President Obama and Obamacare

Washington, D.C. - Earlier today Congressman David McKinley, P.E., voted in support of H.R. 699, the Email Privacy Act, a bill that modernizes a digital law from thirty years ago, and protects the privacy of personal e-mails, text messages, and other electronic communication. Read more »

Many of us are talking about the 2016 United States Presidential Election, and United States Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., is no different. "They need to stop the name calling," he said of the candidates during an interview at the Wetzel Chronicle on Thursday, April 7. McKinley did not directly endorse any candidate but noted that he likes Ohio Governor John Kasich. Read more »

Today, Congressman McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) testified before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to promote his G.I. Bill STEM Extension Act (H.R. 748). This legislation will provide student veterans an extra nine months of benefits and resources if they pursue a degree in science, technology, education, or math (STEM). Read more »

The following op-ed, written by Congressman David McKinley about the EPA's painful regulations and how they have hurt working families, appeared in yesterday's The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register. You can also read it here. Read more »

Rules established by the Environmental Protection Agency - without the consent of Congress - already have devastated entire counties in West Virginia. Tens of thousands of Mountain State residents have suffered at the EPA's hands. Much more damage is on the agency's agenda.So U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., wanted to know last week what EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy knows about our state. Read more »

U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., makes every minute count. He's on a mission to change the image the public has of Congress, and he's not interested in partisan problems. He spent time in Charleston recently and stopped by The State Journal to answer a few questions about himself and his priorities. He spent more than an hour discussing his ideas and his frustrations with Congress, among other things. Read more »

The new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is doing a fine job marshaling divided Republicans around a broad conservative agenda, U.S. Rep. David McKinley said Tuesday.Speaker Paul Ryan, who was elected to lead the House Oct. 29, has put together a five-point plan to address issues that impact the nation, McKinley, R-W.Va., said."He's doing a pretty good job," the 1st District congressman told The Exponent Telegram. "He doesn't have the real-life experience I'd like, but I like Paul. Paul and I get along very well." Read more »

Last week, Coal Caucus Chairman David B. McKinley, P.E. (WV-01) and Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At large) led 11 fellow Members of the U.S. House in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. The letter demanded the legal justification for the Administration's recent moratorium on any new leases for coal production on federal land as well as the estimate of jobs that will be lost because of the new lease moratorium. Read more »

Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on President Obama's plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay:"President Obama's promise to close the prison at Guantanamo ignores the reality that there is no safer place to hold hardened terrorists and enemy combatants. The only alternatives are to transfer these prisoners abroad or keep them in prisons at home. Read more »

Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to stop implementation of President Obama's power plant rules until it considers legal challenges to the plan:"President Obama's regulations on coal-fired power plants represent a massive overreach that rests on shaky Constitutional ground. The Supreme Court's decision today is a victory for West Virginia, coal mining families, and people everywhere who will face higher utility bills if this plan goes into effect. Read more »