Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $1,250,000 from the Department of Energy (DOE) for a hydrogen research project through the West Virginia University Research Corporation. This project advances the production of next-generation clean hydrogen technologies and supports DOE’s recently announced Hydrogen Energy Earthshot initiative to reduce the cost and accelerate breakthroughs in the clean hydrogen... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – 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.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,519,000 in loans and $3,465,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. This funding will be used to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and eliminate... 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 $1,070,880 for a STD prevention and control program through the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).“With STDs at an all-time high across the country, providing the resources our health departments need to... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued a video statement ahead of Independence Day on July 4. **Click here or the image above to watch the video.****Click here to download the video.** Full video transcript:“July 4th is always such a joyous celebration in West Virginia.“We celebrate our patriotic roots.“We celebrate the founding of a great country that stands for freedom and liberty.“We celebrate our families and get together... Read More

GLYNCO, Ga. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today visited the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) facility in Glynco, Georgia. During the visit, Senator Capito learned about the facility’s training delivery, infrastructure capacity, and evolving law enforcement practices.“Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers provide critical training that prepares our law enforcement... 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 $120,000 to Community Health Systems in Beckley, West Virginia. This funding will support the facility’s Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, which supports primary care medical and dental residency programs in community settings, while also creating more primary care workers for people and places with... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,249,080 to the West Virginia Adjutant General’s  Office through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding is directed to reimburse the state of 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 $16,643,270 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start and Early Head Start programs across West Virginia.“In West Virginia, we understand that a solid education and good health are fundamental to the success of our next generation,” Senator Capito said. “I have long been an advocate for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today joined their colleagues in sending a letter led by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai highlighting the importance of reconvening trade agreement talks with Taiwan.“We respectfully request that you prioritize these talks and take steps to begin laying the groundwork for negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA), or... 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 $6,500,000 in Rural Development investment loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This funding will be used to purchase a facility for the Boys and Girls Club in Berkeley Springs, as well as renovate and expand the Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Marlinton.“Rural Development investments from USDA help get... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made multiple stops in Greenbrier County on Friday focused on flood recovery efforts, economic development, and diversification.Senator Capito first stopped at the WV Great Barrel Company where she met with owners and staff at the facility. She then paid tribute to the eight residents of White Sulphur Springs who passed away during the 2016 flood, and presented Mayor Bruce Bowling and City Manager Lloyd Haynes with... 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 $223,710 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the West Virginia Development Office (WVDO). This funding will be matched with $223,710 in state funds and will be used to support the West Virginia Consolidated Technical Assistance (TA) program, which will provide enhanced technical assistance, project development, project... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) this week announced the introduction of their Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act. This bipartisan legislation would increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) funding for telehealth services, including audio-only telehealth, by five percentage points in frontier states... 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.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $2.9 million Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Raleigh County Public Service District for construction of a new water treatment plant to support business expansion. This Economic Development... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing entitled, “The Role of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Water Resources Projects.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to welcome to our witnesses. “The timing and focus of this hearing... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, participated in a subcommittee hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray and addressed rising crime levels across the country, examined reasons for Americans feeling the need to protect themselves, and inquired about how the United States is preparing to defend against future cyber and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today announced the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation to expand post-graduation scholarships to help recent graduates pay down student loan debt and address skills shortages in local communities.The Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2021 would expand post-graduation scholarship grant programs by mandating that scholarship recipients are not required to pay income... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement on the fifth anniversary of the 2016 flooding in West Virginia:“Five years ago today, devastating floods ripped through West Virginia. Thousands were impacted, 23 precious lives were lost, schools were destroyed, businesses were forced to close, and many families were left without homes. Despite all of this, one thing withstood this tragedy, and that was our West Virginia spirit. We saw... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today released the below statement after voting against advancing legislation that would federalize state elections and implement partisan, burdensome requirements for elections and campaigns. The Senate rejected advancing the proposal on Tuesday evening.“The so-called ‘For the People Act’ is a despicable, disingenuous attempt to strip states of... 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 $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Recovery Point of Huntington. Specifically, the funding will support a grant project titled “The Point: Providing Opportunity for Women's Recovery (POWR).”“I have repeatedly said that the City of Huntington should serve as model for other... Read More