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WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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), today announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Burlington United Methodist Family Services and Marshall University’s Center for Foster Care Excellence. This funding, which was secured through two Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined with 25 of her Senate Republican colleagues, led by Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen demanding answers from the Biden administration regarding the approximately $6 billion it released to Iran in exchange for American prisoners. “When the Obama administration released $400 million in liquidated assets to Iran in 2016, we warned... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 27 fire departments and two city governments across West Virginia. The grants were awarded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and will support local fire departments and first responders. “Our dedicated local fire departments and first responders keep West... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today attended the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 87th Annual Meeting and Business Summit where she participated in several events with business and community leaders. Senator Capito addressed the entire business summit where she provided an update on the latest from the U.S. Senate, as well as her continued work to spur economic development in West Virginia. Senator Capito’s remarks can be re-watched here. “West... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today attended the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 87th Annual Meeting and Business Summit where she participated in several events with business and community leaders. Senator Capito addressed the entire business summit where she provided an update on the latest from the U.S. Senate, as well as her continued work to spur economic development in West Virginia. Senator Capito’s remarks can be re-watched here. “West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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, today announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) program for the Nettie Leivasy Public Service District. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made solely by Senator Capito, will be used... 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, released the below statement on the Biden administration issuing a revised  “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule following the Supreme Court’s ruling against the administration’s prior definition, which was an illegal federal overreach that targeted farmers, ranchers, builders and landowners. “Despite our warnings that the Biden WOTUS rule was clear... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding from a number of federal agencies to assist victims of crime, revitalize brownfields, foster small business growth, strengthen rural veterinarian programs, enhance mental health resources, increase food safety, and help fund a variety of research programs at West Virginia University (WVU). HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to acquire a modern storage and viewing facility to help properly maintain the most comprehensive and diverse publicly available geological sample collection in West Virginia. This award was secured through a CDS request made by Senator Capito. “This funding... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) highlighted the economic impact resulting from the redesignation of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Specifically, the U.S. National Park Service’s (NPS) 2022 National Park Visitor Spending Effects report found that over the past year, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve generated $96.1 million in economic output and supported 1,044 jobs in West Virginia. In 2022, over 1.5 million park visitors spent... 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. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released findings of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that both members previously requested titled, “Nuclear Power: NRC Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prepare to License Advanced Reactors.” In February 2022, Capito and McMorris... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the Small Business Association (SBA) to the Ohio Valley Industrial & Business Development Corp. to support safety and security measures at Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling, W.Va. This award was secured through a CDS request made solely by Senator Capito. “When I visited Wheeling in 2021, I learned about the ideas and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA), as well as the National Science Foundation (NSF), to support a program to help curb maternal mortality victims and help fund a variety of research programs at West Virginia University (WVU).  HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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, today announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Marshall University, Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless, and Seneca Health Services, Inc. to help address homelessness, suicide prevention, mental health, and addiction in West Virginia. “Our nation’s mental... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Saturday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined local, state and federal officials, as well as country music star and fellow West Virginian, Brad Paisley, in a ribbon cutting celebration of the new Herbert Hoover High School (HHHS) in Elkview, W.Va. HHHS was substantially damaged by the devastating floods in West Virginia on June 23, 2016, and needed to be rebuilt and relocated. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Capito secured nearly... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, a congressional delegation (CODEL), led by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), returned to the United States after traveling to Pearl Harbor, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition to Senator Capito, the delegation included Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.-06), Kathy Castor (D-Fla.-14), and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.-11). During the trip, the delegation engaged with senior leaders throughout the Indo-Pacific to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, while the White House hosts a celebration marking one year since the enactment of the Democrats’ energy-killing Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released an oversight reportoutlining the failures of the legislation, which spends trillions of dollars and decimates American coal and natural gas production. The report focuses particularly... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Energy (DOE), as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), and National Park Service (NPS), to support health care workforce expansion programs, addiction treatment resources, pollution prevention programs, academic and energy research, and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today announced new mobile office dates and locations throughout West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands during the months of August and September. Members of Senator Capito’s staff will be available to provide constituents one-on-one assistance with casework and other issues they may be experiencing with federal agencies. Appointments are not required but are encouraged, and they can be made by... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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), today announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support five Rural Communities Opioid Response programs focused on addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) across West Virginia. The purpose of this program is to reduce the incidence and... Read More