The miners in West Virginia, and all over this country, have done the heavy lifting for our country.
It is very disturbing because the President has proposed cutting this $45 million from Special Benefits for Disabled Coa...
It is critical that Federal dollars are focused where there is strong evidence and a return on investment rather than on...
I was one of the 12 Democratic cosponsors along with 12 Republican cosponsors for a major fix on healthcare.
I am concerned about some of the proposed rollbacks. I know the funding has been increased, but some of the rollbacks of...
The other thing we have is the Dislocated Worker Grants to help fight the opioid epidemic, and you know it is just a hor...
I can guarantee you, the black lung disease will continue to increase. This is the only way we had to fight that and to ...
I introduced the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act with Senator Casey and a few others.
We just want to make sure you do not move everything to Alaska.
we need your help.
When Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in 1964, Appalachia was isolated from much of the country.
Shelley and I have to keep a state running, too.
The Appalachia Development Highway System was created in that very spirit, aiming to open up rural America to the world.
we'd like to finish some that have been going on for so long.
This is a period of time that they either make it or break it and it's been going on for 51 years.
the needs of our little State, rural States have so much.
without some assistance and some help, rural America... only percent is getting helped.
I am concerned that the majority is planning to mark up legislation later this month, and that has not been fully vetted...
