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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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Jul 18, 2012

Many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle like to highlight the number of times the CFPB has testified as proof positive of sufficient congressional oversight.

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Jul 18, 2012

Republicans have offered common-sense proposals that provide for greater congressional oversight of an agency that will be spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year without compromising the core mission of protecting--a shared…

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Jun 29, 2012

I am pleased to see that H.R. 4348 includes pension reform provisions that will allow businesses to invest more to create jobs, while generating over $9 billion in Treasury revenue over the next 10 years. H.R. 4348's pension reforms are…

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Jun 29, 2012

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and ranking member and the conference committee, for what I think is a victory today. I think this reauthorization bill is one of the most important responsibilities we have. It's a jobs bill. It will bring…

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Jun 27, 2012

I believe that the appraisal process is absolutely essential and so important to the mortgage process...

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Jun 20, 2012

I want to thank my colleague from West Virginia (Mr. McKinley) for his solid work on this issue. I want to say to my colleague from California, who said that this issue is going to hold the transportation conference bill hostage, it's…

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Jun 19, 2012

Many of us in this room have been through this process and we know it is daunting.

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May 16, 2012

I would like to thank the sponsor of the bill, my colleague from Florida, for her work and her courage in bringing this forward. I rise in support of H.R. 4970. Quickly, I'd like to tell a story about a situation in my hometown where a…

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Apr 19, 2012

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding me the time. I wanted to come down and talk today. I support the rule, but I really support H.R. 9, the Small Business Tax Cut bill. This tax relief will go to 28,000 small businesses in West…

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Apr 15, 2012

I want to thank our panelists and our audience.

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Apr 15, 2012

The CFPB was created, and Dodd-Frank itself was created to protect consumers, those who had been harmed.

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Apr 15, 2012

And I want to thank Mr. Renacci for serving as our host. He is my vice chairman on the subcommittee.

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Mar 27, 2012

I want to thank the chairman. I really want to thank the whole Financial Services Committee for working together on this bill, the JOBS bill, Jumpstart Our Business Startups. Our unemployment in this country is over 8 percent. We've got to…

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Mar 14, 2012

Thank you, Chairwoman Capito for that.

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Mar 14, 2012

It is an outrage, and until we can get the private banks to work with us, and help modify these loans...

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Mar 13, 2012

We're good-hearted people, so I'm very, very happy to be here.

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Mar 13, 2012

We're going to take back what we're hearing today to Washington and formulate policy that will enhance your ability to do business.

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Mar 13, 2012

It's my first personal visit to the City, and it's just lovely.

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Mar 7, 2012

Today we're considering a bipartisan legislative package called the JOBS Act, Jumpstart Our Business Startups. This is what our constituents want us to do, and they want to see us get it done. The JOBS Act is a legislative package designed…

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Feb 27, 2012

Many housing programs can benefit from cost savings through reform, by eliminating inefficiency and needless requirements.

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Feb 27, 2012

Am I understanding this--so, first of all, my main question is, is FHA broke? That is a concern in simple language.

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Feb 27, 2012

In a climate of tighter budgets and limited resources, it is essential that we find smarter ways to spend our dollars without sacrificing assistance to those in need.

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Feb 27, 2012

I am concerned that without reform, rental assistance will continue to grow as a percentage of HUD's budget, and an opportunity could be missed.

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Feb 12, 2012

I just think that those kinds of coordinations outside of the umbrella of senior care is something that we really ought to look at.

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Dec 20, 2011

Reserving the right to object, I want to get a chance to react. The gentleman can proceed. I withdraw my reservation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation is withdrawn. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 1…

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