Press Releases

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

WASHINGTON., D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating this week, April 17-23, 2023, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the service and dedication of doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) and schools of osteopathic medicine nationwide.“National Osteopathic Medicine Week provides... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and a bipartisan group of their colleagues, introduced legislation to boost the development and deployment of new nuclear technologies, and put America on a path to be the undisputed international leader for nuclear energy. Here’s what a range of supporters, including... 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, today announced $1,229,006 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia State Tobacco Control Program. “The HHS funding announced today allows us to address tobacco use in our state and improve the health of West Virginians. This funding will help support... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently reintroduced Ally’s Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure private insurance companies provide coverage for osseointegrated hearing devices (OIDs), including bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) and cochlear implants. OIDs are a type of hearing aid that benefit a wide range of hearing loss victims and are often the only hearing device that can restore hearing for individuals born with hearing loss. Senator... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of 28 senators in sending a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel calling for expedited rollout of the Next Generation Television standard, advanced technology that will help broadcasters continue to provide quality local news and support an improved emergency alert system. The letter was led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Todd Young... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 19 of her Republican colleagues to reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act – legislation led by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) – that would allow local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and would pull taxpayer-funded grants to sanctuary cities.“Our country welcomes individuals from around the world who want to be a part of our country, but we expect... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently helped reintroduce the Coal Council Certainty Act – legislation authored by U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) – to restore the mission of the National Coal Council (NCC), a federal advisory committee that previously provided advice, recommendations, and insights to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues related to the coal industry.“West Virginians know all too well the damage anti-coal... 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 burdensome new emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and heavy-duty trucks. “Today, the Biden administration made clear it wants to decide for Americans what kinds of cars and trucks we are allowed to buy, lease, and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act – legislation led by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas). This bill would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration of Children and Families (ACF) to provide better care and information-sharing for missing and runaway foster youth.“In West Virginia,... Read More