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Shelley Moore Capito is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first woman to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate. Prior to her Senate career, Capito served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015, representing West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. Throughout her political career, she has focused on issues such as economic development, infrastructure, and healthcare.
What I would like to see is this NCI-cancer designation branch sort of an alternative designation pathways or something so that the structural barriers that are preventing our eligible institutes and states such as mine from getting, and I…
“Accessing the appropriate services can help each student reach their fullest potential,” said Senator Capito.
The cornerstone of those was the enactment of the bipartisan ADVANCE Act, the bill that I sponsored with help from members of this Committee.
I wanted to ask about unemployment insurance, waste, fraud, and abuse. The GAO report said that the Department of Labor had an improper payment rate of about 15%, which is well above the federal compliance threshold.
I mentioned about coal miners in my opening statement. I know that the miner injury, you just released the statistic that mining injury hit a record low in 2025. But of course, when you lose six in one state, who lost their lives. That's…
Last question I wanted to ask is, the Department of Energy launched an initiative to use a previously unused authority to allow for construction and operation of privately owned and privately funded nuclear reactors.
I would be interested to know, we’ll just go through the panel here, Mr. Loris. Would you agree with that, with the implementation of the ADVANCE Act and the EO 14300?
Over recent years, Congress has actively focused on addressing outdated statutory requirements that have limited the safe deployment of nuclear power.
We have a difficult task ahead of us again this year, but it is my hope that we will once again come together to use our limited resources in the most efficient and effective way to support the health and well-being of all Americans.
Our nation’s success depends on the medical researchers across this country supported by NIH. America has long been the world leader in biomedical research.
I’m proud to be a lead sponsor of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, which directs NCI to advance pediatric cancer research to better understand the disease and enhance support for survivors and those affected by pediatric cancer.
The opioid epidemic isn’t the only challenge facing my home state. West Virginia is a rural state where we have some of the highest rates of health challenges in the country, and an ongoing partnership with NIH is critical for us to make…
Although we are making positive strides – preliminary CDC data for 2025 shows a 18% decrease in overdose deaths in West Virginia; substance abuse remains an issue.
NIH-funded basic research plays an important role in improving the health of all Americans, and provides hope to American families when a loved one faces a difficult diagnosis.
Funding for biomedical research has long been a bicameral and bipartisan priority.
Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to the Labor/HHS Subcommittee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the National Institutes of Health.
GameChanger has and always will be a program designed by and for West Virginians. I was glad to once again join them at their annual dinner and celebrate all they’ve accomplished to empower students to lead the charge in building healthy…
Despite Democrat obstruction, Republicans delivered even stronger support for ICE and CBP, and I was proud to support this effort.
This legislation ensures that those who protect our homeland have long-term reliable funding to keep our communities safe.
The passage of the Secure America Act delivers the resources our border and immigration enforcement officials need to continue to do their jobs to protect our country and secure our border.
Accessing the appropriate services can help each student reach their fullest potential.
I’m proud to support this legislation that reins in unnecessary data collection and puts U.S. small businesses’ privacy first,
Every one of those losses is a tragedy, and I hope we can continue working together to prevent future tragedies from devastating our mining communities.
Establishing a national standard will enforce workplace compliance and strengthen employer’s ability to verify eligibility.
E-Verify is a proven tool that helps businesses comply with federal immigration laws and protects American workers,
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