Some thoughts on the NIOSH reinstatements
Hopefully, the reporting on this story is not done
Here is Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s statement yesterday afternoon taking some credit for the return of the NIOSH workers in Morgantown:
As Chairman of the Labor-H @AppropsGOP Subcommittee, I was proud to advocate for the critical work that’s done at NIOSH in Morgantown, WV.
My understanding from @SecKennedy is that over 100 Morgantown . . .
Crypto and broadband
Following West Virginia’s senators
Senator Capito and internet access
For a number of years, WV Senator Shelley Moore Capito has pushed for increased internet access for West Virginians. Finally in 2022, Congress acted with a provision in the bipartisan infrastructure legislation to promote broadband connectivity. As the senator described on her senate website:
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How about Pope Felonius I?
Some reporter needs to ask our congressman about this
If you follow WV2 Congressman Riley Moore on X or other social media, you are probably aware that our local congressman frequently posts (and boasts) about his devotion to Catholicism. Yesterday, for example, Moore posted Bishop Robert Barron’s prayer on the National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House:
Friends, yesterday, I had the . . .
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West Virginia coal
Miner safety and the resource’s future under Trump’s trade policies
On March 31, the Trump administration announced the cutting of 2/3 of the workers-safety agency, NIOSH. (I wrote about it here.) Despite the obvious effects that this action would have upon West Virginia’s miners, it took West Virginia’s senior senator, Shelley Moore Capito, over three weeks to formally object:
ICYMI: I’m urging the . . .
Thumbs up to torture?
Our religious congressman visits the El Salvador prison
If you follow West Virgina’s District 2 congressman, Riley Moore, on X (formerly Twitter), you’re probably aware of how frequently he proclaims his religion beliefs. For example, from last Sunday:
“They proclaimed: Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.”
Blessed Palm Sunday to all! . . .
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What have West Virginia’s two Trump Party senators been doing lately?
Capito and Justice on Medicaid cuts
It’s simple math: to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts to the rich, other programs must face major cuts.
For Republicans, that will usually mean that social programs become the target. Here is how Henry Culvyhouse from Mountain State Spotlight explained it:
Last weekend, Capito and . . .
Answer: Lying while practicing his usual sycophancy and hypocrisy
Question: What has WV2’s congressman, Riley Moore, been doing lately?
Coal!
Here is WV2 congressman, Riley Moore, earlier this week:
Our new American Golden Age will be COAL-FIRED!! https://t.co/ztEj8WFmvK
— Rep. Riley M. Moore (@RepRileyMoore) April 8, 2025
So how did coal miners do in the last “American Golden Age” for coal under Trump (2017-20)? From the New York Times, here is what . . .
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