Press Releases

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made several stops in the Eastern Panhandle to receive updates on infrastructure projects, meet with law enforcement and city leaders, and to view progress on local services, including a drug screening and treatment center.Senator Capito first met with Martinsburg Mayor Kevin Knowles to discuss the latest on infrastructure, combating the drug crisis, and economic development. They also toured the city’s new police... Read More

WASHINGON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The bill would phase out harmful large mesh drift gillnets used in federal waters off the coast of California, which is the only place the nets are still used in the United States.“While the use of large mesh drift gillnets is already prohibited off the coasts... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questions.  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today participated in a hearing on three Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees: Amanda Howe to be Assistant Administrator for Mission Support; David Uhlmann to be EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance; and Carlton Waterhouse to be Assistant... 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 $177,817 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sixteen small businesses and agriculture producers in rural communities across West Virginia. This investment is through the Rural Energy for America Program which helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses purchase and install renewable energy systems and make... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and several of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Preventing Recognition of Terrorist States Act, legislation that would direct the Secretary of State to designate the illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Taliban as a terrorist organization. The bill would also impose sanctions against foreign individuals who knowingly provide... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a virtual hearing to consider several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees. The nominees are as follows: Amanda Howe to be Assistant Administrator for Mission Support, EPA David Uhlmann to be Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, EPA Carlton Waterhouse to be Assistant Administrator of... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s introduction.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today introduced Dr. Rahul Gupta, a West Virginian and President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), during his Senate nomination hearing. Dr. Gupta’s nomination is being considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee.“We know Dr. Gupta will visit West Virginia frequently, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admissions to the U.S. Service Academies and ROTC scholarships. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on academy nominations.“One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S. Senator is nominating young men and women for admissions to our... 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 two awards totaling $37,941 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding will support the Public Housing Operating Funds program for shortfall assistance, which provides financial support to public housing authorities at risk of or experiencing financial shortfalls.“When West Virginia’s... 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 $732,684 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for comprehensive mental health services and substance use disorder prevention. The funding will support programs across the state that seek to increase awareness about substance use disorder, provide training on mental health issues and address prescription drug... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement and video address ahead of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.“Even though it’s been 20 years since we watched, horrified, as smoke billowed from the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a crashed plane in a Pennsylvania field, the memories are no less painful. Today, we remember the thousands of Americans—innocent men and women—first... 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 $1,380,345 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles for improvement projects. The Senators also announced $207,500 to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to help conduct roving patrols in high-crash corridors, including rural roads in West Virginia.“The DMV... 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 $674,780 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) programs at Williamson Health and Wellness Center and Marshall University.“Medication-Assisted Treatment is an evidence-based, effective treatment option for those struggling with addiction,” Senator Capito said.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,962,541 in federal funding for the Raleigh County Memorial Airport (Beckley) and the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (Parkersburg) to support public charter service to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The term of this service will run from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025, and will support 624 annual round trips at each airport. This funding... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of EPW’s Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, joined by Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, and David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of E&C’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, today... 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 $1,152,350 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for four research projects across West Virginia.“As we continue to work toward maintaining healthy communities in West Virginia, I am thrilled to see this funding headed to our state,” Senator Capito said. “These grants will allow for expanded research in... 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 $2,421,078 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) to provide children across West Virginia with access to vaccinations to protect against preventable diseases.“Vaccines are crucial in... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an op-ed for the Charleston Gazette-Mail, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dr. Nakela Cook, Executive Director of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), discussed the work they have done together to improve health outcomes for West Virginians, the work they hope to accomplish, and the stark disparities in the delivery of health care and health outcomes for patients across our nation’s public health infrastructure.“The... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, applauded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s newly released framework implementing the senators’ bipartisan Chesapeake WILD Act by creating a regional network of stakeholders to help preserve the... 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 $5,889,379 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.“Our mothers, soon-to-be mothers, infants, and children deserve access to... Read More