Press Releases

*Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito’s July 4th video message. **Click here to download Senator Capito’s July 4th video message. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released a video statement ahead of Independence Day on July 4. Full transcript of Senator Capito’s video can be found below: “I always look forward to the Fourth of July, especially in West Virginia. It's a great time for us to gather with our families... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will receive $798,894 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The funding, which was made possible through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), will be used to help both the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, W.Va. and the Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway,... Read More

MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Mercer County, where she visited Bluefield’s “Prosperity Hub,” celebrated the John Nash Blvd. natural gas infrastructure expansion, and saw the impact of Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects she secured at Concord University.First, Senator Capito toured the “Prosperity Hub” in Bluefield, W.Va., which houses Intuit and Alorica. The center is located downtown and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced $2.9 million from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, will be used to grow the emerging Advanced Air... 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 member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $4,720,580 grant for the Education Alliance for Business and Community for Public Schools in West Virginia though the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “As we make record investments in our nation’s core infrastructure, it’s also critical to invest in preparing... 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 $11,123,344 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects across the state and fetal medical research at West Virginia University (WVU). “I’m pleased to see HHS delivering support to Head Start Programs in our... Read More

Broadband BreakthroughBy: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)Word Count: 753Reliable broadband connection is something that impacts nearly all aspects of our daily lives. Think about it. We rely on internet connectivity to communicate with our family and friends, to access emergency services, to obtain information, to bank, and to conduct business. Also, as we experienced first-hand during the pandemic, internet is an essential aspect of our participation in the workforce and the... 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 member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $648,000 for West Virginia to improve access to clean and safe drinking water. “In order to ensure every West Virginian has access to clean and safe drinking water, we must invest in our water infrastructure systems in every part of our state, which I’ve sought to do through... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visited The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club in Charleston, W.Va. where she read to young students as part of the “Readers are Leaders” initiative. The program, which consists of local leaders reading to children, aims to prevent summer learning loss among children. During the visit, Senator Capito also donated several books from the Library of Congress to the club. “West Virginia’s young... 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 member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $350,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for three separate economic development councils in West Virginia. The funding will be used to support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) across each... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,155,126.30 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for three West Virginia agricultural business development projects. This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, will be used to support West Virginia agriculture business development resources, increase food... 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, along with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-Va.-2) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.-6) re-launched the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus. The caucus will provide education about the challenges family caregivers face and advocate for... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of both the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations Committees, and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, yesterday announced that West Virginia will receive $1,210,800,969.85 in funding through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program to deploy high-speed internet networks.The BEAD program, and the funding for it, was made available... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Earlier this month, 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, joined in introducing the bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act. This bill – led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of both the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations Committees, and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced that West Virginia will receive $1,210,800,969.85 in funding through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program to deploy high-speed internet networks.The BEAD program, and the funding for it, was made available... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act. This bipartisan legislation would improve the government’s data collection on burn pit and toxic substance exposure by directing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow a designated family member or individual to update the burn pit registry with their veteran’s cause of death.“Supporting our veterans and their... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, which is set to expire on July 27th. The program was created after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and ensures that facilities holding high-risk chemicals have security measures in place to reduce the risk of chemicals being stolen... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement in remembrance of the 23 lives lost during the severe flooding that occurred seven years ago on June 23, 2016:“We will never forget the 23 West Virginians we lost on June 23, 2016, and the scars that it created in our communities. Families’ lives were changed forever, schools were decimated, businesses were forced to close, and many West Virginians were left without a home.... 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 $1,112,042 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding will be used to support the DHHR to look at evidence-based strategies to evaluate and prevent serious cardiovascular... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $183,368 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Legacy Program (VLP) to support the West Virginia Humanities Council. Through this program, 40 students at Grafton High School in Taylor County and University High School in Monongalia County have begun composing biographies of veterans interred at the Grafton National Cemetery and West... Read More