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U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va ) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced legislation to provide more resources to Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts. The Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) Act will create a new grant program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support habitat restoration in the Bay region. It is modeled after the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, which is funded at $5 million annually, and would provide millions in... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,056,000 in National Dislocated Worker Grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). “It’s great to see the Department of Labor investing in displaced West Virginia coal miners. By retraining our workers, we’re making sure they have the skills they need for new jobs. This grant program has been a... 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 $6,145,690 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding will support alcohol research programs at West Virginia University and provide mental health support services for West Virginians.  “It may seem like research into alcoholism has taken a backseat in light of the opioid epidemic.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today applauded passage of the Clean Industrial Technology Act (CITA) by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  CITA would support research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources, and help make American companies more competitive in the global economy.  The legislation is also sponsored by Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Cory... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the below statement following House Democrats’ official impeachment inquiry announcement: “West Virginians have made it clear to me time and time again that they would rather Congress focus on the issues that truly affect their day-to-day lives—not political and partisan theatrics. Earlier this afternoon, in good faith, the president said he is willing to release the ‘complete, fully... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, today presided over a subcommittee markup of her FY2020 funding bill, which provides $70.7 billion to support the various missions of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It makes investments in border security, cybersecurity, aviation security, state and local grants, and other programs to improve national security and keep Americans safe. The... 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 $5,839,934 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for various projects across West Virginia. The funding will expand wastewater collection and treatment service, support the WorkForce West Virginia Competitive Improvement Program (CIP) and certify yellow poplar for manufacturing cross-laminated timber (CLT)... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement regarding the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) announcement of a new five-year cooperative agreement with the Green Bank Observatory and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI): “It doesn’t seem like a month goes by without reading about another discovery made at the Green Bank Observatory. I am excited that the NSF has made the wise decision to continue this... 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 three grants totaling $7,342,927 to help repair roads damaged as the result of natural disasters. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).  “Many West Virginia roads are worse for wear—especially after flooding and heavy rains hit several of our counties in 2016 and 2018,” Senator... 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 $2,204,124 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Medical Services (BMS). This funding will increase the capacity of Medicaid providers to support substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services. “Every West Virginian... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) to introduce the Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention (STANDUP) Act, bipartisan legislation to address rising youth suicide rates. U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) are also original cosponsors. The STANDUP Act requires states, public schools, and Tribes to implement... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today participated in a markup of several FY2020 government funding measures, all of which include resources she helped secure for numerous West Virginia programs and priorities. The committee approved the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill; the Agriculture bill; and the Financial Services and General Government bill by votes of 31 to 0. “As we... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted in favor of a procedural measure to move forward with consideration on four FY2020 government funding bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act; the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act; and the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act. The measure did not advance by a vote of 51 to... 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 a grant of $6,031,476 for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services’ Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Homevisiting Program. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  “This program allows expecting mothers and at-risk families to receive support from health,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced she will host four “Academy Days” this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about admission to U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available at each event to provide information on nominations to the following academies: Air Force, Military/Army, Naval, and Merchant... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $26,593,635 from the Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for various clean air and water and hazardous waste projects across West Virginia. This funding supports projects for hazardous waste assessment and cleanup of Brownfields properties, improving water quality in various bodies of water, developing drinking water... 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 a grant of $500,000 for the Jackson County Health Department to aid first responders. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  “Jackson County Health Department is already doing incredible work on the frontlines of the opioid crisis,” Senator Capito said. “This additional... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $9,276,233 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) for health centers, universities and state programs across West Virginia to combat the opioid epidemic. “This is great news for several health center across the state,” Senator Capito said. “In rural... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today participated in a markup of the first FY2020 government funding measures, helping to advance bills that would provide resources for critical West Virginia priorities. The committee approved the Department of Defense Appropriations Act by a vote of 16 to 15 and the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act unanimously. Earlier this summer, with Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced passage of their resolution to commemorate Wheeling, West Virginia’s, 250th anniversary. Senators Capito and Manchin both spoke on the Senate floor following unanimous passage of the resolution. “In so many ways, Wheeling represents the American Dream,” Senator Capito said. “From its founding by Ebenezer Zane to its current role as an important... Read More