Press Releases

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 on the recent debt limit deal struck by Speaker McCarthy and President Biden.In her remarks, Senator Capito expressed her support for the deal, particularly provisions that expedite completion of the Mountain Valley... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help communities attract workers who possess career skills that are most needed in their regions. The legislation, known as the Workforce Development through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act, would mandate that scholarship recipients of post-graduation grant programs are not required to pay income taxes on awarded funding, similar to traditional... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed legislation introduced by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues that would help position the United States as the undisputed international leader for nuclear energy technologies. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, which Capito led... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, applauded the establishment of a National Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure in West Virginia. The center is the result of a partnership between U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), West Virginia University (WVU), and Marshall University.“As our country... 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 announced $3,702,041 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Kanawha County Board of Education. This funding will be used to support Head Start programs in Kanawha County. “I am happy to see HHS delivering this Head Start funding to the Kanawha... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined several Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in response to recent reports indicating that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will stop using “all familial DNA testing” at the U.S. southern border this month. This decision will significantly increase the risk for... 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 announced $14,049,085 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), West Virginia University (WVU), and Marshall University. The funding will support efforts that increase lab capacity to prevent infectious... 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 below statement on the inclusion of a provision to expedite completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in legislation announced Sunday to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. “After working with Speaker McCarthy and reiterating what completing the Mountain Valley Pipeline would mean for American jobs and domestic energy production, I am... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s Memorial Day video.  CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued a video statement ahead of Memorial Day on May 29.Full video transcript included below:“Please join me in recognizing the great sacrifices so many of our families have made, and that we will be paying tribute to this Memorial Day.“You know, we realize what a great country we live in, but we also realize that, as has... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday evening traveled to Bridgeport, W.Va. where she provided the keynote address at the 104th Annual Harrison County Chamber of Commerce’s awards dinner. During her remarks, Senator Capito provided an update on the latest from Congress, as well as her efforts to deliver for the people of Harrison County and all of West Virginia.“I was honored to address the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, and visit with... 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 a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the DigDeep Right to Water Project is set to receive $495,840 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to upgrade its clean water infrastructure in McDowell County. This funding was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made and... 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 11 different local awards totaling $10,966,135 to help assess, clean up, and revitalize brownfield sites across West Virginia.“In almost every corner of our state, brownfield sites present potential opportunities for economic growth and expansion,” Ranking Member Capito... 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, issued the below statement following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, which ruled in favor of the petitioners and significantly narrowed the authority the federal government has to regulate “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) at the expense of states and private citizens under the Clean... 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, led 26 of her colleagues in writing to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw recently announced emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and heavy-duty trucks.The letter to Administrator Regan expressed concerns over both the legality of the rules and the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee, announced a $400,000 grant awarded to West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a public-private partnership under the U.S. Department of Commerce, to increase resources for students and businesses in West Virginia. This grant funds expansions of 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 $2,192,531 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to support the Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics Program. “West Virginia has a long tradition of generating America’s... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) celebrated the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of their bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act, legislation to improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and community groups to access public land. The legislation was included in the America’s Outdoor Recreation Act and will now be... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,034,400 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for four arts and music programs across West Virginia. “West Virginia has a rich history in the arts, and it’s important that we promote our state’s best artists and musicians to continue these traditions for generations to come,” Senator Capito said. “This funding will help... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $16,898,983 in federal grants and loans to five rural communities across West Virginia. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Investment Program, will be used to invest and expand public works projects and facilities, as well as hospitals and affordable housing.  “I’m glad to see this funding... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s full speech, click here or on the image above.  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, last night delivered a speech on the future of the Republican Party at the Reagan Library. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute hosted Senator Capito as the latest speaker in their “Time for Choosing” series.The “Time For Choosing” series, hosted... Read More