Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Legislative Branch Subcommittee, today expressed her disappointment that Senate Democrats refused to honor commitments to veterans and allow consideration of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The motion to invoke cloture on the bill failed on a 50-44 vote. The appropriations bill, which funds veterans’ services,... 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 $620,005 in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to support continued efforts to combat drug abuse in West Virginia. The City of Huntington will receive $220,005 in funding to support the enhancement of drug court services. Specifically, the grant award will help establish new capabilities in underserved communities, enhance training programs for drug court experts,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) welcomed a new assessment by the Washington-Baltimore High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) that highlights the devastating impact of heroin addiction in Berkeley County. At a drug prevention summit hosted by Senator Capito in April, Tom Carr, the executive director of the Washington-Baltimore HIDTA Program, pledged to conduct this assessment of Berkeley County following a sharp increase in heroin overdoses in that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced $100,000 in funding for West Virginia University to research new ideas and technologies that will improve the safety of the nation’s energy transportation pipelines. The funding is being awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP). “The U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government today. The continuing resolution passed the Senate on a 78-20 vote and will fund the government through December 11, 2015. “Today’s vote fulfills one of Congress’ primary responsibilities - funding the government. We must continue our efforts to avoid future... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) announced that they have introduced the Student Loan Relief Act of 2015, which would allow borrowers to refinance their federal student loans into the private market and take advantage of lower interest rates. According to the Institute for College Access & Success, New Hampshire has the highest average student loan debt in the nation at $32,795 and West Virginia averages $27,320. In... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced new Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) awards totaling $663,582 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funding will benefit West Virginia University’s (WVU) State Fire Training Academy, the Mt. Clare Volunteer Fire Department in Harrison County and the Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department in Lincoln County.  “In order to keep our people and our... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement today on the announcement by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that he will retire from Congress on October 30, 2015: “Speaker John Boehner is a true statesman and friend who has served our country honorably and dedicated his life to public service. As a leader, Speaker Boehner routinely put the institution before his own interests. It was a privilege to serve with him during my 14 years in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement after Pope Francis’ historic address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. “Pope Francis’ address was uplifting and hopeful, reminding us that we must work together to confront the many challenges facing our nation and the world. Quoting the Golden Rule, he reminded us to ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ “I was honored to take part in the... 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 $1,146,400 to support water infrastructure projects in Clay and McDowell Counties. The Clay Public Service District’s Pack Fork and Independence Road Waterline Extension project aims to provide safe, reliable water service to 134 households and two organizations in an isolated part of Clay County by... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today urged West Virginians to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drug Take-Back Day is an opportunity for the public to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by disposing of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. “Ensuring the safe and proper disposal of unwanted... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined all 20 women senators to introduce the bipartisan #FreeThe20 resolution to support the empowerment of women and urge countries to release women held unjustly. Earlier this month, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power launched a U.S. government-wide #FreeThe20 campaign, urging governments around the world to release female political prisoners. The senators’ bipartisan resolution supports this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced her support today for legislation to create prize-based incentives that encourage more public-private collaboration in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of dementia. The Ensuring Useful Research Expenditures is Key for Alzheimer’s (EUREKA) Act would not replace other funding and research initiatives for Alzheimer’s but add another route for breakthroughs. The bipartisan bill was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the Weekly Republican Address, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) says President Obama had an opportunity to use the leverage created by international sanctions to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program, but instead he settled for a nuclear agreement that doesn’t meet the goals the president himself set out. “He had an opportunity to show leadership and restore our standing in the world. Yet, instead this is a deal that fails to meet even the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) co-sponsored a joint resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) disapproving the Waters of the United States rule, commonly known as WOTUS.The rule, submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE), expands the scope of federal authority over land and waterways in the United States under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and threatens to impede small businesses,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced that two West Virginia health centers will receive a total of $200,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Rural Opioid Overdose Reversal (ROOR) Grant Program. Community Connections, Inc. in Princeton and Pleasant Valley Hospital, Inc. in Point Pleasant will each receive $100,000 in funding to help prevent drug overdoses. The program will help... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) expressed her concern with the Department of Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s proposed Stream Protection Rule in a written statement that was submitted to the Department prior to its public hearing in Charleston, West Virginia this evening. “I am deeply concerned with the impact this proposal will have on West Virginia’s economy at a time when the impacts of other regulations and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the United States considers increasing the number of Syrian refugees allowed into the country, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of State Secretary John Kerry and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urging them to maintain the rigorous security vetting process of all applicants to ensure terrorist organizations like ISIL do not take advantage of the situation. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after today’s votes on the motion to invoke cloture on the Iran Nuclear Agreement Resolution of Disapproval and the motion to invoke cloture on an amendment offered by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earlier this week. The amendment would link sanctions relief to a change in Iranian behavior. Both measures were blocked by Senate Democrats.“I am extremely disappointed that a partisan... Read More

On Thursday, September 17, 2015, the Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will hold a public hearing on its proposed Stream Protection Rule in Charleston, West Virginia. The public hearing will take place at the Charleston Civic Center from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.While I applaud the Department of Interior for holding a hearing in West Virginia, unlike other agencies that have chosen to avoid our state during the rulemaking process, the proposed... Read More