Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday in support of the Senate GOP budget resolution pending before the Senate this week. Video of the speech and the full remarks as prepared for delivery are below. Watch Senator Capito’s budget speech here. Remarks as prepared for delivery: “Mister President, before turning to the budget resolution pending before the Senate this week, I would like to first discuss the nomination of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help combat Alzheimer’s disease and support those suffering or caring for a family member with this devastating illness.The Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act would provide Alzheimer’s patients and their families with much-needed information about the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced legislation to end a Medicare policy that causes seniors to be charged unknowingly with high, unfair costs after receiving needed post-acute medical care.Currently, a Medicare beneficiary must have an “inpatient” hospital stay of at least three days in order for Medicare to pay for post-hospitalization skilled nursing care.... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $967,139 in federal funding to Christians Helping Arrange New Growth Enterprises (CHANGE) in the Northern Panhandle. The funding has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be used to provide support for various programs to improve health and community action.“West Virginians pride ourselves on our unique culture of neighbors helping neighbors... Read More

“Sen. Capito Says She’ll Oppose Obama’s Attorney General Nominee”By: Ian HicksThe Intelligencer / Wheeling News-RegisterMarch 24, 2015View story online here.WHEELING - Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she will oppose confirmation of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's nominee to succeed retiring Attorney General Eric Holder.Capito, R-W.Va., said she met with Lynch for 30-45 minutes last week and discussed numerous topics ranging from heroin abuse to Obama's use of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement today regarding the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be attorney general: “While I have great personal and professional respect for Loretta Lynch and enjoyed meeting her last week, her views about the legality of President Obama's executive actions are concerning. The attorney general should serve as the independent chief legal officer for the nation, implementing laws passed by Congress and... Read More

“While it may be uncomfortable for EPA officials to face the coal miners whose very livelihoods are threatened by these misguided regulations, West Virginians deserve the opportunity to make their voices heard.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, today chaired a field hearing in Beckley, West Virginia regarding the impact of EPA... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R.-W.Va.) continues her work to combat drug overdoses in West Virginia. Every day, 120 people die as a result of drug overdoses fueled by prescription painkillers. Between 2000 and 2013, the rate of death from heroin overdoses nearly quadrupled. Nationwide, drug overdoses now claim more lives than motor vehicle accidents. Unfortunately, the willingness of individuals to administer opioid overdose prevention drugs may be deterred by the potential... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced $1,198,206 and $1,381,731, respectively, in federal funding to the Raleigh County Community Action Association Head Start program and the MountainHeart Community Services Head Start program. This funding will help Head Start provide early learning and development opportunities to children in Beckley and Oceana.“Head Start programs help lay the foundation for our young West Virginians to be inspired... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) applauded West Virginia University (WVU) for receiving the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontier Center Award. The award provides a $4,738,010 federal grant to leverage and expand the Pulsar Search Collaboratory (PSC) program, which is a joint project between WVU and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank, West... Read More

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R.-W.Va.) issued the following statement about the death of Gus Douglass, the former Agriculture Commissioner of West Virginia:   “Gus Douglass brought an unwavering passion and love for life to his decades of work on agriculture policy.  As the longest-serving Agriculture Commissioner in the history of the United States, Gus was tireless advocate for West Virginia’s farmers, agriculture and rural communities. He... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced The Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act (S. 774) this week. The bipartisan legislation would reform the examination process for financial institutions by requiring regulatory agencies to issue examination determinations promptly, as well as give banks and other supervised financial institutions the right to have those determinations... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R.-W.Va.) today issued the following statement following her meeting with members of the Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Authority: “It was a pleasure meeting with members of the Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Authority today. We discussed the importance of a long-term surface transportation reauthorization bill and our shared commitment to completing Corridor H. West Virginia cannot afford further delays on this significant project that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) co-sponsored a bill this week to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from imposing ground-level ozone limits that would deal a crippling blow to the state of West Virginia.The Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act fights back against the economic harm projected to accompany the stricter ground-level ozone limits by requiring the EPA to focus on the worst areas for air quality before lowering ozone limits across... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) this week to reintroduce bipartisan legislation to help end breast cancer by creating a clearinghouse and catalyst for research, public-private partnerships and trans-disciplinary collaboration.“Many families in West Virginia and across... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced $1,507,825.49 in federal funding to the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Office to support programs that will improve highway safety programs in the state. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).“Investing in our state’s infrastructure is critical to protecting the safety of... Read More

This week, Senator Capito discusses her maiden speech on the Senate floor and her support for the bipartisan Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.To watch Senator Capito's Weekly Address to West Virginians, click here. Weekly Address to West Virginians, March 13, 2015 Hi, I’m Senator Shelley Moore Capito and this is my weekly Senate update.This week, I delivered my maiden speech on the Senate floor, outlining my plan for producing bipartisan, commonsense solutions in the United... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after meeting with Yeager Airport officials this morning in Charleston:"Today I joined Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, Senator Joe Manchin, Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper and Commissioner Dave Hardy for a briefing with officials regarding the landslide at Yeager Airport that forced several residents to evacuate their homes.  Yeager Airport Director Rick Atkinson assured us that they... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke on the Senate floor this afternoon in support of The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery:“Mister President, I rise today to discuss The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.“I am proud to join with my colleagues to co-sponsor this important legislation, and I applaud Senator Cornyn and Senator Klobuchar for putting forward this bipartisan bill.“The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered her maiden speech on the Senate Floor. Video of the speech and the full remarks as prepared for delivery are below.   Watch Senator Capito’s maiden speech here.   Making Washington Work for West Virginia   Mr. President, I rise today to deliver my maiden speech as a United States Senator from West Virginia.    I am deeply humbled by the confidence placed in me... Read More