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Shelley Moore Capito: “Let me be perfectly clear. This was an unprovoked and…”

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

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Capito Delivers Senate Floor Speech Honoring West Virginia National Guard Members

Published | Video Starts at 05:14

We always have been. And this moment, while it is painful, reminds us again just how much they sacrifice and just how much we depend on them every day. Let me be perfectly clear. This was an unprovoked and targeted attack on two American service members. It was a horrific act of violence. When our men and women take an oath of office to defend our country, they know they may be called to fight. (05:14–05:24)

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