Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)—along with Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-N.V.)—yesterday introduced the Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act. When service members perished during government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018, their families were initially denied military death benefits. This... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement after the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) announced it received approval from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) treatment services: “The opioid epidemic is a crisis that doesn’t discriminate, and it is destroying families, communities, and lives across the country. Some of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today introduced the bipartisan Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Act of 2018 to help close the urban-rural digital divide and expand access to broadband in rural communities.The bipartisan legislation directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a national standard for determining whether mobile and broadband services in rural areas are “reasonably comparable”... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)—along with Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and U.S. Representative Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)—released the following statement on the inclusion of a proposal to help address the National Park Service maintenance backlog in President Trump’s infrastructure plan and the Department of the Interior’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement regarding the administration’s FY2019 budget proposal: “The president’s budget proposal is always a good reminder of the administration’s priorities as Congress works to determine how we will allocate specific funds. It was encouraging to see the administration propose funding for important priorities that I continue to advocate for—including resources to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s legislative goals for infrastructure: “Rebuilding, modernizing, and improving America’s infrastructure is an important goal that extends across party lines and a need that is recognized across the country. From repairing and finishing our roads and bridges to improving access to rural broadband, infrastructure reform provides us an... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today applauded President Trump’s nomination of Thomas S. Kleeh for District Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Senator Capito recommended Kleeh’s nomination to President Trump and issued this statement regarding his nomination: “Tom exhibits a high level of intellect and has demonstrated fairness and adherence to the rule of law throughout his career. He will... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act:“I am pleased that Congress passed this bipartisan, bicameral budget agreement. Not only does it provide a clear path forward to fund the government, but it promises resources that will support and advance numerous issues that are critically important to West Virginians—many of which I have... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)—along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)—today announced that the FUTURE Act, their bipartisan bill to encourage technological innovation in carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) while also reducing carbon emissions, was passed by Congress as part of the bipartisan budget deal and was signed in to law by President Donald J. Trump. Senator Capito... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today spoke on the Senate floor to highlight ways West Virginians are benefiting from comprehensive tax reform—including worker bonuses, bigger paychecks, increased business investments, and new economic development opportunities. She also spoke on another recent win for West Virginia families, a long-term extension of funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). “Hardworking Americans are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) today introduced the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act, bipartisan legislation to encourage early assessment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. With as many as 16 million Americans expected to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s by 2050, the legislation seeks to relieve the burden on caregivers and accelerate progress to disease modifying... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) yesterday joined a bipartisan group of senators in calling on Senate leadership to immediately reauthorize funding for community health centers. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.), Senator Capito and 66 of her Senate colleagues expressed their strong support for community health centers, which provide access to cost-effective primary and preventive... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Representatives Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.), David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.), and Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) today welcomed an announcement from West Virginia State Auditor John B. “JB” McCuskey that state employees are expected to collectively receive an additional $50 million in their paychecks per year because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The money comes from a reduction in tax withholding made possible by reforms... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) today welcomed Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to West Virginia, where they visited Worldwide Equipment, Inc. in White Sulphur Springs. During the visit, the group heard directly from West Virginians about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is providing tax relief for working families and helping businesses across the state grow and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s first State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Trump delivered an important reminder of what we as a country have accomplished in the past year, as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Working together, Congress and the administration rolled back overly burdensome regulations, ended the war on coal, and once... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, January 31, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) will welcome Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to West Virginia, where they will deliver remarks during a visit to Worldwide Equipment, Inc. in White Sulphur Springs.“I am thrilled to host Vice President Pence and Secretary Ross in West Virginia and excited to show them our incredible economic progress and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), both members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, yesterday introduced a bipartisan infrastructure bill to boost the utility sector workforce. The Innovative Water Workforce Development Act would establish a competitive grant program to help develop the next generation of water utility workers.Over the next decade, approximately 37 percent of water utility workers and 31 percent of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that the agency would withdraw a punishing policy known as “once-in-always-in.” Senator Capito and Senate EPW Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) asked EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to withdraw... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) yesterday led a bipartisan group of senators in expressing support for a proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would help increase the transparency and accuracy of prescription drug costs in Medicare Part D. “Pharmacy price concessions account for real differences between the listed prices of prescription drugs and those drugs’ final, actual... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released the below statement after voting to confirm Alex Azar as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Senate confirmed Azar by a 55-43 vote.“During Mr. Azar’s confirmation hearing, he expressed his commitment to address the opioid epidemic, which is devastating communities across West Virginia and the entire nation. I was glad to hear that he plans to make this issue a top... Read More