Capito Supports Passage of Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Will Continue Push for Long-Term CHIP Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to pass a continuing resolution that will fund the government through January 19, 2018.
 
“I am pleased that Congress passed this short-term bill to fund important programs and priorities, including resources for our national security. This continuing resolution extends the VA Choice program that provides health care to our veterans, funds community health centers and extends the State Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP. These programs are essential to West Virginia’s veterans, families and children. I am committed to working with my colleagues to enact a full-year government funding bill and long-term funding for the CHIP program early in 2018.” 

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