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  • 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 funding for water resources projects and programs in West Virginia through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This funding is made possible through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).“The Army Corps of Engineers is a significant... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and U.S. Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) announced that West Virginia is eligible for $28,882,509 in new funding through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program. This historic level of funding was made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will help reduce household energy use while saving consumers money, reducing emissions and... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Representative David McKinley (W.Va.-01) introduced a resolution celebrating the Glenville State University Lady Pioneers Women’s Basketball Team winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. Representative McKinley will be introducing the companion legislation in the House of Representatives.“I am... Read More
  • To watch the interview, click here or the image above.  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Fox Business Network’s Varney and Co. today to discuss the importance of energy independence, and key takeaways from her recent trip to Eastern Europe to assess the humanitarian impact and response to the war in Ukraine.HIGHLIGHTS:ON BIDEN’S ANTI-AMERICAN ENERGY POLICIES: “The government is definitely in the way of energy production in West... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined 68 bipartisan senators in a letter—led by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.)—urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to prioritize reversing the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) permanent Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With the rejoining of the United States to the UNHRC earlier this year, the... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over one month since the beginning of Putin’s unjust war on Ukraine, and following a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and a larger group of bipartisan senators in requesting answers from President Joe Biden’s national security advisor (NSA), Jake Sullivan, on the speed, specifics, and supply of lethal aid provided to... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) today introduced a resolution recognizing the significance of endometriosis as an unmet chronic disease for women and designating March 2022 as National Endometriosis Awareness Month.This resolution would also encourage the U.S. Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense and Veterans Affairs to provide information on endometriosis to women, patients, and providers, and to improve screening... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a total of $8,929,787 for West Virginia University (WVU) and WVU Medicine’s City Hospital. This funding, which is through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will be used to reimburse... Read More
  • FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today joined Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-03), and state and local officials in Fayetteville, W.Va. to mark the announcement of the redevelopment of the town’s schoolhouses, which will be renovated and built as boutique hotel rooms and new apartments.“When we pushed to designate New River Gorge as a national park and preserve, this kind of investment and development is... Read More
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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 that Regional Optical Communications (ROC) in Princeton, West Virginia, will receive a $300,000 grant through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the West Virginia Multi-Region Broadband Projects (Mbps) Accelerator Project. In addition to ARC... Read More
  • LEWISBURG/ALDERSON/CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today made multiple stops across the state to receive an update on broadband projects, as well as discuss and announce several infrastructure projects that she secured funding for through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations omnibus package.“West Virginians expect their representatives in Congress to advocate for and deliver resources back to our state,” Senator Capito said. “This is... Read More
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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 that West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will receive $119,000 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s State Underground Water Source Protection program.“This funding will support WVDEP’s work to... 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, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), also a member of the EPW Committee, today highlighted the growing support for their Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. Specifically, more than 20 groups—of leading industry and environmental groups alike—expressed support for the legislation, which... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and 37 other members of Congress, this week sent a bicameral letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken advocating that the State Department assist Ukrainian refugees and aid American families who have already begun the process of adopting Ukrainian orphans.Specifically, the letter asks the department to aid the Ukrainian government to establish a consular office in Poland to process paperwork required for... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $749,250 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Awards program.“It’s great to see West Virginia receive funding through USDA’s Rural Development program that will bolster our infrastructure, and make a positive impact in our communities,” Senator Capito... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $239,937.84 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support ten West Virginia healthcare providers. This funding from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) was included in the CARES Act and other bipartisan COVID-19 pandemic relief... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led twelve bipartisan Senators in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to not move the goalposts on Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) 2 funds for states that have met the ERA requirements set by Congress, including West Virginia. The U.S. Treasury Department has indicated they plan to change the guidelines for states to receive their full... 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.), following her trip to Poland and Germany this past weekend, spoke on the Senate floor about the need to continue supporting the Ukrainian people, military, and government, in the face of Vladimir Putin’s war.On Monday, Senator Capito recapped her visit to Poland and Germany during a press conference. Click here to watch Senator... Read More
  • Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito’s questions for witnesses. 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 about promoting American energy security while reducing emissions.HIGHLIGHTS:PERMITTING CHALLENGES: “What issues are rural co-ops facing with regards to permitting and infrastructure build-out? If we’re going to have all electric vehicles,... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – During Women’s History Month, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, are pushing legislation to empower women-owned small businesses.The Empowering Women in Small Business Act would increase access to venture capital financing for women-owned small businesses through SBA-certified Small Business Investment Corporations (SBICs) and hold federal agencies... Read More