Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), expressed her support for the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) proposed rule that will address unreliable rail service and the high costs of rail shipping for American businesses by increasing transparency and competition in the freight rail industry. The lack of reliable rail service disrupts operations for farmers, loggers, energy producers, and manufacturers, causing higher... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tonight, 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 that will fund the government through November 17, 2023: “Tonight, my vote was as straightforward as it can be, to prevent a reckless and damaging shutdown of our federal government. This continuing resolution, the only one that could have passed the House, enables both the government to remain open... 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. Departments of Justice (DOJ), Energy (DOE), Labor (DOL), and Transportation (DOT), as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Credit Union Administration’s Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) to support public safety, energy projects, workforce development and worker safety, firefighter assistance,... 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 Town of Kermit, W.Va. and the Town of Alderson, W.Va. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will be used to renovate water systems in Kermit, W.Va.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 26 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution – led by U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) – calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich from Russia. “It is unacceptable that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remains detained in Russia for simply doing his job. This further demonstrates Putin and Russia’s disregard for justice and accountability as they continue their... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), introduced a bipartisan resolution designating September as “National Recovery Month.” The senators’ resolution comes as overdoses are rising across the nation. The resolution specifically recognizes the many challenges contributing to growing substance use disorders and the need for more community resources to reduce barriers to treatment and destigmatize substance... 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) to support health projects at Marshall University Health and its partners. This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will be used to develop... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. Reps. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.-08) and John Rutherford (R-Fla.-05), reintroduced the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act, which would strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and ensure that blind, deaf, deaf-disabled, and deafblind children receive the same education as their peers, and are able to achieve and thrive. “Accessing the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) signed a letter, along with 30 of her Senate Republican colleagues and led by Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding a full accounting of actions taken by a senior Pentagon official who has close links to the Iranian government. Ariane Tabatabai, the chief of staff to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, was reportedly engaged in an... 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, led Republican members of the EPW Committee in writing to White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, urging the administration to remove confusing, burdensome proposed permitting rules it is attempting to layer onto the commonsense project review reforms achieved in the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA). “The changes... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement urging the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to select West Virginia as a location for Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs). The Tech Hubs Program, created by the bipartisan CHIPS-Plus Act, is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional technology- and innovation-centric growth by strengthening a region’s capacity to manufacture,... 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) to support renovation and construction of health care and educational facilities, as well as support in the fight against opioids in West Virginia. These awards were secured through Congressionally Directed... 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 Justice (DOJ) to three West Virginia police departments and West Virginia University (WVU) Potomac State. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will be used to upgrade equipment, facilities, training, and security resources for police departments and the... 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) to support eight projects at West Virginia University (WVU) Hospitals, Inc., including WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), as well as an award for the WVU Health... 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 full committee hearing on federal building usage with witnesses from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the General Services Administration (GSA). HIGHLIGHTS: ON NEED TO HAVE A STANDARD UTILIZATION BENCHMARK FOR BUILDINGS: “So you're saying... 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority (KCEAA). This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made solely by Senator Capito, will be used to construct three... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks from the committee hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “Oversight of the General Services Administration: Examining the Federal Real Estate Portfolio.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And welcome to our witnesses. I want to thank you for calling this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee unanimously passed the Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2023, legislation authored by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, to reauthorize the Brownfields program, which supports redevelopment efforts at legacy industrial sites in local communities. “The Brownfields program has created success story after success... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced legislation to ensure that first responders and other essential community members have access to training on how to use life-saving overdose reversal drugs, like naloxone. The legislation, the Safe Response Act, invests in a critical grant program that allows states, local government entities, and Tribes to train and provide resources to first responders to... 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 a variety of federal departments and agencies to support health services, public safety, economic development, transportation, workforce development, logistics research, and environmental protection programs across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,... Read More