Capito Catches, Gives Heat For Iraq Vote

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has targeted U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-2nd, for her recent vote on Iraq troop deployments.

"Rep. Shelley Capito voted against easing that strain and against ensuring our military is ready to handle any emergency," communications director Jennifer Crider told the Charleston Daily Mail.

The comment, and the underlying legislation, prompted a response from Capito spokesman Jordan Stoick.

"It's a political stunt, a ‘gotcha' vote that allows Washington politicians to tie the hands of our military commanders, the result of which would increase the stress on our military by reducing the number of available troops and could actually lead to troops being forced to stay in Iraq longer," Stoick says in the Daily Mail article.