Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today announced that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has acquired a site in Mace, W.Va., and will soon develop the new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Underground Mine Safety and Health Research Program facility.The facility will support research programs focused on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $681,618 in federal funding to Triple E Farms in Hampshire County and Frostmore Farm in Pocahontas County. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Investment Program, will be used to expand the customer bases for the farms with better online logistics and marketing to reach more potential... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference on her formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.Senator... Read More

JEFFERSON/BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today traveled to the Eastern Panhandle for a facility tour, and to receive an update on several Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects she supported.First, Senator Capito visited the Rockwool Manufacturing plant where she met with staff, toured the facility, and learned more about the production process. The plant employs approximately 150 people, most of whom are Eastern Panhandle residents,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded the announcement that Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, has entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to locate its Aries Grid battery storage system manufacturing facility in Ravenswood, at the Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables (BHE Renewables) microgrid business site. ONE will use a 40,000 sq. ft. industrial building already located on the... Read More

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined state leaders and company executives in a groundbreaking ceremony for BHE Renewables’, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy business, first-of-its-kind solar energy microgrid-powered industrial site in Ravenswood, W.Va. The new plant, which will operate under the PCC subsidiary Titanium Metals Corporation, Inc., (TIMET), will employ approximately 200 people and expects to use 100% renewable energy to manufacture... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today traveled to Hancock and Ohio counties for visits focused on health services, Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects, and economic development in West Virginia.First, Senator Capito visited the new Hancock County Health Center, which is partially funded through CDS funding. During the visit, Senator Capito toured the facility and met with local officials and first responders.“I am excited to see the Hancock County... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $17,424,327 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support the habitat and conservation of fish and wildlife in West Virginia, and increase access to outdoor opportunities for people across the state.“West Virginia is truly ‘wild and wonderful,’ and it is important that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) yesterday reintroduced a resolution recognizing the significance of endometriosis as a chronic disease affecting millions of women and designating March 2023 as National Endometriosis Awareness Month. This resolution would also encourage the U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Defense (DOD), and Veterans Affairs (VA), to provide information on endometriosis to women, patients... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), yesterday introduced a comprehensive bill to help families across the country dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. The Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act would help the 95% of individuals with dementia that have one or more other chronic conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes.“As the number of individuals living with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today announced $190,650 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) partnership program through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).“West Virginians rely on our first responders in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $409,000 from NeighborWorks America (NeighborWorks) to support the Homeownership Center in Elkins, W.Va. and CommunityWorks in West Virginia, Inc. in Charleston, W.Va. This funding will support projects that bolster communities, revitalize neighborhoods, preserve affordable housing, and create jobs in West Virginia.“West Virginians love where they live, value their... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced $8,956,269 in federal funding to the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will be used to reimburse costs accrued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic related to testing and prevention. “West Virginia was quick to provide... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) voted in favor of a Congressional Review Act of Disapproval — led by U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.)—regarding the Biden administration’s Department of Labor rule allowing retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, governance (ESG) factors in their investment actions. This disapproval resolution passed the Senate, and now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk, upon which he... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today participated in a hearing to consider the nomination of Phillip A. Washington, CEO of the Denver International Airport, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). During the hearing, Senator Capito asked Mr. Washington about his own aviation background, plans... 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.) today led her Republican colleagues in a series of floor speeches focused on the Biden administration’s overreach, the consequences this overreach has created for American families and communities, and Republican efforts to hold the administration accountable.HIGHLIGHTS:BALANCE OF POWERS: “Typically, this is a lesson we all learned in... 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 Joseph Goffman, nominee to be assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation, during an EPW Committee hearing. During a first round... 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 to consider the nomination of Joseph Goffman to be assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation. Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has previously voiced her strong opposition to Goffman’s nomination, including at a May 2022... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today announced $2,399,819 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for community health centers in Mill Creek, W.Va. and Belington, W.Va. This funding was made available through the department’s Health Center Cluster Grant program.“I’m glad to see this support headed to West Virginia to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today announced $9,352,225 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support vision research, maternal and child health services, increased allergy, immunology, and transplantation research, and Head Start programs in West Virginia. “I am glad to see HHS invest in these programs... Read More