I mean, how do you justify a 65 percent increase in this when it was just increased, I guess, what, 4 years ago under the Trump administration?
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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.
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I don't think the solution to the border issue, and to bringing these astronomical numbers down is to just keep adding more people to process more people because that obviously is not going to have the desired result.
I don't think the solution to the border issue, and to bringing these astronomical numbers down is to just keep adding more people to process more people because that obviously is not going to have the desired result.
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I think you told me last time that the--I did ask about how many trucks were being interdicted, I mean, inspected, and you noted that 70 percent, but you didn't give me an exact figure at that time.
I come here and join my fellow colleagues from West Virginia and from North Dakota to offer my strong support of the resolution offered by Senator Cramer of North Dakota. Senator Manchin has covered a lot of this, but I think I want to re…
I concur with you, that it is not just personnel that is going to solve the challenge at our southern border...
What do you say to those airports across the country where this was cut, and you have $150,000 budgets...
What do you say to those airports across the country where this was cut, and you have $150,000 budgets...
I think you told me last time that the--I did ask about how many trucks were being interdicted, I mean, inspected, and you noted that 70 percent, but you didn't give me an exact figure at that time.
I concur with you, that it is not just personnel that is going to solve the challenge at our southern border...
What steps are you and the President taking to establish a stronger, more credible deterrence against these threats from our adversaries, besides just 'don't'?
I am proud of these programs, and have supported them through the appropriations process.
What steps are you and the President taking to establish a stronger, more credible deterrence against these threats from our adversaries, besides just 'don't'?
What is the Army's plan to increase funding for these types of soldier-driven innovation programs?
I am proud of these programs, and have supported them through the appropriations process.
I think we are moving in a great direction in West Virginia, very excited about the potential for that project in our home State.
I don't think the solution to the border issue, and to bringing these astronomical numbers down is to just keep adding more people to process more people because that obviously is not going to have the desired result.
I think you told me last time that the--I did ask about how many trucks were being interdicted, I mean, inspected, and you noted that 70 percent, but you didn't give me an exact figure at that time.
What is the Army's plan to increase funding for these types of soldier-driven innovation programs?
I think we are moving in a great direction in West Virginia, very excited about the potential for that project in our home State.
I am concerned that we are significantly eroding our deterrence by setting these sorts of ambiguous boundaries.





