11/17/2009 - Rep. Capito Discussing GOP Alternative to Democrats Regulatory Reform Plans
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., calls for end of bailout mentality of past year while presenting her arguments for the GOP alternative to Democrats regulatory reform plan. Capito offered an amendment to HR 3996 that would send failed financial institutions through bankruptcy instead of the Democrat's taxpayer-backed "resolution authority." The congresswoman says the Majority's bill amounts to little more than a permanent institutionalization of government bailouts for private industry.
11/7/2009 - Rep. Capito Discusses Health Care During Debate on Pelosi Health Bill
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joins Saturday's debate on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trillion-dollar, 2,000-page health care reform bill. Congresswoman Capito uses her remarks to highlight the concerns of her constituents regarding troubling Medicare cuts included in the Pelosi legislation.
11/6/2009 - Rep. Capito Joins GOP Women to Discuss the Speaker's Health Care Bill
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joins other women of the House Republican Conference to discuss Speaker Nancy Pelosi's health care reform bill, along with Republican alternatives. Capito spoke about the bill as the House prepares for weekend debate on the Speaker's 2,000 page legislation that Capito and others believe will raise taxes on small businesses, cut billions of dollars from Medicare and cost well over a trillion taxpayer dollars.
10/23/2009 - Capito Takes to Floor to Ask "Where are the jobs?"
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks on the House floor to discuss the status of the $787 billion stimulus legislation passed earlier this year. Capito argues the bill hasn't lived up to its billing when it comes to creating jobs.