Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues introduced a resolution designating today, May 7, 2024, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The resolution – led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) – aims to underscore and inform the public about the dangers of counterfeit fentanyl pills.“West Virginia has felt the deadly consequences of the addiction crisis directly, and many of those scars remain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, joined a group of 81 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues to call on the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees to reject a flawed proposal from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) intended for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The proposal would transfer U.S. National Guard units performing space missions to the U.S. Space Force and... 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), joined bipartisan, bicameral committee leaders in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in a letter to U.S Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging the U.S. Department of Education (Education) to prioritize the timely rollout of the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined nine of her Senate colleagues to introduce the Protect and Serve Act. This bipartisan legislation would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime. This bill was led by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and was introduced ahead of Police Week, which takes place from Sunday, May 12 – Saturday, May 18. “Every single day, our law enforcement officers in West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 18 of her Senate Republican colleagues recently introduced a resolution condemning the explosion of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses, calling out university presidents who have enabled and refused to take action against this antisemitism. The resolution also urges the U.S. Department of Education to take necessary actions to ensure that colleges and universities are complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of her Congressional colleagues introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week. The resolution – led by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.), as well as U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce (R-Ohio-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.-01), Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.-14), and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.-02) – establishes National Nurses Week 2024 from May 6th through May... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to follow through on its commitment to protecting international college athletes’ ability to exercise their rights to their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) without fear of losing their lawful status as students at American colleges. In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s interview, click here or on the image above. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – This morning, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of both the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) and the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” to discuss antisemitism occurring across the country, particularly on college campuses. She... Read More

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