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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican Leadership, joined FOX News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom.”

HIGHLIGHTS:

ON SUPREME COURT PACKING: “…I think that is actually a very personal attack on our justices. These are folks who have a vision of the Constitution that obviously differs from what the senator thinks, at least on the decisions that he [Senator Blumenthal] disagrees with. To me, it's very shortsighted. I think it really is decaying to one of the major institutions, and I know Shannon, you study this quite a bit, that is extremely important to the balance of powers here. I think that it's only because, ‘I'm not getting my way, do I want to make the changes?’ I find that very disturbing in my opinion. We need confidence in our institutions and comments like that are very disrespectful.”

ON ELIMINATING FRAUD: “Well, nothing burns taxpayers more than fraud and abuse. We know we have precious resources. We know we have people in need, and we want to make sure that people in need are able to get the correct resources for housing or health or education, whatever it might be. So, I think the vice president is the perfect person to sort of be the tip of the spear here to find out. I mean, we just had a hearing yesterday where we had the Secretary of HUD, and he says 30,000 dead tenants were paid housing vouchers, just recently. I mean that is fraud. That is where, if you have somebody unhoused, you would say to yourself, that money that was wasted could be used for somebody in terrific need. So, I think there's more here than what we even uncover, and I really look forward to see what the vice president has done. It's very effective in Maine, and I think has been in Minnesota and will be across the country.”

ON SUSPENDING SENTAORS’ PAY DURING A SHUTDOWN: “We voted unanimously. The fact of the matter is, we shouldn't be shutting the government down. So, Senator Kennedy’s bill basically says we, senators, will not be paid. We all agreed with that. But the basic thing is, let's not shut the government down. It's very damaging.”

ON DEMOCRATS PUSHING FOR ANOTHER SHUTDOWN: “To me, that is bone chilling. I guess if that's what it takes, but, that's a sad commentary. Let's keep the government open, this is very much a disservice to our public servants, but also people who rely on services don't have the certainty, and it just goes on and on.”

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