Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed published today in the Washington Examiner, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, discussed the need for the Senate to conduct a full impeachment trial for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to articles of impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas for his “willful and systemic refusal to comply with... 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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including PFOA and PFOS. “Americans should be able to feel confident their drinking water is safe and clean,” Ranking Member Capito said. “For years, I have urged multiple administrations to issue... Read More

KEARNEYSVILLE, 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), traveled to Kearneysville, W.Va. where she participated in the events celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Hospice of the Panhandle’s Kearneysville campus. Senator Capito first visited the campus in 2015 where she spoke in recognition of Hospice of the Panhandle’s 35th... Read More

Click here or the image above to view the report. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released a report titled, “Biden’s 2024 Environmental Agenda and its Road to Ruin.” The report outlines the Biden administration’s forthcoming environmental rules and regulations set to be finalized. Imposing this agenda will drive costs up for consumers, target U.S. energy production, threaten the nation’s electric... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Recently, U.S. Senators 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), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced legislation to help individuals recovering from a substance use disorder (SUD) access stable housing. The Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability (Safe SHORES) Act of 2024 would reauthorize the Recovery Housing Program... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) urged U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to move forward with the rulemaking process to implement the Reduced Impaired Driving for Everyone (RIDE) Act as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law in November 2021. In 2023, approximately 12,600 fatalities in motor vehicle crashes were caused by alcohol impairment. The RIDE Act... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – America250, the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, announced last week that U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has been appointed to the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. As a Commissioner, Senator Capito will assist the United States Semiquincentennial Commission and America250.org in orchestrating the largest commemoration and celebration in American... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after reviewing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) final decision for the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR). “I am disappointed that USPS has decided to move forward with plans to shrink the role of the Charleston facility. It is also very disappointing to see the number of jobs impacted by these changes has grown from USPS’s initial... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, recently joined a group of 13 senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), to introduce a resolution in the U.S. Senate denouncing the Biden administration’s open border policies. Since President Biden took office, there have been more than 9.2 million illegal border crossings. This resolution was led in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, joined 37 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter – led by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) – to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan regarding recently announced oil and gas mergers.In the letter, the Republican Senators call on the FTC... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an op-ed published today in The Dominion Post, 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), wrote about the importance of the National Institute of Health (NIH) and how her partnership with NIH has benefitted West Virginia. The op-ed also highlights Senator Capito’s visits this week with Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the NIH, at... 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 the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management. The award will be used to help cover costs of ongoing recovery projects following a major weather disaster in April 2018. “Many communities across our state face flooding due to our... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined a group of 23 Republican colleagues in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing serious concern over the $110 billion in target tax increases on the production of oil, gas, and coal in the Biden administration’s General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 Revenue Proposals (Green Book). This effort was... Read More

MORGANTOWN, 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), hosted Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Morgantown, W.Va. for a series of visits at West Virginia University (WVU) to highlight the work being done at the university through NIH funding. During the visit, Senator Capito and Director... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), delivered remarks at the 6th annual West Virginia Focus Forward Conference in Morgantown, W.Va. The conference, hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, brings together business, government, and education leaders to explore forward thinking ideas.During her remarks, Senator Capito, who is also a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and... 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, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining significant legal and economic concerns with the agency’s proposed tax on natural gas producers that is being implemented as part of the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” targeting American energy workers and employers. “Together with other policies like... Read More

**Click here to download event b-roll** GRAFTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Anna Jarvis Elementary School in Grafton, W.Va. to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Joining Senator Capito in hosting the Girls Rise Up event was Sarah Lojewski, who is currently Miss Morgantown and advocates for women in sports with her Community Service Initiative, “Level the Playing Field.” Today’s... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, participated in a hearing titled “Spectrum and National Security,” which focused on creating a coordinated and comprehensive approach to internet connectivity that will help the U.S. lead in cybersecurity and counter any potential digital foreign threats. During the hearing, Senator... 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), released the below statement regarding legislation passed by the Senate containing bill text for remaining six Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) appropriations bills, fully funding the government. “I wish we could have had an appropriations process that was open for floor discussion on each separate bill,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), to introduce the Securing America’s Titanium Manufacturing Act. The legislation aims to support America’s titanium supply chain and promote investment in the U.S. defense industrial base. “West Virginia is known for its manufacturing capabilities and has a proud... Read More