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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee (RPC), joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to discuss progress on the Republican reconciliation bill.
HIGHLIGHTS:
ON THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY FOR THE RECONCILIATION BILL: “We’re working it through with our members. We’ve had meetings. We know how important it is to the American people that their taxes don’t go up, that we shore up the border, our national security, and our energy. We are on track here…I feel very good about where we are at this point.”
ON SENATE GOP LEADERSHIP WORKING WITH MEMBERS: “At the end of the day, we’re going to be successful, and part of that is because of the leadership of John Thune— he’s listening to everybody. Mike Crapo has been very studied over on Finance [Committee] to make sure that everybody has input. He has stacks of ideas from different senators. But at the end of the day, we all know this bill is important for the economy, for the prosperity of many people around the country, so that’s going to be the driving force for all of us.”
ON PROTECTING SNAP AND MEDICAID BENEFITS: “You have to look at the benefit programs to make sure that those that are due benefits, those that need the benefits, get the benefits…but what’s happened here is that there are people on those benefits, both programs, that don’t deserve to be there or don’t qualify…We need to flush that out, get rid of the waste, the fraud, the abuse of the system so that it is there for the folks who need it.”
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