Press Releases

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 three awards totaling $11,573,098 from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service to support hunting, fishing, and conservation in West Virginia. The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program administered two of the awards for a variety of conservation programs and projects and are funded by the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with Mike Braun (R-Ind.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced legislation that would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress a report on the use of security cameras in VA medical centers. The legislation would help better address transparency issues at VAMC’s in light of the deaths of veterans at the Clarksburg VA Medical... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s speech, click here or the image above.WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke on the Senate floor today about the $1.9 trillion partisan spending package, the vast majority of which is unrelated to COVID-19, and discussed the need to deliver targeted COVID relief for West Virginians.HIGHLIGHTS: ON NEED TO DELIVER BIPARTISAN, TARGETED RELIEF: “Prior to this past round, Congress had been delivering much-needed relief…five times, since the... 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 $975,000 in funding through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the Purgitsville Water Extension Project. This extension project will help provide reliable, safe drinking water to residents in Purgitsville and southwestern Hampshire County, West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), today announced $336,796 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to the Advanced Welding Workforce Initiative (AWWI) at the Robert C Byrd Institute at Marshall University. The AWWI is a partnership program to invest in education and training for advanced technical workers in Appalachia.“People across... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) announced subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress.“These subcommittees cover a wide range of issues within our committee and will each play an important role in helping to develop legislation that will impact so many communities across this country. I look forward to working with the leaders of these... 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 $5,640,837 for airports across West Virginia to provide economic relief and combat the spread of COVID-19. This grant funding is made available through the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2020.“While the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been broad, our air... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made stops today in Charleston and Rock Branch at a National Guard COVID-19 equipment distribution center and food bank, and at West Virginia’s largest vaccine clinic.First, Senator Capito visited the state’s largest vaccine clinic in Charleston. She toured the facility and received a briefing on the latest vaccine efforts from local health, city, and state officials.“Without fail, one of the first questions... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday joined her colleagues in introducing the Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act of 2021. The legislation, which was authored by Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), would amend the federal tax code to restore state and local governments’ ability to use advance refunding to manage bond debt and reduce borrowing costs for public... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $47,761,814 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to seven different programs aimed to create and provide quality, affordable housing and address homelessness in West Virginia.“As the impact of coronavirus is still felt across West Virginia, our cities and counties must be given the resources they need 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 $3,123,833 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development for distance learning and telemedicine programs in West Virginia. These funds will help implement distance learning systems capabilities in schools and colleges across the state and provide telehealth services, upgrade telecommunications and improve information... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined her colleagues in introducing the Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act of 2021, a bill that would enable Congress to approve or block any administration effort to suspend or terminate U.S. sanctions against the Iranian regime.“Iran is the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, and continues to pose a serious threat in the region and across the globe,” Senator Capito said. “The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation to provide families with the tools they need to support their loved ones living with addiction. The Family Support Services for Addiction Act would provide $25 million in grant funding to help nonprofits and community organizations provide support services to families with loved ones seeking addiction treatment.“As we continue... 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 Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network’s Coast to Coast to discuss the $1.9 trillion partisan spending package Democrats are attempting to pass, and the need to deliver targeted COVID relief for West Virginians.HIGHLIGHTS:ON $1.9 TRILLION PACKAGE: “It certainly seems like they’re going gangbusters on the $1.9 trillion…they’ve loaded... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led 37 Senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate the week of February 22nd, 2021 as Public Schools Week, which passed the Senate unanimously. The Public Schools Week resolution celebrates the critical role public schools play in their communities and encourages state, local and federal lawmakers to prioritize efforts to strengthen public education, bolster services that provide critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues to ensure counties do not lose out on essential services due to federal land ownership.The legislation would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program through September 2022. The SRS program, which helps fund essential services in rural communities that are home to federal land, expired in September 2020. The last payment under the current authorization is... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to introduce the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $10 and mandate E-Verify to ensure the wage increase only goes to legal workers. The bill will also index future minimum wage increases to inflation and includes protections for small... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday joined the entire Senate Republican caucus in urging President Joe Biden to abandon his effort to impose a capital gains tax increase on family-owned businesses, farms, and ranches. Repealing this part of the tax code would have a devastating effect on multi-generation operations, which could lead to job losses, liquidation, or outright closure. This letter was led by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Steve Daines... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today reintroduced the Composite Standards Act—legislation that would establish a design data clearinghouse to disseminate existing guidelines and standards for using composite materials in infrastructure projects. Specifically, it would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a data clearinghouse to disseminate guidance on composite technology in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced West Virginia’s allocations under the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) FY21 Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Collectively, West Virginia is eligible to receive $9,756,454 through the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), and Emergency Management Performance Grant... Read More