Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) questioned the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Acting Administrator, Robert Patterson, on the agency’s responsibility to limit the number of opioid pills available through production quotas, and the lack of resources being put into West Virginia.
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Fresh on the heels of President Donald Trump's plan to tackle the opioid crisis, House lawmakers this week plan to introduce more than two dozen bills aimed at ending the epidemic, ranging from better access to treatment programs to exploring opioid alternatives for pain.
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced that a supplemental State Targeted Response Grant of $330,000 will be awarded to the state of West Virginia to help combat the opioid epidemic. The State Targeted Response Grants are funded through the 21st Century Cures Act, legislation McKinley cosponsored. These one-year supplemental grants will be distributed to three states hit hard by the opioid epidemic.
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Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) was honored as a champion of the Historic Preservation Tax Credit during this year’s National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week. In December, when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was being debated, McKinley stood his ground to ensure the critical Historic Preservation Tax Credit was included in the final legislation.
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Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) applauded today’s announcement that PTT Global Chemical America has partnered with South Korean industrial plant developer Daelim, on their Belmont ethane cracker project. The construction of a second ethane cracker in the region would boost economic development, bring new jobs, and would further the development of a regional ethane storage hub, a project that McKinley has been leading in Congress.
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Congressmen David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) and Mike Doyle (PA-14) introduced a healthcare bill, which would create a program aimed at preventing repeat opioid overdoses, particularly in rural communities. Far too many patients are overdosing multiple times because they’re unable to access the necessary treatment.
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Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) spearheaded a bipartisan letter with Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-13), which was signed by 52 Members of Congress, to Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging the Department of Justice to change course on eliminating approximately 6,000 corrections officer positions with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). These proposed cuts include 127 jobs at the federal prison in Hazelton. The BOP has a history of being chronically understaffed, which has caused the safety in our prisons to deteriorate. McKinley has been fighting for adequate officer staffing levels for four years.
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Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) fought to secure the reauthorization and expansion of the 45Q tax credit in the recent bipartisan budget agreement. This credit will advance carbon capture technology development and deployment.
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Co-Chairs of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus, Congressmen David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) and Mike Thompson (CA-5), introduced H.R. 740, recognizing March 3rd as World Hearing Day 2018. The theme for World Hearing Day 2018 is hearing and the future, which focuses on hearing loss prevention awareness and promoting access to rehabilitation services and communication tools for individuals with hearing loss.
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