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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 $2,239,504 for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to help repair damage that occurred during the 2016 floods in West Virginia.“The 2016 floods devastated our state and repercussions are still being felt today,” Ranking Member Capito said.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,306,263 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to support maternal and child health services across West Virginia.“Grants like this provide important support for our families, while also helping to bolster maternal and child health... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,504,837 for the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding will reimburse costs CAMC accrued from COVID-19 screening, testing, support... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today led 47 senators and 44 House members on an amicus curiae brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners, including the state of West Virginia, in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), today announced two West Virginia high school seniors, Brandon Frazier of Wayne County and Anna Walter of Jefferson County, have been selected for the 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program. Brandon and Anna will represent West Virginia during the virtual 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program Washington Week, which will be held March 6-9, 2022.“Brandon and Anna have worked extremely hard and demonstrated... 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 $228,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for West Virginia University (WVU) to support clinical research related to neurological disorders.“West Virginia University continues to be a national leader in medical research,” Senator Capito said. “I’m glad to see the university receive... 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 $1,902,405 in federal funding that will be used to support Head Start services in Oceana, W.Va. This funding was made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).“Making sure children have the tools they need to achieve great things in the future is essential to the overall success of our state.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and a group of their colleagues in introducing the Coal Council Certainty Act to reinstate the National Coal Council (NCC), which is a federal advisory committee that provided advice, recommendations, and insights to the Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry.“West Virginians know all too well the damage anti-coal policies from Washington, D.C. can... 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 $23,367,889 in rural housing loans and community development grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).“West Virginia’s rural housing, drinking water, and waste water infrastructure needs are unique to the rest of the country, which is why loans and grants like these are so critical for people across our... 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 $8,706,711 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for infrastructure projects at 22 West Virginia airports.“During the process of negotiating and putting together the final bipartisan infrastructure package, West Virginia’s airports and their surrounding infrastructure were top of mind. In the past year,... 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.) today joined a group of her Republican colleagues in discussing the harmful provisions in the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree legislation and the consequences they would have on child care providers, parents, and children.Earlier today, Senator Capito hosted a virtual discussion with local child care providers from West Virginia to hear... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA), bipartisan legislation to support our troops, strengthen the military, and enhance national security. Several provisions Senator Capito supported were included in this legislation that will benefit West Virginia.Senator Capito issued the below statement after the Senate passed the NDAA by a vote of 89-10.“I am glad that after several... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today led a virtual discussion with local childcare providers from West Virginia where she heard directly from them about the negative impacts the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree legislation would have on childcare workers and families.During the discussion, the West Virginia childcare providers outlined several examples on how the Democrats’ plan will increase the cost of childcare for families, make it... 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 $2,726,085 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for programs across West Virginia to improve victims’ services, improve forensic science capabilities, support taskforces aimed at preventing internet crimes against children and keeping neighborhoods safe.“In order to keep our communities safe, it’s important that we... 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 $108,801 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. This funding will help enhance West Virginia’s animal disease preparedness capabilities in order to preserve U.S. export markets, prevent foreign animal diseases,... 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.) today joined a group of her Republican colleagues in discussing the proposed expansion of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the Democrats’ spending bill that would provide $80 billion in additional funding to the agency for tens of thousands of additional enforcement agents, and audits of small businesses and individuals across the... Read More

To watch the interview, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Varney and Co. on Fox Business Network to discuss West Virginians’ opposition the Democrats’ $5 trillion reckless tax-and-spending legislation, and the real-life impacts of President Joe Biden’s inflation crisis.HIGHLIGHTS:PROPOSED GREEN PROVISIONS HARMFUL TO WEST VIRGINIA: “The way it's written now, it would really penalize states in... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement following the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)’s announcement that a true accounting of Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending spree shows that its policies would cost $4.9 trillion while adding $3 trillion in new debt. “Despite the absurd claims by President Biden and Democrats that the bill... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) summary from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI data showed a 0.8% increase in inflation in November. The all items index for the 12-month period ending in October rose 6.8%, the largest 12-month increase since 1982. So far, there has been a significant... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter—led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine)—urging Senate Leadership to continue the Medicare payment cut moratorium and extend the 2021 Medicare physician payment adjustment. These adjustments are set to expire at the end of the year, leaving West Virginia’s healthcare providers, who... Read More