While permitting reform failed again, the National Defense Authorization Act as a whole passed. Capito said, “After too long a delay, I am pleased that Congress has finally passed legislation that demonstrates our continued support of our military, especially during these challenging ...
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin is disappointed that his effort to pass permitting reform legislation again failed in the Senate. Manchin had hoped to attach his permitting reform legislation as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act early Thursday evening, but the move ...
MORGANTOWN – Bridges, defense spending, permitting reform and the southern border were among the topics of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito's Thursday conversation with West Virginia reporters. Bridges came up as a question following Gov. Jim Justice's Wednesday announcement that the ...
On Dec. 8, a section of the Keystone Pipeline passing through Kansas ruptured, spilling 14,000 barrels (about 588,000 gallons) of crude oil across farmland and into a creek. Just a couple days later, Sen. Joe Manchin was throwing a fit because his “Building American Energy Security Act ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito paid tribute to her West Virginia friend and colleague Rep. David McKinley during a Tuesday speech on the Senate floor. Their friendship extends back many years she said, from when McKinley served in the House of Delegates and then as state GOP ...
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito teamed to host a informational session on federal broadband mapping Monday afternoon. They and their staff members said hundreds of millions of federal dollars to get unconnected West Virginians connected could be at stake if the maps ...