Press Releases

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made multiple stops in the Eastern Panhandle to discuss broadband deployment, infrastructure projects, and economic development with local leaders and employers in the region.“There are so many people in the Eastern Panhandle working to grow and strengthen our communities, and the results speak for themselves,” Senator Capito said. “The efforts of everyone – from Paw Paw Mayor Darlene Abe to... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that Jennifer Piercy, who currently serves as the Executive Director of the County Commissioner’s Association of West Virginia, will join her staff as Director of Economic Development beginning April 6.“Jennifer has a deep knowledge of local government and brings a wide range of economic development experience to her new role. With our state having a number of economic development projects already... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) today announced $6,313,780 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 22 West Virginia watersheds and flood protection sites. The funding will repair existing watershed infrastructure and invest in exploring new opportunities for dams and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act, which would prohibit the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal.“The United States should not be subsidizing Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine by purchasing and importing Russian oil,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After President Joe Biden reiterated in his State of the Union Address his plans to ask Congress for additional COVID-19 funding, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday joined 35 of her Republican colleagues in a letter, led by U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), to the president requesting an accounting of how the federal government has allocated trillions in taxpayer funds to combat the pandemic. Specific answers to these questions are vital before... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions for Secretary Buttigieg.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 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a hearing about the department’s implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Following a December 16, 2021... 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 on the implementation the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg.Following a December 16, 2021 memorandum issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that outlined several policies contradicting those negotiated... 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:“The State of the Union address is always a momentous occasion, and it was especially great to join together in-person this year, which was a positive change from the prior year. The president began his speech, as he should have, by addressing the situation in Ukraine. I continue to be concerned for the free people of Ukraine,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft National Coverage Determination (NCD) that proposes to restrict coverage of a new class of Alzheimer’s treatments, monoclonal antibodies that target amyloid plaque, to Alzheimer’s patients who are enrolled in qualifying clinical trials. In response to this coverage decision, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), co-chair of the Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT)... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced the Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2022.The bill would create a new program that incentivizes private-public partnerships by empowering the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to designate consortiums as “Manufacturing Communities,” which would be eligible for federal financial and technical... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19.7 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to expand broadband services in West Virginia. The funding will support Logan and Mingo counties’ Fiber to the Premises project, which enables last-mile broadband access and will serve more than 12,000 West... Read More

 Photos of the first Hydrogen Hub Working Group meeting can be found here CHARLESON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.), and Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) held the initial organizing meeting for the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Working Group, an enormous opportunity made available through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).The Hydrogen Hub Working Group will collaborate... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made stops over the past several days in Elkins, Parsons, Charleston, Friendly, New Martinsville, and Paden City during the U.S. Senate’s state work week. The visits focused on infrastructure investments, homeland security, education, broadband, and economic development throughout West Virginia.On Tuesday, Senator Capito joined Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Congressman David McKinley (R-W.Va.), leaders with the West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:“Evaluating Supreme Court nominees is an important constitutional duty, and one that I take seriously as a U.S. Senator. Now that President Biden has selected Judge Jackson as his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy, I plan to meet... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a group of her colleagues announced the introduction of the Broadband Buildout Accountability Act to increase transparency for a $42 billion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act broadband buildout grant awarded to the National Technology Information Administration (NTIA), which is currently exempted from transparency requirements under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).The Broadband Buildout... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,284,922 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for critical HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in West Virginia.“I’m encouraged to see support heading to West Virginia that will strengthen our STD prevention and control, and bolster our Ryan White Title III programs,” Senator Capito said.... Read More

TYLER/WETZEL COUNTIES, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Congressman David McKinley (R-W.Va.-01) made several stops in northern West Virginia today to tour two local businesses, Momentive Performance Materials and the Paul Wissmach Glass Comp, and to meet with business leaders with the Belomar Regional Council to discuss economic development and expansion efforts in the region.“Coming out of the pandemic, it’s always encouraging to visit employers who are... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine:“First and foremost, I am concerned for the free people of Ukraine, and it is critical that we stand with them and support them during this time. The free world must never accept when a country invades another sovereign nation. Make no mistake: Despite Vladimir Putin’s misleading words, this is an invasion, and his actions will undoubtedly harm... Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in Kanawha County focused on homeland security, increasing access to educational opportunities, economic development, and enhancing broadband deployment in West Virginia.First, Senator Capito visited the West Virginia Fusion Center where she toured the facility and met with staff to learn more about the operations. The West Virginia Fusion Center works in collaboration with federal, state, 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, today led her Republican colleagues on the committee in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor. The letter specifically requests that the Biden administration immediately halt plans to finalize a novel definition of Waters of the United States... Read More