Shelley Moore Capito

The Right to a Fair and Just Tax System.

Are you satisfied that the IRS is on the cutting edge of all of this or is it more of a reactive situation?

And I just want to thank them, and you are the head of the ship there, so I want to thank them on my behalf for West Virginians because I have--they have really--I think they are sort of a hidden jewel in some ways.

I think it has been rather successful in the beginning and we would like to see it grow for obvious reasons.

We want to preserve that model for those of us who do not have large bank entities, you know, close by.

The IRS must also protect taxpayers' personal information and privacy.

To carry out these responsibilities effectively, taxpayers must have the faith that the IRS will do its job without regard to an individual's exercise of their constitutional rights.

Equally important is its work to combat terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, money laundering, drug trafficking, and other national security threats.

The Department of the Treasury has an important mission.

I have always sort of had this vision. Being a coal State, obviously it is a big concern of mine that CO2 is going to have that value.

I was amazed at the number of people and the different and divergent folks who waited from law enforcement and social agencies, and youth.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank the ranking member as well. And thank all of you for your dedication to a really tough issue.

So percentage-wise in this space would you say, how much percent is NASA and how much is private industry?

I think we need to rethink this strategy, and I'm going to be working on that I think across the aisle and with the Chair.

I'm deeply concerned about this elimination in funding. We're going to work, I think you've heard from others, to restore these cuts because I think it could have a chilling effect on the educational programs that NASA is offering all…

Isn't it more important than ever now, I think, to bolster the resilience of our assets in LEO while also enhancing NASA's capability at lowering operational costs by demonstrating the ability to refuel these satellites?

The budget that you have before us, you are satisfied, and I think you have stated this before, that the aim of transparency can be met for this year with the staffing levels and the budget level that you have requested.

I think that is concerning because obviously that is a lot of retirement dollars that people look to.

I take exception that the Appalachian Regional Commission--even though in the President's budget it was zeroed out.

As drafted, this bill will not ensure access to affordable health care in West Virginia, does not do enough to combat the opioid epidemic that is devastating my state, cuts traditional Medicaid too deeply, and harms rural health care…

I certainly will be supportive.

I think that has great promise as my understanding is we are not producing those special metals, even though we know they exist in our country and we are importing at great cost.

I am certainly supportive of that initiative.

What kind of resources are you putting into this at the VA to try to meet these challenges?

And you think this will add more efficiencies and get more direct better quality? Obviously, that is the goal.