Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) passed the bipartisan Drive Safer Sunday Resolution. The legislation encourages Americans to exercise greater caution in their holiday travels during a period of historically increased traffic incidents and fatalities. The resolution also designates the Sunday after Thanksgiving as “Drive Safer Sunday.” “The Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest—if not the busiest—travel day... Read More

**Click here or the image above to watch the video.** **Click here to download the video.** CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released a video message ahead of Thanksgiving to express gratitude for the many blessings offered to West Virginians and Americans and to thank servicemembers deployed overseas who are unable to celebrate with their families. Full video transcript included below: “Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It's a time when we get... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the City of Ravenswood, W.Va. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Ranking Member Capito in Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), will be used for a project that includes pump... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, joined a letter—led by Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.)— to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in Florida responding to Hurricane Milton to avoid homes that had yard signs supporting President-Elect... Read More

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee and Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, made several stops in the North-Central and Northern Panhandle regions of West Virginia focused on economic development. First, Senator Capito traveled Bridgeport, W.Va., where she met with local leaders, including Bridgeport Mayor Andy Lang, to discuss ongoing economic development efforts and the implementation of grants and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed granting West Virginia the authority to oversee and administer the Class VI well program in the state, which is more commonly known as Class VI “primacy.” These wells are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced that she is nominating 36 qualified high school seniors from 17 counties throughout West Virginia to the prestigious U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force, and Merchant Marine Academies. Nominees were selected by a board chosen by Senator Capito who reviewed each application, interviewed candidates, and made recommendations. “One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S. Senator is nominating bright, motivated West... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Reauthorization Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.). The legislation passed by voice vote. “Over the years,... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the problems most affecting West Virginians and the solutions Republicans have to address them. Senator Capito’s floor remarks, as prepared for delivery, are included below: “Mr./Madame President, “A few weeks ago, the American people spoke loud and... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a hearing marking the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act.  During the hearing, Ranking Member Capito questioned Cathy Tucker-Vogel, Public Water Supply Section Chief of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, about the impact of Environmental... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks from the committee business meeting. WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a business meeting today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted against the nomination of Matthew Marzano to serve as a commissioner on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In Ranking Member Capito’s opening statement, she highlighted the history of the NRC and quality... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C – Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 33 of her Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Stand with Israel Act. This legislation, which was led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), would cut off U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. The legislation is also companion legislation to bipartisan House bill HR 9394... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for the West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety and Training. This grant will support programs that help reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail over the weekend, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), highlighted the successes in West Virginia’s fight against the addiction crisis and work still left to be done. This follows the West Virginia Opioid Summit Senator Capito hosted on Friday, November 15th. The full op-ed is... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 19 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reverse course on supporting constraints on manufacturing and the development of target lists that identify chemicals and plastic products to be banned around the world in a potential plastics treaty. The letter was led by U.S. Senator... Read More

DUNBAR, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), convened state and community leaders in Dunbar, W.Va. for a summit focused on combating the drug epidemic in West Virginia. This summit consisted of individual panels throughout the day, each focused on one of three main themes: research and prevention, recovery, and law enforcement. “The... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s full remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement after she was unanimously elected by acclamation by her Senate Republican colleagues to serve as the Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC). For the last two years, Senator Capito has served as the Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. “I am grateful to my colleagues for electing me to serve on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee’s Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The focus of the brief is a final rule from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that requires state departments of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) under the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.  “The Biden administration is continuing its anti-consumer agenda by implementing the natural gas tax enacted by Democrats... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Appropriations Committees, made two stops in southern West Virginia focused on infrastructure and economic development. First, Senator Capito traveled to the Bluefield Area Transit along John Nash Boulevard in Bluefield, W.Va., where she spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for a natural gas infrastructure extension project. In 2021, Senator Capito secured $2,959,000... Read More