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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
I voted to expand that reach of EPA to make sure that I have clean water and that if a spill happens in a community around this country, what has happened in Flint, Michigan, doesn't have the far reaching implications that it does.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito emphasizes her support for expanding EPA's authority to ensure clean water.

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