Press Releases

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,817,600 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen flood protection and flood damage reduction in the Elkhorn Creek/Tug Fork River Watershed. The funding is through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and will support a voluntary buyout of approximately 30 properties to restore natural floodplain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,453,962 in funding for West Virginia’s DHHR and DEP, and WVU through several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant programs.“It’s important we continue to find innovative ways to reduce pollution, increase air quality, improve... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $26,656,638 for the West Virginia School Building Authority. The funding will be used to help rebuild Herbert Hoover High School, which was critically damaged by the 2016 floods. This funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Homeland... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $998,262 to help strengthen students’ math and science skills, and assist veterans in postsecondary academic development in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Education’s Veterans Upward Bound Program and the Upward Bound Math & Science Program.“Our veterans have... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) will receive $1,663,000 to help supply alternate power to facilities and plants in West Virginia. Specifically, the funding will be used to improve their reliability, particularly during emergencies, alleviate the need for crisis response, and improve public health and safety. This... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,975,000 in funding for Wyoming, Boone, and Wirt county schools through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA) Clean School Bus Program.“Along with making record investments in our nation’s core infrastructure, the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $775,700 in grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) as part of the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) program for two West Virginia... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined her Republican colleagues in a letter—led by U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee—to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) seeking answers on recent baby formula shortages and asking for an investigation into the impact sole-source contracts in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program may have had. The share... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,811,617 for Thomas Health System and Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC). 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... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made several stops in Charleston, W.Va. where she received tours and met with leadership from the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) and Kanawha County Public Library.First, Senator Capito traveled to the McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, where she received a tour of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s new C-130J Aircraft, as well as an update on operations from WVNG leadership.“On missions both domestic and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) newly released data showing record-high migrant encounters at the U.S. southern border in September:“The reports that migrant border crossings broke a record for the past year are stunning in scope, but sadly not surprising. Seeing illegal crossings for FY22... Read More

EASTERN PANHANDLE, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in the Eastern Panhandle focused on economic development and addiction recovery efforts.First, Senator Capito delivered remarks during the grand opening ceremony for Clorox Company’s new Fresh Step® Cat Litter Plant in Martinsburg, W.Va., followed by a tour of the facility. The plant at Tabler Station will produce Clorox’s signature cat litter brands, Fresh Step® and Scoop Away®.“Clorox has... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $440,681 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed the Senate and was signed into law in June of 2022, and will help expand mental healthcare services for... Read More

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the West Virginia Regional Technology Park’s (WVRTP) newest building, Building 754, which will serve as the new home for the National Weather Service’s local forecast office.The 22,000 sq. ft. building also includes WVRTP’s “Science on a Sphere” display, a room-sized, global display system that projects visualizations of planetary data onto a six-foot... Read More

CHARLESTON. W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,659,835 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for eleven West Virginia programs dedicated to promoting public safety. The funding will help protect West Virginia schools, expand law enforcement hiring capacity, implement community policing strategies and expand... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $671,530 to support mine safety, emergency training, and miners’ rights awareness in West Virginia. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) State Grants and Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Program. The latter program is named in part in... Read More

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in Cabell County focused on female empowerment, women in health, recovery, and education.First, Senator Capito brought Marshall Health Chief Executive Officer Beth “Buffy” Hammers, and a medical student and a resident physician from Marshall University, to Barboursville Middle School as part of Senator Capito’s Girls Rise Up program. Students had the chance to hear about their... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program for the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action. The funding will provide opportunities for underserved and Veteran farmers, ranchers, and foresters in West Virginia to... Read More

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today brought Marshall Health Chief Executive Officer Beth “Buffy” Hammers, and a medical student and a resident physician from Marshall University, to Barboursville Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence.During the event, Senator Capito, Buffy Hammers, and the medical students—who both attended Barboursville Middle School—met with sixth grade female... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced 15 Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) grants totaling $14,716,938 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).“As the ranking member of the committee that oversees ARC, I know how critical the POWER... Read More