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On the recordJuly 1, 2026
It's just common sense. To me, it's a no-brainer almost. I mean, I've been writing about this in articles for five and six years. I don't know what took so long to get to this.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Expressing her views on women's sports legislation.

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