Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley raising concerns that SSA beneficiaries would have difficulty accessing benefit services following a decision to close SSA offices nationwide during business hours. Senator Capito is the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has approved $32,235,629 to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development to provide matching funds for the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, funded through the National Telecommunication and Information... 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 reiterating Senate Republicans’ support for Israel, and criticized President Biden’s decision to withhold security assistance from Israel during its fight for survival.Additionally, Senator Capito expressed her outrage at the International Criminal Court’s decision... 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, “Federal Programs for the Circular Economy: State and Local Perspectives on Efforts to Improve Reuse and Recycling.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank the panel for being here with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 introduced by Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.). The bill advanced by a unanimous vote. The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to continue implementation of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-W.Va.) bipartisan bill to strengthen Federal prison oversight passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Federal Prison Oversight Act – led by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) – would establish new, independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The legislation now heads to the U.S. Senate.“Investigations into our Federal prisons have produced shocking and alarming results,” Senator Capito said. “The reports of... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s remarks, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference where she discussed oversight findings from the EPW Committee that revealed a $50 million grant was awarded from the EPA through the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction... Read More

**To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or on the image above.** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Gen. Randy A. George, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and Hon. Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, during a hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding request for the U.S. Army. During her questions, Senator Capito asked Gen. George and Secretary... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, 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), joined a group of 129 lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Department of Education (Education) Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the department to withdraw its latest attempt to illegally transfer student loan debt onto American taxpayers. The proposed rule will cost hard-working Americans an... 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 bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 with Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.). WRDA 2024 authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to continue implementation of key projects and studies that address water resources challenges in communities across the... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Huntington, W.Va. where she broke ground on Marshall University’s Institute for Cyber Security and the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network’s (JFHQ-DODIN) National Center of Excellence for Cyber Security in Critical Infrastructure (NCOE), which will be housed within the institute. Senator Capito was joined by leaders from Marshall University, JFHQ-DODIN, West Virginia University... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new follow up letter, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas-10), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken to clarify... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, education programs, environmental cleanup, and public housing projects across West Virginia. More information on the projects can be found below: HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), along with 41 of their Senate Republican colleagues, introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) rule on the definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms. The rule ignores the law and congressional intent and flagrantly violates the Constitution... 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.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and American icon Billie Jean King. The medal will be awarded in recognition of Billie Jean King’s groundbreaking leadership throughout her life and career in advancing equal rights for women in athletics, education and society at large.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, recently joined 47 of her Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution that condemns any action by the Biden administration to withhold or restrict ammunition or weapons for Israel. This resolution was led by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “As Israel fights to rescue hostages, including American citizens, and dismantle the terror threat that Hamas poses,... Read More

BETHANY, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Bethany, W.Va. where she delivered the commencement address for the Bethany College Spring 2024 graduation ceremony. Additionally, Senator Capito received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from Bethany College from Bethany President Dr. Jamie Caridi. Bethany College, founded in 1840, is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of West Virginia. “For many of Bethany’s graduates, the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), urged President Joe Biden and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney to consider the State of West Virginia’s appeal for a major disaster declaration. Severe weather events, including heavy rains, high winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, caused extensive... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. where she delivered remarks at the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine Spring 2024 commencement ceremony. Additionally, Senator Capito received a Presidential Honorary Doctorate Degree from WVU President Dr. E. Gordon Gee.“The education, research, and medical services being done here at the WVU School of Medicine is nothing short of life-changing, and I’ve seen it first-hand across... 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. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects across West Virginia.These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) and authorized... Read More