Press Releases

MT. ZION, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Calhoun County Middle High School to promote female empowerment, education, fitness, and self-confidence. Fifth and sixth grade female students participated in the program, where they had the chance to hear from Senator Capito on her personal experience as a female leader. Today’s event marks the first Girls Rise Up in Calhoun County and the 28th event since 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 two grants through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council and Libera.“Supporting West Virginia’s young women and preparing them for success is critical to their future, and to the future of our state. The funding announced... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), reintroduced the Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act, a bipartisan bill to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to ensure an on-time rollout of federal broadband programs.“One of the many benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act becoming law is that West... 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 below statement applauding House passage of a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval.“When Congressman Graves and I introduced resolutions of disapproval in the both the Senate and House, we wanted to show Congress is united... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the news that Visa, American Express, and Mastercard will pause implementation of new, separate merchant category codes (MCCs) for firearms sales under the International Organization for Standardizations (ISO) guidelines. This announcement follows Senator Capito’s September 2022 letter to the credit card companies expressing strong concern for the possible... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request to Congress.“Today’s budget put forth by the Biden administration checks every box of their progressive agenda. This budget fits along with their partisan budget tactics, deficit raising policies, and inflation causing legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act... Read More

Click here or the image above to watch Round 1 of Ranking Member Capito’s questions. Click here to watch Round 2 of 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, questioned witnesses, including the Norfolk Southern CEO, representatives from the EPA, and state and local officials, on the environmental, public health and safety impacts, and decisions made in the... 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, “Protecting Public Health and the Environmentin the Wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Release inEast Palestine, Ohio.”Below is the openingstatement of Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) as delivered.“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank allof you for being... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,018,536 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) Program. This funding was made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and supports construction of a new terminal at North Central West Virginia Airport, as well as... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the Senate’s bipartisan passage of a resolution of disapproval to block the Washington D.C. Council’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA) from taking effect.“While homicide, auto theft, and violent crime rates rise in D.C., it is obvious that now is not the time for an irresponsible rewrite of criminal codes that lessen punishments for those who break the law.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with U.S. Representatives Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04), reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs). Senators Capito and Shaheen originally introduced the Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act last March.“The Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act would allow more patients... 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.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor on the out-of-control crime and disregard for law and order enabled by the Biden administration.Later today, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a resolution of disapproval to the D.C. City Council’s irresponsible actions to rewrite their criminal code, amid skyrocketing crime in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act. The bill would comprehensively address the ongoing threat posed by technology from foreign adversaries by empowering the U.S. Department of Commerce to review, prevent, and mitigate information communications and technology transactions that pose undue... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today announced that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has acquired a site in Mace, W.Va., and will soon develop the new National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Underground Mine Safety and Health Research Program facility.The facility will support research programs focused on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $681,618 in federal funding to Triple E Farms in Hampshire County and Frostmore Farm in Pocahontas County. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Investment Program, will be used to expand the customer bases for the farms with better online logistics and marketing to reach more potential... Read More

Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito’s remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks at the weekly Republican Senate Leadership press conference on her formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.Senator... Read More

JEFFERSON/BERKELEY COUNTY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today traveled to the Eastern Panhandle for a facility tour, and to receive an update on several Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects she supported.First, Senator Capito visited the Rockwool Manufacturing plant where she met with staff, toured the facility, and learned more about the production process. The plant employs approximately 150 people, most of whom are Eastern Panhandle residents,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded the announcement that Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, has entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to locate its Aries Grid battery storage system manufacturing facility in Ravenswood, at the Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables (BHE Renewables) microgrid business site. ONE will use a 40,000 sq. ft. industrial building already located on the... Read More

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined state leaders and company executives in a groundbreaking ceremony for BHE Renewables’, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy business, first-of-its-kind solar energy microgrid-powered industrial site in Ravenswood, W.Va. The new plant, which will operate under the PCC subsidiary Titanium Metals Corporation, Inc., (TIMET), will employ approximately 200 people and expects to use 100% renewable energy to manufacture... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today traveled to Hancock and Ohio counties for visits focused on health services, Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects, and economic development in West Virginia.First, Senator Capito visited the new Hancock County Health Center, which is partially funded through CDS funding. During the visit, Senator Capito toured the facility and met with local officials and first responders.“I am excited to see the Hancock County... Read More