Press Releases

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing half of the second round of funding to providers in support of the national response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). West Virginia will receive a total of $34,175,203 in funding within this half of the second round. This funding is part of the distribution of the original $100 billion provider... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie requesting that the department cover coronavirus (COVID-19) mobile testing sites in the same manner as urgent and emergency care. Currently, mobile testing sites are not covered under the VA’s urgent and emergency care policies, making it difficult for veterans across the country—especially in rural... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined her colleague, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), in leading a bipartisan, bicameral push in Congress to include the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, in the next coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package. This bipartisan legislation would designate 9-8-8 as the three-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.“We write to request the inclusion of S. 2661/ H.R. 4194, the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement in light of the proposals from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to transfer inmates into two West Virginia facilities as quarantine sites:“The impact of this pandemic continues to show no boundaries and it has hit our judicial system as well. While I strongly oppose the release of prisoners from their sentences and understand the need for transfers within the system, I have... 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 $1,854,974 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Coronavirus State Hospital Improvement Program for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).“Making sure our rural health centers and hospitals received the support they need has been an crucial focus for me as Congress has negotiated... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and a bipartisan group of senators called on House and Senate leadership to make sure the next coronavirus relief package includes their Cancer Drug Parity Act, which Senator Capito co-sponsored. The legislation would make sure oral cancer drugs are covered in the same way as traditional intravenous (IV) chemotherapy.Right now, doctors are advising cancer patients to stay at home as much as possible. Switching to oral... 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 West Virginia’s eligibility for $86,640,471 to support continued learning for K-12 students whose educations have been disrupted by the coronavirus. This funding is made available through the U.S. Department of Education’s Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief Fund (ESSER Fund), which received additional... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) led 74 Senators in calling for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought to support radio and television broadcasters and local newspapers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The Senators said in part, “Our radio and television broadcasters and rural newspapers provide local and national news, emergency alerts, educational programs, and more to all corners... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday joined 27 of her Senate Republican colleagues in support of U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to prioritize public safety as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to address the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in federal prisons.“Some are attempting to use the COVID-19 pandemic to advance their political agenda by calling for a moratorium on the arrest and incarceration of... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and President Donald Trump’s Congressional Economic Task Force, today applauded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) announcement of funding to support coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts. The funds are from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, which was signed into law on March 27. Of the total funding, West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support small airports during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and provide critical flexibility in the Essential Air Service (EAS) program.The Senators said in part, “The Essential Air Service (EAS) Program connects over 170 small communities in the U.S. to the National Air Transportation System, providing rural communities that... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee today announced the City of Ripley, West Virginia, will receive $1.05 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under the Section 571 Program. “This agreement is great news for the residents of Ripley,” Senator Capito said. “The funding provided through the U.S. Army Corps of... 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 $6 million for communities across West Virginia to aid older adults and individuals with disabilities in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) received additional funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of President Trump’s Congressional Economic Task Force, today released the below statement following the bipartisan deal announced for additional appropriations to restart the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).The PPP was created through the CARES Act to help small businesses pay employees and remain open during the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the PPP provided $349 billion to support federally... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works’ (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, today announced the Committee’s release of draft water resources development legislation known as America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. As chair of EPW’s Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Chairman Capito helped write these... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.),  led 26 Senators on a letter calling for the Senate to finally provide much-needed financial certainty during the COVID-19 pandemic for rural communities to ensure long-term funding needed for essential services through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) and Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) programs.The Senators said in part, “The stop and start... 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 $12,824,107 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administrations (HRSA) for health centers across West Virginia.“Providing the proper resources for the health centers in our state is absolutely a priority, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Senator... 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 $3,000,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Trust Fund (HTF) through the CARES Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on March 27th, to preserve and expand affordable housing options and provide assistance for low-income families in West Virginia.“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, 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 Commerce, Justice and Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee, today announced an award of $100,000 to West Virginia University (WVU) for space research from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). This funding was made available under the Rapid Response Research... Read More

CHARLESTON W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Westbrook Health Services to address children and youth homelessness and help families affected by the opioid epidemic in West Virginia.“It’s critical that all of our children in West Virginia receive the care and services they need—especially those... Read More