Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) issued the following statement after voting for the CHIPS-Plus Act. The bill invests in semiconductor and chip manufacturing in America, boosts scientific research at West Virginia's higher education institutions, protects America's chip supply chain and allows the United States to compete with China on the world stage. “Everyone shoul... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-1) – along with West Virginia Delegation members Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Senator Joe Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Congresswoman Carol Miller – signed a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging them to support the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) a... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.-01) joined U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and U.S. Representatives Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.-02), and Rep. Carol Miller (R-W.Va.-03) in announcing their support for Dr. Clay Marsh’s nomination to serve on the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (NACHRQ). “As members o... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline has launched its new 3-digit number, 9-8-8. Available 24/7/365, this free and confidential hotline will be available for anyone in the United States experiencing a mental health, substance abuse, or suicide crisis. Additionally, veterans can now use the same 3-digit number, followed by pressing 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Hotline... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, West Virginia’s veterans are receiving a boost as the Honoring our Promises to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act passes the House of Representatives and heads to the desk of President Biden to be signed into law. Congressman David B. McKinley has been a proud supporter of the PACT Act and voted “yes” on the bill yesterday. The PACT Act expands health care benefits t... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman David B. McKinley announced the proposed funding for 13 projects submitted as Community Project Funding to the Appropriations Committee. This follows 2021 where every single one of the requests submitted by Congressman McKinley were funded. “Anytime I can assist in bringing key funding into the state of West Virginia, I am proud to do so. I will never stop fig... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV), Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) led a group of 135 lawmakers in introducing a resolution to designate July 10, 2022, as Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day. “The work of Journeyman Lineworkers is often a thankless job, but it’s a trade that is vital for our society to function,” said Congressman David B. McKinley, ... Read more »
Today, Congressman David B. McKinley (W.Va.-01) introduced the “Well Primacy Certainty Act” to cut bureaucratic red tape and make it easier to develop carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects and infrastructure. This bill would expedite the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) application processes to allow states to assume responsibility (primacy) from the EPA to store carbon d... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01), the ranking member for House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on West Virginia et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. This case challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulatory overreach in placing unreasonable req... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01), issued the following statement responding to the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of “Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization” that overturns Roe v. Wade. “For nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court’s ruling of Roe v. Wade has threatened the lives of millions of innocent unborn children. Today, the Court has taken a hi... Read more »
