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Shelley Moore Capito: Our argument is quite simply open the government for seven weeks and let’s have these discussions.

On the recordOctober 7, 2025
Our argument is quite simply open the government for seven weeks and let’s have these discussions.
Said by
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia
Source
msnbc.com
Oct 7, 2025

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Capito advocates for reopening the government to facilitate discussions.

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