“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordJuly 26, 2022
I am strongly opposed to the third nominee we are voting on today: Joe Goffman, President Biden's nominee to serve as Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia
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Capito expresses opposition to Joe Goffman's nomination for the EPA.

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