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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
the people that are affected by this environmentally and health-wise are just as important as the people who stand to lose their jobs over this.
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Shelley Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito emphasizes the importance of considering both environmental and job-related impacts.

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