Shelley Moore Capito
Biden dismisses latest GOP infrastructure counteroffer as falling short of his objectives
President Joe Biden rebuffed the latest Republican infrastructure counteroffer that would moderately increase spending, arguing it does not meet his “objectives to grow the economy, tackle the climate crisis, and create new jobs,” the White House said. Mr. Biden’s reaction indicates that ongoing negotiations between the president and a group Republican senators may soon come …
House Democrats announce infrastructure bill amid Biden negotiations
House Democrats unveiled their own infrastructure bill on Friday that would address parts of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, as negotiations between the president and Senate Republicans slow down. The proposal announced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio would cost $547 billion over five years, encompassing the portions of Mr. Biden’s $1.7 …
More than $700,000 awarded to WVU to create space technology
MORGANTOWN, WV (WVNS) — West Virginia University (WVU) will receive a grant for a project using 3D printers to create space technology and hardware. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) made the announcement on Friday, July 31, 2020. “I am so pleased NASA has chosen WVU to conduct important research in …
