Press Releases

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

NITRO, W.Va. — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Brenntag leadership, employees, local representatives, the Nitro Police Department, and residents of the community to cut the ribbon on completed upgrades to the Brenntag facility in Nitro, W.Va. Through major investments, Brenntag has installed new equipment to safely and efficiently provide clean drinking water throughout West Virginia.  “Brenntag has made substantial investments into West Virginia, and I’m honored to... Read More

CHARLESTON, 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), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Health Education and Research Institute, Inc. to support telenursing software upgrades, telemedicine expansion, and cardiology services integration. These awards,... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — On Sunday, September 24, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted an Academy Day event at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, W.Va. for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. During the event, various service academy admissions representatives and local ROTC scholarship program representatives were available to answer questions and... Read More

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Sissonville Middle School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Senator Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event were West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Walker and Justice Haley Bunn. Fifth grade female students participated in the program, where they had the chance to hear from the women on their personal experience as... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — On Thursday, September 21, and Friday, September 22, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visited West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle for several events in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and Martinsburg, W.Va., including a visit to Route 522 for an onsite project update, a tour of The Martinsburg Initiative’s (TMI) Ramer Center, The Monument Companies’ (TMC) Interwoven Mill renovation project, and Commercial Metals Company’s (CMC) Falling Water’s construction site for their... 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 following statement after the White House Office of Management and Budget announced new rules and procedures today that directs federal agencies to consider flawed “social cost of greenhouse gases” (SC-GHG) metrics when purchasing any goods or services, conducting the environmental review process for projects of all kinds, and levying climate... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questioning. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, participated in a full committee hearing on three nominees to be commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and one to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. During her questioning, Senator Capito highlighted the need for bipartisanship when deciding commission... 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 22 other senators, including every Republican on the EPW Committee, in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind its proposed particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). “The EPA’s proposal fails to consider several important factors that will make implementation of a lower annual standard extremely... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) introduced bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and American icon Billie Jean King. The legislation is endorsed by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The medal would be awarded in recognition of Billie Jean King’s groundbreaking leadership, throughout her life and career, in advancing equal rights for women in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bipartisan resolution to recognize September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children past infancy; in 2023, an estimated 9,910 children under the age of 14 will be diagnosed with cancer and about 1,040... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, joined her Republican colleagues to discuss the immigration, drug, humanitarian, and national security crisis at our southern border. During her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted the brave efforts of the men and women of the West Virginia National Guard who assisted in Operation Lone Star on the southern border, the... 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, historic preservation, transportation, workforce development, academic research, and environmental protection programs across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation, called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to consider a “treat-in-place” model to address the workforce challenges faced by West Virginia hospitals and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. The West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) and the West Virginia Hospital Association... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) to introduce the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, legislation that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 and mandate E-Verify to ensure the wage increase only goes to legal workers. The bill would also index future minimum wage increases to inflation and includes a... Read More

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), along with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), today recognized September 15th as National Concussion Awareness Day. “Concussions adversely affect far too many individuals in West Virginia and across our country. Every year, millions are treated, hospitalized, and in some... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. “One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S. Senator is nominating young West Virginians for admission to our nation’s service academies, and it is one that I always look forward to every year. I... Read More

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 Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc.  This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito, will be used to renovate the rural health center, adding... 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DOJ), as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support several health services, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection programs, as well as two research... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s opening remarks from the committee hearing. Click here for Ranking Member Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing titled, “Examining the Effects of Extreme Heat and Weather on Transportation.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for calling today’s hearing and... Read More