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WASHINGTON, D.C – Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 33 of her Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Stand with Israel Act. This legislation, which was led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. The legislation is also companion legislation to bipartisan House bill HR 9394... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for the West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety and Training. This grant will support programs that help reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail over the weekend, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), highlighted the successes in West Virginia’s fight against the addiction crisis and work still left to be done. This follows the West Virginia Opioid Summit Senator Capito hosted on Friday, November 15th. The full op-ed is... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 19 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reverse course on supporting constraints on manufacturing and the development of target lists that identify chemicals and plastic products to be banned around the world in a potential plastics treaty. The letter was led by U.S. Senator... Read More

DUNBAR, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), convened state and community leaders in Dunbar, W.Va. for a summit focused on combating the drug epidemic in West Virginia. This summit consisted of individual panels throughout the day, each focused on one of three main themes: research and prevention, recovery, and law enforcement. “The... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s full remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement after she was unanimously elected by acclamation by her Senate Republican colleagues to serve as the Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC). For the last two years, Senator Capito has served as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. “I am grateful to my colleagues for electing me to serve on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee’s Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The focus of the brief is a final rule from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that requires state departments of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) under the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.  “The Biden administration is continuing its anti-consumer agenda by implementing the natural gas tax enacted by Democrats... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Appropriations Committees, made two stops in southern West Virginia focused on infrastructure and economic development. First, Senator Capito traveled to the Bluefield Area Transit along John Nash Boulevard in Bluefield, W.Va., where she spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for a natural gas infrastructure extension project. In 2021, Senator Capito secured $2,959,000... Read More

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Jackson County, W.Va. where she toured BHE Renewables’, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy business, first-of-its-kind solar energy microgrid-powered industrial site. The new plant, which will operate under the PCC subsidiary Titanium Metals Corporation, Inc. (TIMET), will employ approximately 200 people to manufacture titanium products for the aerospace and other industries, and is considered one of the largest... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced a funding award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Lily’s Place in Huntington, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made solely by Ranking Member Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), will be... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for three water projects in West Virginia. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made solely by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) and authorized through the Water Resources... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, received the first annual West Virginia Women in Energy “Woman of the Year” award and provided acceptance remarks at the 2024 Governor’s Energy Summit. The award recognizes Senator Capito’s accomplishments and contributions across the energy sector and her dedication to women empowerment and leadership. “I’m honored to receive this award, and express... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), delivered remarks and met with local leaders at events focused on healthcare and economic development. First, Senator Capito delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine Thomas Orthopedic Hospital. The orthopedic... Read More

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa. to deliver the “Call to Action” keynote address at the Keystone Space Collaborative’s 2024 Conference. This event examines the impact of a thriving space industry on the regional Appalachian economy and job market. “West Virginia has contributed immensely to the space economy,” Senator Capito said. “I was proud to reiterate that message at this year’s Keystone Space Conference where we highlighted... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for West Virginia University (WVU). This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), will support new research... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on both the Senate Appropriations and Commerce Committees, as well as Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced a funding award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for West Virginia International Yeager Airport to support the new terminal project. This grant award, which was made possible through provisions included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on both the Senate Appropriations and Commerce Committees, announced a two grant awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program for West Virginia railway updates. These grants, which were made possible through provisions included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that Senator Capito helped negotiate and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and more than half of the Senate Republican Conference announced their intent to introduce the Stand with Israel Act when the Senate and House reconvene in November. The legislation, which is led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. This is... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $49.7 million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in West Virginia. This funding was made available through this year’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “A central aspect of the... Read More