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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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May 6, 2015

I think we should be looking at rural health as a way to expand the availability of residencies to fill this gap.

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May 6, 2015

West Virginia has 20 critical access hospitals that each play a vital role in providing emergency healthcare services in their local communities.

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May 6, 2015

One of the obstacles that I think all of us who live in rural States are combating every day is the lack of high-speed rural broadband access.

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May 4, 2015

This proposal is legally unsound, and comes with a $479 billion compliance cost, will result in double digit electricity price increases in 43 States and has negligible environmental benefits.

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May 4, 2015

The proposed rule is clearly on shaky grounds

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May 4, 2015

I will not stand by and let the EPA force States to spend their resources in a manner that will harm local economies.

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May 4, 2015

That response is unacceptable to me and to the people of my State.

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May 4, 2015

This rule will have a devastating impact on our State, other coal producing States, electricity rate payers across the country and the reliability of our grid.

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Apr 22, 2015

I look forward to seeing the report. Thank you.

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Apr 22, 2015

I am very concerned about that. By this time, the President and you will be gone, by the time 2017 comes along.

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Apr 22, 2015

I have always voted for expansions of it, because it is important in our State.

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Apr 22, 2015

Help me out here. How can we stop this? I mean, what are you doing in the department?

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Apr 22, 2015

I think the money needs to flow to the need, obviously.

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Apr 22, 2015

What is the rationale for this per grantee cap? Is this going to continue?

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Apr 22, 2015

So it is an honor for me to be here with you for the first hearing.

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Apr 22, 2015

Our State just passed a State law to allow them to carry that.

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Apr 21, 2015

A robust 6-year highway program is something that I am very passionate about.

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Apr 21, 2015

I would encourage or ask if there is any way we could like higher prioritize that.

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Apr 20, 2015

For a small State like ours. Again, the leadership issue. At the Clarksburg VA in Clarksburg, West Virginia, it has unfortunately lagged behind as one of the top people who have had the biggest wait times, and it just had a leadership…

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Apr 20, 2015

Making this change really helps veterans across the country, and certainly in my State.

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Apr 15, 2015

We are really proud of the work that NASA does in West Virginia with the IV&V Program in Fairmont.

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Apr 15, 2015

I would love to partner with NASA in this endeavor on diversifying technology.

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Apr 15, 2015

I'm very concerned, as we move more into pre-K, with Head Start here, having its issues.

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Apr 15, 2015

I think it has some pretty decent attendance.

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Mar 25, 2015

I appreciate your dedication to the safety of our coal miners.

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