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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today voted against Janet McCabe, the nominee for Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Brenda Mallory, the nominee for Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), during today’s committee meeting.“While I appreciate Janet McCabe and Brenda Mallory’s willingness to serve, I cannot... 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 following items: Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of... 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; Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee; Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife; Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the EPW Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife; and Kevin Cramer... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues to introduce the Educational Opportunity and Success Act, which would strengthen the federal TRIO Programs and improve their outreach to underserved youth.Nationwide, TRIO Programs help ensure that underserved students have equal access to a college education and the support they need to prepare for, succeed in, and graduate from higher education. The Educational Opportunity and... 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 $399,600 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Marshall University for mental health research.“This award from the National Institute of Mental Health will help support the research efforts already happening at Marshall University, while also enhancing the education of our students,” Senator Capito... Read More

SUMMIT POINT/HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today visited U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) training facilities in Summit Point and the Advanced Training Center (ATC) in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.Senator Capito toured the training facilities, met with officers, received briefings from CBP leadership, and participated in training exercises conducted on site.“Summit Point... 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 $136,324 for airports across West Virginia to provide economic relief, combat the spread of COVID-19, and support the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Contract Tower Program operations. This grant funding is made available through the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or 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 joined Mike Emanuel on FOX News Channel to discuss her trip to the southern border on Friday and the importance of protecting the fillibuster. On Wednesday, Senator Capito penned a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking for a review of President Biden’s unlawful... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, today visited El Paso, Texas with a bipartisan group of senators, including Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), as well as Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to tour migrant facilities at the border, receive on-site briefings, and assess the ongoing crisis.“The men and women of U.S. Customs and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) is pushing for regular public updates on the reopening status of our nation’s schools and accountability for how the hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money that is going to the U.S. Department of Education for COVID relief is being spent.This week, she joined her Senate colleagues in introducing the School Reopening and Spending Transparency Act, which would require the Department of Education to publish... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to introduce legislation to extend the deadline for businesses and nonprofits to apply for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program... 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 $2,397,881 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) for HIV/AIDS prevention and medical treatment across the state.“For West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, these grants are critical in helping them get the services they... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced legislation to provide measured fiscal relief to the National Children’s Museum, through a GSA agreement to pay the Museum’s leasing fee. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) introduced the House version, H.R. 1703, on March 10, 2021.Founded as the Capital Children’s Museum in 1974, the Museum served children... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) participated in a Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Recent Federal Actions to Expand Broadband: Are We Making Progress?” During the hearing, Senator Capito asked questions about ensuring students’ access to broadband services in West Virginia and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues to reintroduce legislation that would improve underserved states’ ability to successfully compete for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards.The FAST Fix Act, authored by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would reform the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Federal and State Technology (FAST)... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or 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 joined “Mornings with Maria” on Fox Business Network to discuss President Biden’s unlawful suspension of border wall funding and construction, as well as the need to pass bipartisan infrastructure legislation moving forward.HIGHLIGHTS:ON PRESIDENT BIDEN HALTING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BORDER WALL... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Infrastructure to support carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technology remains underdeveloped in the United States, leaving a critical gap in what is needed to deploy of this crucial tool in the fight against climate change. To address this issue, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or 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 joined “America Reports” on Fox News to discuss the crisis at the southern border, and the letter she wrote to the Government Accountability Office asking for a review of President Biden’s unlawful suspension of border wall funding and construction. Senator Capito’s letter, which 39 of her Senate... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) led four Senators in introducing the bipartisan Medicare Sequester Relief Act, which would prevent substantial cuts to Medicare payments for healthcare providers from taking effect during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Medicare payment cuts were delayed in the year-end package until March 31st, 2021 because many West Virginia healthcare providers rely on payments from Medicare now more than ever... 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 a hearing entitled “Examining the Challenges Facing Drinking Water and Waste Water Infrastructure Projects.” Witnesses for the hearing included Michael McNulty, general manager of the Morgantown Utility Board. HIGHLIGHTS:WATER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: “In everyone’s... Read More