Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, celebrated Senate passage of two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving our nation’s recycling and composting systems.In April 2023, Capito, Carper, and Boozman introduced both pieces of legislation that were... 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, academic research, and outdoor conservation projects across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced grants... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined a group of 31 of her Senate Republican colleagues, led by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), to introduce the Laken Riley Act. The Laken Riley Act would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses. “Americans deserve to feel safe in their... Read More

Ranking Member Capito and WV leaders after the EPW Committee passed bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration for first time in nearly 20 years. Remarks here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed West Virginia economic development district leaders to a committee business meeting as the panel voted to advance the Economic Development... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, 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 bipartisan group of 13 of her Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), in a letter to Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Ashish Vazirani. In the letter, the senators urged the acting under secretary to encourage collaboration... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the below statement regarding legislation passed by the Senate this evening containing bill text for six Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) appropriations divisions.“Funding the government is one of Congress’ primary responsibilities, and I am glad we voted to prevent a partial government shutdown. The scope of this package is broad, from ensuring care for our veterans to enhancing and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with EPW Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Chairman Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in nearly 20 years. A business meeting has been... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address tonight, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, delivered remarks on the reality of the past three years and the current circumstances of our nation.During her remarks, Senator Capito discussed how President Biden’s tenure in the White House has been defined by economic failures, a... 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), joined 31 of her Senate Republican colleagues to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final worker classification rule. Specifically, the rule threatens the gig economy and jeopardizes the ability of 27 million Americans to... 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 (E&C) Committee, wrote to President Biden regarding his plan to flout Senate confirmation requirements in replacing outgoing “climate czar” John Kerry with John Podesta. “Reports indicate John Podesta, who currently serves as a senior advisor to the President, will... 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. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, are calling on the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider proposed regulations for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and existing power plants and address issues raised in the Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel in... 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, “Examining Extended Producer Responsibility Policies for Consumer Packaging.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Senator Carper, and good morning to all of you. It’s nice to be here this morning. “This Committee’s... 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 16 of her Republican colleagues to send a letter raising serious concerns to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. following President Biden’s proposal that attempts to allow agencies to seize drug patents under the Bayh-Dole Act if the... 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 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) directed the NRC staff to publish the proposed rule and draft guidance to establish the draft licensing framework for advanced nuclear reactors, known as the Part 53 rulemaking. “I applaud the NRC Commissioners for addressing major shortcomings in the draft proposed rule.... 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 released a statement on the Senate’s passage of a formula fix to the FAFSA Simplification Act, legislation that intends to make financial aid more accessible for students by streamlining the process. The technical correction, which was related to aid calculations, was included in the... 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 resources from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. The funding will reimburse emergency costs accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic. “When COVID hit in 2020, our frontline healthcare workers in West Virginia stepped into harm’s way to help... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C — Today U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 10 of her Senate Republican colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), in introducing the Protect Our Communities From DUIs Act. The legislation would both prevent illegal immigrants who have committed a DUI from entering the U.S. and automatically deport illegal immigrants who commit a DUI within the United States. “The catastrophic policies put in place by President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have allowed... 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, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of EPW’s Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, and U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.-13), Vice Chair of E&C’s Environment, Manufacturing, and... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed to Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) that the Biden administration’s climate regulations, including the “social cost of carbon” and “greenhouse gas emissions” requirements from the White House are delaying key infrastructure projects across the country. KEY... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) receives the Champion of Public Broadcasting Award from America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) President and CEO Patrick Butler during APTS’ Public Media Summit in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. 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), received the 2024 Champion... Read More