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Shelley Moore Capito: “Conversations are happening [between Democrats and…”

Featuring: Shelley Moore Capito, Republican | U.S. Senate West Virginia

Capito Joins BloombergTV's Balance of Power to Discuss the Government Shutdown

Published October 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:20

And we see stoppages at airports. And this is just going to begin to crop up. Simple thing, open the government, begin to negotiate. Nobody's going to walk … Conversations are happening [between Democrats and Republicans] to see the government opened. … are furloughed and will presumably return to work not laid off. The president says there are some federal workers who do not deserve to be taken care of. (04:20–04:23)

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Asserts that bipartisan conversations are ongoing to reopen the government.

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