Capito Helps Senate Appropriations Committee Meet Major Milestone

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U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, yesterday voted in favor of the FY2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, which invests in programs to combat drug abuse, foster economic development and promote small business growth in West Virginia.

This is the 12th and final appropriations bill to be approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee this year, marking the first time since 2009 that all 12 appropriations bills have been approved by the committee. The bills are now ready for consideration by the full Senate.

"As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I take my role in determining our nation's spending priorities very seriously. I am proud of the work we have done to pass these 12 bipartisan measures and get the Senate working again," said Senator Capito. "Even in this tight fiscal environment, the scope of this final appropriations bill includes key West Virginia priorities, like investing in programs that help combat West Virginia's drug crisis, decreasing burdensome regulations facing our financial system and promoting small business growth."

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