WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following opening statement as part of an Oct. 6, 2021, remote hearing entitled "Building Back Better: Raising Revenue to Invest in Shared Prosperity": * * * Recognitions This hearing will come to order. I would like to welcome everyone to the Joint Economic Committee's hearing entitled "Building Back Better: Raising Revenue to Invest in Shared Prosperity." I want to thank each of our trul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following opening statement: * * * The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held the second of a two-part hearing series focusing on the unique challenges that small, disadvantaged, and rural communities face in accessing and maintaining drinking water and wastewater services. Today's hearing followed a field hearing in Beckley, West Virginia. Below is the committee hearing opening statement of Rankin  more