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David Bennett McKinley is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving West Virginia's 1st congressional district from January 5, 2011, until January 3, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, McKinley focused on issues such as energy policy, infrastructure development, and healthcare during his time in office. He was known for advocating for the coal industry and promoting economic growth in West Virginia. McKinley also served on various committees, including the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he played a role in shaping legislation related to energy and health care.
Now, unlike New York--and that's a key thing--unlike New York's Governor, who ignored the vulnerable in their long-term facility and recommendations of his public health experts, West Virginia prioritized its long-term care residents and…
Operation Warp Speed created the vaccine. The State, it's the job of the States to put it in people's arms.
Look, we've heard a lot of criticism today of the Trump strategy, but I want to remind people that on September 16th the States were given a 57-page guidance document--57 pages in how to set up a program--and they were asked to respond by…
What if we just wrote them a check? What if we just wrote a check, and then we don't--then we could save $280 million.
We have seen nearly a 70 percent increase in our utility bills, and we are the second lowest income in this country.
I am asking can someone show me that doing away with coal actually improves the health of all of these communities.
I am for and have been advocating for the poor people in West Virginia just as I am an advocate for the poor people on south side of Chicago.
If we just wrote them a check, these constituents, a $300 check, wouldn't that be beneficial?
The public has been clamoring for a vaccine, and now the Democratic leadership wants to perpetuate the political conspiracy theories.
These seeds of mistrust and the misinformation from the Democratic leadership are alarming.
It's time. Can't we just stop this foolishness and put aside our political grandstanding?
Last night's presidential debate truly was a debacle, an embarrassment to the American people.
Democratic leadership wants to move the goalpost once again and slow down the process; but speed is still of the essence.
Forcing every state and every American to fit into the same box will not work.
My constituents continue to tell me how unaffordable the Affordable Care Act is.
What good is healthcare insurance if you are afraid to use it because you can't afford your deductible?
Where was that compassion over the years as the coal industry...lost a very similar number of jobs?
So my question is, by 2035, will we have enough domestically produced--domestically, and that is the operative word--domestically produced critical minerals to produce 100 percent of our power generation with renewable resources in just…
But, yet, if we fulfill this mission of going to a hundred percent renewables, what happens to Welch, West Virginia, or Hazard, Kentucky, or Gillette, Wyoming? I think we have a moral obligation to protect them.
But, apparently, you are under tremendous pressure from the Democratic leadership that seems to be more interested in dividing rather than consolidating, unifying this country.
H.R. 1. One of the primary things we wanted to get done was get campaign finance reform. It died in the Senate, not one Republican voted for it on the House floor.
But as of this morning, by 11 o'clock, our Republican committee had not been approached by one person in a way to work together as we develop this drinking water bill.
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