Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today congratulated J.C. Raffety after the Senate confirmed him to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia. Senator Capito recommended Raffety for the position and issued the following statement regarding his confirmation: “Having already served in this role for eight years, I have no doubt J.C. will do an exceptional job as U.S. Marshal for West Virginia’s Northern District. He brings... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act (S. 292)—bipartisan legislation Senator Capito introduced with Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) last February and the Senate passed in March.“Today’s passage of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act in the House is great news for all those impacted by childhood... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today welcomed committee passage of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act, bipartisan legislation she introduced to incentivize carbon capture research and promote innovative ways to reduce carbon emissions. The bill passed the committee by a voice vote. “To reach our full energy potential, we need to pursue an... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today voted to advance several of her legislative priorities: the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act and the Rural Reasonable and the Comparable Wireless Access Act. Following markup of the legislation—which the committee approved today—Senator Capito issued this statement:“Tackling the opioid epidemic and bridging the digital... 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 West Virginia will receive $7.9 million to improve emergency preparedness in the state.“First responders and emergency personnel risk their lives every day to keep West Virginia communities safe,” Senator Capito said. “As chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, I will ensure that these men and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice today announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury has certified 55 “Opportunity Zones” across West Virginia that will now be eligible for a new federal tax incentive designed to encourage private investors to make investments in those areas. Opportunity Zones were created by a legislative provision co-sponsored by Senator Capito in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Qualified... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) today urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement training and education programs authorized by Section 13006 of the 21st Century Cures Act to help nurses, doctors, and other health professionals identify and treat eating disorders. In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, the senators called on the department to consider using existing HHS training... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week participated in four Appropriations subcommittee hearings, continuing to advocate for West Virginia priorities in conversations with Trump administration officials.At her direction, Senator Capito yesterday chaired a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to prevent opioids and other dangerous drugs from... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai requesting that the commission set aside funding within the Mobility Fund Phase II for areas with unique topography and difficult-to-serve locations like West Virginia. This action comes ahead of FCC official Michael Janson’s visit to West Virginia tomorrow. Senator Capito will join Janson, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement after voting to confirm Gina Haspel to serve as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director:“Gina Haspel is a proven leader who has led CIA operations against adversaries and worked to keep Americans safe her entire career. There is no question that she is qualified to serve as our next CIA director—if not the most qualified CIA director we’ve ever had. Not only does she... 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 Heart 2 Heart in Ohio County will receive $2,979,800 from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a new substance abuse treatment center.“The opioid epidemic has been devastating to so many families and communities across West Virginia,” Senator Capito said. “While we are making progress through a multifaceted approach... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today presided over a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to stop the flow of opioids and other dangerous drugs across U.S. borders. During the hearing, administration officials involved in diversion efforts testified on the various ways the department is working to fight the growing opioid epidemic. “With its... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)—along with Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)—today introduced the Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act, legislation that would provide drug manufacturers and distributors with data to identify pharmacies that are suspiciously ordering prescription opioids. The bill also grants law enforcement authority to hold drug manufacturers and distributors accountable if... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week co-sponsored the Protecting Rational Incentives in Newsprint Trade Act of 2018 (PRINT Act) to address the crisis facing printers and publishers in the United States. This bipartisan legislation, which has been endorsed by printers and publishers representing more than 600,000 American jobs, would suspend the import taxes on uncoated groundwood paper while the Department of Commerce examines the health of—and the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined 62 senators in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai supporting the advancement and accessibility of broadband services in rural communities.In the letter—led by Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)—the senators requested more predictable and long-term efficiencies in the FCC’s High-Cost Universal Service Fund, which is responsible for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today introduced the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill would hold fraudulent substance abuse treatment programs and recovery centers accountable by empowering the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to bring enforcement actions to combat such scams.The growing opioid epidemic has led to an increase in unlawful, deceptive... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday joined a bipartisan group of 30 senators in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the funding cap for a program aimed at improving the quality of health care available to patients in rural areas.In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, the senators highlight the need to strengthen the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program to address the shortage of broadband connectivity for rural health care... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week participated in a number of Appropriations subcommittee hearings with members of President Donald J. Trump’s Cabinet. The hearings focused on the administration’s FY2019 budget requests for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Department 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 $4,537,034 for Coalfield Community Action Partnership (CAP) through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Funding will support Coalfield CAP’s Head Start program in Mingo and McDowell counties.“Education and lifelong learning are essential for future success,” Senator Capito said. “Head Start provides... 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 $794,100 for West Virginia through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This funding will support programs that preserve West Virginia’s rich cultural history and promote arts education.“Anyone who has been to one of our many festivals knows every West Virginia community has its own story to tell,” Senator Capito... Read More