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.
I think we should not lose sight in any hearing such as this as to the magnificent of our pharmaceutical industry in terms of curing and also managing diseases.
I will say anecdotally in my office, I have had like 10 of my staff members, I said, who was affected by what happened? About four of them were affected.
I gave my remarks on border security, and as the new vice chair of the Republican conference, I have gathered some really strong voices here to share in the concerns that I have. I am really pleased to have the chair of our policy…
We also addressed recycling access issues when this Committee and the Senate passed Ranking Member Capito's Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act.
In terms of electric school buses that West Virginia has attracted GreenPower, who is going to be in the process of manufacturing green school buses.
We just passed the 1 year mark since the President signed the IIJA. And we promised the American people that this would deliver results by improving and expanding our Nation's core transportation infrastructure.
I want to thank you for holding the hearing to talk about EPA's Brownfields Program.
I will thank Rhode Island as well, and I can speak to the 2016 flood where the maps in Rainelle showed that there would be no flooding, and they were flooded six to eight feet in these houses.
The mission of the Archives is not just to preserve our history but to educate and inform our future.
The National Archives is a treasured institution because it houses so many of our nation's treasures.
This legislation proved that Congress can come together on pressing issues facing our Nation, and we know that we can find bipartisan solutions that deliver results for the American people.
It is also important to note that included in the memo was direct language from the bills that came out of the House, which the Chairman and I, in our negotiations, was not included in our bill.
A year-by-year band-aid is not, I don't think, a solution to the issue that you are talking about.
I wouldn't be betting on what is going to happen every year in an appropriations process here in the U.S. Congress.
One of the most important duties of Members of Congress is to certify the winner of presidential elections.
Reliable, affordable nuclear energy is necessary to power our homes and businesses and as an energy source that both you and I strongly support.
I am strongly opposed to the third nominee we are voting on today: Joe Goffman, President Biden's nominee to serve as Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation.
I think it is really refreshing to have a goal of cleaning the environment and decarbonizing where we can both, from each side of our aisles, because sometimes it would be very sensitive subjects, we can work to find solutions.
Thank you. Could you also discuss what having the proximity to conventional oil and gas operations like refineries and petrochemical facilities affects the economy of scale of CCUS?
Significant further reductions in emissions will come from private sector innovation, not top down government mandates.





