Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Equal Pay for Team USA Act, led by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.). The legislation would ensure equal pay for all Americans who represent the United States in global athletic competitions, like the World Cup and Olympics, regardless of gender. The bill must now pass the House. “When American athletes... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $614,437 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) for WorkForce West Virginia to assist with recovery efforts as a result of severe winter storms and flooding in February and March of 2021. The funding will provide continued disaster relief employment for eligible individuals to assist with cleanup and recovery activities... Read More

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), co-chair of the Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus in the U.S. Senate, delivered remarks at the 2022 West Virginia Family Caregiver's Forum.The forum helps connect West Virginians with available caregiving services, and provide valuable information on taking care of loved-ones. During the forum, presentations were delivered from the Alzheimer's Association, Charleston Parkinson's Support Group, WV Bureau of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined several of her Republican colleagues in a letter—led by U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.)—calling out President Biden and his administration for forcing their radical environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies onto the American economy in pursuit of their unrealistic environmental agenda. The letter highlights various actions by financial regulators that threaten to choke off certain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in sending a letter to Scott Nathan, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), urging DFC to begin financing nuclear energy projects and support the continued development... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded $5,728,065 in funding for West Virginia, which will be used for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This funding was made available through... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded the announcement that Berkeley County, W.Va. will be the home of Commercial Metals Company (CMC) fourth micro mill. The facility, projected to cost approximately $450 million, will produce rebar and is projected to begin operations in late 2025.“Once again, West Virginia is showing how commitment and collaboration can lead to success in capital investment and job creation. Congratulations to Commercial... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,435,067 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to strengthen healthcare services in West Virginia. The funding will support education and technical assistance at the Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers and the Tug River Health Association, as well as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $195,657 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program for the Wheeling Housing Authority in West Virginia. The funding will help provide job training opportunities and adult education classes for eligible residents of Ohio County, as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday evening, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), along with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.-04) and Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06), released final text of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022.WRDA authorizes key projects and studies to address water resources... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) joined Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, in a bipartisan letter with nearly half of her Senate colleagues to the Chinese ambassador to the United States warning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime of the consequences of a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters. Demonstrations have erupted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) to reduce the spread of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at commercial airports is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law, after unanimously passing the U.S. Senate.The Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act – which... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined her colleagues U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) in a bipartisan letter to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce about the need to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities.Internet providers are required to obtain permits from the federal government when installing telecommunications infrastructure on federal lands or for projects using... Read More

**Click here or the image above to watch the video.****Click here to download the video.** WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced U.S. service academy nominations for 29 qualified high school seniors from 18 counties throughout West Virginia. Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Senator Capito that reviewed each application, interviewed candidates and made recommendations. Additionally, Senator Capito released a video message congratulating... 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, questioned witnesses about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)implementation.During the hearing, Ranking Member Capito discussed the importance of a key project streamlining provision, One Federal Decision, and reiterated her strong opposition to federal agencies imposing greenhouse gas emissions standards on states, which was not included... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “Putting the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Work: The Private Sector Perspective.”Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).“As the chairman has said, we just passed the one-year mark since the president signed the IIJA.“And we promised the American people that this would deliver results by improving and expanding our nation’s core transportation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $9,843,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants program for three projects in West Virginia. The funding will support completing numerous sewer system improvements throughout Mason County, expanding water access and upgrading equipment in unserved areas of the Adrian... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and U.S. Representatives David McKinley (W.Va.-1), Alex Mooney (W.Va.-2) and Carol Miller (W.Va.-3) applauded President Joe Biden’s approval of a federal disaster declaration for the state of West Virginia to help communities recover from the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred on July 12th and 13th, 2022 in McDowell County and on August 14th and 15th, 2022 in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) urged the Biden administration to increase cyber investigations of fentanyl trafficking. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the senators highlighted how dark web opioid traffickers can exploit the anonymity and reach of the Internet to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a business meeting to consider multiple nominations, including Shailen Bhatt to serve as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).Before voting in favor of his nomination, Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) noted the importance of prioritizing highway funding flexibility for states and implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) as written, which she... Read More