Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.-06), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, released the below joint statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a substantially revised replacement of its December 2021 policy memorandum which attempted to enact a wish list of policies intentionally negotiated out... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of Senators a letter in sending a letter – led by Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) – urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to authorize a four-year extension of the Low Wage Index Hospital Policy. The extension would allow hospitals in rural areas to compete for, and retain,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), along with Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and John Kennedy (R-La.), recently reintroduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act. The legislation would expedite the federal approval process for exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) and increase free trade, particularly as European countries are rapidly seeking new sources of clean, reliable energy. In addition to creating and supporting thousands of... Read More

HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today made several stops in Harrison County focused on economic development and Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects. First, Senator Capito visited the Kelly Miller Community Center where she toured the facility and met with the center’s leadership and local leaders. During the discussion, the group discussed the recent FY2023 CDS award the center... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $1,008,000 grant for the West Virginia Department of Transportation to support the planning and development of a transportation project in Bluefield.“Communities across West Virginia continue to see the benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and... Read More

BUFFALO, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), today visited the Toyota West Virginia manufacturing plant in Buffalo, W.Va., where she received an update on Toyota’s renewable energy capabilities, overall operations, and the plant’s 4T High School Work Program.“Toyota has been a force in West Virginia, and operations in Buffalo are a source of pride for this community and our entire state. I value the close relationship that we have maintained with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Insure Cybersecurity Act, bipartisan legislation to protect consumers and small businesses against cyberattacks by providing clearer information surrounding cyber insurance policies. The Insure Cybersecurity Act will direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a dedicated working group to develop recommendations for issuers, agents,... Read More

PRINCETON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today made several stops in Raleigh and Mercer counties related to health care, economic development, and Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects.First, Senator Capito travelled to Beckley, W.Va. where she met with local leaders to discuss the CDS process, as well as potential projects and future economic development efforts in the region. Prior to the CDS... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), joined a bipartisan resolution – led by Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) recognizing Russia’s war in Ukraine as genocide. Putin’s unprovoked war in Ukraine has included forced deportations and the deliberate killing of Ukrainian civilians resulting in mass atrocities, constituting a genocide against the people of Ukraine.“One year after Vladimir... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement:“The recent Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio has led to serious health and safety concerns from the surrounding communities. Given these concerns, we will hold a committee hearing soon on the environmental and public health impacts of this incident.... 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 on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing the reinstatement of the “appropriate and necessary” finding for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulation that covers generation from coal- and oil-fired power plants.“With today’s announcement, we are once again reminded that the Biden administration’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) reintroduced the Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act, legislation led by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) that prohibits the president or his secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Interior, Agriculture (USDA), or Energy from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters without Congressional approval.“Since Day One, the Biden administration has put a target... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement:“The recent Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio has led to serious health and safety concerns from the surrounding communities. Given these concerns, we will hold a committee hearing soon on the environmental and public health impacts of this incident.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) led a bipartisan group of 20 Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, urging CMS to expand Alzheimer’s patients’ access to treatments. The letter calls on CMS to reconsider the Coverage with Evidence Development (CED)... Read More

To watch the questions, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, yesterday participated in a hearing titled “Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM),” which addressed how the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act will bring transparency into PBM business practices and prohibit unfair or deceptive PBM... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) recently re-introduced the Early Educators Apprenticeship Act to support apprenticeships in early childhood education.Apprenticeships are an innovative way to address the challenges of costly expenses and staffing that plague the child care industry due to lack of available educators. Increasing the number of quality child care educators will also help reduce the strains of child care... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and nine of their Senate Republican colleagues reintroduced legislation to help businesses comply with immigration laws by certifying the legal status of their workforce.The legislation, known as the Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act, would permanently authorize and expand the E-Verify program, an internet-based system that assists employers in determining whether current or... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With a looming battle over the nation’s debt and borrowing authority, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and 22 colleagues to introduce a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution to force the president and Congress to enact annual balanced budgets.The joint resolution (S.J.Res.13) proposes a constitutional amendment to establish requirements for the submission and approval of annual balanced budgets, including guidelines... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $17,633,800 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 30 housing authorities across the state to help ensure quality, affordable housing for all West Virginians. The funding will specifically support upgrading and modernizing public housing projects and assisting families transitioning from renting to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan resolution – led by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) condemning the Chinese spy balloon that was first publicly reported in U.S. airspace above Billings, Montana. This resolution unanimously passed the U.S. Senate on February 15, 2023. “The Chinese Communist Party’s brazen violation of U.S. airspace is alarming and unacceptable... Read More