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Another red-state member of Congress <$NoAd$>signs in to the Conscience Caucus: Rep. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia.

From Thursday’s Herald-Dispatch

The state’s lone Republican member of Congress said no one solution exists for reforming Social Security.

Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito expressed those thoughts during a Wednesday afternoon meeting with The Herald-Dispatch editorial board. The hour-long discussion covered an array of issues including Iraq, the economy and Social Security reform.

Capito said there are no easy fixes for Social Security and that she has not committed to any one solution, including President George Bush’s privatization plan that includes personal savings accounts.

“I have said that I would look at that as possible solution for a younger worker on a voluntary basis, but I don’t know if that’s the solution,” she said. “I’m not in one camp or in another, but I think if we don’t face this now, we’re going to face it down the road.”

The third-term Congresswoman was unsure when or if any final Social Security reform would pass both the House and Senate.

“There are a lot of proposals out on the table, and I’ve said repeatedly I will look at fixes to the problem, but I’m not going to be looking at a fix that will raise our taxes, that will lower our benefits and that will raise our retirement age,” she said.

Sounds like she’s on the fence, Karl.

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