Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues introduced resolution this week recognizing October 2021 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month.“Dyslexia is a common learning disability that can pose significant challenges to students and adults,” Senator Capito said. “I’m proud to join my colleagues from both sides of the aisle with this resolution to continue raising awareness about the need for early... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) this week introduced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, a bill to refocus the NTIA’s Office for Policy Analysis and Development on cybersecurity and policy development.“American consumers are the ones who are hurt most by cyberattacks and breaches of private data,” Senator Capito said. “As... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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.), both members of the Appropriations Committee, today announced a $299,362 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to support wetlands protection.“I’m glad to see this investment heading to our state, which will assist WVDEP in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcement that Citynet will receive $53 million in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). Citynet is the first West Virginia company to be approved for this specific funding.“In order to improve connectivity in West Virginia,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $293,244 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Grow Ohio Valley as part of the urban Agriculture Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program. This funding will support the utilization of the Big Wheeling Agrarian Center as a training and demonstration farm to support new urban farmers.“Grow Oho Valley is doing... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke on the Senate floor today to wish West Virginia’s own Hershel “Woody” Williams a happy 98th birthday, and to share his story of service and sacrifice. Williams is the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient.Senator Capito previously introduced a resolution requesting a state funeral for the last surviving... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,599,446 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three projects at West Virginia University to study and develop emerging technologies, including smarter and more secure manufacturing, carbon capture utilization and storage, and advancing computing capabilities in the state.“These NSF awards announced today will help... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined 37 of her colleagues in a letter—led by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)—asking U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to address reports that thousands of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, were released into the interior of the U.S. instead of facing removal as the Biden administration had previously... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,000,000 from the Department of Energy for a hydrogen research project involving the National Energy Technology Laboratory. This project will accelerate breakthroughs in emerging hydrogen leak detection technologies and support advancements in the clean hydrogen sector.“It’s important for the United States to support... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $800,000 from the U. S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) Community Economic Development Program. This funding will be used by the Coalfield Development Corporation in their efforts to construct rental cabins, a conference center, a wellness center, and make improvements to a vacant development site designed to provide a rustic... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today joined a group of her colleagues in urging President Biden to finally address the ongoing southern border crisis. Senator Capito made the following remarks at a Senate GOP press conference highlighting the need to put back in place policies that deter illegal immigration and keep... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement following the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)’s announcement of proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process:“The proposed revisions would reverse the common-sense changes that modernized the NEPA process. Protracting the paperwork process adds unnecessary red tape back into... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions.WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing to examine the response by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Hurricane Ida.HIGHLIGHTS:STREAMLINING PROCESSES TO GET HELP: “But what we hear from our local partners sometimes—and even FEMA in some sense—is that sometime the processes to get help are so... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held an oversight hearing to examine the response by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Hurricane Ida.Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery:“Thank you, and good morning to everybody.“It is good to see a familiar face here in Major General Graham, who served as Commander... 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 spoke on the Senate floor about House Democrats’ complete dereliction of duty in allowing highway programs to lapse by not passing the bipartisan infrastructure package. In her floor speech, Senator Capito also details multiple egregious environmental provisions in the Democrats’ reckless tax and spending reconciliation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore (R-W.Va.), along with Congressman David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.), Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.), sent a letter urging the Biden administration to allocate additional doses of Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) treatments to West Virginia, specifically the Regeneron (REGN-COV) treatment that can be administered more easily in rural non-hospital settings. MAb treatments such as REGN-COV can help West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand and develop new and safe uses for coal-wastes, including $1 million awarded to Touchstone Research Laboratory in Triadelphia, West Virginia to develop coal waste into feedstock for high-value synthetic graphite. In August, both  Senator Capito  and Senator Manchin... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,282,400 from the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program for locations across West Virginia. These funds will be used for a variety of projects across the state to increase economic development and access to business capital.“In order to spur economic development in West Virginia, resources must... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s testimony, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary about the need to reauthorize, update, and strengthen the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).VAWA was enacted in 1994 to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.  The law makes federal resources available for programs that assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced nine awards totaling $7,594,417 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for programs at the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security, Judiciary Courts of The State of West Virginia and West Virginia Foundation For Rape Information and Services. The funding will support programs to update criminal record searches, prevent sexual... Read More