Capito Wants to Be the GOP’s Infrastructure Dealmaker

As she returns to Washington, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) “has emerged as the GOP’s front-line voice in the high-stakes congressional debate over infrastructure,” the Washington Post reports.

“Hailing from a state that’s eager for federal money — and a party that’s increasingly reluctant to spend it — the second-term senator from one of West Virginia’s most well-known political families may be the best hope to help broker the sort of compromise that Democrats and Republicans insist they want.”

Capito has a tough task: It’s not clear more GOP participation would result in West Virginia getting a larger chunk in federal infrastructure spending than a bill passed by Democrats alone.