Shelley Moore Capito

I would also mention that the Ranking Member and I are on a bill together to spur more investment in carbon capture, sequestration, and utilization.

You can't build that in the United States right now in this environment, because of the expense and because of the difficulties and the headwinds that coal faces.

I am also a co-sponsor of the clean coal bipartisan effort to move forward with the technologies, bring value to that, and spur that along through a 45Q tax credit.

They are struggling because the economic model here in this country to deploy the cutting edge emission and dual fuel capacity and regulatory pressures has made it difficult for them.

We can move toward emission free on the automobile side, but we have to keep moving forward on the coal side, because coal is going to be needed to power those electric cars.

Sometimes we use the VA as a good example of, 'Well, let's do this in the general public,' and sometimes we use the general public to say, 'Let's try this at the VA.'

Well, we should be able to do that.

Absolutely have to do that.

But it does show you that if you begin to monitor and if you begin to keep track and you have accurate records and you shine a light on this, you can improve the situation and you can make a difference.

And I want to thank my colleague Senator Baldwin for working on this issue with the Simcakoski family.

Thank you to Senator Capito and Senator Baldwin for requesting this hearing, and to the Chairman for holding it.

West Virginia University was very, very instrumental in detecting the emissions defeat devices. We are very proud of that in our State.

Let me clarify, too, that this bill simply asks for a 3 year extension. You are not asking to not comply with Step 2?

I look forward to discussing how these narrow, straightforward relief bills will benefit American workers, consumers, and families because the cost to all of our constituents is real.

I don't think anyone can argue that the volume of Federal regulation has grown over the decades.

I think one of the first, if not the first, meeting is to be convened in Charleston, West Virginia, my hometown and obviously in the heart of coal country in the State of West Virginia and that region.

I think it is important for EPA to get out and meet with the people, particularly those they are regulating.

For the last years, from this dais, I have asked that our voices be heard at the EPA.

I would not advocate that you only come to coal country to talk about coal. You have to go everywhere.

I'm also interested in your proposal to lock your information as an individual that you said you would have on-stream in January at cost-free where the customer could opt-in and then opt-out, unlock and lock their own personal data.

I think that your company through the years, and the credit bureaus in general, have realized that this is an enormous problem for the American consumer if there's a false entry on their credit report.

The accuracy of these safety standards... is absolutely critical.

I would even say in October 2017 you budgeted for 3,293, when in actuality it is 3,137.

Capito declines, saying that she hadn't even seen the bill.

Again, I thank you all and this subcommittee is hereby adjourned.