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Shelley Moore Capito

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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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Oct 31, 2023

I remain an adamant supporter of our allies in Israel, and believe that we should continue to back Ukraine against Russian aggression.

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Oct 31, 2023

With all due respect, it is not working.

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Oct 31, 2023

I remain an adamant supporter of our allies in Israel, and believe that we should continue to back Ukraine against Russian aggression.

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Oct 31, 2023

Here is what I am concerned about, and I think a lot, when you see the 200 from the terrorist list.

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Oct 31, 2023

Despite the resources we provided in the IIJA, the EPA has not granted Class VI primacy to any State under this Administration.

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Oct 31, 2023

As we continue to build on that record by passing the ADVANCE Act in the NDAA to help deploy advanced nuclear reactors and technologies.

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Oct 31, 2023

The law also included funding for hydrogen hubs, like the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, known as ARCH2, that will benefit my State of West Virginia and our region.

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Oct 31, 2023

I want to thank our witnesses and our Committee for its strong bipartisan work to reduce emissions and make our infrastructure more resilient.

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Oct 30, 2023

With all due respect, it is not working.

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Oct 30, 2023

I remain an adamant supporter of our allies in Israel, and believe that we should continue to back Ukraine against Russian aggression.

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Oct 30, 2023

Here is what I am concerned about, and I think a lot, when you see the 200 from the terrorist list.

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Oct 30, 2023

As has been reiterated, 269,000 last month, over 200 on the terror watch list. Americans are right to be extremely concerned about what is happening here.

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Oct 18, 2023

I think, also, to get to it, we have, as much as we might have a different approach to what we are trying to get here, one of the conforming themes, I think, that the Chairman and I have, and all of us have, is some kind of consistency.

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Oct 18, 2023

I would say, to simplify there, what I am hearing is that we are going to be back at court, and this is going to be back up to the Supreme Court, the way the Administration has rewritten this rule.

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Oct 18, 2023

It is the 51st anniversary of the Clean Water Act as we speak.

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Oct 18, 2023

I would say, to simplify there, what I am hearing is that we are going to be back at court, and this is going to be back up to the Supreme Court, the way the Administration has rewritten this rule.

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Oct 18, 2023

I think, also, to get to it, we have, as much as we might have a different approach to what we are trying to get here, one of the conforming themes, I think, that the Chairman and I have, and all of us have, is some kind of consistency.

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Oct 18, 2023

It is the 51st anniversary of the Clean Water Act as we speak.

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Oct 17, 2023

I think, also, to get to it, we have, as much as we might have a different approach to what we are trying to get here, one of the conforming themes, I think, that the Chairman and I have, and all of us have, is some kind of consistency.

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Oct 17, 2023

I would say, to simplify there, what I am hearing is that we are going to be back at court, and this is going to be back up to the Supreme Court, the way the Administration has rewritten this rule.

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Oct 17, 2023

Let me ask you this. I talked about the rulemaking process. They kind of skirted a little bit the rules there, in terms of public input, which is kind of ironic, because in this Committee, all we hear about is community input and how we…

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Oct 17, 2023

It is the 51st anniversary of the Clean Water Act as we speak.

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Sep 27, 2023

I just have one question that I can't resist asking.

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Sep 27, 2023

I just have one question that I can't resist asking.

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Sep 27, 2023

I think for people who are listening, too, to realize that, and I think you confirmed the figures here, $2 billion is the cost to the taxpayer every year to operate the buildings, is that correct?

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