Press Releases

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, traveled to Putnam and Cabell counties where she made stops focused on Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations she helped secure. First, Senator Capito traveled to Eleanor, W.Va. where she toured the Winfield Locks and Dam, a critical navigation facility on the Kanawha River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Senator Capito secured a $6.9 million CDS... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an op-ed published for FOX News, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, underscored her strong support for fully funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and standing firmly behind U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. In the piece, Senator Capito also draws attention to Democratic efforts to weaken enforcement authority and restrict cooperation with state and local... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) today joined Yeager Airport leaders, Kanawha County Commissioners, and Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin today in Charleston, W.Va. to officially announce a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocation for the airport Senator Capito helped secure. Through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations process, Senator Capito helped secure a $25,000,000 CDS... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined city leaders in Charleston, W.Va. to announce a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocation she helped secure to support a planned sports complex. Through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Appropriations process, Senator Capito helped secure a $7,000,000 CDS allocation to build the Capital Sports Center, the largest sports complex in the state of West Virginia. This new... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, made stops in Wheeling, W.Va. focused on recent Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations she helped secure. First, Senator Capito traveled to Crittenton Services, a behavioral health provider serving children and families throughout West Virginia. Crittenton Services received a $3,042,000 CDS award, secured by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), to expand... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Transportation (DOT), Commerce (DOC), Energy (DOE), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for West Virginia University’s (WVU) School of Dentistry, WVU... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, commended the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) repeal of greenhouse gas vehicle standards which resulted in inefficient and burdensome mandates that increased costs for households and businesses. The repeal of the endangerment finding coincides with other Republican efforts to undo harmful Democrat regulations, including the reversal of the CAFE... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for wastewater system upgrades and the decommissioning of a wastewater treatment lagoon in the Village of Barboursville in Cabell County, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a CDS request made... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing examining broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce. During the hearing, Senator Capito asked Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick about whether states would be able to use remaining funds... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Aviation, Space, and Innovation Subcommittee, announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocation from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for terminal modernization of the West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va. This funding, which was secured through a CDS request made solely by Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award for the Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Company for the construction of a new fire station. This award, which was secured through a CDS request made solely by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), will be used to construct a new fire station to replace their current facility. “As Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Company continues to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Berkeley County Public Service Water District (BCPSWD) in Berkeley County, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a CDS request made by Chairman Capito in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), will be... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to examine the cybersecurity challenges impacting American water infrastructure and to identify opportunities to improve water sector cybersecurity. During the hearing, Chairman Capito asked Dr. Scott Simonton, a Fellow at Marshall University’s Institute for Cyber Security, about the use of circuit riders to contribute additional expertise to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to examine the cybersecurity challenges impacting American water infrastructure and to identify opportunities to improve water sector cybersecurity. In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito discussed various cybersecurity challenges currently facing American drinking water and wastewater systems, as well as the importance of addressing these... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee and a member of Senate Republican Leadership, today joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House as he signed a five-bill Appropriations package into law. The bill includes legislation authored by Chairman Capito. The package passed the Senate by a vote of 71 to 29 and passed the House of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement following the Senate’s passage of the Labor-HHS Appropriations Act. The legislation provides support to strengthen America’s workforce and fund important health and education programs. “As the chairman of the Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, I am proud to once... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of Senate Republican Leadership, issued the below statement after voting for a package that includes five bipartisan, full-year appropriations bills— Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD); Defense; Financial Services and General Government; and State,... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s interview, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” with Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer to discuss government funding and immigration reform. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE POSSIBILITY OF DEMOCRATS’ DEMANDS CHANGING DHS FUNDING ALLOCATED THROUGH THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL: “You know, I... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor highlighting the need for an all-of-the above energy strategy during a period where Americans have been impacted by winter storms. Senator Capito also emphasized the importance of restoring a functioning appropriations... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s interview, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow” with Larry Kudlow to discuss government funding and immigration reform. HIGHLIGHTS: ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: “There are conversations going, I think, between both the leadership and the great... Read More