Press Releases

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks from the committee hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “The Water Resources Development Act of 2024: Non-Federal Stakeholder Views.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Chairman Carper, and welcome to our witnesses. “As the chairman... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here or on the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, participated in the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference where she discussed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the underutilization of federal office space.Part of Senator Capito’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), along with Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), today reintroduced the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act, bipartisan legislation to encourage early assessment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. Companion legislation was also introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Linda T. Sánchez... 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, and U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-01) and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.-02) joined U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.-14) and five other members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s completion and against activist attempts to block its construction. On July 11, 2023, the 4th... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for heeding their call to provide more comprehensive coverage for amyloid PET scans, a critical tool in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.If finalized, this week’s announcement by CMS would mark an important step toward ensuring patients with Medicare coverage... Read More

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), traveled to Fairmont, W.Va. where she visited Novelis, a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling. During the visit, Senator Capito met with company leadership to discuss recycling and tax policies, including the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 and the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act, that have the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $10,953,774 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), to support various projects throughout West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito secured $9,610,267 in funding from HHS... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the bipartisan Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act, legislation that would expand research and raise awareness through public education programs to support women suffering from uterine fibroids. The legislation is named after the late U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who championed this issue.“I’m proud to join with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 20 senators and 44 House members in sending a letter to each member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted Assistant Secretary of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Alan Davidson, a key U.S. broadband official, in Charleston, W.Va. for a series of meetings focused on the state’s current broadband capacities and needs. Mr. Davidson’s visit comes after $1.2 billion was awarded to West Virginia for broadband expansion at the end of June 2023 through the Broadband... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). This bipartisan legislation would bolster the palliative care and hospice workforce and meet the growing need for care by investing in training, education, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues – led by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) – to reintroduce the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act. This legislation aims to promote increased exploration into the prevention and management of lung cancer among women, with a specific focus on non-smokers.The American Cancer Society estimates that 59,910 women will... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees, today announced a total of $2,799,136 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and U.S Department of Education (DOE) to support projects throughout West Virginia. USDA FUNDING: First, Senator Capito announced $1,999,664 in total from the USDA’s National Institute of... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the University of Charleston’s (UC) Downtown Innovation Hub (DIH) in Charleston, W.Va. Senator Capito helped secure funding for the facility’s construction with a $1.5 million U.S. Economic Development Agency (EDA) grant in May of 2022. The UC DIH will serve to grow and accelerate existing business in Charleston. “West Virginia is open for business,... 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, today announced $27,072,343 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects across West Virginia, two public health initiatives regarding hospital preparedness and youth immunization, and funding two public health research projects at... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie, to ask the Commission to hold a series of conferences to analyze the impact of the proposed Clean... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $657,000 from the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) to Shepherd University. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, will be used to support a K-12 teacher professional development program at Shepherd University. In total, Senator Capito secured... Read More

*Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s July 4th video message. **Click here to download Senator Capito’s July 4th video message. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released a video statement ahead of Independence Day on July 4. Full transcript of Senator Capito’s video can be found below: “I always look forward to the Fourth of July, especially in West Virginia. It's a great time for us to gather with our families... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will receive $798,894 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The funding, which was made possible through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), will be used to help both the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, W.Va. and the Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway,... Read More

MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Mercer County, where she visited Bluefield’s “Prosperity Hub,” celebrated the John Nash Blvd. natural gas infrastructure expansion, and saw the impact of Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects she secured at Concord University.First, Senator Capito toured the “Prosperity Hub” in Bluefield, W.Va., which houses Intuit and Alorica. The center is located downtown and... Read More