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Shelley Moore Capito: “With the emergency declaration, I may be of assistance to…”

Featuring: Shelley Moore Capito, Republican | U.S. Senate West Virginia

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WVVA: Capito Speaks on WV Floods

Published | Video Starts at 00:14

Most helpful, I think besides being supportive is eventually when all the damage is assessed. And I would encourage people to take pictures and make sure they assess all the damages. That's where With the emergency declaration, I may be of assistance to help with FEMA, federal dollars and federal assistance, if that's what's warranted. So I look forward to helping individuals and cities and counties to be able to recoup some of the damage. (00:14–00:23)

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Asserts potential assistance with FEMA and federal aid following an emergency declaration.

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