Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $126,729 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security‘s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for several Fire Departments in West Virginia. This funding was made available through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s opening statement. Click here to watch Senator Capito’s questions for witnesses. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing entitled Addressing Climate Change in the Electric Sector and Fostering Economic Growth. HIGHLIGHTS: SUPPORTING AMERICAN JOBS: “If we’re looking to keep... 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 “Building Back Better: Addressing Climate Change in the Electricity Sector and Fostering Economic Growth.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery:“Thank you, Chairman Carper, for calling today’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 $15,945,646 for health centers across West Virginia. This funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).“Our health centers in West Virginia provide essential care to so many West Virginians,” Senator Capito said. “I’m thrilled to see this funding headed to centers... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed for Fox News, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) discussed the need to protect women’s sports by taking commonsense steps to ensure fair and equal competition for all athletes.“Biological women competing alongside biological men is anything but fair. It robs young girls and women of their chance to succeed on an equal playing field, and I believe could discourage many to participate…If you really do support equality and women in... 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, this morning proposed to divert funds from the bloated, partisan COVID package to instead help pay for the bipartisan surface transportation infrastructure reauthorization bill. Unfortunately, the motion failed on a vote of 48-50.“The bill on the floor today provides $350 billion to state and local governments – on top of $150 billion that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement after opposing the $1.9 trillion spending package, most of which is unrelated to COVID-19 relief, that did not receive a single Republican vote.“President Biden and the Democrats had the perfect chance to demonstrate to the country that we can unify behind delivering targeted relief to Americans who need it most. Instead of joining together, Democrats took advantage of a pandemic and chose... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 10 of her Republican colleagues in introducing a $650 billion COVID-19 relief plan as a substitute amendment to the $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation bill. The amendment, which was built on the COVID-19 relief plan that was unveiled last month by a group of Republican senators, was not adopted by a vote of 48-51.Joining Senator Capito in proposing the alternative package were U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa... 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 $307,040 for the West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC) through the National Science Foundation (NSF). This funding will support a research project that seeks to identify and implement effective, evidenced-based online tutoring practices for undergraduate STEM learning as a result of the COVID-19... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined her colleagues in cosponsoring the Fair Access to Banking Act, legislation that would prevent discrimination by banks and financial service providers against constitutionally-protected industries and law-abiding businesses.“At the end of the day, if banks pick and choose which industries they’ll work with based on political reasons, the men and women who work in those particular industries end up... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed for USA Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, discussed the need to pass a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill. The op-ed comes after the EPW Committee held its first infrastructure hearing of the 117th Congress last week and a recent meeting Ranking Member Capito had with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office to discuss transportation infrastructure... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined “America’s Newsroom” on Fox News to discuss the crisis at the southern border, the $1.9 trillion spending bill, and the need for bipartisanship moving forward.HIGHLIGHTS:ON THE CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER: “If this isn’t a crisis, I don’t know what is. The Department of Homeland Security is projecting 117,000 unaccompanied minors coming across our border.... Read More

To watch her remarks, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today led a group of her colleagues in urging schools to reopen for in-person learning. Senator Capito made the following remarks at a Senate GOP press conference highlighting the need to get students back in the classroom.HIGHLIGHTS:ON NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLOSED SCHOOLS: “This has been a very difficult year for families, for many of our workers, and particularly women who have... 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 a $1,500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc. (NCIF), in Charles Town, West Virginia. This grant will give NCIF the ability to provide the staffing and technical assistance capacity needed to deploy technical assistance and up to $5 million in capital to West Virginia businesses impacted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Act. The legislation aims to help address barriers to non-opioid pain management for those enrolled in Medicare, which will help stem the opioid epidemic across the nation.“Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately exacerbated the addiction epidemic in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined her colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect law-abiding gun owners and defend the Second Amendment. The Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act would protect travelers who are transporting firearms across state lines.“Responsible gun ownership is part of our heritage here in West Virginia and it should not be threatened,” Senator Capito said. “This commonsense legislation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced bipartisan legislation today to improve access to care for seniors and people living with disabilities who struggle with eating disorders. While not often discussed, according to estimates, eating disorders affect 3-4 percent of the senior population. Eating disorders also affect 6 percent of females and 3 percent of males who experience disabilities. The bipartisan... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questions.WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in the nomination hearing of Brenda Mallory to be chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and Janet McCabe to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).Watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening statement here and questions for both... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” to discuss her decision to vote against the $1.9 trillion partisan spending package the Senate is considering this week, and urge schools across the nation to reopen for in-person learning.HIGHLIGHTS:ON SENATOR CAPITO’S POSITION AND WHY: “I will not vote for the stimulus package. Only 9 percent of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Brenda Mallory to serve as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), as prepared for delivery:“Thank you, Chairman Carper. And thank you all for being here. And thank you... Read More