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 and a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, spoke at the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference about President Biden’s recently announced executive order to address the southern border crisis. During her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted effective actions to... 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 a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Preston County Public Service District (PSD) for a water infrastructure project. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made solely by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an op-ed published in Defense News, Federal Times, and C4ISRNET, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, wrote about cyber threats to critical infrastructure. Specifically, she highlighted a recent groundbreaking at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. for the National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure (NCOE), a partnership with United States Cyber Command’s Joint Force... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questioning. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and for the National Science Foundation (NSF).During the hearing, Senator Capito... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster training for primary care providers so they can better diagnose Alzheimer’s and other dementia and deliver high-quality, person-centered care in community-based settings. The Accelerating Access to Dementia & Alzheimer’s Provider Training (AADAPT) Act would provide Alzheimer’s and dementia education and training to more primary care providers,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Last week, the Senate passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives in December 2023, was introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.). The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which now awaits the... Read More

**Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s Memorial Day video.*****Click here to download 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 Monday, May 27.Full video transcript included below:“Memorial Day is more than a kickoff to summer or a day off from work.“It is a solemn time to reflect upon the ultimate sacrifice men and women in uniform have made for our... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questioned national transportation leaders during a Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports Subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining the Roadway Safety Crisis and Highlighting Community Solutions.”During her questions, Senator Capito asked the officials about... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives in December 2023, was introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) along with U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.). The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which is now on its way to... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s first round of questions, and here for her second round of questions. 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), participated in a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). During the hearing,... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks from the hearing. 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 National Institutes of Health (NIH). Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as prepared for delivery: “Thank you, Chair... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), wrote a letter to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural. This classification determines communities’ eligibility to receive certain federal healthcare resources, and adopting ruggedness in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley raising concerns that SSA beneficiaries would have difficulty accessing benefit services following a decision to close SSA offices nationwide during business hours. Senator Capito is the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has approved $32,235,629 to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development to provide matching funds for the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, funded through the National Telecommunication and Information... 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 reiterating Senate Republicans’ support for Israel, and criticized President Biden’s decision to withhold security assistance from Israel during its fight for survival.Additionally, Senator Capito expressed her outrage at the International Criminal Court’s decision... 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, “Federal Programs for the Circular Economy: State and Local Perspectives on Efforts to Improve Reuse and Recycling.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank the panel for being here with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 introduced by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.). The bill advanced by a unanimous vote. The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to continue implementation of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-W.Va.) bipartisan bill to strengthen Federal prison oversight passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Federal Prison Oversight Act – led by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) – would establish new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The legislation now heads to the U.S. Senate.“Investigations into our Federal prisons have produced shocking and alarming results,” Senator Capito said. “The reports of... 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 and Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference where she discussed oversight findings from the EPW Committee that revealed a $50 million grant was awarded from the EPA through the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Gen. Randy A. George, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and Hon. Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request for the U.S. Army. During her questions, Senator Capito asked Gen. George and Secretary... Read More