Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today congratulated West Virginia high school students Peyton Barker of Ronceverte, W.Va. and Bryson Riggleman of Petersburg, W.Va. on their selection as West Virginia’s United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) representatives for 2024. Peyton and Bryson were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to participate in the 104 national student delegation as part of the 62nd annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 2... 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 issued a video message celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ahead of the holiday honoring him on Monday, January 15th. Full video transcript included below: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of the greatest figures in our nation’s history. “When Dr. King visited Charleston 64 years ago this month, his... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) recently wrote an op-ed published in the Washington Examiner detailing the antiquated Endangered Species Act’s flaws and offering a comprehensive road map to fix it.  Click here to find the full op-ed or read it below.  The Endangered Species Act is flawed, there is now a road map to fix it  By: U.S. Senator Shelley... 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 member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the City of Ripley, W.Va. to upgrade its wastewater treatment system. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be used to improve the wastewater system... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler regarding the Commission’s proposed rule on climate-related disclosures for publicly traded companies that would require them to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other climate change-related information. In the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), introduced a bill designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.”Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, a position in which she served for over 30 years.“Judge Keeley devoted her career to... 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 on the urgent need for Congress to pass legislation that makes meaningful policy changes to address President Biden’s border crisis. Senator Capito acknowledges that while the crisis was created by the Biden administration’s bad policy, Congressional Republicans are... 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 funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be used to establish a behavioral-health workforce... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after receiving a response from the United States Postal Service (USPS) following a letter she sent in December asking for more information regarding USPS’s Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center. Senator Capito has remained active on this issue, and has spoken personally with Postmaster General DeJoy and other local officials on the matter.“After... 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 and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Southern Jackson County Public Service District (PSD) to upgrade its wastewater treatment system. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made solely by Senator Capito, will be... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), as well as the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to support public health, economic development, infrastructure, and education programs in West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) participated in a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing on tin mill products, a case that is critical for Cleveland-Cliffs’ Weirton, W.Va. operations and its workers.Currently, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers are petitioning the U.S. Department of Commerce and the ITC seeking countervailing duties on imports of tin mill products from China in January 2023 and antidumping duties on imports of tin... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined West Virginia state leaders, including Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), West Virginia Secretary of Economic Development Mitch Carmichael, West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R-W.Va.), West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R-W.Va.), West Virginia University President Gordon Gee, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in a letter – led by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) – urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury to lower out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs by enforcing a rule limiting the use of harmful “copay accumulators.” Copay accumulators prevent copay assistance from counting... 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 issued a video message wishing West Virginians a Merry Christmas.Full video transcript included below:“Merry Christmas, West Virginia. As you gather with family and loved ones to enjoy the traditions and festivities, I hope this is a time of great joy, peace, and happiness. “I encourage you to pause and reflect on what's most important... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie. The Senators urged the Commissioners to work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) applauded the passage of the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee recently. The comprehensive, bipartisan legislation reauthorizes and adds programs designed to address the nation’s ongoing substance use disorder epidemic. Senator Capito was a cosponsor of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 79 Senate and House members in sending a bicameral letter to Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Andrea Gacki, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), requesting a delay in the implementation of new reporting requirements for small businesses. The letter – led by U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and U.S. Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.-10) and Warren... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to again outline significant concerns with the administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 that aims to close down power plants across the country, threatening... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced $54,320,000 for the Chaplin Hill Gateway Project, which includes construction of bridges, interchanges, and pedestrian and bicycle connections. The funding is through the Mega Grant Program, an infrastructure funding program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Ranking Member Capito wrote a letter of support for the project to... Read More