Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $5,285,486 in federal funding for six health centers throughout West Virginia. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), these grants will help approximately 10,776 patients in need. The funding will be used to renovate and update facilities in order to accommodate more patients and increase access to care. “In West Virginia, local health centers are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced that West Virginia University (WVU) was awarded $402,416 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through a competitive grant program known as the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). The program awarded a total of $15.6 million in grants to various colleges throughout the country to encourage their education and research efforts to strengthen rural... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Angus King (I-Maine) today led a bipartisan letter calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update broadband speed definitions for the Community Connect Grant Program. Earlier this month, USDA upped broadband speed requirements for the Broadband Access Loan Program to 10mbps, while Community Connect was only upped to 4mbps. Both programs provide much-needed support for enhancing broadband in rural... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced legislation that would increase support for a National Guard program that helps local law enforcement and community organizations address the heroin and opioid pandemic. The Shaheen-Capito bill will extend the availability of funding for the National Guard Counterdrug Program from one to three years. This program provides local law enforcement with highly-trained analysts to support their... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) have introduced the Working Families Relief Act, legislation that would make it easier for working families to access childcare for their children. “As working mothers ourselves, we know firsthand the importance of giving families flexibility and options to balance their careers and personal lives,” said the senators. “The Working Families Relief Act will make it easier for small... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced upcoming mobile office hours throughout West Virginia during the month of May. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available to meet with constituents and assist with casework or other issues they may be experiencing with federal agencies. Upcoming Mobile Office Hours: Monday, May 211:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Clay County Nutrition Site184 Precious Maysel RoadClay, WV 25043 12:00 p.m. – 1:00... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced a bipartisan bill to examine the rising rate and treatment costs of neonatal abstinence syndrome or NAS, a withdrawal condition in newborns often caused by the prenatal use of opioids in pregnant women. The Nurturing and Supporting (NAS) Healthy Babies Act will expand our knowledge of NAS and how to care for NAS babies. The legislation directs the U.S. Government... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) today introduced the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016, legislation that would update how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) addresses ozone requirements in the Clean Air Act. “This commonsense legislation provides a needed update to the way the EPA releases new ozone standards. Communities in West Virginia and across the country are struggling to comply with a never ending stream... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today introduced Jessie’s Law, legislation to help ensure that medical professionals have full knowledge of their patient’s previous opioid addiction when consent is given. This will help prevent tragic events like the death of Jessie Grubb by providing physicians and other medical professionals with this information at every step of a patient’s care, enabling them to consider the... Read More

***WATCH full press conference HERE****  WASHINGTON, D.C. – To mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), other Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and survivors of sexual assault joined Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) today to urge the Senate to pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA). This bipartisan legislation would protect students, professionalize the response to and reporting of sexual assault... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to protect the public by preventing dam failures and improving dam safety in communities across the country, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) are introducing the High Hazard Potential Small Dam Safety Act. This bipartisan legislation seeks to provide federal grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of non-federal high hazard potential dams. Dams play an important role with respect to our water supply, flood... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s (EPW) Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding today’s signing of the international climate agreement that was reached in Paris last year: “I’m extremely disappointed that this agreement was signed, promising funding that cannot be delivered and threatening our affordable, reliable energy and jobs.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today regarding the Senate Appropriations Committee’s passage of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2017: “From battling the drug epidemic and combating domestic... Read More

4-H representatives from West Virginia met with Senator Capito in Washington last week WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution in support of 4-H and its recently-launched “Grow True Leaders” campaign. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was among the list of co-sponsors for this measure, which recognizes the immeasurable benefits of the national 4-H program for young people and its potential growth under the new initiative. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Representatives Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) to introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Steel Industry Preservation Act, which aims to strengthen the domestic steel industry by creating a tax credit to incentivize the recycling of a hazardous waste in steel manufacturing. The bill creates a tax credit for the production of steel industry fuel – an environmentally-friendly process that lowers costs... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito issued this statement following passage of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 – a bipartisan, commonsense, all-of-the-above energy package that updates the nation’s energy policy for the first time in eight years: “This commonsense energy package will bring significant benefits to West Virginia and to American families and businesses, namely energy security, efficiency and affordability,” said Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ranking member of Senate EPW, and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). This reauthorization would extend the DERA program to 2021.“The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act has consistently proven to be a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued this statement following the Senate’s passage of a bipartisan bill to reauthorize funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 passed on a 95-3 vote. “I was pleased to help the Senate pass this consumer-friendly aviation bill that supports jobs, improves safety and helps passengers — all without raising taxes or fees on the public,” said Senator Capito.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a group of 28 senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanding that the administration follow the law and prohibit funding for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its related entities. On March 17, 2016, the “State of Palestine” was allowed to become a full member of the UNFCCC. That action triggered a statutory restriction under the 1994... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced mobile office hours in five West Virginia counties over the coming weeks. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available to meet with constituents in Wyoming, McDowell, Wood, Wayne and Mason Counties to assist with casework or other issues they may be experiencing with federal agencies. Upcoming Mobile Office Hours: Wednesday, April 2011:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Oceana City Hall1285 Cook Parkway... Read More