Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $419,342 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for fire departments in Morgantown and Terra Alta. The grants awarded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program will help local fire departments purchase new equipment. “In order to maintain safe communities throughout West Virginia, we must equip local fire departments with the tools they... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced a total of $3,384,277 from the U.S Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will be awarded to Southwestern Community Action Council, Inc. in Huntington. This funding will enable Head Start programs in Huntington to continue to provide critical health, nutrition, education, and social services to local families and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve seniors’ access to hospice care in rural America. Currently, a statutory barrier inhibits seniors’ access to hospice in rural communities across the country. When patients enroll in hospice, they select a physician or nurse practitioner to serve as their provider. Unlike other services, rural health clinics (RHCs) and federally... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as secretary of Agriculture: “Governor Perdue has the knowledge and experience to be a true leader in helping our country’s agriculture sector and rural areas grow and succeed. I look forward to working with him to ensure West Virginia’s farmers have the support and flexibility they need and to help expand the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) applauded the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement that $5,881,983 in opioid crisis grants will be awarded to West Virginia. Funding will support prevention, treatment and recovery services. HHS Secretary Tom Price announced the grants as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in America. The grants will be awarded to all 50 states... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), U.S. Representatives David McKinley, Alex Mooney, Evan Jenkins and Cecil Roberts, President of United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging them to include a permanent solution for the miners’ benefits in the government funding bill that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s decision to initiate a study of the nation’s electric grid, specifically examining the impact regulatory burdens have had on base load power sources, as well as the importance of fuel diversity in ensuring grid reliability. The study was initiated Friday and will continue over a two-month period. ”I am encouraged by Secretary Perry's... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after voting to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch today. Gorsuch was confirmed on a 54-45 vote, despite Senate Democrats’ historic attempt to filibuster a Supreme Court nominee. “I was proud to cast my vote in support of Judge Neil Gorsuch, our newest Supreme Court justice. Judge Gorsuch’s qualifications are indisputable. After meeting face to face, thoroughly... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s military action in Syria: “I commend President Trump for taking swift and decisive action against the Assad regime for its appalling use of chemical weapons on Syrian civilians this week. I was deeply shaken by the terrible images of innocent men, women, and children suffering from such an inhumane attack. The use of chemical weapons on innocent... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced that $278,796 will be awarded to West Virginia University (WVU) from the National Institute on Aging to support the University’s Stroke Research Training Program. The program aims to train the next generation of stroke researchers to better assess strokes in the context of the affected population. The training program will select the best PhD students from the participating... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urged her colleagues to support action to prevent a lapse in important benefits to retired miners. The Senate passed a continuing resolution in December that included a four-month extension to fund healthcare benefits for retirees until the end of April. The following month, Senator Capito and others reintroduced the Miners Protection Act in the 115th Congress to provide a permanent... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urged her colleagues to support Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. The Senate is expected to vote on Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation on Friday. Watch Senator Capito’s full speech here. Remarks as prepared for delivery: “Mr. President –“I come to the floor to express my strong support for the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next Associate... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) applauded the passage of a resolution they introduced last night, which congratulates the West Virginia University (WVU) rifle team on their victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship. The Mountaineers made history this month by capturing their 19th NCAA title – a nation-best – with a championship score record of 4723. The Senate resolution... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act, legislation that would help revitalize the country’s manufacturing sector and help create good-paying manufacturing jobs throughout the country. The bill was also introduced in the House by U.S. Congressman David... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten U.S. Senators representing six states and both political parties are urging the president to protect federal funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Since ARC was created in 1965, the federal-state partnership has partnered with states, localities and the business community to support the creation of thousands of new jobs and helped leverage billions of dollars in new economic investments across the Appalachian region. The White House budget submitted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a total of $2,424,400 to support economic development projects in Huntington, Davis and at community colleges across West Virginia.  “While I am encouraged that the new administration is already taking action to roll-back eight years of harmful regulations, we must also continue addressing the current needs of West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined President Donald Trump at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C. for the signing of the president’s Energy Independence Executive Order, which effectively kills President Obama’s harmful Clean Power Plan. Senator Capito issued the following statement applauding the Executive Order: “Today, President Trump kept his promise to roll back one of the most harmful acts of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, Congressional leaders united across the aisle and the Capitol Dome to reintroduce the bipartisan RECLAIM Act. The legislation aims to accelerate $1 billion in available funding in the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AML) Fund over the next five years to revitalize coal communities hit hardest by the downturn of the coal industry.The RECLAIM Act: Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More, was filed today... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced legislation to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority to extend the Jennings-Randolph hydropower dam license so the project has time to secure other required permits and commence construction before its FERC 2-year license expires. Collaboration and engagement are key to identifying challenges and ensuring all parties have an opportunity to be heard. Part of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced legislation today to help halt the flow of illicit fentanyl from Mexico, China and other nations around the world into the United States. The INTERDICT Act would provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) tools such as hi-tech chemical screening devices to help detect and interdict fentanyl and other illicit synthetic opioids. Mexico is... Read More