Press Releases

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.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,358,087 from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to assist the state of West Virginia to reimburse costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will be used to offset costs from the purchase and distribution N95 respirators,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement on the nomination of David Chipman to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF):“Every law-abiding gun owner in West Virginia should be concerned with David Chipman’s nomination to lead the ATF. His prior work for gun control activist groups, extreme policy positions supporting a gun registry and bans on sporting rifles, and his commitment... 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 $30,370,777 to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding is from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Initiative to Address... 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 $195,760 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program at West Virginia University (WVU). This program aims to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made two stops in the Charleston area to participate in the openings of the Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare’s (ABHC) treatment facility that will house women in recovery, and the new Health Right clinic on the West Side that will provide free care to underserved populations.Senator Capito first delivered remarks and participated in a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of the ABHC substance use disorder treatment... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above.  CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined Fox News Sunday to discuss the latest on infrastructure negotiations with the White House.HIGHLIGHTS:ON STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS: “When we went to the Oval Office, six of us, to talk about a bipartisan infrastructure package, the president basically tasked us to come back... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) last night attended the West Virginia Power’s Opening Game where she threw out the first pitch. Since the news broke that West Virginia was in jeopardy of losing all four minor league affiliates, Senator Capito has worked together with each affiliate, community and civic leaders, MLB and MiLB, and other state and local officials to ensure baseball remains in West Virginia.“The West Virginia Power baseball team is... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) this week introduced a resolution designating May 2021 as National Cancer Research Month. The resolution recognizes the importance of cancer research and expresses support for continuing efforts to establish it as a national and international priority.“Unfortunately, almost all of us are familiar with the pain and suffering cancer can cause a loved one, and the heartbreaking loss too many... 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 $2,510,924 in funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for research projects at West Virginia University (WVU). These projects include initiatives within aging research, vision research, neurodevelopmental education, and understanding of neonatal sepsis.“The research capabilities at West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) this week introduced a resolution honoring the Marshall University Thundering Herd men's soccer team for winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's soccer national championship.“When the eyes of the sports world were on Marshall’s soccer team, they delivered for their university, for Huntington, and for the entire state of West Virginia,”... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined by Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), John Sarbanes (D-Md.), David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), this week introduced the TREES Act, bipartisan legislation that will help homeowners lower energy costs, increase tree canopy in underserved communities, and help mitigate the effects of climate change through residential tree... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced their re-introduction of the Broadband Parity Act.This bipartisan legislation would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to coordinate with federal agencies to establish a baseline level of service internet providers must provide customers when offering service via a federal broadband support... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee; Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance; John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.),... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch the interview. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee today joined CNBC’s Squawkbox to discuss ongoing infrastructure negotiations with the White House.  HIGHLIGHTS:REPUBLICAN REDLINES: “So he understood we’re not going to touch the 2017 tax cuts—now, I’m not saying he agreed with that, but he understood our position there—and that we didn’t... Read More

To watch Senator Capito's opening statement, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today participated in a hearing on the budget blueprint for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2022. During the hearing, Senator Capito raised concerns with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the administration’s refusal to acknowledge the... 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 Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the committee, today applauded unanimous committee passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (STRA) of 2021.“The EPW Committee is setting the standard for bipartisan leadership in the Senate. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act is the product of months of good-faith negotiations with a lot... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening 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 the following remarks at a committee business meeting. At the meeting, the committee considered the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, as well as several other items listed below:Shannon Aneal Estenoz, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary 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 $5,318,111 from AmeriCorps to support four West Virginia organizations and 480 AmeriCorps members.“A strong sense of community and a desire to help one another is at the core of our identities as West Virginians. This funding will help support programs that improve access to nutritious food, educate our youth, and provide opioid... 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 $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Recovery Point of Huntington, an organization that provides several recovery programs for individuals with substance use disorder at no cost to the individual. Specifically, the funding will support overcoming recidivism for those with substance use... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW); Tom Carper (D-Del.), the committee’s chairman; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation Infrastructure; and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), the subcommittee’s Ranking Member, today announced the release of a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that will be marked up by the EPW Committee on... Read More