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| https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-discusses-border-security-funding-on-fox-news | Capito Discusses Border Security Funding on FOX News | 2018-12-13 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | House | WV | Shelley Capito | C001047 | www.capito.senate.gov | legacy | 12.13.18 Capito Discusses Border Security Funding on FOX News Were fully committed to try to meet the president. WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, this morning appeared on Fox News Americas Newsroom with Bill Hemmer to discuss border security and current government funding negotiations. We should be able to work this out, Senator Capito said. But weve got to look at whats going on at the border. Its escalating. Drugs and human traffickingthis rises to the presidents argument that we need more dollars in our border security, which includes the wall. The point of the matter is this is our national securityfor communities down on the border, for my communities in West Virginia who are ravaged by fentanyl and heroin. This is money that the American people feel we should be spending to secure our borders and make this situation much safer and better for our country. As chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Capito has played an active role in government funding negotiations, including those for the Department of Homeland Security and border security. To watch the full interview, click here. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |