Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a business meeting to consider the nomination of Joseph Goffman to be an Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with every Republican, voted against Goffman’s nomination. Ranking Member Capito has previously voiced her strong opposition to Goffman’s nomination, including at... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act, legislation that seeks to level the playing field for foreign repair stations.There are nearly 1,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified maintenance and repair stations operating outside the United States. These stations service American aircraft, but many operate at a far lower safety standard than their... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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 $99,412 for the EdVenture Group in Morgantown, W.Va. through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). “Finding innovative ways to prepare the next generation of West Virginia’s leaders is critical to our state’s future, and it’s great to see the Appalachian... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a group of 18 Republican colleagues – led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) – in introducing a broad package to clarify and strengthen violent crime laws related to attacks on law enforcement, bank robbery, carjacking, kidnapping and other offenses. The Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act resolves discrepancies brought on by conflicting court decisions and clarifies... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Kanawha and Wood counties to visit with business, health, and education leaders in West Virginia. In the morning, Senator Capito toured the US Methanol “Liberty One” methanol plant, the first in the state, and later delivered remarks at an event celebrating the company’s success in West Virginia so far. Liberty One was originally located in Rio de Janerio, Brazil where it was dissembled,... 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 $939,500 for the Upper Greenbrier River Watershed Fish Passage, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.“Overseeing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service in the Environment and Public Works Committee gives us an opportunity to identify areas across West Virginia to... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) last week introduced the bipartisan Rural Decentralized Water Systems Reauthorization Act (S. 1233), legislation that would expand and strengthen the USDA Rural Decentralized Water Systems Program to provide support for low- and moderate-income households to install or upgrade their water well and wastewater systems.“Strengthening our infrastructure throughout West Virginia has been and remains... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,156,000 in grant funding, as well as a $1,554,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Grant Program for the Hardy County Public Service District and the Town of Romney. “I am happy to see the Hardy County Public Service District and Romney receive these resources to help meet the water needs of their... Read More

KENOVA/HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Wayne and Cabell counties where she made visits focused on manufacturing, economic development, child health care, and addiction recovery.First, Senator Capito visited the Braskem facility in Kenova, W.Va., where she met with national leadership and received a tour. Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in the Americas and the world's leading biopolymer producer, producing 529 MM lbs./year of... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s floor speech on a pair of bipartisan recycling bills introduced this week. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee (EPW), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, this week reintroduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving our nation’s recycling and composting... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, joined 10 of her colleagues in sending a letter—led by Senator John Thune (R-S.D.)—to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson expressing concerns with the $42.45 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) today introduced the American Investment in Manufacturing (AIM) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would reinstate the Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) measure for U.S. businesses.“In the midst of continued high inflation, high interest rates, and increased taxes burdening U.S. businesses, additional limitations like these jeopardize American... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the following statement on her opposition to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Julie Su to be the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor.“When determining how a person would lead an organization, it’s standard practice to look back at how they have led in the past. As Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Julie Su presided over tens of billions of... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Round 1 of Ranking Member Capito’s questions. Click here to watch Round 2. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, questioned members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) during a full EPW hearing about encouraging nuclear energy development in West Virginia, as well as the Commission’s budget and telework... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee (EPW), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, today reintroduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation focused on improving our nation’s recycling and composting systems. The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act would improve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to gather data... 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, “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.” Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered. “Thank you, Chairman, and thank all of you for being here. It is nice to see a full... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed published today in The Washington Times, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, writes about the need to reestablish America as the international leader in the development and deployment of new nuclear technologies, and highlights the recently introduced ADVANCE Act, a bipartisan bill to help achieve that goal. “With an issue as critical as energy production, which impacts... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a subcommittee hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new vehicle emissions rules, which will force American automakers and consumers to transition to electric cars and trucks. Last week, Ranking Member Capito released a... Read More

To watch Senator Capito’s questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today questioned U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr., and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on the branches’ budget requests for Fiscal Year 2024. During the hearing, Senator Capito... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $424,571 in grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The funding will be used to aggregate and digitally preserve thousands of congressional archives at the Robert C. Byrd Center for History Education at West Virginia University (WVU), and support long-term interpretative programs at historic sites relating to the Mine Wars... Read More