Press Releases

**Click here for video of Senator Capito discussing her resolution today on the U.S. Senate floor** WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major step forward to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unworkable and overreaching regulations, a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) to void EPA’s regulations for existing power plants passed the Senate today. Today’s vote signaled that a majority of the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke on the Senate floor this morning in support of the bipartisan resolution she introduced with Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) under the Congressional Review Act to block harmful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for existing power plants. The Senate will vote today on this resolution along with a bipartisan resolution introduced by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to... Read More

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II visited C. W. Shipley Elementary School in Harpers Ferry yesterday to speak with the school’s fifth grade class about current trends impacting young people in the Mountain State. Senator Capito shared tips for avoiding drug encounters and reporting suspected drug abuse while also discussing the importance of leadership and community engagement. Ihlenfeld spoke with students... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced today that he and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) placed their resolutions of disapproval regarding the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations on the Senate’s calendar, meaning they could come up for a vote as early as this week. Senators Capito and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) filed a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) last month that would prevent... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to President Obama, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) are calling for increased efforts to ensure that no refugee related to the Syrian crisis is allowed into the United States unless the U.S. government can guarantee, with 100 percent assurance, that the refugee is not involved with ISIS. In the letter, the Senators request that the Administration outline the challenges it faces for checking the background of Syrian... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an ongoing effort to combat America’s growing opioid epidemic, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined with a bipartisan group of Senators on a letter to Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in support of CDC’s recently released draft opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic pain patients.   The letter notes the potential these guidelines have to serve as a significant tool... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $22,593 in funding for the Housing Authority of Raleigh County to provide housing assistance for homeless Veterans. “With Veterans Day around the corner, I am pleased to announce funding that will assist homeless veterans in need of permanent housing in Raleigh County. We can never do enough to repay our veterans, but we can do everything in our power to ensure West Virginia... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded the Senate’s 93-0 passage of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA) Appropriations Act, which funds military construction projects and veterans services. “Supporting our veterans is not only necessary, it’s what our men and women deserve. I am glad that the Senate came together in a bipartisan way to pass legislation that makes critical investments in our military and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced bipartisan legislation last week to help prevent opioid overdose deaths by encouraging physicians to co-prescribe the life-saving drug naloxone alongside opioid prescriptions and by making naloxone more widely available in federal health settings. The Co-prescribing Saves Lives Act will enable more health professionals to get naloxone, a safe and effective antidote to opioid overdoses, into the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline: “After more than seven years of politically motivated delays and obstruction, President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline is a major disappointment to American families who can’t afford higher energy costs and fewer job opportunities. Today’s decision shows that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve treatment programs for pregnant women and mothers who have a substance use disorder. The Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act would reauthorize residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women supported by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement today after the Senate passed a resolution of disapproval to nullify the Waters of the United States rule, commonly known as WOTUS. The resolution passed on a 53-44 vote.“West Virginia’s farmers, small businesses, energy producers and agriculture community have shared their concerns with me about the burdens and uncertainty this regulation would impose. Protecting our drinking water... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $367,411 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program. The purpose of the CDBG program is to develop communities by providing the means necessary to establish practical housing and living environments, while also promoting greater job growth and other opportunities. “The Community Development... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke on the Senate floor today about the need to pass a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act that would nullify the EPA and Corps of Engineers’ Waters of the United States rule, commonly known as the WOTUS rule. Video of Senator Capito’s speech and the remarks as prepared for delivery are included below. Click here or the image above for video of Senator Capito’s speech. Remarks as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced loans and grants for five projects in West Virginia to develop water and wastewater infrastructure. The funds have been awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and will provide rural communities with the resources necessary to improve or repair their water and wastewater systems. USDA has awarded $12,246,000 to four West Virginia communities for projects in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today voted in favor of the bipartisan Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which passed the Senate on a 74-21 vote. Senator Capito issued the following statement regarding the bill’s passage: “Information sharing about cyber threats between the private and public sector must happen if we are going to prevent devastating cyberattacks on systems such as the power grid, air traffic control and other critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) held a joint press conference to discuss their visit last week to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The senators discussed a military court order issued at the request of the “9/11 Five” that restricts how fully-qualified and well-performing women guards at Guantanamo do their jobs—simply because they are women. During their visit, the senators met... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced $1,191,631 in funding to the West Virginia Office of Maternal and Child Health Services (OMCHS) to support various programs with the goal of building better health care infrastructure in West Virginia. OMCHS programs specialize in serving the needs of women, infants, children, families, and children with special health care needs. “Throughout my career in public service, I have... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), along with 47 Senate co-sponsors, have introduced a resolution disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan regulations for existing power sources. “With this resolution, members of Congress will have an opportunity to voice their opinion about whether the administration’s far-reaching Clean Power Plan should go into effect,” said... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation and their staff met with Assistant Secretary Gregory Starr from the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security to discuss the Summit Point Training Facility in Jefferson County, West Virginia. The Summit Point Training Facility does vital work ensuring the safety of our diplomats, embassy staff and their families. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which has jurisdiction over... Read More