Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) issued the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” which is merely a rebrand of “Build Back Better.” The bill would spend over $700 Billion on far-left priorities, raise taxes on virtually all Americans, and fuel inflation.
“As Americans are being crushed by forty-year… Read more »
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… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (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… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley (W.Va.-01) and Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced a bill to ensure funding for Abandoned Mine Land (AML) clean-up of contaminated streams. The STREAM Act: Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, would allow states to set aside up to 30% of funding for AML restoration in the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-01), ranking member of the Environment Subcommittee, delivered remarks during the hearing, Trusting the Tap: Upgrading America's Drinking Water Infrastructure.
View his remarks & questions here
Excerpt from West Virginia Metro News: Drinking water infrastructure improvements draw attention from Congress
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman David B. McKinley (W.Va.-01), introduced a bill, the Retain COPS Act of 2022, H.R.7250, to give local police departments more flexibility and allow the COPS grant funding to go towards salaries, bolstering their ability to retain experienced law enforcement officers.
“In recent meetings with members of local law enforcement in West Virginia, we… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, during the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on electric vehicles, Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01), blasted Democrats’ for being tone deaf to the serious issues facing the U.S.
Watch his remarks here.
“While the world is facing yet another crisis resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats… Read more »
Washington, D.C – Representative David McKinley (R-WV) joined U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to announce $6,313,780 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 22 West Virginia watersheds and flood protection sites. The funding will repair… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) applauded today’s Abandoned Mine Land Grant award announcements made by Governor Jim Justice and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Harold Ward. Three projects announced today are located in North Central West Virginia and the Northern Panhandle.
“All across West Virginia, there are legacy mining sites… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) issued a statement following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
"President Joe Biden’s remarks tonight reminded me of that old baseball poem, Casey at the Bat. Think about it: the whole world was watching as President Biden had a chance to hit a home run with his State of the Union address… Read more »
