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It's time for the Congress, and not the President, to lead the American response to Russia's cyber attack on the United States.

I think the proximate cause was Russian hostility.

I hope the House of Representatives will back and not dilute in this sense the very strong Senate sanctions bill against Moscow that you passed by a 97-to-2 margin two weeks ago.

It's inconceivable to me that any of President Trump's predecessors would deny the gravity of such an open attack on our democratic system.

It would be a grave mistake of President Trump to veto such a bill.

Russia is really testing the leadership and resolve of the West.

The President has shown that he's unwilling to act against Russia.

Absolutely, I will always give my honest assessment with complete integrity of the intelligence process.

The budget that you have before us, you are satisfied, and I think you have stated this before, that the aim of transparency can be met for this year with the staffing levels and the budget level that you have requested.

I think that is concerning because obviously that is a lot of retirement dollars that people look to.

I envision employment opportunities locally, state-wide and regionally that will reinvigorate our West Virginia workforce and our economy.

I co-sponsored legislation again this year--the Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act--which would increase criminal penalties for mine safety violations and ensure MSHA has the necessary enforcement authority to halt operations at…

For many West Virginia families, coal mining is a way of life and we must arm the Federal Government with the necessary resources to ensure safety standards are met and our brave miners face less risk.

Time is of the essence--the longer we wait to solve this problem the more expensive and more difficult it becomes.

I take exception that the Appalachian Regional Commission--even though in the President's budget it was zeroed out.

In 2015, 4,836 workers were killed on the job across the country.

OSHA resources are already strained and too many workers are being put in danger.

Unfortunately, the President's budget request both includes a small cut to OSHA and shifts their focus away from enforcement and inspections.