Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today questioned senior officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Defense (DOD) regarding the federal government’s actions with respect to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). “I am encouraged by EPA’s action plan, adopting a holistic approach,” Senator Capito said. “But I am concerned that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to boost nuclear energy innovation and ensure advanced reactors that can provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable power to meet national and global energy needs. The Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), aims to reestablish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy. It will bring together private- and public-sector innovators to develop next-generation advanced... Read More

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today presided over the subcommittee’s first hearing of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 to consider the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) budget request. USCG Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz testified to explain the Coast Guard’s needs and priorities.  “The Coast Guard’s maritime law enforcement activities, including significant... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today reintroduced the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill to phase out the use of harmful large mesh driftnets off the coast of California, the only place the nets continued to be used in the United States.Last year, California passed a four-year phase out of driftnets in state waters to protect marine life. The Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) today introduced the Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act to help the approximately 200,000 Americans suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. A companion bill was also introduced by U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.). The bipartisan legislation would ensure the availability of programs and... Read More

   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), one of 25 female members of the Senate, today spoke on the Senate floor to highlight achievements of West Virginia women in celebration of Women’s History Month. As the first female senator from West Virginia, Senator Capito has prioritized inspiring the next generation of female leaders in West Virginia with her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program. “I’m really proud to represent the state... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)—along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)—today introduced bipartisan legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan letter with nine Senate colleagues urging U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to expedite the approval for the new NP-2000 propeller system to ensure the safety and readiness of the C-130H Air National Guard fleet.The Air National Guard safety and readiness has been negatively affected by the lack of urgency from the Air Force in upgrading the legacy propeller system of the C-130H. The West Virginia Air... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement after voting in opposition of the Green New Deal resolution. The procedural vote to advance the resolution failed 0 to 57, with 43 senators responding present.“There is no question that the Green New Deal is a bad deal for West Virginia families, workers, and businesses, and today’s vote makes it clear that policymakers... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced new mobile office dates throughout West Virginia for the week. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available to provide constituents one-on-one assistance with casework and other issues they may be experiencing with federal agencies. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and they can be made by visiting Senator Capito’s mobile office page on her website.Mobile office schedule for... 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 $1,070,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation through HRSA’s Healthy Start Initiative. Funding aims to improve the health of mothers and children before, during, and after pregnancy through... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement regarding Attorney General Bill Barr’s letter to Congress on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report: “It’s good to see Special Counsel Mueller back up what President Trump has said all along—neither he nor his campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. I’m satisfied the special counsel was able to complete... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $1,006,774 for the Kanawha County Board of Education through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance program. Funding reimburses the board for temporary classrooms purchased as a result of the 2016 flooding that damaged Herbert Hoover High School. This announcement follows Senator Capito’s efforts to highlight the concerns of local officials... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $14,630,361 to West Virginia to combat the opioid epidemic. “The drug epidemic has devastated so many families and so many communities across West Virginia, and federal funding like this plays an important role in helping us fight back against the opioid... 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 $1,858,772 for Camden-on-Gauley Medical Center through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Program. Funding will help provide primary health care services in Webster County and neighboring areas. “Community health centers are a vital component of West Virginia’s health care... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and members of the West Virginia University (WVU) gymnastics team today made a stop in Morgantown to visit with fifth grade girls at North Elementary School as part of Senator Capito’s West Virginia Girls Rise Up program. This marks the second Girls Rise Up event Senator Capito and WVU Gymnastics have hosted together and the 17th event since the program’s launch in 2015. “Empowering the next generation... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced new mobile office dates throughout West Virginia for the week. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available to provide constituents one-on-one assistance with casework and other issues they may be experiencing with federal agencies. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and they can be made by visiting Senator Capito’s mobile office page on her website.Mobile office schedule for... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz today toured several USCG facilities across West Virginia—including the National Maritime Center in Martinsburg, the National Vessel Documentation Center in Falling Waters, the Operations Systems Center in Kearneysville, the Marine Safety Unit Huntington in Barboursville, and the Coast Guard Cutter OSAGE in Huntington's Harris Riverfront Park. "West Virginia has... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), co-chairs of the Senate Broadband Caucus—along with Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.)—today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband coverage maps. The Improving Broadband Mapping Accuracy Act directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking to consider using consumer-reported data and state and local data... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after voting to uphold President Trump’s national emergency declaration: “There is no doubt that we are facing a serious security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border, and as news reports and data from the Department of Homeland Security have shown in recent weeks, that crisis is only getting worse. As chair of... Read More