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Washington, D.C. – Congressman McKinley released the following statement after the 21st Century Cures Act passed the House. This landmark legislation increases funding for medical research, modernizes new treatments for rare diseases, reforms mental health programs, and provides new funding to fight opioid abuse. Read more »

WHEELING – The University of Pittsburgh is beating West Virginia University in scoring federal research dollars, and as a whole the Mountain State's colleges and universities aren't getting their share of federal grants for research projects, according to Rep. David McKinley. Read more »

Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement about his vote opposing a two year budget agreement and debt ceiling increase:"In 2011, I came to Congress with a pledge to reduce out-of-control spending and stop adding to the unsustainable debt we are passing on to our children and grandchildren. We have made some incremental progress on this front, but we still have a lot of work to do. Read more »

Over last two weeks, visits across the First District Read more »

On March 25, Congressman McKinley voted on several competing budget plans. Read more »

When the Republican House majority came to Washington four years ago we sought to increase transparency, implement a more open process, and end the closed door practices that marked the Nancy Pelosi era. Yet this week we were presented with a 1,600 page spending bill with 48 hours to review it before funding runs out. We were given no opportunities to change the bill.While I appreciate the work of the House Appropriations committee and recognize there are many good provisions included in this bill, it did not include protections for West Virginia's coal miners, so I voted against the bill and the broken process that produced it. Read more »

Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) released the following breakdown of his Congressional work for the first six months of this year. Here's a look at the work in both the First District and Washington, D.C., by the numbers: Read more »

Representative David McKinley (R-WV 1st Dist.) stopped in Harrisville yesterday for a round table discussion with local officials and invited guests. Read more »

Of the state's three House of Representatives seats, one - Rep. David McKinley's, here in the First District - undoubtedly will remain in Republican hands. Read more »

West Virginia's political move to the right over the last 15 years could take another big step in November. Read more »