Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, pressing him for details as to EPA’s reported proposals to regulate the power sector.“Despite promises to be transparent and ‘work in partnership with Congress,’ EPA appears to be planning to use overly expansive interpretations of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $899,990 from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) COVID-19 Telehealth Program to four West Virginia healthcare providers to expand telehealth services. This funding will be used to purchase laptops and video conferencing software, improve network security and expand telehealth services to aid in addressing mental healthcare needs... 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 that the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive two grants totaling $97,932 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Corrective Action... Read More

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,964,754 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for multiple initiatives across the state of West Virginia.“Investing in the development of our local economies in cities, towns, and counties across our state is vital to West Virginia’s future success. These investments announced today, totaling... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.),  and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) announced West Virginia will receive $140,751,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML). This historic amount of funding, made possible by the recently enacted bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will help ensure the health and safety of West Virginia’s coal communities while driving economic growth and... 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, joined the entire Senate Republican Conference in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to suspend the pending rulemaking to redefine the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), specifically “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court... 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 Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate an assessment of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) preparedness to review and approve advanced nuclear reactor applications. This letter builds on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today marked one year since becoming Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. Ranking Member Capito and Chairman Carper reflected on a year of accomplishments at the helm of EPW.“Native-born West Virginians, Chairman Carper and I make a great team and I have thoroughly enjoyed working together to help lead our EPW Committee. It’s only been a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding the movement of dangerous illegal immigrants from the border for release into law-abiding American communities.According to recent reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been releasing large numbers of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,434,127 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to WorkForce West Virginia. This funding will support job creation and workforce training services in Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, Huntington, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and Wheeling, which have each suffered significant social and economic... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today joined Varney and Co. on Fox Business Network to discuss the lack of action from the Biden administration in addressing the ongoing southern border crisis.HIGHLIGHTS:ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION COVERING UP BORDER CRISIS: “Well, we are looking at oversight. It's very difficult to get this... 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 that Coalfield Development Corporation in Wayne, West Virginia, will receive approximately $200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Brownfields Job Training Program. Funding was made possible by the bipartisan infrastructure law,... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions for witnesses. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on legislative proposals to improve domestic recycling and composting programs. Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) questioned witnesses about how her draft legislation, The Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, would address recycling accessibility in underserved areas. She also asked about... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today joined a group of her colleagues to highlight the devastating consequences and costs of the ongoing crisis at the southwest border, and to urge President Joe Biden to finally act to secure the border.In President Biden’s first year in office, there were roughly 2 million... 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 committee hearing to examine bipartisan recycling and composting draft legislation.Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery.“Thank you, Chairman Carper. And I thank the witnesses for being here with us today.“A lot of what the chairman has... 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 Committee, participated in a subcommittee hearing today focused on expanding broadband deployment through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Senator Capito helped negotiate and craft.During the hearing, Senator Capito questioned U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo about... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Representative David McKinley (R-WV) announced West Virginia is eligible for $141,932,226 from the Department of the Interior to plug, remediate and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. The first phase of funding includes up to $25,000,000 in initial grants and another $30,293,000 in the first phase of formula grants. This funding was made possible by the recently enacted bipartisan... 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, joined 10 of her colleagues in raising concerns with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the recently announced final rule for broadband infrastructure funding through the Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds and to urge the secretary to ensure broadband funding focuses on unserved areas throughout 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 West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive $277,642 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support the state’s hazardous waste management program.“Investments like this from EPA help WVDEP control... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made stops over the past several days in South Charleston, Institute, Glen Jean, Richwood, Huntington, and Charleston during the U.S. Senate’s state work week. The visits focused on tourism, empowering the next generation of female leaders, supporting local employers, education and workforce development, and broadband deployment across the state.On Monday, Senator Capito toured West Virginia State University in... Read More