WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, House Republicans introduced the “Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act” (H.R. 14), which includes a variety of provisions to improve pandemic preparedness and response, strengthen American-made supply chains for essential goods, and address mental health and drug abuse problems associated with the pandemic. This legislation contains more than 50 bipa... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — .U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E., (R-W.Va.) and Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ), led a letter with 54 Members of Congress to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concerns over recent coverage denials from health plans for COVID-19 testing. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed by Congress in March and the CARES Act ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E., (R-W.Va.), Mike Levin (D-CA), Roger Marshall M.D., (R-KS), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), led a letter with 239 Members of Congress to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concerns over recent changes to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) requirements. The... Read more »
Six U.S. House members—three Democrats and three Republicans—are asking House colleagues to sign a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing deep concern about drug industry technology services company Kalderos’ work with drug manufacturers to reconfigure the 340B drug pricing program “from one of up-front discounts to post-sale rebates.” The lawmakers—Reps. Abi... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks the second anniversary of President Donald J. Trump signing landmark legislation to fight the opioid epidemic – the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6) – into law. The bipartisan bill was a sweeping response to the opioid epidemic that is devastating communities across West Virginia and the nation. The legislation was the product of significant bipartis... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E., (R-W.Va.), Mike Levin (D-CA), Roger Marshall M.D., (R-KS), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), are leading a letter with more than 150 Members of Congress to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing concerns over recent changes to the Provider Relief Fund (PRF)... Read more »
The GOP’s alternative. This past February, four months after McCarthy attended the conference in Georgia, the minority leader and seven of his allies in the House of Representatives — Garret Graves of Louisiana, Greg Walden of Oregon, Brad Wenstrup of Ohio, David Schweikert of Arizona, David McKinley of West Virginia, Dan Crenshaw of Texas, and Bruce Westerman of Arkansas — introduced an alternati... Read more »
“This award means so much more than just connecting folks to the internet,” said West Virginia USDA Secretary Kris Warner during a news conference Monday. Warner, alongside county, state and national leaders, announced the fourth ReConnect Grant to be awarded in West Virginia. The focus of these grants is to expand broadband access in rural areas of the United States. “This is just seven-million o... Read more »
U.S. Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito joined Jim Hubbard, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for National Resources and Environment, and others to announce $7.6 million in broadband investment on Monday morning. The funding will provide broadband service in rural and unserved communities in West Virginia. The investment is part of the $550 mill... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman David B. McKinley (R-W.Va) joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Jim Hubbard, and others to announce $7,623,751 million in broadband investment. The funding will provide broadband service in rural and unserved communities in West Virginia. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress all... Read more »
