WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:

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Capito Votes to Confirm Ratcliffe for CIA Director

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm John Ratcliffe to serve as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director. Ratcliffe was confirmed by a vote of 74 to 25.