{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-state-flexibility-expanded-workforce-critical-for-clean-water-infrastructure-buildout", "VIDEO: Capito: State Flexibility, Expanded Workforce Critical for Clean Water Infrastructure Buildout", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here or the image above to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in a full committee hearing on improving access to clean water infrastructure in communities across the country.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS:\n\nON STATES NEEDING FLEXIBILITY TO MEET UNIQUE NEEDS: \u201cI talked in my opening statement about EPA\u2019s role to ensure state implementation complies with law and regulatory requirements. We realize that you all know your communities better and individualized communities, especially in the very rural systems, better than anybody else.\u201d\n\nON EXPANDING THE WATER SYSTEMS WORKFORCE: \u201cIn terms of the capacity issue. I've been on a bill for many, many years with Senator Booker to try to get\u2026more young people interested in the professional water management. I guess it either sounds boring or it wouldn't be enough to raise a family on\u2026Senator Mullin was talking about the test is not is not a layup. It\u2019s a lifetime of employment and very good career patterns. So how are you through your organization trying to help that issue?\u201d\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s questions.\n\nClick HERE to watch Ranking Member Capito\u2019s opening statement.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-state-flexibility-expanded-workforce-critical-for-clean-water-infrastructure-buildout"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.458470243960619, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}