Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined a group of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Restoring, Enhancing, Strengthening, and Promoting Our Nation’s Safety Efforts (RESPONSE) Act, legislation containing provisions to reduce mass violence and make communities safer.“The RESPONSE Act is full of proactive, commonsense measures that will empower law enforcement and schools to better prevent mass shootings,” Senator Capito said.... 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, led a bipartisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) urging long-term funding of community health centers (CHCs). The letter, which was cosigned by 25 senators, calls for immediate passage of the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence (CHIME) Act of 2019, which would... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), to introduce S.2662, the Growing American Innovation Now (GAIN) Act. The GAIN Act reforms the New Source Review (NSR) program under the Clean Air Act. The bill provides greater regulatory certainty about when facility upgrades require a permit. The program in its current form was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by First Lady Melania Trump on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. As a leader in the Senate fighting against the opioid epidemic, Senator Capito played a heavy hand in shaping much of the bipartisan legislation. Thursday marks one year since President Donald Trump signed this legislation into law.“Having put so much work into shaping this legislation, I was honored to be... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, today introduced the Assuring Quality Water Infrastructure Act of 2019. The legislation aims to improve infrastructure asset management on the part of small public water systems.“Small water systems are losing money with every ounce of water wasted,” Senator Capito said.... 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 $3,363,003 in funding to combat youth homelessness in West Virginia. “It is critical all of West Virginia’s children – especially those who are homeless – receive the care and services they need. Getting kids off the streets and into stable living means giving these kids a chance at a better life. West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, are working together to expand federal resources available to water systems across the country to increase their resiliency or adaptability to increasing natural hazards. Their legislation introduced last week, S. 2636, Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act, will... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Identity Theft Victims Protection Act to support victims of identity theft and help them recover quicker. This legislation will hold identity thieves accountable by adding the fraudulent actions to the perpetrator’s credit history, instead of the innocent victim’s credit... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and a bipartisan group of senators urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct an outreach campaign to educate clinicians, Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive impairment, and their families on the assessment and care planning services currently available to them.Capito, Stabenow, Collins, Markey, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today voted against the resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule—a commonsense alternative to the Obama-era Clean Power Plan (CPP). Passage of this resolution would have revived the Clean Power Plan.“The Obama administration’s so-called ‘Clean Power Plan’ was an unrealistic and strangling regulation that would have been... Read More

   Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s full floor speech.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke on the Senate floor about a variety of topics including Senate Democrats’ efforts to block the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, the need for Congress to act soon to protect miners’ pensions, and Judge Frank Volk—who was confirmed by the Senate unanimously to serve as the a United States District... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today voted in favor of confirming Frank W. Volk to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The Senate confirmed Volk unanimously.“I’m so glad to see Frank confirmed today. I know he’ll serve West Virginia honorably on the District Court bench. His extensive experience and temperament make him uniquely qualified to fill this seat. With the bipartisan vote cast... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) sent a bipartisan letter last week urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to address Medicare’s payment policies to ensure that health care providers are not incentivized to use opioid-based pain management treatments over non-opioid alternatives.Under Medicare’s current... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today concluded a two week period of visits and events around West Virginia—including stops in seven counties. Throughout the October Work Period, Senator Capito met with constituents, small business owners, industry leaders, students, and community leaders, focusing largely on efforts to create jobs, drive growth, and encourage development in the state. “I enjoyed being back home in West Virginia where I had... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Following U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-W.Va.) West Virginia Girls Rise Up event at Trap Hill Middle School with Fox News Anchor Shannon Bream, the program was featured on “Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream,” specifically highlighting the students as the show’s “midnight heroes.” Shannon Bream joined Senator Capito on Monday to help inspire the next generation of female leaders in the Mountain State and promote female... Read More

LANSING, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) today met with community leaders, business owners, and others from the area to discuss the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Act—legislation that would change the “New River Gorge National River” to the “New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.”The redesignation would promote the beauty and historical significance... Read More

DUNBAR, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined the U.S. Travel Association and leaders in West Virginia’s tourism industry for “Travel Talk” and a tour of the Shawnee Sports Complex. The 127-acre site currently has six collegiate sized artificial turf soccer fields and four turf baseball and softball fields. The new facility has drawn visitors from across the country, causing hotels to be fully booked and restaurants to be full during... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced several grants to support multiple fire departments across the state. Funding is provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).“These funds will equip the state’s firefighters with the resources they need as emergency first responders,”... Read More

GLEN DANIEL, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and “Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream” Anchor Shannon Bream hosted an event at Trap Hill Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Sixth through eighth grade students participated in Senator Capito’s Girls Rise Up program, where they had the chance to hear from Senator Capito and Shannon Bream on their personal experiences as female leaders. Today’s event... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $4,960,000 in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support two projects that will help expand access to broadband in Preston, Monongalia, and Marion counties. “Through my Capito Connect plan, I’ve worked hard to help local communities and service providers secure federal resources that will help better connect West... Read More