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Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Clipped from:Q&A with Shelley Moore Capito
Oct 6, 2005

Future Run for Senate

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00:00:00 INFLUENCE, CERTAINLY, HE REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE STATE.
00:00:04 AND THAT PRESENTS A LOT OF HUGE OPPORTUNITIES.
00:00:07 THE SENATE DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
00:00:10 I'M NOT SURE THAT I AGREE WITH IT, BUT IF I EVER GOT OVER THERE, I WOULD PROBABLY THINK IT'S GREAT.
00:00:15 FOR INSTANCE, THEY HOLD APPROPRIATIONS -- YOU CAN'T GET INFORMATION ON WHICH DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING, AND THAT -- THAT IS EASIER FOR THEM TO DO THAN FOR US WITH 435 MEMBERS.
00:00:26 I THINK THAT BEING IN THE SENATE IS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF YOUR ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, CONFIRM CANDIDATES AND CONFIRM SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AND TREATIES AND ALL THESE THINGS YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT -- MAYBE A MORE NATIONAL FOCUS THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE HOUSE.
00:00:41 IT SEEMS TO HAVE A SLOWER PACE IN THE SENATE IN TERMS OF -- AND I THINK THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SET UP.
00:00:47 OUR FOREFATHERS, SOMETIMES THEY WERE SMART, THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
00:00:52 >> SO WHEN DO YOU RUN FOR THE SENATE?
00:00:56 >> WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE.
00:00:58 I DO SEE A SENATE RACE IN MY FUTURE.
00:01:01 >> WHEN IS SENATOR ROCKEFELLER UP?
00:01:05 >> HE'S UP IN 200 . >> DO YOU SEE THAT ONE?
00:01:07 I DON'T KNOW.
00:01:08 WE'LL HAVE TO SEE.
00:01:10 A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
00:01:11 I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS PLANS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY PLANS ARE.
00:01:16 AT THIS POINT I'M HOPING TO BE RE-ELECTED -- THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE IN 2006, AND TRY TO DO THE BEST JOB I CAN DO AND MOVE THROUGH IT.
00:01:24 >> YOU HAVE A SON OR DAUGHTER THAT YOU SEE RUNNING FOR YOUR SEAT IF YOU GO FOR ANOTHER POLITICAL OFFICE?
00:01:29 >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
00:01:32 YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, YOUR CHILDREN ARE ALL SO DIFFERENT.
00:01:35 MY OLDER SON IS VERY QUIET AND INTROSPECTIVE.
00:01:41 HE LIKES POLITICS BUT I CAN'T EVER SEE HIM DOING THAT.
00:01:45 MY MIDDLE SON, ABSOLUTELY.
00:01:50 >> HOW OLD IS HE?
00:01:51 >> HE'S 23 NOW.
00:01:54 HE HAS THE INTEREST AND HE'S JUST INTRIGUED BY THE PROCESS.
00:01:59 >> YOUR DAUGHTER? >> THE DAUGHTER SAY MIXTURE.
00:02:01 SHE COULD GO EITHER WAY.
00:02:04 SHE'S HELPED ME A LOT.
00:02:06 BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE'D REALLY WANT IT FOR HERSELF.
00:02:08 SHE MIGHT.
00:02:09 >> CONGRESSWOMAN, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
00:02:11 THANK YOU.
00:02:12 >> WOW, THANK YOU.
00:02:17 BE BE BE >> FOR A COPY CALL
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