WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Encourage President Trump to Reinstate Life-Affirming Policies WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a letter--led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) and U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)--encouraging President Donald Trump to reinstate and broaden the life-affir  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 16, 2025, confirmation hearing for Lee Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * "I am excited to welcome all of you to the EPW Committee hearing, the first one of the 119th Congress and my first as the Chairman. This is also the first hearing with Senator Whitehouse as the Ranking M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 16, 2025, confirmation hearing for Lee Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * Three things. First, I'd like to let everyone know I like the Chairman. That's a good start. In that context, I'd like to present her as the new chairman this gavel. It was made in 1956 of wood from  more