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David McKinley

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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.

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Feb 1, 2021

Operation Warp Speed created the vaccine. The State, it's the job of the States to put it in people's arms.

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Feb 1, 2021

So for people to say there are no plans, that just means the States didn't create one that works.

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Feb 1, 2021

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…

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Sep 30, 2020

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.

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Sep 30, 2020

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.

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Sep 30, 2020

If we just wrote them a check, these constituents, a $300 check, wouldn't that be beneficial?

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Sep 30, 2020

We have seen nearly a 70 percent increase in our utility bills, and we are the second lowest income in this country.

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Sep 30, 2020

I am asking can someone show me that doing away with coal actually improves the health of all of these communities.

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Sep 29, 2020

Shame on people for making this partisan. This thing we should resolve.

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Sep 29, 2020

These seeds of mistrust and the misinformation from the Democratic leadership are alarming.

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Sep 29, 2020

It's time. Can't we just stop this foolishness and put aside our political grandstanding?

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Sep 29, 2020

The public has been clamoring for a vaccine, and now the Democratic leadership wants to perpetuate the political conspiracy theories.

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Sep 29, 2020

Democratic leadership wants to move the goalpost once again and slow down the process; but speed is still of the essence.

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Sep 29, 2020

Last night's presidential debate truly was a debacle, an embarrassment to the American people.

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Sep 22, 2020

The reality is that one-size-fits all is really one-size-fits-no one.

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Sep 22, 2020

What good is healthcare insurance if you are afraid to use it because you can't afford your deductible?

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Sep 22, 2020

My constituents continue to tell me how unaffordable the Affordable Care Act is.

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Sep 22, 2020

Forcing every state and every American to fit into the same box will not work.

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Sep 15, 2020

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…

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Sep 15, 2020

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.

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Sep 15, 2020

Where was that compassion over the years as the coal industry...lost a very similar number of jobs?

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Sep 15, 2020

The democratic leadership simply can't let a crisis go to waste.

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Jul 27, 2020

We don't want our drinking water contaminated with bacteria that is going to make people sick today.

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Jul 27, 2020

One-size-fits-all Federal approaches simply don't work very well in anything, in my experience.

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Jul 27, 2020

So, Paul, my question primarily would be back to you, Mr. Chairman. What can we do to work together to get a drinking water bill that actually can be passed into law, signed, and help everybody, or are we just waiting until the next…

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