Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is proposing a solution to the GOP's healthcare woes that pleases West Virginians — one that would keep parts of Obamacare, but let people and companies escape the law's mandates, and also boost funding to fight opioid addiction.
"There is still going to be a lot of passion, at least I'm seeing it at home, on protecting certain parts of Obamacare," Capito, a Republican, told the Washington Examiner.
Capito left the Capitol last week after a failed attempt by GOP senators to advance a measure to repeal and replace Obamacare. She was among a handful of swing GOP votes who initially refused to vote for the Republican measure, and announced, "I did not come to Washington to hurt people."
She later voted to advance the "skinny" Obamacare repeal bill, but it failed when three other Republicans refused to support it.
Earlier this week, President Trump called out Capito at a huge rally in Huntington, referring to her as a "friend … who voted for us on healthcare."
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05.11.2025