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Alex Mooney

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Alex Mooney is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, job creation, and supporting the energy sector in his legislative efforts. Mooney previously served in the Maryland State Senate before moving to West Virginia, where he has continued to advocate for conservative policies. He was born on June 4, 1971.

Quotes by year · 2015–2025159 total · peak 2021 (39)
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Sep 13, 2022

The Biden Administration seeks to negatively affect investor appetite and steer capital away from fossil fuel companies, while killing millions of American jobs.

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Sep 13, 2022

President Biden... has made it his mission to wage war on the fossil fuel industry.

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Sep 13, 2022

Coal is a lifeline for West Virginia's economy.

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Sep 13, 2022

Fossil fuels are essential for affordable energy here in the United States.

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May 9, 2022

January 6 was just a protest and that it’s insulting to label participants as domestic terrorists.

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Apr 27, 2022

In addition to the potential regulatory burdens of some FinCEN rules, I am also concerned about FinCEN's cybersecurity.

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Apr 27, 2022

Obviously, it is critical that we get the balance right between keeping illicit financing out of our country and keeping compliance burdens low.

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Apr 27, 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the work that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) does at the forefront of our priorities here in the committee.

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Apr 26, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent Section 1071 rulemaking on small business lending data collection exposed a deeper problem that has plagued the CFPB since its inception, which is a weak statutory requirement to analyze…

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Apr 5, 2022

We need to act quickly to stop China's negative influence from growing further.

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Apr 5, 2022

The Chinese Communist Party is carrying out what is widely acknowledged as genocide of the Uyghurs.

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Apr 5, 2022

We need other countries to join our effort in order to apply more pressure to Vladimir Putin and Russia.

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Apr 5, 2022

China is not extending their funds to these countries out of kindness. They are using their financing to aggressively expand their influence around the world.

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Mar 29, 2022

I have a general concern about the Administration, all levels of government making law, which is the rule of Congress, not the Administration.

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Mar 7, 2022

It would require certain White House employees to receive training on economic literacy.

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Mar 7, 2022

I think some of my colleagues should reeducate themselves on how basic supply and demand works.

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Mar 7, 2022

There are just too many dollars chasing too few goods.

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Mar 1, 2022

I am concerned that our current economic environment will discourage savings altogether.

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Mar 1, 2022

Savings is an important way to achieve financial goals, like purchasing a new home, or paying for college, or retirement.

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Mar 1, 2022

Inflation remains a serious concern for my constituents in West Virginia. Inflation erodes the real value of every paycheck.

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Feb 7, 2022

It is more important to get it right than to rush and get something done quickly.

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Feb 7, 2022

I do fear that hasty action on the part of regulators could do more harm than good.

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Feb 7, 2022

I want to ensure that any regulation we provide of stablecoins does not get in the way of one of our country's greatest strengths here in America, which is innovation.

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Feb 7, 2022

At a time when some regimes, for example, Communist China, are using top-down restrictions on their digital yuan to maintain totalitarian control of their populace, stablecoins have emerged as an innovative, entrepreneurial way to provide…

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Dec 7, 2021

The Cuban government's continued tyranny is personal for me and my family. My mother fled Communist Cuba when she was 20-years-old to come to the United States.

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