WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), participated in a hearing with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to consider President Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request, as well as the many priorities of the agency.
HIGHLIGHTS:
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NIOSH (THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH):
Chairman Capito:
"Let me ask you about NIOSH, because you know, and I know that this is very important to the coal miners and firefighters of Wes...