Coal country’s Sen. Capito takes up challenge of Biden’s green agenda

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the incoming top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, is “disappointed” with President Biden’s first-week executive actions targeting the fossil fuel industry, but that won’t deter her from cooperating with Democrats on combating climate change.

“I don't feel like being in a pivotal position, my only role is to say no and throw rocks. Hopefully, I won't get too discouraged,” Capito said Monday in an interview with the Washington Examiner.

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