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 titled, “Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): Perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (DWWIA).” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank all of you... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing its “Good Neighbor Plan” that targets American power production and burdens states with misguided air regulations.“The EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor Plan’ announced today has two things in common with the Inflation Reduction Act: a misleading name and disastrous impacts for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), all members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, introduced legislation today that would require the U.S. Comptroller General to investigate airlines on their capacity to prepare for and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters following a series of mass cancellations over the holiday season due to extreme weather.... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined with a bipartisan group of colleagues to reintroduce the Major Richard Star Act– legislation led by U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)—to provide combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service their full benefits.“Our veterans in West Virginia put sacrifice before self in their service to our nation. As a result, they deserve the full... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for two of the best-studied and most prevalent per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, PFOA and PFOS.“After years of urging three consecutive administrations of different parties to do so, I’m pleased a safe... Read More

MILTON/HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today traveled to Milton, W.Va. and Huntington, W.Va. with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) leaders and West Virginia officials, for visits focused on recently announced flood control funding that Senator Capito secured, and continued support for current floodwall projects.First, Senator Capito traveled to Milton, W.Va. where she visited the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,561,366 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a research project at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, the project aims to improve the overall understanding of methane and other emissions from storage tanks at upstream oil and natural gas sites.“West Virginia University continues to be a leader in a variety of research fields across the... Read More

MT. ZION, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Calhoun County Middle High School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Fifth and sixth grade female students participated in the program, where they had the chance to hear from Senator Capito on her personal experience as a female leader. Today’s event marks the first Girls Rise Up in Calhoun County and the 28th event since the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two grants through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council and Libera.“Supporting West Virginia’s young women and preparing them for success is critical to their future, and to the future of our state. The funding announced... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), reintroduced the Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act, a bipartisan bill to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to ensure an on-time rollout of federal broadband programs.“One of the many benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act becoming law is that West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement applauding House passage of a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval.“When Congressman Graves and I introduced resolutions of disapproval in the both the Senate and House, we wanted to show Congress is united... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the news that Visa, American Express, and Mastercard will pause implementation of new, separate merchant category codes (MCCs) for firearms sales under the International Organization for Standardizations (ISO) guidelines. This announcement follows Senator Capito’s September 2022 letter to the credit card companies expressing strong concern for the possible... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request to Congress.“Today’s budget put forth by the Biden administration checks every box of their progressive agenda. This budget fits along with their partisan budget tactics, deficit raising policies, and inflation causing legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Round 1 of Ranking Member Capito’s questions. Click here to watch Round 2 of 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, questioned witnesses, including the Norfolk Southern CEO, representatives from the EPA, and state and local officials, on the environmental, public health and safety impacts, and decisions made in the... 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, “Protecting Public Health and the Environmentin the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release inEast Palestine, Ohio.”Below is the openingstatement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered.“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank allof you for being... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,018,536 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program. This funding was made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and supports construction of a new terminal at North Central West Virginia Airport, as well as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the Senate’s bipartisan passage of a resolution of disapproval to block the Washington D.C. Council’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA) from taking effect.“While homicide, auto theft, and violent crime rates rise in D.C., it is obvious that now is not the time for an irresponsible rewrite of criminal codes that lessen punishments for those who break the law.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with U.S. Representatives Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04), reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs). Senators Capito and Shaheen originally introduced the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act last March.“The Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act would allow more patients... 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.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor on the out-of-control crime and disregard for law and order enabled by the Biden administration.Later today, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a resolution of disapproval to the D.C. City Council’s irresponsible actions to rewrite their criminal code, amid skyrocketing crime in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act. The bill would comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed by technology from foreign adversaries by empowering the U.S. Department of Commerce to review, prevent, and mitigate information communications and technology transactions that pose undue... Read More