Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement regarding her decision to oppose Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s nomination to serve as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior:“While Congresswoman Haaland has said she is committed to bipartisanship, she has also said a lot to contradict any chance of bipartisanship. She has publicly stated that she is against ‘all new fossil fuel... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $12,407,512 in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants (SABG) and Mental Health Block Grants (MHBG) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources from the year-end spending package.“It’s important to remember that while we are dealing with the coronavirus, this is not the only health crisis we are... 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 joined her colleagues in an effort to expose the hypocrisy of government officials who are targeting fossil fuels while themselves relying on fossil fuel-powered transportation.Senator Capito and her colleagues introduced the Executive Branch Emissions Transparency Act to create a publicly accessible database documenting the carbon emissions... 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.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,000,000 in funding through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the Gilbert Hanover Waterline Extension Project and the Contract 19 Water Extension Project. These extension projects will help provide reliable, safe drinking water to residents in Mingo,... 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.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) will invest $50,000 into a Feasibility Study Project in Tucker County, West Virginia. This project will support the Tucker County Development Authority in an initiative to improve their waste water... 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, penned an op-ed for The State Journal highlighting the importance of natural gas as a low-carbon energy source and the headwinds the natural gas industry will be facing in the Biden administration.“Coal, natural gas, oil, solar, wind, nuclear, biomass: Our country has been incredibly blessed with a variety of energy resources, and using all of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Girl Scouts’ Honorary Troop Capitol Hill, today reintroduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the 109th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America and celebrating its legacy of building powerful female leaders. The Senate passed this resolution upon introduction by voice vote.“For over a century, the Girls Scouts have helped instill core values and confidence in young... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act, new bipartisan legislation that would ensure the federal government is better prepared to address the mental health and substance abuse impacts of the next public health emergency.“It’s important for us to remember that while we are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, this is not the only health... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues today in reintroducing the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2021.The bill would encourage more research into the prevention and treatment of lung cancer in women, particularly for those who have never smoked, and require federal agencies to evaluate and report their findings to Congress.“As lung cancer continues to affect women in West Virginia and... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor to voice her opposition to Michael Regan to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).HIGHLIGHTS:WHY I’M VOTING NO: “Throughout his confirmation process, Secretary Regan did not commit to a different policy... 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 released the below statement following her vote opposing Michael Regan as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):“The Obama-Biden administration instituted sweeping regulations that crushed West Virginia’s economic foundation without considering the real-world impacts those policies have on hardworking families... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) reintroduced the Carbon Capture Modernization Act, legislation to modernize the Section 48A tax credit for coal facilities to better support the use of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology. The Section 48A tax credit was first established in 2005, and certain CO2 capture projects were made eligible in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $126,729 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security‘s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for several Fire Departments in West Virginia. This funding was made available through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s opening statement. Click here to watch Senator Capito’s questions for witnesses. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing entitled Addressing Climate Change in the Electric Sector and Fostering Economic Growth. HIGHLIGHTS: SUPPORTING AMERICAN JOBS: “If we’re looking to keep... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled “Building Back Better: Addressing Climate Change in the Electricity Sector and Fostering Economic Growth.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery:“Thank you, Chairman Carper, for calling today’s... 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 $15,945,646 for health centers across West Virginia. This funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).“Our health centers in West Virginia provide essential care to so many West Virginians,” Senator Capito said. “I’m thrilled to see this funding headed to centers... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed for Fox News, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) discussed the need to protect women’s sports by taking commonsense steps to ensure fair and equal competition for all athletes.“Biological women competing alongside biological men is anything but fair. It robs young girls and women of their chance to succeed on an equal playing field, and I believe could discourage many to participate…If you really do support equality and women in... 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, this morning proposed to divert funds from the bloated, partisan COVID package to instead help pay for the bipartisan surface transportation infrastructure reauthorization bill. Unfortunately, the motion failed on a vote of 48-50.“The bill on the floor today provides $350 billion to state and local governments – on top of $150 billion that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement after opposing the $1.9 trillion spending package, most of which is unrelated to COVID-19 relief, that did not receive a single Republican vote.“President Biden and the Democrats had the perfect chance to demonstrate to the country that we can unify behind delivering targeted relief to Americans who need it most. Instead of joining together, Democrats took advantage of a pandemic and chose... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 10 of her Republican colleagues in introducing a $650 billion COVID-19 relief plan as a substitute amendment to the $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation bill. The amendment, which was built on the COVID-19 relief plan that was unveiled last month by a group of Republican senators, was not adopted by a vote of 48-51.Joining Senator Capito in proposing the alternative package were U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa... Read More