Capito said once the government reopens negotiations can focus on the premium subsidiaries that have expired in connection with the Affordable Care Act. She said ACA has a lot of other problems that need to be dealt with including its rising cost but that’s not the priority right now.

The lawsuit will challenge a Trump administration decision not to tap a key SNAP contingency fund amid the shutdown.

Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said about the shutdown going on for the long haul. “I hope I’m wrong.” Capito called the dragging shutdown “disappointing” and reiterated the GOP’s call for Democrats to reopen the government and negotiate.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) is one of the most powerful members of the Senate. Her take on the government shutdown, layoffs and a possible health care compromise. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) is one of the most powerful ...

WASHINGTON — Negotiations between President Joe Biden and a group of Republican senators on reaching a compromise on infrastructure legislation has officially ended. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has been spearheading the conversations from the GOP side.

Cracks are forming in the Senate GOP conference over whether benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should be allowed to lapse this weekend. Republicans have been