Press Releases

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) attended the West Virginia National Guard’s (WVNG) 2nd annual Military Spouse Appreciation Day luncheon, in Charleston, W.Va. where she delivered remarks and visited with WVNG members and their families. The purpose of this event is to honor and recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by military spouses in support of their service member within the WVNG.“While one person in the family might wear the uniform, we know... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD), questioned U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request and budget justification for the DOT. During her... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a group of her Senate Republican colleagues introduced legislation to end the federal electric vehicle and charging stations tax credit. The Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act – led by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) – stops taxpayer money from subsidizing the purchase of luxury electric vehicles for high-income individuals and corporations.“There is no reason that U.S. taxpayers should... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), introduced historic, comprehensive new bipartisan legislation that would be the most expansive effort so far to boost federal research on menopause and would—for the first time—coordinate the federal government’s existing programs related to menopause... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request and... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on National College Decision Day, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), delivered remarks on the Senate floor about the Biden administration’s botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD), questioned U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request and budget justification for... Read More

Click here to watch Ranking Member Capito’s remarks from today’s business meeting. WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a business meeting today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to advance the nomination of Christopher Hanson to serve another term on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) voted in favor of NRC Chairman Hanson’s nomination, citing commitments he made to: ·        Improve the timeliness and efficiency of the NRC’s... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s opening statement, click here or on the image above.** **To watch Senator Capito’s questions for Secretary Cardona, click here.** 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), questioned U.S. Department of Education (Education) Secretary Miguel Cardona during a hearing to review the department’s budget... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), held a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as prepared for delivery: “Good morning. Thank you, Chair Baldwin. And thank you, Secretary Cardona, for being here today to discuss the Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued its final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rules that add burdensome requirements, red tape, and unnecessary mandates to the nation’s permitting and environmental review process. “The White House continues to say it is in favor of making it easier to... 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 member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for water and wastewater infrastructure projects across West Virginia. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito and authorized through the Water Resources... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, academic and defense research, park improvement efforts, and energy projects across West Virginia. More information on the projects can be found below: HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of both the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations Committees, and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement regarding the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) approval of the state’s Volume II Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. West Virginia is now the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its regulations designed to force the closure of American power plants today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement, which includes her intention to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the emissions rules targeting existing coal plants and new gas plants. “With the latest... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Bridgeport, W.Va. where she participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the expansion of Aurora Flight Sciences at the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex near the North Central West Virginia Airport. Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, advances the future of flight by developing and applying innovations across the aerospace industry. This expansion will add nearly 50,000 square feet of space and grow their... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – 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), recently cosponsored the bipartisan Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections (SEEK HELP) Act. The legislation, which was led by U.S. Senators John Kennedy (R-La.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), would provide Americans with life-saving treatment during an opioid... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement on her vote to pass the national security supplemental package. “Our nation is facing the most dangerous global threat level we have seen in decades. Our allies are under attack, our national security industrial base has been weakened, TikTok poses a major national security threat, and adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran are working together... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 26 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter—led by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)—to Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by anti-Semitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The senators requested Attorney General Garland and Secretary Cardona provide an update on efforts to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)—both members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation—introduced bipartisan legislation to help break down unnecessary barriers that Americans with disabilities continue to experience at Amtrak rail stations across the country. The bipartisan Think DIFFERENTLY Transportation Act would help bring Amtrak stations up to standards enshrined in the Americans with... Read More