Press Releases

BETHANY, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Bethany, W.Va. where she delivered the commencement address for the Bethany College Spring 2024 graduation ceremony. Additionally, Senator Capito received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from Bethany College from Bethany President Dr. Jamie Caridi. Bethany College, founded in 1840, is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of West Virginia. “For many of Bethany’s graduates, the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – 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.), urged President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney to consider the State of West Virginia’s appeal for a major disaster declaration. Severe weather events, including heavy rains, high winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, caused extensive... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. where she delivered remarks at the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine Spring 2024 commencement ceremony. Additionally, Senator Capito received a Presidential Honorary Doctorate Degree from WVU President Dr. E. Gordon Gee.“The education, research, and medical services being done here at the WVU School of Medicine is nothing short of life-changing, and I’ve seen it first-hand across... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects across West Virginia.These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) and authorized... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, voted in support of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024. This legislation, which passed the Senate 88-4, now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 reauthorizes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs through September 2028 that invest in airport... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s opening statement, click here or on the image above.** 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), offered remarks during a hearing to review the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 with Acting DOL Secretary Julie Su. In her opening statement, Ranking Member Capito... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (SAC-D), questioned Lloyd J. Austin, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Senator Capito... 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 and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), delivered remarks on the Senate floor regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent rules and regulations meant to eliminate coal power generation and block new natural gas power plants from coming online in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of 21 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to pause planned changes to its processing and delivery network that could slow down mail delivery until the potential impacts are further studied by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) and addressed by the Postal Service. In the letter, the senators expressed concern... Read More

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, participated in a hearing with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan. HEARING HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE EPA FORCING THE CLOSURE OF BASELOAD POWER PLANTS: RANKING MEMBER CAPITO: “I just get so frustrated when I see it. Let's see, right now our power mix is 60%... 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, “U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget” with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you Chairman Carper. Welcome, Administrator Regan, it’s nice to see... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues introduced a resolution designating today, May 7, 2024, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The resolution – led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) – aims to underscore and inform the public about the dangers of counterfeit fentanyl pills.“West Virginia has felt the deadly consequences of the addiction crisis directly, and many of those scars remain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, joined a group of 81 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues to call on the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees to reject a flawed proposal from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) intended for the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The proposal would transfer U.S. National Guard units performing space missions to the U.S. Space Force and... Read More

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), joined bipartisan, bicameral committee leaders in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in a letter to U.S Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging the U.S. Department of Education (Education) to prioritize the timely rollout of the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined nine of her Senate colleagues to introduce the Protect and Serve Act. This bipartisan legislation would make knowingly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury to a law enforcement officer a federal crime. This bill was led by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and was introduced ahead of Police Week, which takes place from Sunday, May 12 – Saturday, May 18. “Every single day, our law enforcement officers in West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and 18 of her Senate Republican colleagues recently introduced a resolution condemning the explosion of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses, calling out university presidents who have enabled and refused to take action against this antisemitism. The resolution also urges the U.S. Department of Education to take necessary actions to ensure that colleges and universities are complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to follow through on its commitment to protecting international college athletes’ ability to exercise their rights to their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) without fear of losing their lawful status as students at American colleges. In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s interview, click here or on the image above. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – This morning, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of both the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) and the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” to discuss antisemitism occurring across the country, particularly on college campuses. She... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) attended the West Virginia National Guard’s (WVNG) 2nd annual Military Spouse Appreciation Day luncheon, in Charleston, W.Va. where she delivered remarks and visited with WVNG members and their families. The purpose of this event is to honor and recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by military spouses in support of their service member within the WVNG.“While one person in the family might wear the uniform, we know... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD), questioned U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request and budget justification for the DOT. During her... Read More