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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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Mar 21, 2023

We are desperate for something to help. This has been--gone through clinical trials. It has positive science behind it.

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Mar 21, 2023

It is interesting that you would phrase it that way, because my understanding is that there have been clinical trials, that there is science-based evidence, that this does move the needle.

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Mar 21, 2023

It is great to have our first kickoff hearing. Appreciate your leadership.

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Mar 21, 2023

An amendment by Senators Jon Tester and Shelley Moore Capito was adopted that closes a loophole...

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Mar 21, 2023

I hope they would move quicker, I think that state primacy issue is absolutely critical to move forward, to cleaner environment, to capturing, and sequestering, and utilizing the carbon.

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Mar 21, 2023

What I am really looking for is some substantive feedback on how we can improve the Section 7 process.

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Mar 15, 2023

But you are not doing this and this.

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Mar 15, 2023

You could create your own plan, tailor it to your own, as Congress intended, tailor it to our State of West Virginia and to our small, disadvantaged communities

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Mar 15, 2023

Certainly, safe, clean, and healthy water is at the top of the list for all of us.

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Mar 15, 2023

I would also like to thank you for finally, after many years of me banging the gavel and the gong and also with the Chair to set that safe drinking level for PFAS.

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Mar 15, 2023

All Americans deserve this. We deserve to have reliable, affordable water and sanitation.

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Mar 15, 2023

But you are not doing this and this.

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Mar 15, 2023

You could create your own plan, tailor it to your own, as Congress intended, tailor it to our State of West Virginia and to our small, disadvantaged communities

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Mar 15, 2023

I would also like to thank you for finally, after many years of me banging the gavel and the gong and also with the Chair to set that safe drinking level for PFAS.

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Mar 15, 2023

Certainly, safe, clean, and healthy water is at the top of the list for all of us.

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Mar 15, 2023

All Americans deserve this. We deserve to have reliable, affordable water and sanitation.

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Mar 14, 2023

But you are not doing this and this.

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Mar 14, 2023

Certainly, safe, clean, and healthy water is at the top of the list for all of us.

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Mar 14, 2023

Leave us the flexibility to do what we want and what we know is best for our communities as we tailor them.

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Mar 14, 2023

All Americans deserve this. We deserve to have reliable, affordable water and sanitation.

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Mar 14, 2023

You could create your own plan, tailor it to your own, as Congress intended, tailor it to our State of West Virginia and to our small, disadvantaged communities

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Mar 14, 2023

I would also like to thank you for finally, after many years of me banging the gavel and the gong and also with the Chair to set that safe drinking level for PFAS.

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Mar 1, 2023

I don't think that was the question. I don't think that was the problem, though.

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Feb 28, 2023

I take this seriously, the processing of the nominations.

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Feb 16, 2023

I am yet to find a patient who says a PBM has saved them money.

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