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Shelley Moore Capito: “The President has asked for a 40% increase in our national…”

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

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Capito Joins News Nation's "The Hill Sunday"

Published | Video Starts at 03:41

The majority leader says he's open to something very narrow, but the president and a lot of House Republicans want something much, much bigger. Where are you on the idea of a skinny reconciliation 3.0? Well, The President has asked for a 40% increase in our national security. and a lot of it is replenishing the weapons that we've been using and that we've sold to Ukraine and that we've used in the Middle East. (03:41–03:46)

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