U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, representing West Virginia and serving as Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to provide updates on the Republican reconciliation bill.
Discussing the current status of the bill, Senator Capito emphasized the ongoing efforts within her party: “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.”
Capito also highlighted the role of Senate GOP leadership in advancing the bill: “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.”
Regarding protections for SNAP and Medicaid benefits within the proposed legislation, Capito stated: “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 waste, fraud, abuse of system so that it is there for folks who need it.”
