Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act, legislation that established educational opportunities for African-Americans with the creation of 19 land-grant universities, has passed the Senate by unanimous consent. The 1890 Land-Grant Universities are a network of historically black colleges and universities that were created to promote education in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, today applauded the EPW Committee’s passage of her legislation, known as the ARENA Act, which rolls back President Obama’s so-called “Clean Power Plan.” “Today’s vote brings us one step closer to blocking this administration’s unprecedented clean power grab that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced $113,260 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for fire departments in Mineral, Hampshire and Cabell counties. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants will help these fire departments purchase equipment needed to keep their communities safe.  “West Virginia’s brave firefighters put their lives on the line in order to keep our... 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 $3,062,774 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Fayette and Mineral Counties. This funding will allow the Fayette County Child Development and Mineral County Board of Education to continue providing critical health, nutrition, education, and social... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, spoke on the Senate floor today about the president’s so-called “Clean Power Plan,” which forces states like West Virginia away from affordable, reliable energy and will put countless Americans out of work. In May, Senator Capito introduced the ARENA Act to roll back the harmful... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement regarding the president’s final carbon mandates, which were unveiled today: “Time and time again, this administration has chosen to pick winners and losers within the nation’s energy landscape, leaving states like West Virginia to bear the burden as more power plants and mines are forced to close, more jobs are lost and energy prices go up. The final rule announced today... Read More

NITRO, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito held a press conference at the UPS Terminal in Nitro today where she highlighted the Senate’s passage of a six-year transportation funding bill, known as the DRIVE Act, which is needed to fix West Virginia’s crumbling roads, bridges and highways, improve traveler safety and move goods throughout the state. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider this bill in September following the August... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement regarding the Alpha Natural Resources bankruptcy filing:  “This news is very troubling for West Virginia and the thousands of families who will be impacted,” said Senator Capito. “It’s no surprise that Alpha points to federal policies as part of the reason for its bankruptcy filing, especially when the president is just hours away from announcing... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, today announced the markup of the ARENA Act, an alternative to President Obama’s “Clean Power Plan.” The bill will be marked up in the EPW Committee on Wednesday, August 5, at 10:00 a.m.  “This administration continues to pick winners and losers within the nation’s energy... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded passage of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. This broad, bipartisan bill was passed out of committee on an 18-4 vote. The final energy package included Senator Capito’s legislation to modernize the approval process for new pipelines.  “Implementing a commonsense energy policy is critically important to West Virginia and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s passage of a bipartisan, six-year transportation funding bill, known as the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act:  “After weeks of debate, I am proud that the Senate has come to a consensus on a bipartisan, six-year transportation funding bill that will deliver the certainty and flexibility states need to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke on the Senate floor today outlining her specific concerns with the Iran nuclear agreement, including the argument that we must accept this deal or go to war with Iran.  Watch Senator Capito’s floor speech here.   Excerpts: “Mister President, I rise to express my deep concerns with the nuclear agreement negotiated between the United States, other world powers and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to help thousands of children who undergo cancer treatment each year, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) today introduced the Childhood Cancer STAR Act. This bipartisan legislation will advance pediatric cancer research and child-focused cancer treatments, while also improving childhood cancer surveillance and providing resources for survivors and those impacted by childhood cancer. “This bipartisan... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to introduce the bipartisan Anna Westin Act to help combat eating disorders. As many as 30 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder, but only one in 10 people with an eating disorder receive treatment. The bill will use existing funds to create grant programs to train school personnel, primary care... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a bipartisan push by Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and eight of their colleagues, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has announced that it will reinstate Prescription Drug Take-Back Days, an initiative to encourage the responsible disposal of expired or unwanted prescription drugs. In May, the Senators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for the reinstatement of this initiative after it was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement regarding the announced closure of the Century Aluminum plant in Ravenswood, West Virginia: "The announcement that Century Aluminum will permanently close its Ravenswood aluminum smelter is a deep disappointment for Jackson County, Century retirees, and the federal, state and local officials who worked hard to reopen the facility. Following the closure, it is my hope that Century will... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced more than $1 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for fire departments in five West Virginia counties. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Awards will help improve training, operations and fire safety in Fayette, Randolph, Raleigh, Wayne and Tucker Counties. “It is essential that our fire departments have the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, yesterday voted in favor of the FY2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, which invests in programs to combat drug abuse, foster economic development and promote small business growth in West Virginia. This is the 12th and final appropriations bill to be approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee this year, marking the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spoke on the Senate floor today in support of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, a six year highway bill that will increase federal transportation funding, further economic growth and give West Virginia the ability to finish critical projects and repair our crumbling roads, bridges and highways. The bipartisan bill unanimously passed the Senate Environment and Public Works... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, joined Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) and other members of the Senate and House to raise concerns regarding the extraordinary legal and economic aspects of the EPA’s proposed... Read More