Shelley Moore Capito

However, to be clear, not all regulations are bad. Appropriate protections are essential to keeping hardworking West Virginians safe, especially our miners.

I regularly hear from small businesses in West Virginia about the challenges of navigating an increasingly complex and constantly changing regulatory landscape.

I hope to see DOL continue to build on this success and expand apprenticeship opportunities to new programs and fields.

Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Labor is putting American workers first.

I think one of the things, and you and I talked about this, Mr. Secretary, was the Catalyst Pathfinder program where from the bottom up, so to speak, any innovative solutions can be created by the users of the technology or the users of…

You stated in your opening statement that the Army's Combat Training Centers need to provide training that is tough, realistic, and relevant to modern threats.

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 was pleased with that.

Over recent years, Congress has actively focused on addressing outdated statutory requirements that have limited the safe deployment of nuclear power.

I don't want to misquote what the airport manager told me, but the cost of the replacement of the tower, astronomical, in terms of what I would say. Like $80 million or something for a small regional airport that's very critical.

I want to talk about Yeager, the air traffic control tower. We are one of the oldest operational, and actually might be now. I think the only one still that is sponsor owned.

I'd like to talk about highway funding and bridge funding. The bridge investment program. I'm concerned, because there is still more to be done to manage these discretionary programs, one of which is the bridge investment program.

Our nation’s success depends on the medical researchers across this country supported by NIH.

I’m proud to be a lead sponsor of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, which directs NCI to advance pediatric cancer research.

Funding for biomedical research has long been a bicameral and bipartisan priority.

Dr. Volkow, you know, in your visit of West Virginia and your many years of working in your area of expertise that we still have big problems...

I am from a rural state, as we know. And I'm very interested in the NCI Cancer Center designations...

Personally, I think the issue is so large, and you heard Senator Gillibrand talking about it in New York, our state has a particular issue, and I am so pleased with the president's, Southern border initiatives, fentanyl seizures are down…

I want to talk about the ATF National Tracing Center, which you know is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

The Chinese Communist Party’s campaign of repression against Christians, including the targeting of churches like Zion Church, represents a clear violation of fundamental religious freedom.

I don’t know if it can get 60, to be honest with you.

I'm interested in the small refinery piece.

I’m interested in the small refinery piece.

Obviously there have been some confrontations over there.

Our argument is quite simply open the government for seven weeks and let’s have these discussions.