location benefitting 362 students across the hubs.\n\n$750,000 USDA Intermediary Relending Program Loan to Woodlands Community Lenders, Inc. (Elkins, W.Va.) to establish a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) in Barbour, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, Pocahontas, Pendleton, Grant, and Preston counties.\n\n$580,000 USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loan to the Warm Springs Public Service District (Berkeley Springs, W.Va.) to make various improvements and upgrades to the district's waste water system, including replacement of outdated collection lines, a new generator, upgrades to the aeration tank, and construction of a storage facility to house equipment that is presently stored outdoors.\n\n$500,000 USDA Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Loan Woodlands Community Lenders, Inc. (Elkins, W.Va.) to establish a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) in for small businesses loans in Barbour, Randolph, and Tucker counties.\n\n$500,000 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Tygart Hotel Managing Member, LLC (Elkins, W.Va.) to purchase and install energy- efficient LED lighting and an updated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.\n\n$418,000 USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loan to the Town of Junior, W.Va. to construct upgrades to the town's existing water distribution system.\n\n$391,810 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Davis Hill Development, LLC (Old Fields, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 657 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$201,658 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to River Riders, Inc. (Harpers Ferry, W.Va.) to purchase and install an 84 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$200,000 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Solar Energy Solutions (Gassaway, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 300 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$200,000 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Solar Energy Solutions III (Williamstown, W.Va.) to install a roof mounted 198 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic solar array.\n\n$200,000 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Solar Energy Solutions III (Davisville, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 250 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$199,200 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Formula Motor Car, Inc. (Weirton, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 211 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$185,920 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Three Springs Crossing, LLC (Weirton, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 288 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$152,931 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to 126 Building, LLC (Ranson, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 87 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$122,050 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Hill International Property, LLC (Wheeling, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 112 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$100,151 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Ariahnna Golf Cross Hotel, LLC (Cross Lanes, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 111 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$67,000 USDA Water and Waste Disposal Loan to the Tyler County Public Service District (Sistersville, W.Va.) to construct various necessary upgrades to its water distribution system.\n\n$49,162 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding D.W. Biller, Inc. (Lost City, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 56.7 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$46,333 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Windy Acres, Inc. (Red House, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 43 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$44,408 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to TLC Farms, LLC (Burlington, W.Va.) to purchase and install heaters and insulation.\n\n$39,995 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Mohawk Powersports, LLC (Maxwelton, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 41 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$24,720 in USDA Community Facility Grant funding to Southern Appalachian Labor School Foundation (Kincaid, W.Va.) to assist the Southern Appalachian Labor School with the repair of the roofs for two of its community center facilities.\n\n$24,238 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Wooten Machine Co., Inc (Huntington, W.Va.) to purchase and install energy-efficient LED lighting.\n\n$14,665 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to the Arbaugh Farm (Asbury, W.Va.) to purchase and install an 18.25 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$12,358 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Rebecca\u2019s House of Flowers (Moorefield, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 12.05 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$12,182 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Duffield, Lovejoy, & Boggs, LLC (Huntington, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 14.24 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$8,446 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Main Street Estate, LLC (West union, W.Va.) to purchase and install a 8.76 kilowatt (kW) solar array.\n\n$5,680 in USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to Channel Creasing Matrix, Inc. (Martinsburg, W.Va.) to purchase and install LED Lighting.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-photos-capito-tours-critical-munitions-production-lines-at-allegany-ballistics-laboratory", "ICYMI: PHOTOS: Capito Tours Critical Munitions Production Lines at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory", "2023-11-07", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "KEYSER, W.Va. \u2014 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, visited Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in Keyser, W.Va. During the visit, Senator Capito received a tour to see firsthand how ABL manufactures key components of critical munitions that strengthen the United States\u2019 defense capabilities, support Ukraine\u2019s military capabilities, and bolster the defenses of Israel as well as U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. Senator Capito also had the chance to meet with ABL leaders to discuss the company\u2019s ongoing expansion projects, which will accelerate critical munitions production to meet the needs of the U.S. and allied militaries.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m appreciative of the chance to visit ABL again and see how the hard work of West Virginians directly contributes to our national defense,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cThis visit was an opportunity to see firsthand how critical munitions production and military support for Ukraine and Israel relate directly to West Virginians. With our allies and partners under attack and tensions rising around the world, the work happening at defense industrial base facilities like ABL is more important now than ever before. West Virginians can be certain that funding appropriated by Congress to defend our allies overseas is going directly to facilities like ABL that create American jobs and strengthen our country\u2019s own defense industrial base.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAllegany Ballistics Laboratory is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility that produces solid rocket motors and other key components for critical munitions. The facility employs more than 1,600 people and currently produces over 2.1 million pounds of energetic material each year. ABL is currently working to expand critical munitions production at the facility, through support secured by Senator Capito.\n\nIn 2017, Senator Capito visited ABL with U.S. Department of the Navy leadership, and has successfully secured funding on behalf of ABL, their workforce, and projects at the facility through the Senate appropriations process.\n\nDuring a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last week to review the Biden administration\u2019s national security supplemental request, Senator Capito highlighted the role of Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base and the importance of expansion efforts at the facility. Watch Senator Capito\u2019s questioning here.\n\nPhotos from yesterday's visit are included below:\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visits with ABL leadership at their facility in Keyser, W.Va., on Monday, November 6, 2023.\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) tours the ABL facility in Keyser, W.Va., on Monday, November 6, 2023.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-speaks-support-hershel-woody-williams-national-medal-honor-monument", "Miller Speaks in Support of Hershel\u00a0\"Woody\" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument in Washington, D.C.", "2023-11-06", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) spoke on the House of Representatives floor in support of the Hershel \u201cWoody\u201d Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act.\n\nThis bill will locate the new National Medal of Honor Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and pay tribute to West Virginia\u2019s native, Woody Williams, a Medal of Honor recipient, and World War II veteran.\n\nClick here for video.\n\nRemarks as prepared are below:\n\n\u201cMr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in favor of the Hershel \"Woody\" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, which would locate the new National Medal of Honor Monument near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC.\n\nWoody was an American hero from my home state of West Virginia. When he passed last year, we paid tribute to him as he was laid in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.\n\nWoody was a country boy tried to enlist at 16. He grew up hunting and was always a good shot. He loved his country more than anything and did everything he could to defend it.\n\nHe was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1945 for his courage during the battle of Iwo Jima where he singlehandedly fought the Japanese with flamethrowers, clearing a path for more American troops.\n\nMarines raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi that very day, resulting in the iconic photo that showed that America was winning the war in the pacific.\n\nWoody was not just a constituent and a hero \u2013 he was a friend.\n\nHis legacy of service, dedication, and patriotism will live on through the countless lives he touched.\n\nHis impact on our West Virginia community cannot be overstated, as his service to our veterans continued long after his career in the Marine Corps.\n\nWith Veterans Day on Friday, this bill couldn\u2019t be more timely to honor our servicemen and women who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.\n\nThis monument pays tribute to the recipients of America\u2019s highest military honor for valor in combat and will remind future generations of the values that shaped and preserved our great nation.\n\nI urge every Republican and Democrat in the House and the Senate to vote for this bill.\"\n\nClick here for bill text.\n\nBackground:\n\nCongresswoman Miller Pays Tribute to Woody Williams in U.S. Capitol\n\nWSAZ - Congresswoman Miller joins unveiling ceremony for the Woody Williams Gold Star Families Memorial Monument\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/photos-capito-tours-critical-munitions-production-lines-at-allegany-ballistics-laboratory", "PHOTOS: Capito Tours Critical Munitions Production Lines at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory", "2023-11-06", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "KEYSER, W.Va. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, visited Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in Keyser, W.Va. During the visit, Senator Capito received a tour to see firsthand how ABL manufactures key components of critical munitions that strengthen the United States\u2019 defense capabilities, support Ukraine\u2019s military capabilities, and bolster the defenses of Israel as well as U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. Senator Capito also had the chance to meet with ABL leaders to discuss the company\u2019s ongoing expansion projects, which will accelerate critical munitions production to meet the needs of the U.S. and allied militaries.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m appreciative of the chance to visit ABL again and see how the hard work of West Virginians directly contributes to our national defense,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cToday\u2019s visit was an opportunity to see firsthand how critical munitions production and military support for Ukraine and Israel relate directly to West Virginians. With our allies and partners under attack and tensions rising around the world, the work happening at defense industrial base facilities like ABL is more important now than ever before. West Virginians can be certain that funding appropriated by Congress to defend our allies overseas is going directly to facilities like ABL that create American jobs and strengthen our country\u2019s own defense industrial base.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAllegany Ballistics Laboratory is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility that produces solid rocket motors and other key components for critical munitions. The facility employs more than 1,600 people and currently produces over 2.1 million pounds of energetic material each year. ABL is currently working to expand critical munitions production at the facility, through support secured by Senator Capito.\n\nIn 2017, Senator Capito visited ABL with U.S. Department of the Navy leadership, and has successfully secured funding on behalf of ABL, their workforce, and projects at the facility through the Senate appropriations process.\n\nDuring a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last week to review the Biden administration\u2019s national security supplemental request, Senator Capito highlighted the role of Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base and the importance of expansion efforts at the facility. Watch Senator Capito\u2019s questioning here.\n\nPhotos from today\u2019s visit are included below:\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visits with ABL leadership at their facility in Keyser, W.Va., on Monday, November 6, 2023.\n\nU.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) tours the ABL facility in Keyser, W.Va., on Monday, November 6, 2023.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/miller-capito-popp-act-passes-house-representatives", "Miller, Capito POPP Act Passes the House of Representatives", "2023-11-03", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller\u2019s (R-WV) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito\u2019s (R-WV) Protect our Power Plants (POPP) Act, passed the House of Representatives in the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.\n\nThe Protect our Power Plants Act will prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing their proposal that would close coal- and gas-fired power plants across the nation. The POPP Act highlights EPA\u2019s proposal of restricting power generation at new and existing energy facilities across the United States, hence undermining domestic energy production.\n\n\"Republicans in Congress are once again defending American energy production. The House of Representatives passed the Protect our Power Plants Act in the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill which protects U.S. energy plants, bolsters our energy independence, and stops President Biden\u2019s Green New Deal agenda from destroying our energy dominance,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cSenator Capito and I are focused on promoting American energy policies that will ensure West Virginia remains an energy dominant state for years to come. The Protect Our Power Plants Act is a needed check on Washington Democrats\u2019 radical environmental policies and promotes American energy production. This is a win for West Virginia and the United States as we prioritize U.S. energy policies and our coal- and gas-fired power plants fuel the United States.\"\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration\u2019s Clean Power Plan 2.0 makes it clear they intend to ignore the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, put the people who help power our nation out of work, and increase energy costs for millions of Americans. In the face of this illegal overreach, Congresswoman Miller and I introduced the Protect Our Power Plants Act to stand up for workers and families in energy-producing communities across the country, including those in West Virginia. Today\u2019s action by the House demonstrates yet again that the Biden Administration is pursuing politics through regulation that would not pass in Congress. We will continue our efforts to protect West Virginia from the Biden Administration\u2019s overreach,\u201d said Senator Capito.\n\nClick here to view the Protect our Power Plants Act.\n\nClick here to view Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe FY2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill will:\n\nCut wasteful Washington spending,\n\nPrioritize funding for public safety, critical operations, and maintenance programs,\n\nLimits EPA\u2019s overreach,\n\nRestricts abuse of the endangered species act,\n\nProvides protections for domestic oil and gas production,\n\nSupports American Values.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-barrasso-ask-ferc-to-push-epa-for-answers-on-destructive-power-plan", "Capito, Barrasso Ask FERC to Push EPA for Answers on Destructive Power Plan", "2023-11-03", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie. The senators urged the commissioners to use FERC\u2019s upcoming Reliability Technical Conference to develop a factual record of the threats to electric reliability that the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 presents.\n\nRecent testimony before Congress has warned that, as proposed, the rule will accelerate the retirement of electric generators that are needed to keep America\u2019s lights on. Earlier this year, Senators Capito and Barrasso asked FERC to hold a series of technical conferences and highlight the necessity of adequately exploring the impact of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on the nation\u2019s electric grid. FERC has announced that it will devote the afternoon session of the November 9thAnnual Reliability Technical Conference to \u201cEPA\u2019s \u2018Clean Power Plan 2.0\u2019 and Reliability.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here and below:\n\nDear Chairman Phillips and Commissioners:\n\nIn response to our letter of June 30, 2023, the Commission has scheduled a limited review of the potential impact of the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (\u201cEPA\u201d) proposed rule to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases from fossil-fueled power plants (\u201cProposed Clean Power Plan 2.0\u201d) on electric reliability. We appreciate the Commission having taken this step. Nevertheless, to develop an adequate record of the potential impacts of the EPA\u2019s proposed rule, we believe you must do more than devote only a portion of your annual Reliability Technical Conference on November 9, 2023 (\u201cTechnical Conference\u201d) to this subject. At the very least, you must develop a record in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (\u201cFERC\u201d or \u201cthe Commission\u201d) Docket No. AD23-9-000 and submit that record to EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072-0007 for the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 in order to inform Congress, the Commission, the EPA and the public of the facts and circumstances necessary to safeguard reliability of electric service.\n\nOn the basis of the current public record, it appears you will give the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 far less attention than the four technical conferences that your predecessors dedicated in 2015 to the original Clean Power Plan. Commissioner Danly\u2019s comments in the EPA docket highlight insufficient coordination between the FERC and the EPA on the reliability impacts of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0. The Technical Conference and the record developed in Docket No. AD23-9-000 provide an opportunity to correct this significant shortcoming.\n\nWe urge you to be especially thorough in exercising your responsibility to protect electric reliability. Unless the EPA withdraws or significantly revises its Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0, the EPA will unnecessarily and significantly increase risks to electric reliability. It will also increase dramatically the costs of generating electric power and make electricity less affordable for American families. If Commissioners and FERC staff do not bring to bear your expertise and fact-based analysis to dissuade the EPA from continuing on its current course, you will bear at least partial responsibility for any blackouts and brownouts that occur as result of electric resource shortages that would be attributable to compliance with a final rule resembling the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0.\n\nFurther, it is paramount that the FERC considers the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 in the proper context of other regulations and economic factors facing the power sector. Only then will you have provided the EPA, Congress, and the public with reasonable and adequate analysis of the full reliability repercussions of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0.\n\nThe proposed rule is part of a larger suite of regulations the EPA and the Biden Administration calls their Power Sector, or Electric Generating Unit (\u201cEGU\u201d) Strategy. That strategy is intended to remake the American power sector in order to meet the Administration\u2019s publicly-stated climate goals. The Biden Administration\u2019s EGU Strategy consists of an avalanche of related proposed and final EPA regulations covering the media of air, water, and soil that would severely reduce affordable generating capacity by dramatically increasing the operating costs or forcing the early retirement of fossil fuel-fired power generation. Beyond the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0, the EGU Strategy includes the:\n\n\u00b7 Final Ozone Transport Rule for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (\u201cNAAQS\u201d) (\u201cGood Neighbor Rule\u201d);\n\n\u00b7 Proposed New National Emissions Standards for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (\u201cMercury and Air Toxics Standards\u201d);\n\n\u00b7 Proposed Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Steam Electric Power Plants (\u201cELGs\u201d);\n\n\u00b7 Proposed Coal Combustion Residuals Permitting and Legacy Surface Impoundments Rules (\u201cCCR\u201d); and\n\n\u00b7 Proposed NAAQS for Fine Particulate Matter (\u201cPM2.5\u201d).\n\nThe Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 is the centerpiece of this regulatory suite and is predicated on modeling that assumes these other rules are implemented and their associated costs are borne by the market. Assumptions in the proposal\u2019s underlying modeling also rely upon other Administration targets (e.g., the Department of Energy\u2019s (\u201cDOE\u201d) \u201cHydrogen Shot\u201d goal of driving down the price of hydrogen produced by electrolysis to $1 per kilogram within a decade) and expectations of market distortions from subsidies in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. The sum of these assumptions is a Regulatory Impact Analysis that unrealistically downplays the costs and overstates the benefits associated with the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0.\n\nMost troublingly, the underlying model for the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 betrays either a lack of understanding or of interest in the economic and technical realities facing the grid. For example, the EPA assumes that there will be no demand growth for electricity through 2035, even though its own proposed Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles Rules effectively mandates the increased production of electric vehicles, and will necessarily induce significant additional electric demand.\n\nSimilarly, the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 relies upon switching to hydrogen fuel produced by electrolysis as a pathway for compliance for power plants. Its economic model assumes unrealistically low prices for this so-called \u201cgreen\u201d hydrogen. This assumption is based solely upon the DOE\u2019s Hydrogen Shot policy goals: that a domestic \u201cgreen\u201d hydrogen supply is simply and immediately available as needed by the power sector and that production of such \u201cgreen\u201d hydrogen does not necessitate additional electric generation capacity to produce.\n\nThe Clean Power Plan 2.0 also assumes the widespread deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (\u201cCCS\u201d) technology. It makes this assumption despite the lack of an existing commercial facility operating at the 90-percent capture rate required to comply with the proposed rule. Additionally, significant infrastructure would be needed to support deployment of this technology. One estimate found that 150 large carbon dioxide pipelines, transiting 50,000 miles, would be necessary by 2035 to support CCS buildout. This would be equivalent to building more than one quarter of our nation\u2019s existing petroleum pipeline network in less than 12 years. Given the well-documented challenges in building pipelines, this assumption is dubious at best.\n\nWhen one considers the length of the permitting and environmental review processes, as well as the likelihood of dilatory litigation that plagues most major infrastructure projects, these unrealistically optimistic predictions of assets instantly coming online to fill demand for \u201cgreen\u201d hydrogen and CCS quickly fall apart. Moreover, assumptions that there will be no increase in electric demand fly in the face of history; electricity demand growth generally has tracked growth in the gross domestic product. These assumptions also ignore recent increased estimates in growth in electric demand in specific geographic areas and fail to account for other policies the Biden Administration is advancing to electrify transportation, commercial and residential heating, and other sectors of the economy. In short, the EPA\u2019s broader regulatory approach will drive premature retirements of dispatchable EGUs while simultaneously feeding demand growth through 2035. If implemented, these policies will be disastrous for electric reliability and affordability.\n\nGiven FERC\u2019s mission, the Commission must consider the combined impact on reliability of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 and the other component rules of the broader EGU Strategy, as well as other regulations such as the EPA\u2019s light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards. To date, we are aware of no robust and exhaustive analysis by FERC, EPA, or DOE of the cumulative impacts on reliability of these rules, or the underlying modeling assumptions supporting them. Finally, panelists for the Technical Conference must have the expertise and command of the facts required to explain in detail what will be necessary to undertake large-scale upgrades to facilities in the face of known and reasonably foreseeable permitting, siting, supply chain, workforce, and litigation challenges.\n\nPlease ensure that each question presented along with this letter is addressed during the upcoming Technical Conference and in the record developed after the conference. Please also respond to our questions and file your responses in the record of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 in time to influence EPA\u2019s decisions in connection with the pending rulemaking. We intend to follow the record you develop and the extent to which the Commission communicates that record to the EPA. We expect you to develop the record with the utmost transparency and include input from all parties participating in the conference.\n\nSincerely,\n\nU.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and John Barrasso, M.D.\n\nCC: The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\n\nQuestions\n\n1. According to the agenda for the Technical Conference available on the Commission\u2019s website, of just three panels devoted to Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0, only one, \u201cAfternoon Panel 1,\u201d will be led by the Commission.\n\na. Why is only Afternoon Panel 1 to be led by the Commission?\n\nb. Why is Afternoon Panel 1 to be comprised solely of EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Goffman?\n\nc. Do each of you Commissioners plan to attend and participate in Afternoon Panels 2 and 3?\n\nd. For any Commissioner who does not plan to attend and participate in Afternoon Panels 2 and 3, why have you chosen not to participate?\n\n2. As noted in our letter of June 30, 2023, Chairman Phillips and Commissioners Danly and Christie issued dire warnings about current threats to electric reliability at the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on May 4, 2023. Chairman Phillips and Commissioner Christie, respectively, warned about the impact of \u201cthe pace of retirements\u201d and the \u201csubtraction of dispatchable resources.\u201d As we previously explained:\n\nCommissioner Danly warned of \u201can impending, but avoidable, reliability crisis\u201d caused by \u201cpublic policies that are otherwise designed to promote the deployment of non-dispatchable wind and solar assets or to drive fossil-fuel generators out of business as quickly as possible.\u201d Commissioner Christie explicitly warned about a \u201clooming reliability crisis\u201d if \u201cthe far too rapid subtraction of dispatchable resources, especially coal and gas\u201d continues unabated. Chairman Phillips said during the hearing that he is \u201cextremely concerned when it comes to the pace of retirements that we are seeing of generators that we need for reliability on our system.\u201d He went on to say that \u201cNERC and grid operators have warned about this . . . this is something that we have to keep a careful eye on.\u201d\n\nAccordingly, to the best of your ability, please answer the following questions as soon as possible after the technical conference and in such a manner as to timely contribute to the record of the EPA\u2019s ongoing rulemaking. Please also pose these questions to the EPA and parties to Docket No. AD23-9-000 so as both to inform the EPA of, and to enable impacted entities to highlight, the risks presented by the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0.\n\na. How, specifically, do owners of EGUs plan to comply with the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 if it is adopted as proposed?\n\nb. How, in detail, does the EPA expect compliance to unfold?\n\nc. Given the range of expectations for compliance with the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0, what is the best estimate of the number of EGUs that will retire rather than comply?\n\nd. If all Inflation Reduction Act (\u201cIRA\u201d) subsidies relevant to compliance with the proposed rule and mentioned throughout the IRA expire at the existing expiration date pursuant to the IRA, how will this change the expected number of EGU retirements?\n\ne. Please prepare and provide a chart, based on the record of the Technical Conference and on questions to owners of EGUs and Regional Transmission Organizations (\u201cRTOs\u201d)/Independent System Operators (\u201cISOs\u201d) after the Technical Conference, of the units at risk of retirement based upon the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0.\n\nf. What is the best estimate of the timing of the retirements comprising the number of EGUs identified in response to Questions 2.c and 2.e above?\n\ng. Given current projections for load growth, what is the best estimate of the ability of balancing authorities (\u201cBAs\u201d) registered with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (\u201cNERC\u201d) to meet their NERC compliance obligations in the face of EGU retirements or curtailments projected as a result of Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0?\n\nh. If the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 goes into effect as proposed, how do the Commission, RTOs, ISO, owners of EGUs, and BAs expect to maintain electric reliability each year until 2035, 2040, and 2050?\n\ni. If transmission and renewable deployment do not keep pace with the EPA\u2019s assumptions, how do the Commission, RTOs, ISOs, owners of EGUs and BAs expect to maintain reliability each year until 2040?\n\nj. The EPA provides projections on capacity, generation, etc. for a number of categories throughout the \u201cIntegrated Proposal Modeling and Updated Baseline Analysis.\u201d One category is \u201cnon-hydro RE\u201d which it defines as \u201cbiomass, geothermal, landfill gas, solar, and wind.\u201d What share do wind and solar comprise of the EPA\u2019s projections for non-hydro RE?\n\nk. What share of non-hydro RE projections are comprised of dispatchable power?\n\nl. What electric generating technologies and EGUs are currently available to serve electric load and comply with the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0?\n\nm. How much installed generating capacity of each EGU technology type identified in response to Questions 2.h and 2.l is currently available? How much installed generating capacity of each EGU technology type identified in response to Questions 2.h and 2.l is projected to be available in each year from the date on which Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 goes into effect until 2035, 2040 and 2050?\n\nn. What are the most significant threats to resource adequacy that the Commission, RTOs, ISOs, owners of electric generating units and BAs identify as a result of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 taking effect? How should the Commission and EPA mitigate such threats?\n\no. How will the Commission ensure that it receives specific answers to the questions that accompany the Agenda published in Docket No. AD23-9-000? How and when will it supply such answers and other material from the record of the Technical Conference and any other record information in Docket No. AD23-9-000 to the EPA?\n\np. To the best of your knowledge, how, when, and in what manner and to what extent, will the EPA receive and take into account the information that the Commission receives in the record of the Technical Conference and any other information in Docket No. AD23-9-000 as it related to the ongoing Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 rulemaking?\n\nq. What actions should the Commission or each of the Commissioners take in response to the Record in Docket AD23-9-000?\n\nr. What rules and regulations of the Commission would likely be impacted by EPA\u2019s foreseeable implementation of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 or EPA-regulated entities\u2019 compliance with that rule if finalized as proposed?\n\ns. What provisions of tariffs on file with the Commission will likely be impacted by EPA\u2019s foreseeable implementation of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 or by EPA-regulated entities\u2019 compliance with that rule if finalized as proposed?\n\nt. Would you support a request by the Commission to EPA requesting that the EPA issue a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (or take an equivalent procedural step) to enable the EPA to respond to the significant record that will be developed in Docket No. AD23-9-000? If not, why not?\n\nu. Will the Commission formally or each of you personally support Commissioner Danly\u2019s comment, dated August 8, 2023 in EPA Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0072, urging EPA to extend the comment period in that docket \u201cto afford FERC the opportunity to lodge the record of the upcoming technical conference, including comments FERC receives from the public, in the administrative record\u201d of EPA\u2019s Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 proceeding? If not, why not?\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-bill-to-help-find-missing-foster-youth-passes-senate", "Capito, Colleagues\u2019 Bill to Help Find Missing Foster Youth Passes Senate", "2023-11-03", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 This week, the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) passed the U.S. Senate. Specifically, the bill would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (HHS) Administration of Children and Families (ACF) to provide better care and information-sharing for missing and runaway foster youth.\n\n\u201cIn West Virginia, our children are our future, and we must make certain that our youth in foster care are safe and protected,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cThis legislation will strengthen the coordination of information sharing between the state and federal level, and improve our ability to quickly locate missing and runaway foster youth. We must do all we can to protect our most vulnerable children and keep them safe, and I\u2019m proud to join with my colleagues to pass this legislation through the Senate.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nStates are currently required by law to implement plans to prevent, mitigate, and find cases of missing foster youth, but tens of thousands of foster children have gone missing in the last two decades.\n\nIncreasing communication between states and the ACF would allow them to use real-life experiences to inform the assistance they provide to child protective service agencies. The legislation would require ACF to report to Congress on progress being made to find missing foster youth and prevent runaways. In addition, it would establish screenings for children who return to foster care after running away or otherwise being absent to determine if the children were victims of sex trafficking during their absence.\n\nThis legislation is endorsed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-millers-statement-israel-security-supplemental-appropriations-act", "Rep. Miller's Statement on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on her support for the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to allocate $14.3 billion to Israel as it responds to the barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists. Funding for Israel will be offset by recissions from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, cutting the budget for hiring an army of agents at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to harass American taxpayers.\n\n\u201cToday, I voted in favor of providing Israel with $14.3 billion in resources to support them as it continues to defend itself and fight against the violence and evil acts of Hamas,\u201d said Congresswoman Miller. \u201cWith Israel being one of our most important allies, this funding package affirms that the United States unequivocally stands with Israel and condemns any form of attacks against it. The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act will ensure government accountability is enacted as we provide the necessary funds for Israel. I am looking forward to the swift passage of this bill on the Senate floor.\u201d\n\nClick here for bill text.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe $14.3 billion emergency supplemental appropriations packaging includes funding for:\n\n$4 billion to replenish Iron Dome and David\u2019s Sling missile defense systems,\n\n$3.5 billion for the \u201cForeign Military Financing Program\u201d procurement of advanced weapons systems and defense articles and services,\n\n$1.2 billion for the continued development of the Iron Beam system to counter short-range threats,\n\n$1 billion for artillery and munitions production: $800 million to the Army for ammunition, $10 million to the Navy for weapons, and $38 million to the Air Force for missile procurement.\n\nAdditional funding will provide the American military with $4.4 billion to replenish domestic defense stockpiles, $150 million for an enhanced security presence in the U.S. Embassy, and $50 million for the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Israel.\n\nThe Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act will require the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to provide detailed written reports to Congress outlining U.S. security provided to Israel.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/after-capito-urging-ntia-reverses-course-on-restrictive-requirements-for-west-virginia-internet-service-providers", "After Capito Urging, NTIA Reverses Course on Restrictive Requirements for West Virginia Internet Service Providers", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) decision to reverse course and expand the accessibility of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to unconnected regions across the country by allowing alternatives to the program\u2019s Letter of Credit (LOC) requirement. Previously, the BEAD program\u2019s LOC requirement would have prevented Internet Service Providers best positioned to connect unserved and underserved Americans from participating in the BEAD program.\n\nLast week, Senator Capito joined 13 of her colleagues in sending a letter\u2014led by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)\u2014urging Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson to consider alternatives to the BEAD program\u2019s LOC requirement. Full text of the letter is available here.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s welcome news to see the Department of Commerce and NTIA recognize the restrictive and unnecessary requirements put on the BEAD program and make needed changes before it limited West Virginia\u2019s ability to take full advantage of this opportunity. While I was helping craft and negotiate the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, broadband was top of mind, and making this support accessible was a priority. Our Internet Service Providers in West Virginia work tirelessly to connect our state with the broadband service they deserve, and I\u2019m proud to use my voice to make needed resources more available to them,\u201d Senator Capito said.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nEstablished in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the BEAD Program is the largest federal broadband investment in United States history, providing $1.2 billion to West Virginia to expand high-speed internet access through planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs across the country.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/in-case-you-missed-it-video-capito-talks-border-crisis-efforts-to-support-us-allies-on-fox-business", "In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Capito Talks Border Crisis, Efforts to Support U.S. Allies on Fox Business", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito\u2019s interview.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined Fox Business Network\u2019s Varney & Co. to highlight pressing national security issues, including the wars in Ukraine and Israel, as well as the crisis at the southern border.\n\nDuring the interview, Senator Capito highlighted the need to aid Ukraine in its fight against Vladimir Putin\u2019s brutal invasion in order to protect American interests and NATO allies from further attacks. She also discussed the need to support Israel in its aim to defeat the Iran-backed terrorist group, Hamas. Senator Capito also highlighted the national security threat posed by the open southern border here in the United States and the ability of potential terrorists to illegally enter the country undetected.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nTHE NEED TO SUPPORT UKRAINE: \u201cI believe that we need to keep continuing to fund the military efforts in Ukraine. For very simply that reason, the degradation of Putin's army, the degradation of his power, and the ability for him to claim victory are absolutely in our national security interests. If he were to be successful here, I do believe, as Secretary Austin said, he will not stop. He will go into a NATO nation and then we have obligations far beyond what we have right now. So, I think we've seen the Ukrainians make great progress. We need to keep supporting them, and I intend to do that.\u201d\n\nCONCERNS ABOUT A \u201cCONTINUAL WAR\u201d IN UKRAINE: \u201cI do and I hear that at home. And I share that concern. That's why, just yesterday, we implored to find out: what is the endgame here? What is the strategy that's going to move us forward? And you know, we cannot continue to support their government, their public officials, their fire responders. You know, we have obligations here, we have obligations at our southern border that we need to put more emphasis to stop that, and so I think the American people want that from the President. I think he's been unclear, but personally, I think the fact that Putin could win here is enough of a challenge to every American, for our future, that we need to simply say we are on the right track. Ukrainians are standing up and fighting for their own freedom. This is about freedoms and democracies. And we know now when we see what's happening all across the world, how important it is to support those freedom loving countries and those democracies.\u201d\n\nTHE NEED FOR A BORDER STRATEGY: \u201cWell, I made that point with Secretary Blinken when I asked him, \u2018what's our strategy on the southern border?\u2019 and he starts telling me about how he's negotiating the diplomatic issues with, you know, South America and in the hemisphere, and I just blatantly said: \u2018it's not working.\u2019 I even repeated: \u2018it's not working,\u2019 and he did nod. And so, you know, the acknowledgement needs to be, obviously at the presidential level, but I think that this ask that the President is asking us for, for Israel and Ukraine, who I both support, both, has to have not just more money at the border, it has to have substantive policy changes: quicker asylum hearings, more stringent parole hearings, more border wall- things that we know that are effective to deter the over 200 people on the terrorist [watch] list, but the over 2 million that have entered this country over the last year.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases/west-virginia-delegation-send-letter-president-biden-and-fema-urging-disaster", "West Virginia Delegation Send Letter to President Biden and FEMA Urging Disaster Declaration Approval", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "WV", "Carol D. Miller", "M001205", "miller.house.gov", "miller", "https://miller.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) as well as Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III Administrator Maryann Tierney to approve the State of West Virginia's appeal for a disaster declaration. Residential areas in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison and Kanawha counties have experienced great damage due to heavy rains and flooding in late August.\n\nClick here to read the full letter.\n\nOn the damage caused by flooding in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison and Kanawha Counties:\n\nAs members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation, we write in support of Governor Jim Justice\u2019s appeal request for a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia after severe and numerous storms washed through our State causing widespread damage. Heavy rains caused damages by flooding, landslides, and mudslides in 5 counties throughout central and southern West Virginia from August 28, 2023 to August 30, 2023.\n\nPersistent rains resulted in major flooding events in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison and Kanawha Counties. As the heavy downpour of rains fell, areas surrounding rivers, creeks and small streams were unable to absorb the excess precipitation causing flooding and residential damage.\n\nOn a request for a major disaster declaration to access federal disaster aid:\n\nTo access federal disaster aid, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has made an appeal request for a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia, submitted October 25, 2023, under the provisions of Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 5121-5208 (Stafford Act). We respectfully ask that you carefully review the request that specifically outlines Individual Assistance for Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha Counties as well as Hazard Mitigation statewide.\n\nWe applaud the tireless dedication of our State and local first responders, as well as the invaluable contributions of our neighbors and volunteers. Nevertheless, the demand for aid remains substantial, and we urge you to do everything in your power to make sure that our communities have the federal support they need to rebuild and recover. Therefore, we kindly request that you thoroughly consider the State of West Virginia's appeal for a major disaster declaration to address the enduring challenges our communities are facing.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-votes-to-pass-three-appropriations-bills-calls-for-further-action-in-funding-process", "Capito Votes to Pass Three Appropriations Bills, Calls for Further Action in Funding Process", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all of which previously passed the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously.\n\n\u201cSenate passage of the first three funding bills is great news for our veterans, farmers, and motorists, but also for our country as a whole. These bills support dozens of projects and priorities that I have requested in consultation with entities and organizations across West Virginia, and today\u2019s passage will help these projects take a step toward becoming fully funded. We are passing bipartisan appropriations bills on the Senate floor with a robust amendment process; this is regular order,\u201d Senator Capito said. \u201cFurther action in the appropriations process is required, including emergency support for our national security and our allies abroad. We must use today\u2019s momentum to continue our efforts and deliver for the American people.\u201d\n\nWEST VIRGINIA WINS:\n\nHighlights from the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill:\n\nDirectly supports construction efforts of the West Virginia National Guard;\n\nIncreases funding for Rural Healthcare and fully funds Women Veterans Care;\n\nContinues to support the Agritherapy program at the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington.\n\nHighlights from Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill:\n\nDirectly supports Community Facilities projects across West Virginia;\n\n$3.94 billion under Rural Development, including funding for water and waste grants and loans;\n\nIncreases funding for Child Nutrition Programs, ensuring healthy school meals.\n\nHighlights from Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Bill:\n\nFunds dozens of West Virginia Economic Development Initiatives (EDI) projects;\n\nContinues funding for the Appalachian Development Highway System at $100,000,000;\n\nSupports the Airport Improvement Program and provides funding for an additional 1,800 new air traffic controllers;\n\nLevel funding for the Department of Transportation\u2019s RAISE program.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-capito-opening-statement-at-climate-hearing-american-innovation-will-rise-to-the-occasion", "Ranking Member Capito Opening Statement at Climate Hearing: American Innovation Will Rise to the Occasion", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening remarks from the committee hearing.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing on the scientific debate over attributing past extreme weather events to climate change. Ranking Member Capito highlighted forward-looking, commonsense solutions to reduce emissions, strengthen America\u2019s energy grid, and increase infrastructure resiliency.\n\nBelow is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered.\n\n\u201cThank you, Chairman Carper\u2026I want to thank and talk about our committee\u2019s strong bipartisan work to reduce emissions and make our infrastructure more resilient. The chairman talked about that.\n\n\u201cLegislation such as the USE IT Act reducing barriers to the deployment of carbon capture, the AIM Act directing a phasedown of heat-trapping HFCs, the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act supporting carbon-free nuclear energy, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that the chairman talked about with its investments in emissions reduction and resiliency, all passed in a bipartisan way.\n\n\u201cAs we can continue to build on that record by passing the ADVANCE Act in the NDAA to help deploy advanced nuclear reactors and technologies, as well as to renew our efforts on passing a permitting bill that will allow us to unlock American innovation across all types of technologies and bring American manufacturing back home.\n\n\u201cSeveral provisions of the IIJA are especially relevant to today\u2019s topic.\n\n\u201cThat law\u2019s reauthorization of surface transportation programs included a climate title for the first time, establishing formula programs to help states build more resilient infrastructure and reduce certain emissions.\n\n\u201cThe law also included funding for hydrogen hubs, like the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (known as ARCH2) that will benefit my state of West Virginia and our region.\n\n\u201cAnd the IIJA included $25 million to help EPA process Class VI permits and $50 million to help states obtain primacy for permitting Class VI wells, a necessary step towards broader deployment of carbon capture and storage.\n\n\u201cDespite the resources we provided in the IIJA, the EPA has not granted Class VI primacy to any state under this administration, nor has EPA granted an individualClass VI permit to store carbon dioxide since the Obama administration, with 169 Class VI wells now waiting to be permitted, according to the EPA.\n\n\u201cCommercial scale deployment of carbon capture and storage, I think is vital if we are to meet our energy reliability needs while addressing emissions.\n\n\u201cThe administration must quickly review and process Class VI primacy applications from states, as well as individual permit applications for projects in states without primacy.\n\n\u201cAs our bipartisan work continues, there is widespread agreement that the climate is changing and that greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to that change.\n\n\u201cBut I am not sure that the focus of the hearing\u2026is on that scientific consensus.\n\n\u201cAt the end of the Obama administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a question-and-answer page about \u2018extreme event attribution\u2019 that remains on the agency\u2019s climate.gov website today.\n\n\u201cOne question posed there is, \u2018what can\u2019t extreme event attribution tell us?\u2019\n\n\u201cI will enter the entirety of the answer into the hearing record, but the short answer is \u2018It can\u2019t tell us whether global warming caused a specific event . . . [W]ith global warming and extreme events, it\u2019s not a Yes or No question.\u2019\n\n\u201cI want to be clear: this does not mean that climate change has no impact on the intensity of weather patterns.\n\n\u201cThe trends are clear and we need to be ready, and with technologies and adaptation strategies like those I have described, policy areas about which this Committee has demonstrated expertise.\n\n\u201cIt is crucial that we have effective solutions that reduce flood risk and coastal storm risk across the country.\n\n\u201cSince 2014, the Committee has kept to a biennial schedule of passing bipartisan water resources legislation to advance these solutions.\n\n\u201cAnd I look forward to continuing this track record, we\u2019ve already had several hearings, next year with our latest WRDA bill.\n\n\u201cBy contrast, regressive regulatory policies or carbon taxes that pick winners and losers and inhibit U.S. energy production will disproportionately harm our most vulnerable communities through lost opportunities and displaced jobs.\n\n\u201cRising energy costs and weakening the reliability of our grid will leave these constituents without access to affordable electricity and other basic necessities.\n\n\u201cRecognizing this, the government should not put in place one-size-fits-all regulatory mandate.\n\n\u201cSuccessful climate technologies of the future may not even exist today, so we need to make sure we provide the adequate conditions for necessary innovation to take place.\n\n\u201cDespite the doom and gloom around climate change, I think there are reasons to be optimistic.\n\n\u201cAmerican innovation will rise to the occasion.\n\n\u201cI am interested in today\u2019s discussion of developing research, but I will be more interested to hear from our panel on what we should do today to build on the committee\u2019s record of bipartisan solutions.\n\n\u201cThank you Mr. Chairman.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-commonsense-source-neutral-energy-policy-critical-for-america-to-flourish-in-future", "VIDEO: Capito: Commonsense, Source-Neutral Energy Policy Critical for America to Flourish in Future", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing to highlight the importance of commonsense energy and environmental policies for America\u2019s future.\n\nRanking Member Capito also entered into the official record a letter from both West Virginia and Delaware state public service commissions to the Environmental Protection Agency warning the agency about the harmful impacts that its proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 would have on America\u2019s energy grid.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nON IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS FOR AMERICAN ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE: \u201cMr. Dabbar (former Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy), I love this one term that you used in your in your statement, \u2018technology neutral, innovation open.\u2019 Because I think we need to focus on solutions. I mean, everybody's talked about it. So, as one of the things that we've seen in the data that mortality from natural disasters is significantly lower in more technologically advanced societies with access to energy and resilient infrastructure. Recent reports by reliability experts show that we are projected to go, we as a nation, are projected to go backwards on our grid reliability this decade and many point to some regulations that will lead to early power plant retirements. We also see the rise of the electric economy that's being moved forward rather rapidly. And everybody's mentioned that the most vulnerable are those that are in the lower economic echelon of our society, and that's troublesome, obviously for me. So how will extreme weather impact energy demand and how do you think grid reliability will impact our vulnerability in these events?\u201d\n\nON IMPORTANCE OF SOURCE-NEUTRAL POLICIES THAT ALLOW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OF THE FUTURE TO FLOURISH:\n\nRANKING MEMBER CAPITO:\n\n\u201cHow do we create economic conditions for innovative solutions for technology neutral innovation open that would increase our resilience in our disaster readiness? I mean, the Department of Energy you probably saw this\u2026Are there near-term technologies that can be deployed to improve our adaptation strategies?\u201d\n\nPAUL DABBAR, FORMER UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY:\n\n\u201cYes, Senator\u2026we cannot clearly see which technologies are going to be best. So having regulatory processes or mandates from states and so on that allow for those new things, instead of mandating, \u2018we're only going to have this type of technology,\u2019 \u2018we're only going to have EVs,\u2019 \u2018we're only going to have nuclear,\u2019 \u2018we\u2019re only going to have wind,\u2019 whatever it is, is poor technology policy. So, we should be should be allowing all of those to be kind of neutrally supported, whether it's through EPA or state approvals or through funding, because if you overly fund one area, you're going to get more of that and being more neutral across that for regulatory and funding purposes is better technology policy.\u201d\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening statement.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-discusses-national-security-the-need-for-a-senate-crafted-response", "VIDEO: Capito Discusses National Security, the Need for a Senate-Crafted Response", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito\u2019s floor speech.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor regarding the need for the U.S. Senate to craft a supplemental in response to the historic national security challenges that face the United States and our allies.\n\nYesterday, Senator Capito participated in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to review the Biden administration\u2019s national security supplemental request. Senator Capito also spoke on the hearing and the need for Senate-crafted supplemental at the Senate Republican Leadership press conference.\n\nSenator Capito\u2019s remarks, as prepared for delivery, are included below:\n\n\"Mr/Madam President \u2014\n\n\u201cI rise today to address this chamber at an increasingly important moment in our nation\u2019s history, to discuss the national security issues that we are currently facing and ways in which the United States Senate needs to address them.\n\n\u201cOn this floor over the past several weeks I have repeatedly called for American leadership, in support of our allies abroad, and in support of the challenges we are facing at home.\n\n\u201cAgain today, I renew the call for American leadership and continue to stress the urgency created by the trials at hand.\n\n\u201cFrom the vicious horrific attacks on our allies in Israel by Hamas, to Putin\u2019s aggression in Europe. From North Korea\u2019s brazen nuclear posturing, to Iranian militias attacking our men and women overseas. And of course, the increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific, where China continues to threaten stability and pursue the largest military buildup since World War II.\n\n\u201cWe are currently living in times, and are tasked with making decisions, that will greatly shape the world that we live in. Our nation is being tested. Our resolve is being tested and a country as powerful as ours needs to respond with the strength, clarity, and control that only the United States of America can generate.\n\n\u201cThis is something that I address repeatedly with my constituents across West Virginia and something that I am confident they understand. The Mountain State is incredibly patriotic, we are proud Americans.\n\n\u201cPride in our country and a steadfast belief in the ideals and values that we stand for is invaluable, both now and in the future.\n\n\u201cI agree with my fellow patriotic West Virginians, this is the greatest country on Earth, and that title requires us to make critical investments in both our national security and in the security of our allies, before it is too late.\n\n\u201cIt is imperative that Americans across our country recognize this and that we come together as our adversaries attempt to turn us against one another.\n\n\u201cI am appreciative of the Biden administration proposing a supplemental appropriations package that addresses key areas of concern across our country and world. That being said, the administration\u2019s supplemental request needs to be recognized for exactly what it is \u2013 a request.\n\n\u201cThe Senate must and will have a say in this.\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration has not shown the strength it needs to during these challenging times. We need to unabashedly stand with Israel, responsibly support Ukraine as they further deteriorate Putin\u2019s military, strengthen our allies and our own defense capabilities in the Indo-Pacific, and make strong changes to policies that have allowed our southern border to remain in chaos for years now.\n\n\u201cAny response from the Senate must reflect these four categories \u2013 because they are directly tied to what is in the best interest of our country and our national security.\n\n\u201cYesterday, I participated in a Senate Appropriations hearing to examine President Biden\u2019s request. This was an important step and will allow us to grow consensus as we move towards a supplemental that is crafted by the Senate.\n\n\u201cI firmly believe this was among our most important Appropriations Committee hearing all year. This hearing highlighted how investments into the defense of Israel and Ukraine go a long way in strengthening our own defense capacities, and how the lack of deterrence and enforcement at our southern border is creating elevated threats to our national security.\n\n\u201cThis further underscores the importance of responsible relief efforts that need to be included in a response from the Senate. It is critical that a Senate-crafted supplemental address all four areas that I have mentioned, and that we provide the tools needed for our allies to win, and to strengthen our own defense capabilities in the process.\n\n\u201cIsrael is currently under attack by Hamas and Hezbollah, terrorists that are supported by America\u2019s most evil adversaries. American lives have been lost, and far too many innocent families have been left without a home or without their loved ones.\n\n\u201cUkraine is facing an unjust and unprovoked ground war the likes of we have not seen in generations. Putin\u2019s aggression creates danger all around the globe. The Ukrainian military is decimating Russia\u2019s military strength without putting American troops in harm\u2019s way.\n\n\u201cAdditionally, funding towards Ukraine goes straight into replenishing our own stockpiles with new and advanced weapons. These are weapons made in the U.S.A. for the U.S.A., some of which are made in my home state of West Virginia.\n\n\u201cOur Indo-Pacific allies remain on heightened alert. I saw this directly when I visited the region this summer. It is irresponsible to neglect the tie between the attacks on Israel, and the war in Ukraine, to the security of Taiwan and the increasing aggression from China.\n\n\u201cAnd, our southern border remains in chaos. President Biden\u2019s policies have led to record after record of illegal crossings, with an alarming increase of encounters with individuals on our country\u2019s terror watch list.\n\n\u201cWe do not just need funding for a border wall, we need substantial changes in policy that will strengthen our security and protect our homeland that has been left under siege for far too long.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s important that Congress and the American public recognize the importance of support across these four categories. This investment will support our defense industrial base, increase the security of the United States, support our allies in their time of need, and most importantly, keeps U.S. service members from fighting in these battles.\n\n\u201cEach of these categories is in the direct and best interest of the United States, the security of our homeland, and the security of our allies. There is no doubt that now is the time to act.\n\n\u201cIf we fail to meet our obligations in any four of these areas, we weaken the overall impact on all of them. I\u2019m confident in the ability of this chamber to craft a supplemental that meets the growing and urgent national security needs of our country and world.\n\n\u201cThe time for American leadership is now.\n\n\u201cWith that \u2013 I yield the floor.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-wv-impact-capito-urges-epa-to-approve-class-vi-wells-to-deploy-carbon-capture-storage-in-wv", "VIDEO: WV Impact: Capito Urges EPA to Approve Class VI Wells to Deploy Carbon Capture, Storage in WV", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito discuss Class VI wells in her opening statement.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, during a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Ranking Member U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to more quickly grant state primacy for Class VI and disburse funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which she fought to include for future carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) in West Virginia.\n\nVIDEO here and EXCERPT of Capito\u2019s remarks below:\n\n\u201cAnd the IIJA included $25 million to help EPA process Class VI permits and $50 million to help states obtain primacy for permitting Class VI wells, a necessary step towards broader deployment of carbon capture and storage.\n\n\u201cDespite the resources we provided in the IIJA, the EPA has not granted Class VI primacy to any state under this administration, nor has EPA granted an individual Class VI permit to store carbon dioxide since the Obama administration, with 169 Class VI wells now waiting to be permitted, under the EPA.\n\n\u201cCommercial scale deployment of carbon capture and storage, I think is vital if we are to meet our energy reliability needs while addressing emissions.\n\n\u201cThe administration must quickly review and process Class VI primacy applications from states, as well as individual permit applications for projects in states without primacy.\u201d\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening statement.\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions in full.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/west-virginia-delegation-pushes-for-disaster-declaration-approval", "West Virginia Delegation Pushes for Disaster Declaration Approval", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), as well as U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.-02), urged President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney to consider the State of West Virginia\u2019s appeal for a major disaster declaration after heavy rains caused flooding and residential damage in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha counties in late August 2023.\n\n\u201cWe applaud the tireless dedication of our State and local first responders, as well as the invaluable contributions of our neighbors and volunteers. Nevertheless, the demand for aid remains substantial, and we urge you to do everything in your power to make sure that our communities have the federal support they need to rebuild and recover. Therefore, we kindly request that you thoroughly consider the State of West Virginia's appeal for a major disaster declaration to address the enduring challenges our communities are facing,\u201d the lawmakers wrote in part.\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here or below:\n\nDear President Biden and Regional Administrator Tierney,\n\nAs members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation, we write in support of Governor Jim Justice\u2019s appeal request for a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia after severe and numerous storms washed through our State causing widespread damage. Heavy rains caused damages by flooding, landslides, and mudslides in 5 counties throughout central and southern West Virginia from August 28, 2023 to August 30, 2023.\n\nPersistent rains resulted in major flooding events in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison and Kanawha Counties. As the heavy downpour of rains fell, areas surrounding rivers, creeks and small streams were unable to absorb the excess precipitation causing flooding and residential damage.\n\nTo access federal disaster aid, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has made an appeal request for a major disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia, submitted October 25, 2023, under the provisions of Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 5121-5208 (Stafford Act). We respectfully ask that you carefully review the request that specifically outlines Individual Assistance for Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha Counties as well as Hazard Mitigation statewide.\n\nWe applaud the tireless dedication of our State and local first responders, as well as the invaluable contributions of our neighbors and volunteers. Nevertheless, the demand for aid remains substantial, and we urge you to do everything in your power to make sure that our communities have the federal support they need to rebuild and recover. Therefore, we kindly request that you thoroughly consider the State of West Virginia's appeal for a major disaster declaration to address the enduring challenges our communities are facing.\n\nSincerely,\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 389, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select url, title, date, year, month, party, chamber, state, member_name, bioguide_id, domain, scraper, source, date_source, text, has_text, collected_at, updated_at from releases where \"state\" = :p0 and \"year\" = :p1 order by date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "WV", "p1": "2023"}}, "facet_results": {"party": {"name": "party", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023", "results": [{"value": "Republican", "label": "Republican", "count": 389, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023&party=Republican", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "chamber": {"name": "chamber", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023", "results": [{"value": "Senate", "label": "Senate", "count": 233, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023&chamber=Senate", "selected": false}, {"value": "House", "label": "House", "count": 156, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023&chamber=House", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "state": {"name": "state", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023", "results": [{"value": "WV", "label": "WV", "count": 389, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?year=2023", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "year": {"name": "year", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023", "results": [{"value": "2023", "label": "2023", "count": 389, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=WV", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [], "next": "2023-11-01,https~3A~2F~2Fwww~2Ecapito~2Esenate~2Egov~2Fnews~2Fpress-releases~2Fwest-virginia-delegation-pushes-for-disaster-declaration-approval", "next_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=WV&year=2023&_next=2023-11-01%2Chttps~3A~2F~2Fwww~2Ecapito~2Esenate~2Egov~2Fnews~2Fpress-releases~2Fwest-virginia-delegation-pushes-for-disaster-declaration-approval&_sort_desc=date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 127.95878760516644, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}