Press Releases

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), delivered remarks at the 6th annual West Virginia Focus Forward Conference in Morgantown, W.Va. The conference, hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, brings together business, government, and education leaders to explore forward thinking ideas.During her remarks, Senator Capito, who is also a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and... 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, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining significant legal and economic concerns with the agency’s proposed tax on natural gas producers that is being implemented as part of the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” targeting American energy workers and employers. “Together with other policies like... Read More

**Click here to download event b-roll** GRAFTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Anna Jarvis Elementary School in Grafton, W.Va. to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Senator Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event was Sarah Lojewski, who is currently Miss Morgantown and advocates for women in sports with her Community Service Initiative, “Level the Playing Field.” Today’s... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, participated in a hearing titled “Spectrum and National Security,” which focused on creating a coordinated and comprehensive approach to internet connectivity that will help the U.S. lead in cybersecurity and counter any potential digital foreign threats. During the hearing, Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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), released the below statement regarding legislation passed by the Senate containing bill text for remaining six Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) appropriations bills, fully funding the government. “I wish we could have had an appropriations process that was open for floor discussion on each separate bill,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), to introduce the Securing America’s Titanium Manufacturing Act. The legislation aims to support America’s titanium supply chain and promote investment in the U.S. defense industrial base. “West Virginia is known for its manufacturing capabilities and has a proud... 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, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to revise its National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lime Manufacturing Plants Amendments (“Lime NESHAP”), which would have negative impacts on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Committee today released legislation, a large portion of which was authored by 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), to fund the Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Labor departments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Labor-HHS title of the funding bill provides investments in biomedical research,... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate floor about Democrat hypocrisy. During her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.), the Senate Majority Leader, speech last week where he called for new elections in Israel, a democratic ally of the United States that is currently fighting... 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, and U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, released the following statement on the inclusion of an extension of the Price-Anderson Act in the package of six fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. “For more than six decades, the Price-Anderson Act has provided the necessary certainty to enable the expansion of carbon-free nuclear... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing titled, “Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances.” Capito reiterated her support, and the widespread consensus, for passive receiver protections to ensure the original polluters pay for the cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also... 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 below statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its finalized rules that impose burdensome new emissions standards on American-made vehicles. “With the final electric vehicle rules announced today, the Biden administration is deciding for Americans which kinds of cars they are allowed to buy, rent, and drive.... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks from the committee hearing. Click here for letters sent in by more than 250 entities supporting ‘passive receiver’ liability protections for PFAS cleanup. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances.” Following her opening remarks, Ranking Member Capito submitted into the record letters from more than 250 impacted... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s interview, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, joined Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria to discuss a variety of topics, including her continued support for Israel, government funding, President Biden’s burdensome emissions standards on American-made cars, and the latest on legislation to address TikTok. During the interview, Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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), joined a bipartisan group of 20 colleagues, in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) calling for immediate action on reforming pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in an effort to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. The letter... 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 funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for two West Virginia projects.   These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will provide funding to the City of Charleston, W.Va. for a youth employment... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, celebrated Senate passage of two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving our nation’s recycling and composting systems.In April 2023, Capito, Carper, and Boozman introduced both pieces of legislation that were... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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, academic research, and outdoor conservation projects across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced grants... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined a group of 31 of her Senate Republican colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), to introduce the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses. “Americans deserve to feel safe in their... Read More

Ranking Member Capito and WV leaders after the EPW Committee passed bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration for first time in nearly 20 years. Remarks here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed West Virginia economic development district leaders to a committee business meeting as the panel voted to advance the Economic Development... Read More