WASHINGTON D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced the Expanded Telehealth Access Act. This bipartisan legislation expands the list of the providers eligible for Medicare reimbursement providing telehealth services. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expanded the types of health care ... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. This legislation will require physicians and other prescribers of controlled substances to complete at least 8 hours of training on treating and managing patients with opioid use disorder or SUD unless the prescriber is an addict... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Climate Change, focused on job loss, high utility bills, and the instability of the national energy grid that would result from Democrat’s energy agenda. During a hearing on the CLEAN Future Act, which aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, McKinley pushed back on the l... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) reintroduced the “Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions Act” known as the “SCALE” Act. The bill supports the development of infrastructure necessary to transport CO2 from where it is captured to where it can be utilized in manufacturing or safely and securely sequestered underground. “Building out midstre... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that protects long-term care residents and enhance accountability among the nation’s worst-performing facilities. The Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 will expand the “Special Focus Facility” (SFF) program and ensure that all facilities nominated ... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Representative David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) continues to champion innovation as a way to decrease carbon emissions, introducing two bills this week aimed at decreasing carbon emissions by incentivizing the development of carbon capture projects. On Wednesday, McKinley reintroduced the bipartisan Carbon Capture Modernization Act, which will advance carbon capture technologies... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today Representative David B. McKinley P.E. (R-W.Va.) released a statement on his vote against the final COVID stimulus bill: “Rather than provide targeted and temporary relief to the American people who are facing hardships due to the pandemic, the Democrats chose to jam through a partisan stimulus bill that spends nearly $2 trillion on progressive policies unrelated to COVID,” ... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) reintroduced the Carbon Capture Modernization Act, which will advance carbon capture technologies at coal plants. This legislation would modernize the 48A tax credit’s requirements to make it easier for businesses to receive the tax credit based off of the capabilities of existing technology. This wil... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley P.E. (R-W.Va.), Liz Cheney (R-WY), John Curtis (R-UT), Garret Graves (R-LA), and David Schweikert (R-AZ) introduced the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Innovation Act, otherwise known as the CCUS Innovation Act. This legislation will help develop carbon capture projects by making them eligible for loan guarantees from the Dep... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley P.E. (R-W.Va.) and Susan Wild (D-PA) reintroduced the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. This bill aims to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals have long experienced high levels of stress and burnout, and COVID-19... Read more »
