U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a congressional call on Friday for the FDA to use a new approval pathway to advance treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Under the Food and Drug Administration Safety Innovation Act (FDASIA), the FDA Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) welcomed news on Tuesday that Canadian Pacific Railway would drop its bid to take over Norfolk Southern. Canadian Pacific announced on Monday that it would withdraw its proposed Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Angus King (I-ME) called for an expansion of efforts to expand Internet access on Wednesday that were included in an education reform bill last year. Capito and King introduced the Digital Learning Equity Read more…
Republican legislative leaders voiced bipartisan support on Tuesday for efforts to combat the nation’s drug epidemic after President Barack Obama addressed the National Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit. Obama said that the epidemic required a bipartisan approach that goes Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called on Tuesday for implementation of a program that would evaluate how support for family caregivers impacts the long-term care needs of those with Alzheimer’s disease. In a letter to the acting administrator of Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would allow pharmacists to partially fill opioid prescriptions. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) joined Stivers Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently announced bipartisan legislation that would improve medical care for babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) from exposure to opioids while in the womb. The Cradle Act, S. 2542, co-authored by Capito and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently participated in a field hearing in Alaska that looked at energy innovation and technology deployment in remote areas. Capito, a member of the Senate Energy and National Resources Committee, joined Sens. Lisa Murkowski Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday to issue guidelines for the prescription of opioids for acute pain. “Too many stories of addiction start with Read more…
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s (R-CO) North Korea Sanctions Policy and Enhancement Act was approved on Thursday by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Mandatory sanctions on individuals who contribute to North Korea’s nuclear program and proliferation activities would be imposed by Read more…
The West Virginia delegation sent a letter on Wednesday to U.S. Surface Transportation Board Chairman David Elliot, Vice Chairman Ann Begeman and board member Debra Miller opposing a plan by Canadian Pacific Railway to acquire Norfolk Southern. U.S. Sens. Shelley Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently responded to reports that as many as 900 West Virginia workers could be laid off by coal producer Alpha Natural Resources, warning that the Obama administration’s regulations are deeply impacting families and communities. Read more…
Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Angus King (I-ME) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday to consider strict enforcement measures and increase transparency for the recently announced Connect America Fund (CAF). “CAF is designed Read more…
A bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) that would void the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulations for existing power plants passed the Senate on Monday. The regulations call for a 32 percent Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) recently introduced the Co-prescribing Saves Lives Act, which aims to prevent opioid overdose deaths by urging physicians to co-prescribe the life-saving drug naloxone alongside opioid prescriptions. The bill also hopes Read more…
The Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition (VET) Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill that would offer veterans access to resources provided by the Small Business Administration, gained the support of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Monday. “As our service members Read more…
In an effort to help schools recruit and train high-quality career and technical education (CTE) teachers, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan Creating Quality Technical Educators Act last week. The bill, part of an effort to expand the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) said the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently released National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone will do more harm than good in her home state. The standards call for lowering ground-level ozone from 75 parts-per-billion (ppb) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) blasted President Obama this week, saying he had an opportunity to use leverage created by international sanctions to take apart Iran’s nuclear systems, but instead signed on to a nuclear agreement that falls drastically short. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to reward innovators in the fight against Alzheimer’s, introducing legislation earlier this week to incentivize public-private collaboration in the fight against the disease and other causes of dementia. “America has always been the home Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced funding for housing services for homeless veterans in West Virginia as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program on Monday. The Read more…
West Virginia will receive more than $780,000 from the federal government to improve the safety of its pipelines and crude-by-rail transportation, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Joe Manchin (D–W.V) announced on Thursday. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently released a video update on the Capito Connect Plan, which is designed to boost high-speed Internet access for West Virginia residents by improving broadband connectivity. “What you may not know is that 56 Read more…
The Wheeling (W.V.) Intelligencer published an editorial on Saturday reviewing U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-W.V.) first six months in office. Included in the piece was a critique of Capito’s battle for major issues and legislation, including standing up to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) joined Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) in announcing a $250,000 State Youth Treatment Planning Grant for the West Virginia State Department of Health and Human Resources earlier this week. The grant will be used to bolster Read more…
To display her support of the Every Child Achieves Act, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) spoke on the Senate floor on Monday The bipartisan bill, which the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has advanced unanimously to Read more…
The U.S. Department of Commerce agreed on Wednesday to grant Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-WV) request to include the Greater Pittsburgh Metals Manufacturing Community in the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP). The program will provide federal funding and guidance for Read more…
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) wrote a letter, signed by dozens of fellow senators, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), urging them to recognize Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act on Monday. The legislation aims to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide safer and more effective pain-management services, especially the Read more…
In the wake of the passage of another two-month extension of authorizations for federal highway and transit programs, viewed by many legislators as a short-term stop gap solution, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) released a statement last week. “West Virginians Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced a resolution on Wednesday to permanently rein in regulation activities by U.S. government agencies. The Regulation Sensibility Through Oversight Restoration (RESTORE) Resolution, which has bipartisan support, would set up a Joint Select Committee that Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R- WV) was part of a congressional delegation that visited U.S. troops and military officials last week during stops in Jordan, Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait. Capito also met with several leaders, including Israeli Prime Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently issued a statement about the Obama Administration’s international climate change plan. “The climate plan submitted to the United Nations today is extremely troubling,” Capito said. “In 1997, the Senate voted unanimously for the Read more…
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) has been garnering outside support for his pending Learning Opportunities Created at the Local (LOCAL) Level Act education legislation, the senator’s office said last week. The bill, designed to maintain each state’s right to choose and Read more…
With the swearing in of the 114th Congress coming this week, the Ripon Society named its new leaders on the Honorary Congressional Advisory Board on Monday. “We are honored these leaders have agreed to head up our Congressional Advisory Board Read more…
The public comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas rule ended on Monday and Republican U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, from the coal-dependent state of West Virginia, added a final word. Saying the plan to reduce Read more…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) voted in favor of supplemental legislation on Friday that would help secure the southern border and expedite immigration hearings. Capito said she rejected President Obama’s open-ended request for $3.7 billion in supplemental funding because it Read more…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) testified before a panel of EPA officials on Tuesday that carbon emission regulations on existing coal-fired power plants would lead to widespread job loss across various industries. In June, Capito co-sponsored a bill that would Read more…
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation on Wednesday that was introduced by Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) to add checks and balances to EPA’s permitting process for coal-fired power plants. The Coal Jobs Protection Act would prevent the Read more…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently said that two pieces of legislation she supports would ensure that federal research funding is used to create healthier lives for children. Capito is a co-sponsor of both the Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act Read more…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) became an original co-sponsor of bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would rollback an EPA proposal to place new emissions regulations on existing coal-fired power plants. The Protection and Accountability Regulatory Act would block the EPA’s Read more…
New regulations on greenhouse gas emissions at coal-fired power plants could harm the country’s energy economy, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said on Thursday. Capito sent a letter to President Obama warning that new restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions at Read more…
Multiple legislators called for the ouster of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki following the release of a report on Wednesday that confirmed inappropriate patient scheduling and record-keeping practices within the VA. The VA Office of Inspector General Read more…
Legislation introduced by Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) to help supply propane and lower heating costs was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Home Heating Assistance Through Transportation Act would address transportation and distribution issues that have delayed Read more…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act on Tuesday, which would establish a system to inspect and monitor chemical storage facilities that use aboveground storage tanks. The measure would require states to institute chemical Read more…
Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke in favor of the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreation Enhancement Act on Wednesday, which would protect the rights of Americans to hunt and fish on public lands. The measure, which was Read more…
The Ripon Society’s 2014 Policy & Politics Dialogue Series will continue on Feb. 4 with a discussion featuring Reps. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) and John Carney (D-Del.), who recently introduced legislation that would give states flexibility to test reemployment programs. The Read more…
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently said that carbon dioxide limits for power plants published by the EPA on Wednesday contradict “all of the above” energy policy strategies and will drive up energy costs. The EPA’s greenhouse gas emission regulations Read more…
Reps. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) cosponsored the Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013 on Friday. The measure was introduced in response to an FCC announcement that it would review the ban Read more…
Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Chairman Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) convened a hearing on Tuesday to examine implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. BW12 reformed the National Flood Insurance Program in an effort to Read more…