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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is backing bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening support for first responders dealing with drug overdoses. The Safe Response Act, recently reintroduced in Congress, would reauthorize and fund a federal grant program that equips first responders with the training and tools needed to handle overdoses, particularly those involving opioids like fentanyl. “West Virginians know all too well the devastation and heartbreak drug overdoses cause in our... Read More

When lawmakers return to Washington after the August recess, senior Republicans plan to continue to push an agenda that reflects the Trump administration’s climate and environmental permitting policy directives. Among her final acts before the congressional summer break, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) detailed her platform specific to permitting processes. As chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works panel on highway policy, she is central to next year’s approval of a multiyear surface... Read More

Permitting reform is once again a major focus of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and she believes that lawmakers can get a package to the desk of President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Speaking to West Virginia reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon, Capito talked about her speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday advocating for permitting reform to speed up energy, transportation, and infrastructure projects. “I thought it was time to start talking more aggressively... Read More

When Congress passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” proponents of green energy raised concerns about tax advantages for wind and solar energy being rolled back. West Virginia has spent the last several years trying to kick start a variety of clean energy projects, so we asked Senator Shelley Moore Capito where those stand now. Capito says wind and solar projects now make economic sense for investors, even without the former tax credits, and those projects can still move... Read More

Permitting reform is once again a major focus of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and she believes that lawmakers can get a package to the desk of President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Speaking to West Virginia reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon, Capito talked about her speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday advocating for permitting reform to speed up energy, transportation, and infrastructure projects. “I thought it was time to start talking more aggressively... Read More

Permitting reform is once again a major focus of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, and she believes that lawmakers can get a package to the desk of President Donald Trump by the end of the year. Speaking to West Virginia reporters on a conference call Thursday afternoon, Capito talked about her speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday advocating for permitting reform to speed up energy, transportation, and infrastructure projects. “I thought it was time to start talking more aggressively... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, addressed the Senate on the need for bipartisan reforms to environmental review and permitting processes. In her floor speech, Capito highlighted longstanding issues with delays and regulatory hurdles affecting infrastructure and energy projects across the country. “The opportunity is here, this is right in front of us, and I can guarantee you that I will be at the forefront of these... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today to highlight what she sees as an urgent need for bipartisan reform of federal environmental review and permitting processes. Capito argued that delays in permitting have held up key infrastructure, energy, and economic development projects nationwide. She cited examples from West Virginia, including a steel production facility in Mason County and... Read More

Editor: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s request to salvage funding for the public school systems across America is much appreciated. Capito, R-WVa., should be thanked for raising her voice to step aside from this administration’s reckless dismantling of services to the American public at large and its obsequiousness to the obscenely wealthy. Capito is a former educator who understands our country’s obligation to provide quality education for all people. Thank you, Sen. Capito, for understanding that... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. senators praised the release Friday of additional federal education dollars that had been put on hold for nearly a month by the administration of President Donald Trump. In press releases Friday afternoon, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice thanked the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education for releasing the funding that was in the fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution passed back in March. More than $6 billion in federal education funding was... Read More

To ensure that Early Head Start classrooms are fully staffed, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently offered a bipartisan bill that would permit classroom teachers in the program to simultaneously teach and earn their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Sen. Capito on July 17 cosponsored the Head start Education And Development Workforce Advancement and Yield (HEADWAY) Act, S. 2323, alongside bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) to also help pave the way for greater... Read More

After successfully leading an effort to unfreeze billions of dollars in education funding, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is now advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds for the National Institutes of Health. Capito, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, joined Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and 12 other Senate Republicans in a letter to Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. senators praised the release Friday of additional federal education dollars that had been put on hold for nearly a month by the administration of President Donald Trump. In press releases Friday afternoon, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice thanked the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education for releasing the funding that was in the fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution passed back in March. More than $6 billion in federal education funding was... Read More

The United States Department of Education has announced that it will officially release the remaining anticipated education formula funding to the states. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, has been advocating for the release of this particular funding. She says this will support programs that West Virginians use and rely on every day. “The education formula funding included... Read More

A new federal law signed on July 4th aims to expand support for American families by improving access to childcare, increasing tax relief for parents, and introducing new education options. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called the legislation, officially known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, a “family bill” that addresses key needs for children, working parents, and employers. “For West Virginians, especially, this bill puts more money in pockets and helps more children access care,” Capito... Read More

West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito is sharing her thoughts on the FEMA declaration. She says this represents very significant help for the families that have been suffering since the flood. She tells us she was frustrated by how long it took to get the approval, but remained very persistent, speaking to the White House every day to make sure the approval came through.She was relieved when she got the call on Tuesday with the good news. She says West Virginia is prone to disasters like... Read More

The U.S. Department of Education said on July 18 that it plans to release fiscal year 2025 funding to support 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) after pressure was applied by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and several of their Senate colleagues. Federal funding for the 21st CCLCs, which support low-income families and rural communities with after-school programs and summer education, had already been appropriated by Congress, said Sen.... Read More

Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor celebrating the career and legacy of West Virginia University’s (WVU) outgoing president Dr. Gordon Gee. Dr. Gee, who retired last week, dedicated nearly two decades of his life to the service of West Virginia, where he saw the university through many victories and challenges. Dr. Gee worked tirelessly to make education in West Virginia more accessible and obtainable, partnered with Marshall University... Read More

On July 18, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced that the U.S. Department of Education will officially release critical funding to support 21st Century Community Learning Centers. This announcement comes after Senator Capito led a group of her Republican colleagues in a letter this week to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), led a group of her colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating to release anticipated education formula funding—an issue she has heard about directly from impacted individuals. Specifically, the letter requests that the administration... Read More