President Obama and Obamacare

U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., visited China and India, to view for himself the miracles those two countries are allegedly performing in reducing carbon emissions and other forms of pollution. Read more »

Today the House passed a bill to encourage the development of affordable and reliable electricity in Africa, by pursuing an "all of the above" energy strategy that includes coal. Hundreds of millions in Africa suffer from a lack of access to power. Read more »

Congressional Republicans will focus on five priorities this session, a U.S. representative from West Virginia said Thursday.The five primary areas will set the stage for the Republican legislative initiatives for 2016 and into 2017, U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said.The priorities were reached at a recent Republican retreat, McKinley said, and are: focusing on national security including the threat from ISIS, military spending and revisions to the War Powers Act; economic growth through tax and regulatory reforms to encourage companies to develop in America rather than overseas; an alternative to the Affordable Care Act; reducing poverty in the United States; and Constitutional changes better clarifying the equal powers of the three branches of government. Read more »

Yesterday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee announced it will hold a hearing on bipartisan legislation addressing problems with the EPA's coal ash regulation next week. The Senate coal ash bill is identical to an amendment offered by Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) last year. Read more »

Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on the Obama Administration's announcement that it is placing a "moratorium" on new coal leases on federal land:"Let's call this decision what it is – the first step towards banning all coal production on public lands. Halting new coal production is just the latest slap in the face to the hundreds of thousands of families whose livelihoods rely on coal, and the millions of Americans who benefit from access to this affordable energy source. Read more »

The Mountain State's GOP leaders had heavy criticism in response to President Obama's final State of the Union address Tuesday night.Obama outlined four main questions that he believed had to be answered as the United States moves forward in his speech, addressing a variety of issues from climate change to national security to the economy. Read more »

Several area members of Congress said they had hoped to hear more from President Barack Obama on his plans to combat the threat of Islamic State terrorism during Tuesday night's State of the Union address."To be fair, the president has had some successes over the last seven years. But at their kitchen tables, families are asking fundamental questions," said Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. "Paraphrasing President (Ronald) Reagan, they're asking are they better off than they were seven years ago? And is the world safer today? Read more »

Today the House passed a bill to stop the controversial Obama Administration regulation to expand the EPA's authority over water and wetlands. The regulation, also known as "Waters of the U.S.," would give the EPA more power to regulate bodies of water, including streams, drainage ditches and puddles. Previously their jurisdiction only applied to "navigable waters" like rivers and lakes. Read more »

Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (R-WV) released a video response to President Obama's final State of the Union speech. In the video he poses two fundamental questions: 1) Are Americans better off than they were seven years ago? 2) Is America safer than it was seven years ago? Read more »

Today the House voted to repeal President Obama's flawed health care law and stop taxpayer dollars from going to fund disturbing practices at Planned Parenthood. "Today Congress used a unique procedural approach to break the obstruction and gridlock and send this bill to President Obama's desk," said McKinley. "Now the American public will be able to see clearly who is responsible for higher premiums, less choice, and more government control over their health care." Read more »