Capito on reconciliation failure and gas prices (with Tyler Kendall, Kailey Leinz)

DC gridlock continues. GOP Senator Capito flags a Dem 'weaponization fund' as a poison pill in DHS funding, forcing a delay. The real tell is on energy. Capito dismisses domestic solutions for high gas prices, stating the only fix is ending the Iran conflict to open the Strait of Hormuz. This frames any US-Iran de-escalation as a major bearish catalyst for crude, putting geopolitics squarely in the driver's seat for oil markets.

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Capito on reconciliation failure and gas prices (with Tyler Kendall, Kailey Leinz)

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The best thing we can do is bring this conflict to an end, open up the Straits of Hormuz and then let global oil be flowing. Capito explicitly states that ending the conflict and opening the strait is the solution to lower gas prices, implying a medium-term downward view for oil if a deal is reached.

Asks what happened with the reconciliation package.

Kailey Leinz
Shelley Moore Capito

The core mission of funding law enforcement and border security is significant. The president's added priorities (weaponization fund) created too many unanswered questions, leading to a delay.

Democrats just did not want to fund our law enforcement agents.
Asks if the acting AG discussed compromises on the weaponization fund.

Tyler Kendall
Shelley Moore Capito

The acting AG answered questions, but there was still lingering doubt. The decision was to stop and get questions answered.
Asks what kind of restrictions on the fund she would support.

Kailey Leinz
Shelley Moore Capito

There are many basic questions: Has a fund like this ever been constituted? Who is eligible? Who makes the judgments? More specificity is needed.
Asks if the fund will be significantly curtailed or dropped.

Tyler Kendall
Shelley Moore Capito

The most important thing is funding DHS. The extra items created questions. The core mission might be brought back alone or with a narrower focus.
Asks about the need for a supplemental for the Pentagon and the impact of high gas prices in West Virginia.

Tyler Kendall
Shelley Moore Capito

A supplemental is needed from the White House. The best thing to lower gas prices is to end the Iran conflict and open the Strait of Hormuz. This is a real issue for rural Americans.

We travel far... because of those hills, we spend a lot of gasoline.

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