WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing (https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/2/identifying-and-addressing-cybersecurity-challenges-to-protect-america-s-water-infrastructure) to examine the cybersecurity challenges impacting American water infrastructure and to identify opportunities to improve water sector cybersecurity.

In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito discussed various cybersecurity challenges currently facing American drinking water and wastewater systems, as well as the importance of addressing these challenges to safeguard water access. S...