capito: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to support senator sullivan's resolution of disapproval to nullify the biden administration's roll back of reforms to the national environmental policy act, or nepa, process. we heard a lot about permitting and how everything is going to be approved. if you want to make a statement on how you want to improve permitting this should be a yes vote for everybody. i want to thank my colleague from alaska for his leadership in bringing together half of this chamber in support of s.j. res. 55, cosponsored by 50 senators. this resolution is vital to us to take us toward a path of quicker, more predictable environmental reviews as we seek to improve our transportation -- remember we passed a big infrastructure bill, it had a lot of transportation, our water infrastructure, energy infrastructure, reclaim our energy independence, and build our domestic supply chains. instead of making the environmental review process more efficient, the biden administration has been doing everything

capito tonight at 8 p.m. eastern images of vice president mike pence secured in the capital complex are showed to the public for the first time and greg jacob -- testifies on the alleged pressure that he received from president trump to not certify the election results. watch tonight on c-span. or anytime on demand at the spend on or. -- at c-span.org. >> today, u.s. general they more the will talk about how covid-19 has revealed the increased need for youth mental health services watch live on c-span at 3:30 eastern. or on our c-span at -- c-span now at or online at c-span.org. >> c-span now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington live and on-demand. keep up with today's biggest events of livestreamed of proceedings and hearings from u.s. congress. its events, the courts, campaign and more from the world of politics all at your fingertips. you can also stay current with the latest episode of washing journal and find scheduling information foresees and tv network

manchin: senator klobuchar, ranking member blunt, senator capito, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to present some brief remarks. the electoral count act is one of the most important things we have before us in congress today. electoral count act was originally passed in 1887 and was a valiant but clumsy effort to ensure that another presidential election, like the 1876 contest between rutherford hayes and samuel never happened before. the 1876 election was a disaster. it was an absolute disaster. neither candidate received a majority in multiple states had serious controversies by submitting dueling slates of electors. a deal was struck that ended reconstruction. hayes was eventually named president. following two close elections in 1880 in 1880 and 1884 and failed attempts at reform, congress passed the electoral count act of 1887. as we saw january 6, 2020 one, a lot of the fixes are not merely outdated but serve as the very mechanisms that bad actors have zeroed in on as a way to potentially -- the results. as i am sure you will hear from the panel of distinguished

manchin: senator klobuchar, ranking member blunt, senator capito, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to present some brief remarks. the electoral count act is one of the most important things we have before us in congress today. electoral count act was originally passed in 1887 and was a valiant but clumsy effort to ensure that another presidential election, like the 1876 contest between rutherford hayes and samuel never happened before. the 1876 election was a disaster. it was an absolute disaster. neither candidate received a majority in multiple states had serious controversies by submitting dueling slates of electors. a deal was struck that ended reconstruction. hayes was eventually named president. following two close elections in 1880 in 1880 and 1884 and failed attempts at reform, congress passed the electoral count act of 1887. as we saw january 6, 2020 one, a lot of the fixes are not merely outdated but serve as the very mechanisms that bad actors have zeroed in on as a way to potentially -- the results. as i am sure you will hear from the panel of distinguished

shelley moore capito blames broken border policies for the pills poisoning her state.ntil something changes on the front lines, she is focused on preventing addiction in the first place. local businesses like this fruits of labor cafe are hiring at risk young adults. >> this is a new beginning. >> and the mountaineer challenge academy is giving straggling teens the tools they need to make good choices. >> we have got to stop the desire, the need, the market for these drugs. >> it seems to be working. >> i draw a lot. >> for hali, knowing her community cared was exactly what she needed. >> one opportunity can change your life it changed mine. i wouldn't be alive if he i wasn't here. >> john, this isn't a right or left issue. there is actually a group of bipartisan senators from here in west virginia, virginia, and tennessee that are really upset and demanding to know from the office of national drug control policy why they are not getting more federal resources to combat drug trafficking. the trafficking that is running rampant in the appalachia valley. john? >> john: a

shelly moore capito blames the cartels for poisoning her state. something changes, she's helping communities back home prevent another generation from becoming addicted. >> we have to stop the desire, the need, the market for these drugs. >> in montgomery, she's supporting local businesses like the fruits of labor cafe that hires young adults in recovery. >> this is a new beginning. >> and the mountaineer challenge academy that arms tools with the tools to make good choices. seems to be working. carrie has never felt more ready for the journey ahead. >> keep your head on and focus on your road. >> a road that could lead to adopting her sister and giving her the childhood that was stolen from herself. >> i just hope she knows how much i'm trying for her. >> martha, your heart breaks when you hear these kids. i've been so impressed by them. they understand they're fighting for their lice. they're fighting these cartels in west virginia to stay alive. they know that one mistake, one moment of weakness could kill them. martha? >> martha: it's such an

i said take me to the capito l. sir, can't do it. so i gripped the steering wheel.laughter] [applause] he rebuffed me, she said. he rebuffed. like this. he rebuffed me. so my hands fell around another powerful guy. strong as hell. i know these people, these are very strong people. it's not ideal. i started to choke him. when the story came out. [laughter] some people said i never knew you were that strong physically. then they said i started throwing food all over the white house. i have too much respect for the white house. that, someone could believe. the thing that i am going to be jumping into the seat, being rebuffed, i'm going to take him. oh boy. guess what? secret service put out an announcement that it never happens. which everyone knew anyway. [applause] they will not interview anybody. they don't want to hear that. i still see the times writing about it like it is something that happen. they have not called anyone from the secret service to put them on the stand. it's a disgrace, one-sided witchhunt that continues and continues. as another example, the th

so, yes, capito got the greenhouse gas appropriation out of the bill. that's terrific.re not going to use it for new pipelines or new refineries or new natural gas, oil fracking. i can assure you of that, david asman. david: wow, wow. well, i'll take your assurance. but again, i just wonder how joe manchin could have signed off to a provision in this bill? thankfully, again, it was taken out by the parliamentarian. but that would have essentially wiped out coal production in his home state of west virginia. >> yes. well, i think joe -- you know, the yankees are on a losing streak, and i think joe manchin is having a very bad august here. [laughter] david: he should follow the mets rather than the yankees. let's hope yankees get their game back in ore. and maybe joe manchin, although i don't know. i don't see any sign of him at the last minute pulling out of this in a final vote on it, do you? >> well, no. look, the house is going to pass this thing. so that's going to be that. there's, you know, essentially. i don't even think the senate has to go back to a vote -- davi

capito for herself and mr. inhofe proposes amendment 5383 to amendment 5194. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: i rise to offer a commonsense -- the presiding officer: chamber will be in order. may we have order, please. the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. president. i rise to offer a commonsense permitting reform amendment. there's been a lot of talk and proidges abouts a supposed deal for fixing our nation's broken permitting system. we've yet to see any legislative text. my amendment delivers these reempledz right now. among -- reforms right now. among the reforms are delays that limit delays to two years or less, eliminating regulatory hurdles it that are now driving higher gasoline and energy costs, around implementing the one federal decision. these are things democrats say they will support eventually. let's tackle inflation, permitting, and energy supply challenges right here tonight. let's finish the mountain valley pipeline now. americans can't wait, and no one can build back better if we can't

capito: thank you, mr. president. this amendment would strike a provision that gives epa $45 million in a slush fund to use eight different sections of the clean air act to regulate greenhouse gases. the epa will undoubtedly try to use this money to develop rules attach getting electricity generation, manufacturing, agriculture, and other ticketer, of our economy. this will be the first time that congress has told epa to carry out many of these clean air act sections with respect to greenhouse gases. there is no doubt that epa lawyers and environmental groups will point to this language when they try to convince courts to uphold future overreaching climate regulations. after epa's recent loss before the supreme court on the illegal clean power plan, we should not be providing funds to the agency that will use to undertake more expansive and unauthorized rule makings. this $45 million slush fund would be used to impose billions of dollars in regulatory burdens on our economy and increase costs at the worse time for con

number three, amendment number 5382, senator capito. amendment number four, amendment number 5384, lankford. amendment number 5404, crapo. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. there's two minutes of debate equally divided. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the junior senator from vermont. mr. sanders: the american people are sick and tired of being ripped off by the greed of the pharmaceutical industry which makes tens of billions of dollars a year in profit charging us by far the highest prices in the world for our medicines. this bill as currently written allows medicare to negotiate prices with the drug companies but not until four years from now and then for only ten drugs a tiny fraction of the toll. that is a very weak proposal and not what the american people want. they want us to lower prescription drug costs now, not in four years, and they want all drugs covered. the v.a. has been negotiating drug prices for 30 years and pays half, half as much as medicare pays. my amendmen

senator scott 5389 marshal, 5383 capito. and 5431 grassley. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from montana. mr. tester: madam president, i call up amendment number 5480 and i ask no it be reported by number. the clerk: mr. tester proposes amendment numbered 5480 to amendment number 5194. mr. tester: madam president, this amendment is actually quite simple. it is to make sure that we have a comprehensive plan in place before title 42 is lifted. very frat forward. this is not whether title 42 should ever be lifted or not. rather, it is about making sure we are doing the right thing at the right time, which i believe is when the covid-19 national emergency is lifted. and when we have a plan in place. and i would urge an aye vote. mr. lankford: madam president? the presiding officer: the junior senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: well, i anticipate there'll be a few people that are going to vote for it before they voted against it in this case. what