Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act, legislation that would direct the Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a terrorist organization. The bill would also impose sanctions against foreign individuals who knowingly provide... 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 a virtual hearing to consider several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees. The nominees are as follows: Amanda Howe to be Assistant Administrator for Mission Support, EPA David Uhlmann to be Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, EPA Carlton Waterhouse to be Assistant Administrator of... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s introduction.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today introduced Dr. Rahul Gupta, a West Virginian and President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), during his Senate nomination hearing. Dr. Gupta’s nomination is being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee.“We know Dr. Gupta will visit West Virginia frequently, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and ROTC scholarships. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on academy nominations.“One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S. Senator is nominating young men and women for admissions to our... 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 two awards totaling $37,941 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding will support the Public Housing Operating Funds program for shortfall assistance, which provides financial support to public housing authorities at risk of or experiencing financial shortfalls.“When West Virginia’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 $732,684 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for comprehensive mental health services and substance use disorder prevention. The funding will support programs across the state that seek to increase awareness about substance use disorder, provide training on mental health issues and address prescription drug... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement and video address ahead of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.“Even though it’s been 20 years since we watched, horrified, as smoke billowed from the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a crashed plane in a Pennsylvania field, the memories are no less painful. Today, we remember the thousands of Americans—innocent men and women—first... 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 $1,380,345 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles for improvement projects. The Senators also announced $207,500 to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to help conduct roving patrols in high-crash corridors, including rural roads in West Virginia.“The DMV... 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 $674,780 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) programs at Williamson Health and Wellness Center and Marshall University.“Medication-Assisted Treatment is an evidence-based, effective treatment option for those struggling with addiction,” Senator Capito said.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,962,541 in federal funding for the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (Beckley) and the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (Parkersburg) to support public charter service to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The term of this service will run from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025, and will support 624 annual round trips at each airport. This funding... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of EPW’s Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, joined by Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of E&C’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, today... 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 $1,152,350 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for four research projects across West Virginia.“As we continue to work toward maintaining healthy communities in West Virginia, I am thrilled to see this funding headed to our state,” Senator Capito said. “These grants will allow for expanded research in... 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 $2,421,078 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to provide children across West Virginia with access to vaccinations to protect against preventable diseases.“Vaccines are crucial in... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an op-ed for the Charleston Gazette-Mail, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dr. Nakela Cook, Executive Director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), discussed the work they have done together to improve health outcomes for West Virginians, the work they hope to accomplish, and the stark disparities in the delivery of health care and health outcomes for patients across our nation’s public health infrastructure.“The... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, applauded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s newly released framework implementing the senators’ bipartisan Chesapeake WILD Act by creating a regional network of stakeholders to help preserve the... 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 $5,889,379 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.“Our mothers, soon-to-be mothers, infants, and children deserve access to... 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 $125,000 from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) for the West Virginia Coalition To End Homelessness. This funding will help the Coalition raise public awareness of potential housing discrimination, provide educational resources, training to landlords, and other housing entities on how to... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and nine Republican colleagues wrote President Biden Thursday seeking answers on how the administration plans to evacuate the Americans and Afghan allies still on the ground in Afghanistan.In the letter to the president, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the senators asked detailed questions, many prompted by constituents in their home states... 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 $611,003 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support research related to Alzheimer’s disease at West Virginia University (WVU). Specifically, this funding will go toward research examining the differences in responsiveness to treatment between males and females.“Having lost both of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today joined 33 Senate and 26 House colleagues in a letter to congressional leaders highlighting important provisions included in the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) to strengthen the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The members called on leadership to incorporate these... Read More