Shelley Moore Capito
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Capito, Carper, Mcmorris Rodgers, Pallone Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Nrc to Establish Useable Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing Framework
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 20 senators and 44 House members in sending a letter to each member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the commissioners to carefully review and modify, as necessary, the draft licensing framework for advanced nuclear reactor technologies to establish the regulations to enable the deployment of advanced reactors.
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Capito, Booker Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Tackle Uterine Fibroids
Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the bipartisan Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act, legislation that would expand research and raise awareness through public education programs to support women suffering from uterine fibroids. The legislation is named after the late U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who championed this issue.
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Capito Hosts Key U.s. Broadband Official, Broadband Leaders in West Virginia
Capito leads series of broadband meetings focused on deployment of recently announced $1.2 billion funding to better-connect West Virginia
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Capito Introduces Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce
On July 11, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), ranking member and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). This bipartisan legislation would bolster the palliative care and hospice workforce and meet the growing need for care by investing in training, education, and research.
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Capito, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Promote Women’s Lung Cancer Research
On July 11, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues – led by U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) – to reintroduce the Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act. This legislation aims to promote increased exploration into the prevention and management of lung cancer among women, with a specific focus on non-smokers.
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Capito Celebrates University of Charleston Downtown Innovation Hub Opening
On July 10, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the University of Charleston’s (UC) Downtown Innovation Hub (DIH) in Charleston, W.Va. Senator Capito helped secure funding for the facility’s construction with a $1.5 million U.S. Economic Development Agency (EDA) grant in May of 2022. The UC DIH will serve to grow and accelerate existing business in Charleston.
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CAPITO GRANT ROUNDUP: Capito Announces Nearly $2.8 Million in Funding for Various Programs in West Virginia
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees, today announced a total of $2,799,136 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and U.S Department of Education (DOE) to support projects throughout West Virginia.
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Capito Announces Over $27 Million for Head Start Projects, Public Health Assistance, Medical Research
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 $27,072,343 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects across West Virginia, two public health initiatives regarding hospital preparedness and youth immunization, and funding two public health research projects at higher education institutions in West Virginia.
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Capito, Barrasso Call on Ferc to Analyze the Impact of the Proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie, to ask the Commission to hold a series of conferences to analyze the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 on our nation’s electric reliability.
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Capito Announces Funding for Emergency Food Assistance
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will receive $798,894 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).
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Capito Announces $657,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Shepherd University Teaching Program
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $657,000 from the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) to Shepherd University. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, will be used to support a K-12 teacher professional development program at Shepherd University.
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Capito Op-ed: Broadband Breakthrough
“We are currently in a critical moment and one that we must take advantage of.” – Senator Capito
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Capito Announces Over $11 Million for West Virginia Head Start Projects, Wvu Medical Research
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 $11,123,344 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects across the state and fetal medical research at West Virginia University (WVU).
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Capito Announces $4.7 Million Arc Grant for Career, Technical Education in WV
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, on June 29 announced a $4,720,580 grant for the Education Alliance for Business and Community for Public Schools in West Virginia though the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Capito Announces Nearly $3 Million in Congressionally Directed Spending for Mingo County Drone Industry and Education
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced $2.9 million from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority.
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Capito Highlights Economic Development, Congressionally Directed Spending During Mercer County Visits
On June 29, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Mercer County, where she visited Bluefield’s “Prosperity Hub,” celebrated the John Nash Blvd. natural gas infrastructure expansion, and saw the impact of Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects she secured at Concord University.
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Capito Visits Boys & Girls Club
On June 28, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) visited The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club in Charleston, W.Va. where she read to young students as part of the “Readers are Leaders” initiative. The program, which consists of local leaders reading to children, aims to prevent summer learning loss among children. During the visit, Senator Capito also donated several books from the Library of Congress to the club.
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Capito Announces $648,000 for Clean Drinking Water in WV
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 $648,000 for West Virginia to improve access to clean and safe drinking water.
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Capito Wishes West Virginia a Happy 4th of July
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today released a video statement ahead of Independence Day on July 4.
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Capito Announces Largest Amount of Broadband Funding for West Virginia to Date
West Virginia to receive $1.21 billion for internet connectivity through bipartisan infrastructure law