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A federal government shutdown that began on the first day of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1 is now well into its third week with no signs that the Democratic minority in the U.S. Senate plans to back down from demands for health insurance subsidies being included. The U.S. Senate voted 51-45 Thursday for H.R.5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act. However, the clean continuing resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 19 to keep the federal government funded... Read More

A federal government shutdown that began on the first day of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1 has now entered its third week with no signs that the Democratic minority in the U.S. Senate plans to back down from demands for health insurance subsidies being included. The U.S. Senate voted 51-45 Thursday for H.R.5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act. However, the clean continuing resolution (CR) passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 19 to keep the federal government... Read More

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, Republicans and Democrats are still far apart on a path to reopening. One major sticking point is the Democrats’ demand to include renewed health care subsidies for ACA marketplace enrollees as a part of any vote to end the shutdown. Host Colby Itkowitz sits with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) to ask about how Republicans view that demand, how the politics of health care are playing in this moment, and the White House’s moves to fire... Read More

The government shutdown has entered its third week, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia expressed her concerns during a weekly conference call with reporters on Thursday. Capito highlighted the challenges faced by government employees who are not receiving pay and the potential repercussions for non-profit organizations. "I know non-profits, I know many of them that are on short dollars and they rely on funding dollars for grants," she said. Capito emphasized the importance of grant... Read More

The U.S. Senate failed to advance a bill to extend government funding and end the shutdown for a 10th time. That marks the 16th day of a shutdown that continues to drag on. The vote was 51 to 45, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance past filibuster rules and move forward. “So we are in the third week of the government shutdown. I have voted 10 times to reopen the government in a nonpartisan no strings attached way,” Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said during a briefing with... Read More

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of my primary responsibilities is ensuring that our government is responsibly funded so it remains open and working for the people we represent, including the hardworking West Virginians. That’s why I’m deeply disappointed to see Washington once again stumble into a completely avoidable government shutdown — this time because Senate Democrats have refused to join Republicans in supporting a commonsense, short-term measure that would... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is calling the government shutdown a misery march and a road to nowhere. In our latest segment of Connect to Congress, the senator discusses Affordable Care Act subsidies, mounting pressures and negotiations to reopen the government along with energy costs. Millions of essential federal workers are now working without pay. Furloughed workers are expected to get one more check Friday, but won't get paid again until the shutdown ends. Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is one of the many leaders in America celebrating the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli government approved a ceasefire in Gaza, which is stage one of President Trump’s plan to end the war that’s been going on for about two years. “I think this is an incredible breakthrough. Everybody on every side of this in our country knows how meaningful this could be,” Capito said on MetroNews “Talkline.” “Even if you look at it historically, we’ve... Read More

This week’s episode of Capitol Conversations features Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). During an extended interview with Nexstar’s D.C. Correspondent Kristen Eskow, Sen. Capito discusses government shutdown negotiations and concerns about the potential use of active military in U.S. cities to fight crime. Read More

Both West Virginia Republican senators, Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, voted late Thursday to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, a bipartisan measure that authorizes $924.7 billion for national defense, an increase of more than $30 billion over the president’s budget request. The bill, which passed the Senate 77-22 and now heads to the House, supports service members and their families, strengthens military readiness and enhances national security,... Read More

We’re officially in Day 9 of the government shutdown, and a stalemate continues between Republicans and Democrats. The Republican bill that passed through the House of Representatives remains stuck 6 votes short, with only 3 Democrats supporting it. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer continues to hold out on the issue of health care tax credits set to expire, but comments he made about the Democrat position getting stronger each day of the shutdown is drawing ire from Republicans. West... Read More

The government shutdown has hit its ninth day, and one area that is feeling it most is air travel. Thousands of flights have been delayed and even cancelled this week. As the Federal Aviation Administration deals with even more staff shortages during the shutdown. A solution to reopen the government does not appear to be close. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said she hopes these pressures will help push a solution. "These are the kind of pressure points that are very difficult, but... Read More

More than 15,000 flights across the country have experienced delays since Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration — one of the many tangible impacts of the ongoing government shutdown. Continued disruptions to the nation’s air travel network are among the factors that “build the pressure” on Washington lawmakers to reach a compromise, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Friday “They had a ground stop at DCA (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) yesterday; Nashville... Read More

West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joins CNN's Dana Bash on day nine of the government shutdown. "The simple thing here is to reopen the government," she said on "Inside Politics," adding that Republicans would negotiate with Democrats on healthcare subsidies when the shutdown ends. Read More

There’s no significant movement to reopen the federal government. The shutdown hit its ninth day Thursday. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said their was another vote scheduled on a funding bill at around midday but she wasn’t confident the result would be any different than the other half-dozen or so votes. Senate Democrats continue to refuse to support a clean continuing resolution. Capito and the Republicans won’t a clean continuing resolution and they say they’ll negotiate with Democrats... Read More

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of my primary responsibilities is ensuring that our government is responsibly funded so it remains open and working for the people we represent, including the hardworking West Virginians. That’s why I’m deeply disappointed to see Washington once again stumble into a completely avoidable government shutdown — this time because Senate Democrats have refused to join Republicans in supporting a commonsense, short-term measure that would... Read More

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of my primary responsibilities is ensuring that our government is responsibly funded so it remains open and working for the people we represent, including the hardworking West Virginians. That’s why I’m deeply disappointed to see Washington once again stumble into a completely avoidable government shutdown—this time because Senate Democrats have refused to join Republicans in supporting a commonsense, short-term measure that would... Read More

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, one of my primary responsibilities is ensuring that our government is responsibly funded so it remains open and working for the people we represent, including the hardworking West Virginians. That’s why I’m deeply disappointed to see Washington once again stumble into a completely avoidable government shutdown — this time because Senate Democrats have refused to join Republicans in supporting a commonsense, short-term measure that would... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she is sticking by the filibuster rule. The 60-vote threshold is at the center of the standoff between Senate Democrats and Republicans in the ongoing government shutdown, but Capito said the procedural maneuver should remain in place. Republicans hold the Senate majority but need support from some Democrats to overcome the threshold and pass a continuing resolution that would reopen the government at current spending levels through November. “I do... Read More

Following a failed vote to reopen the federal government Wednesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., spoke directly to the state’s federal employees. West Virginia has 17,301 federal civilian employees, according to the Office of Personnel Management. “All of those public servants, who are bearing the brunt of this nonsense, please know how much I value your contribution every day,” Capito said. “I'll work tirelessly to get you back to work, to get you back to that certainty that you... Read More