Press Releases

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, questioned witnesses at a full committee hearing about increased costs caused by Low-Carbon Fuel Standard programs currently in place in certain states, the emissions impacts of electric vehicles (EVs), and the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub.HIGHLIGHTS:ON LOW-CARBON FUEL STANDARD IN... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’sopening remarks from the committee hearing.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “The Future of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program.”Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered.“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank the witnesses for being here today.  And I think... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced she will serve as the top Republican on the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees funding across a large range of programs within the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), and other independent agencies.“I’m honored to serve as Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reintroduced the Rural Broadband Protection Act (S.275), which would require a more thorough vetting and verification process for internet service providers seeking to participate in the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) high-cost programs.The bill would provide essential safeguards to the Universal Service Funds... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) provided U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra with recommended bipartisan improvements on implementing the HHS proposed rule on the “Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records.”The proposed rule is aimed at enacting the Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act (Legacy... Read More

To watch the video, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, released the following video with her Republican colleagues in response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address. In the video, the senators address the true concerns of the American people that President Biden neglected to reference, highlight misconceptions within the president’s speech, and stress the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group to reintroduce the Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA). The legislation, led by U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure funding for broadband deployment from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will not be considered taxable income.“When... 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 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today participated in a hearing titled “Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections.” During the hearing, Senator Capito questioned Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer (COO) Andrew Watterson on the causes of their major air travel disruption over... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above.WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Fox Business Network’s Varney and Co. to discuss the middle-class squeeze that has resulted from the failed policies and priorities of the Biden administration. Recently, Senator Capito penned an op-ed for Ogden Newspapers on the topic, expanding on the impacts of President Biden’s inflation economy price hikes.HIGHLIGHTS:ON RISING COSTS FOR EVERYDAY GOODS: “I think... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) were among a bipartisan group of senators that recently urged the Biden administration to continue support for the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to millions of seniors and individuals with disabilities across the U.S. The letter was led by Senators Capito, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.).“The number of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $17,155,004 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically support critical services at four health centers, preventing and treating sexually transmitted diseases throughout the state and bolstering scientific research projects around mental... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led all 48 of her Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 7). An identical resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06),... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address:“When President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress in 2021, he stressed the need for unity and togetherness, a theme he attempted to echo from his inaugural address. However, that was not the same message articulated tonight, nor how he and the Democratic majority governed over the past year. While the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 36 of her Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Fair Access to Banking Act, legislation led by Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) that would bar financial institutions from refusing or limiting services to constitutionally-protected industries.“When banks and financial service providers pick and choose which industries they’ll work with based purely on politics, it hurts the hardworking men and... 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 Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling University received $3,000,000 to replace the current space simulator with the newly designed facility, including a Briefing Room, Mission Control, Transport Room, and the Spacecraft; to design and deliver a girls STEM summer camp; and to develop a new Virtual Mission. This funding was made available through... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in Kanawha County where she met with community leaders, lawmakers, students, and a military family. First, Senator Capito delivered remarks at the West Virginia Association of Counties (WVACo)’s Legislative Meeting. During her address, Senator Capito spoke about the vital role county governments have throughout West Virginia, efforts to connect unserved and underserved areas of the state... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union address, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group to urge the president to announce that he will restore the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to a cabinet-level position. Elevating the post would enable ONDCP to more effectively coordinate drug control efforts across federal agencies and enhance the Biden administration’s response the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an op-ed published today across Ogden Newspapers, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) wrote about President Biden’s inflation economy price hikes, and how the damage is being felt by middle class families in West Virginia and across America.“In reality, families in West Virginia and across our nation continue to struggle because the policies and priorities of the Biden administration have made essential items and goods unaffordable. Whether it be... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced new mobile office dates and locations throughout West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands during the months of February and March. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available to provide constituents one-on-one assistance with casework and other issues they may be experiencing with federal agencies. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and they can be made by visiting Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues reintroduced the Public Health and Border Security Act to require all COVID-19 related national states of emergency to be lifted before Title 42 is officially terminated. The legislation would also require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to put in place a workable plan to... Read More