Press Releases

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 about promoting American energy security while reducing emissions.Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery. “Thank you, Chairman Carper.“I also want to thank our witnesses for coming here today.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), introduced the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization Act of 2022, legislation to build on Congress’ 30-year record of bipartisan work to support and enhance child care programs across the nation.This legislation, which serves as an alternative approach to the overbearing child care proposals Democrats pushed in their... 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 funding for four projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Section 340 environmental infrastructure program, totaling $5,000,000. This funding is made possible through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will help... Read More

Click here or the image above for Senator Capito’s remarks at today’s Senate Commerce Committee markup.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today voted to pass two pieces of legislation, which she cosponsored, out of committee that would address the ongoing supply chain challenges and reduce the spread of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Fox and Friends this morning to discuss her recent trip to Poland and Germany, as well as this week’s Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.HIGHLIGHTS:ON WITNESSING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN EASTERN EUROPE: “Well, it's powerful. It's heartbreaking. Many of the 1,500 refugees that were in the shelter that we saw, were... 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 $849,045 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Ryan White Title II Formula Grants Program for HIV/AIDS primary health care, medications, and support services in West Virginia.“The addiction epidemic has caused HIV numbers to increase in our state, reinforcing the need to strengthen our Ryan White... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s remarks at today’s press conference.   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement after joining nine of her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany this past weekend. Senator Capito and her colleagues also held a press conference today to discuss what they saw on the trip, key takeaways, and next steps in supporting... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01), and Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) submitted the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Coalition’s official response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) first step in the process to select winning hydrogen hubs funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.“The proposal to participate in the Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Senate passed the Safe Connections Act, bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) that would help survivors of domestic violence and other crimes cut ties with their abusers and separate from shared wireless service plans, which can be exploited to monitor, stalk, or control victims.“Oftentimes, victims in domestic abuse situations remain tied to their abusers through their cell phone plans,” Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and group of 24 other senators in demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) provide answers on recent actions to infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights by preventing law-abiding citizens from creating and owning suppressors.In a letter to ATF Acting Director Marvin Richardson, the senators wrote, “These continued assaults of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is joining nine of her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan delegation visit to Poland and Germany this weekend.Capito will be joined by Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Angus King (I-Maine), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.).The bipartisan group of 10 senators issued the following joint statement... 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 three POWER grants totaling $2,085,225 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).“I’m glad to announce these grants, which will help support advanced manufacturing workforce training, leadership recruitment, and our booming outdoor... 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.) today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s decision to add Paden City, West Virginia, to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).The Paden City site consists of co-mingled groundwater plumes containing hazardous substances. The groundwater and soils are contaminated with the solvent... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Representatives David McKinley (W.Va.-1), Alex Mooney (W.Va.-2) and Carol Miller (W.Va.-3) urged U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams to expand the West Virginia field office’s capacity and to hire additional staff to address a significant increase in consultation requests over the past year. This increase in requests has led to significant delays in response,... 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 $9,346,404 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program for nineteen organizations across West Virginia. The CoC awards were provided in the 2020 year-end stimulus package to help quickly rehouse individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness. The programs also support... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions for witnesses. 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 about the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) formula.HIGHLIGHTS:DEFINITION OF NEED: “The devil is in the details. There has to be a good definition of ‘What is need?’ Is need you don’t have enough... 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 an oversight hearing of the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) formula.Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery.“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and great statement.“I can’t start without saying the images and the video that we saw, and... 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 $817,167 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to West Virginia University (WVU). This funding will support research on the influence of microbiomes on the productivity, health, drought tolerance, and reproductive fitness of bioenergy crops.“This research... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of 100 Senators and Representatives in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig reiterating ongoing concerns and urging the IRS to provide much needed relief to taxpayers. As the IRS struggles to address customer service and processing issues, its lack of action is causing unnecessary confusion as the current tax filing season... Read More

**Click here or the image above for b-roll video****Click here to download photos**  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement after meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ahead of her confirmation hearings:“Today, I met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and we had a candid conversation about her background and her record as a judge. I appreciate Judge Jackson’s readiness to discuss the impact... Read More