Press Releases

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the Grant to Rapidly Invest and Deploy Broadband, or GRID Broadband Act, a pioneering proposal that would provide a robust new federal cost-share to spur investment in a nationwide middle mile backbone along the nation’s existing... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Concord University will receive $1,600,000, made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests she made.Specifically, this funding will be used to support the renovation of existing facilities at Concord’s main campus to provide a permanent home for their new school of professional nursing. In total, Senator Capito secured... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two Department of Transportation (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants to support infrastructure improvement projects in Morgantown and Wheeling.  “Today’s grant announcement is... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Bluefield State University will receive $300,000, which was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests she made.Specifically, the funding will be used to increase healthcare workforce training capacity at Bluefield State’s Medical Arts Education Center, located in the Bluefield Regional Medical Center. In total,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement today after voting against a reckless tax-and-spending spree package, which Democrats passed on a party-line vote by circumventing regular order.“Senate Democrats just voted to raise taxes on working families, kill West Virginia's coal industry, and empower the IRS to spend more time snooping around Main Street. At a time of record inflation, it’s inexplicable for them to repeat the... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s floor remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early this morning, the Senate voted on an amendment filed by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, to the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill that would have enacted strong permitting reforms aimed at reducing burdensome regulations currently delaying key energy and infrastructure projects... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s floor remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the Senate voted on an amendment filed by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, to the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill that would strike a provision that provides the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $45 million to use eight different sections of the Clean Air Act to regulate... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in favor of S.J. Res. 55, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) nullifying burdensome permitting regulations by the Biden administration. The resolution, authored by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), passed despite opposition from 47 Senate Democrats.Below is the floor... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Bloomberg TV’s Balance of Power to discuss her continued opposition to Democrats’ partisan reckless tax-and-spending spree and the negative consequences it would have on West Virginia and the economy.HIGHLIGHTS:WHAT WEST VIRGINIANS ARE SAYING: “I mean, when I go to the grocery store in West Virginia, I hear about it every day. People are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed published today in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) wrote about the current Democrat proposal to raise taxes, spend hundreds of billions of dollars, crush American manufacturing and coal, and empower the IRS to target more small businesses and individuals in the midst of record inflation and a recession.“So, what’s in this version of Build Back Better? In addition to repeating the same mistakes Democrats... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement today after voting, along with an overwhelming majority of the Senate, to approve the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).“Today’s vote to approve the accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO reinforces the strongest military alliance in world history. With their robust economies, modern militaries, and strategic locations, Finland and Sweden... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss how raising taxes, spending hundreds of billions of dollars, supersizing the IRS, and implementing Green New Deal provisions would be harmful to working West Virginians.HIGHLIGHTS:DEMOCRAT TAX HIKES, SPENDING HARMFUL TO WEST VIRGINIANS: “Well, I think the overall impact to our state is... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or the image above.   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today participated in a subcommittee hearing on the future of spectrum. During the hearing, Senator Capito discussed how tax increases included in the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill will delay efforts to close the digital divide in rural communities like... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined a group of her colleagues to urge every senator to support a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution nullifying burdensome permitting regulations by the Biden administration, and to call on Democrats to release exact legislative text of their supposed agreement on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), together with Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Recycling Caucus, last week led the Senate to pass the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act by unanimous consent. Senators Capito and Carper introduced the bipartisan bills earlier this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today released the below statement calling on Senate Democrats to release and enact strong permitting legislation before proceeding forward with their reckless tax-and-spending spree.“Our country is officially in a recession, inflation is soaring, and Americans are paying higher prices for many things they can’t do without. Despite all of... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today participated in a building dedication ceremony for Fruits of Labor’s new café location, their fourth, in Beckley, W.Va.“Fruits of Labor is more than just a place to eat, it’s a second chance for people in recovery,” Senator Capito said. “Through its Communities of Healing training program, Tammy Jordan and the entire Fruits of Labor team aren’t just making a difference, they are... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the City of Charleston will receive $1,000,000 and the City of Huntington will receive $4,000 through the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding. This funding was made available through several Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito. In total, Senator Capito secured... Read More

CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today visited Chapmanville, W.Va. to participate in the construction kickoff of Appalachian Power and Gigabeam’s broadband partnership project that will bring high-speed internet connection to 13,000 homes, businesses, schools, and churches in Logan and Mingo counties.“I’ve heard loud and clear through my Capito Connect initiative, especially in Logan and Mingo counties, that folks need reliable internet... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 23 of their Republican colleagues in introducing a broad package to clarify and strengthen violent crime laws related to homicide, bank robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, and other offenses. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act resolves discrepancies brought on by conflicting court decisions and clarifies congressional intent regarding crimes of violence and their... Read More