Shelley Moore Capito

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am in full support of using the 15-minute deadline that we have anyway and actually enforcing this. There is a lot of interest in this bill, as there should be. There are a lot of amendments pending. We want…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to add my voice with the chairman of the EPW Committee. I think, in consideration of everybody's time, we have got four more amendments and maybe more. We could roll through these if we would just…

I don't have an objection. I just wanted to say to the--to Chairman Carper here and others in the bipartisan group and all of us here: We are ready to get this thing started. This is a great way for Members to say what they like and what…

We should be able to have our waterway systems free and available for that type of economy.

I think that is something that we need to prioritize.

I look forward to working on this, as well.

We know this is an issue that is going to grow. It is not like it is going to shrink and go away.

For some reason, our younger generation is not getting in there.

I think this has been a great hearing and eye opening in some ways, because of the challenges, but also some of the gaps.

This Committee has a leading role in ensuring the safety and security of our Nation's core infrastructure system.

These projects and activities are authorized and directed under the biennial Water Resources Development Act, we call it WRDA, which is legislation developed by this Committee.

I am also pleased to vote in favor of reporting the nomination of Jane Nishida to be Assistant Administrator for International and Tribal Affairs at the Environmental Protection Agency.

I am pleased to support the nomination of Alejandra Castillo to be Assistant Secretary for EDA at the Department of Commerce, an important position for my State.

As you agreed during our conversation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can and should improve its operations and more efficiently deliver important water resources projects, both in West Virginia and across our country.

We just need to make sure we shorten the time to get to those last places.

We have some of the lowest broadband deployment in the country, unfortunately.

I know I may not agree with everything the Administration does, but I would like to at least be able to understand why, how decisions are made, and to be ensured that my constituents have meaningful input before decisions are made that…

I was disheartened to see the Biden Administration strike two investment priorities from the application consideration process: Critical Infrastructure and Opportunity Zones.

I am very concerned at the unintended consequence this action and its subsequent extension will have on homeowners in my state.

They`ve been able to do that from the beginning of this. I think eventually that`s where they`re going to end up.

When other ideas come up that are presented to be, you know, bigger and better. That had an effect, I think, on our negotiations.

I can't decide if I'm frustrated or grateful...you have overseen the transfer and reprogramming of almost $3 billion.

It's the preventative model. It's approaching folks early.

Even if you are down 1,000 people at the Agency, you can afford to have that occur?

I wanted to ask on the--the EPA's budget justification would devote millions--hundreds of millions of dollars to environmental justice activities.