Press Releases

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, today announced $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for the City of Charleston, W.Va. to establish a workforce development program the Charleston West Side Hope Center for Career Training. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request... 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, today joined U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in sending a letter urging U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to abandon the agency’s costly student loan forgiveness efforts and instead focus on preparing borrowers and loan servicers to resume student... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing on ecosystem restoration projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. HIGHLIGHTS: IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN GETTING PROJECTS DONE: “I know it was a public-private partnership. And can you talk about... Read More

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, “Perspectives on Ecosystem Restoration Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Chairman Carper, for calling today’s hearing. “Since... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $511,427 in Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This funding was made available through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and appropriated in Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023. “Every day I am working to improve West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $53,797 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for two West Virginia Public Housing Authorities (PHAs). Specifically, this funding aims to address unsheltered and/or rural homelessness through HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program to help those experiencing homelessness after fleeing sexual violence, human... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauded the announcement that Amtrak has submitted applications for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times, and expand service. This funding was made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made stops in Brooke and Monongalia counties focused on economic development, innovation, and the future of health services in West Virginia. First, Senator Capito visited the new Pure Watercraft manufacturing facility in Beech Bottom, W.Va. During the visit, Senator Capito delivered remarks at the facility’s ribbon-cutting event and saw a demonstration of one of the electric pontoon boats that will be... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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, today announced $500,000 in funding through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess brownfield sites for future redevelopment in Brooke and Hancock counties. “We’ve seen investments in brownfield sites pay off with redevelopment, jobs, and healthier outcomes in communities... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced $4,047,745.55 for the DBA Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will be used to reimburse costs accrued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic related to the hire of over 100 extra frontline medical staff at the... 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 $228,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to West Virginia University (WVU) to support the research of oral diseases and disorders, specifically head and neck cancers with smoking-associated genes. “I am happy to see HHS delivering... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced a $209,000 grant awarded to West Virginia University (WVU) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). This funding will support a study of the trade-offs of carbon sequestration by forests versus carbon credit... 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 $1,603,306 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services in West Virginia. “I am happy to see HHS delivering funding to West Virginia for Head Start Programs and those... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Jefferson County Farmland Protection Board will receive $492,097 for preservation of 149.6 acres at Shepherdstown Battlefield in Jefferson County, W.Va. This funding was made available through the National Park Service’s (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), which receives support from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) tonight released the below statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The legislation, which passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote, will prevent the U.S. government from defaulting on its debt, cut unnecessary government spending, complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and implement permitting reforms.“I am very glad we did the responsible thing and took action to prevent our nation from facing... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate Floor in support of provisions to expedite completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and implement permitting reforms, which are included in the debt ceiling package that avoids default. HIGHLIGHTS: “This bill... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today questioned U.S. Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau; U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve; Vice Adm. John B. Mustin, Chief of the U.S. Navy Reserve; U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, Commander of U.S. Marine... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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, today announced $140,684,000 in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML) in West Virginia.“When crafting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, providing our state the resources needed to reclaim and revitalize abandoned mine lands was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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, today announced that Tokamak Energy, Inc., a nuclear fusion energy technology company based in Bruceton Mills, W.Va., was one of eight firms selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive grants to fund the first nuclear fusion energy production facilities in the country. The DOE has... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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, today announced $12,037,000 for two water infrastructure projects from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).One of the projects is located in Davis, W.Va., while the other is located in Buckhannon, W.Va. This funding for both projects was made available through Congressionally Directed... Read More