Serving West Virginia

Both of West Virginia’s congressional representatives voted for the big reconciliation bill that narrowly passed earlier today.

The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now headed to consideration by the U.S. Senate, where it could face changes.

The legislation, called the One Big Beautiful Bill, passed in a a 215-214-1 vote. Two Republicans voted against the bill, one voted ‘present’ and two did not vote. All Democrats voted against it.

Both Riley Moore and Carol Miller, Republicans of West Virginia, voted in favor of the bill.

“77 million Americans demanded generational change in November,” Moore said, referring to the number of votes received by President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

“Today, House Republicans delivered on that mandate from the American people.”

Shepherd University celebrated the groundbreaking of its new dining hall and multipurpose building on Wednesday.

Located on the west side of the Shepherd campus near the intramural fields, this project will include state-of-the-art dining facilities, along with new locker rooms and a weight room. It was funded with help from Rep. Riley Moore and former state Sen. Craig Blair.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed on Wednesday that some previously laid off workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health facility in Morgantown had been restored to their positions.

Kennedy, during a U.S. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing, answered a question about the status of the NIOSH employees from Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va.

We spoke with West Virginia Congressman Riley Moore, who personally worked on the deal during his time as State Treasurer, and he describes the news as heartbreaking.

“What I’d like to see is perhaps given the national security aspect of transformers, it is a national security issue, we have to be able to produce them here in the United States, if perhaps the Administration invoking the Defense Production Act. And that is something that I’ve been speaking with the White House about this issue as it relates to Cleveland Cliffs and Weirton.”

On Wednesday, following the closure of the stock market, it was learned that plans to convert Weirton’s Cleveland-Cliffs facility to an electric transformer facility have fallen through.

WAJR: Officials with the City of Fairmont have made the trip down to the nation’s capitol to advocate for Mountain State legislatures to support local projects.

Fairmont City Manager Travis Blosser, Mayor Anne Boylard, and Fairmont Fire Chief Brian Starn, among others, traveled down to Washington, D.C., to speak with Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice along with Congressman Riley Moore to discuss what projects for the city will need to be accounted for with the help of federal funds. This includes facilities in need of immediate upgrades to respond to emergencies and multi-year projects that are part of the city’s five-year plan.

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION – Several Jefferson High School graduates returned to their alma mater on Saturday to help inform interested students about their experiences applying for and attending various military service academies, such as West Point.

The event was put on by Rep. Riley Moore, who has already written several letters of recommendation for students looking to attend military academies. He says it’s one of the best parts of his job.

“This is one of my favorite things that I do as a member of Congress,” Moore said. “I've had the opportunity to actually tell a couple young people that they've been accepted to West Point, the Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy, which is really a life changing event for them.”