Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) fought to secure funding for West Virginia’s community health centers as part of the two-year bipartisan budget agreement passed last week. In the weeks prior to the budget agreement’s passage, McKinley led a letter from the West Virginia delegation calling on House leadership to reauthorize the program, which serves a large number of West Virginia families.
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Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) received the Council of Prison Locals Appreciation Award in recognition of his work on federal prison guard issues. McKinley has met with corrections officers on numerous occasions to focus on their priorities. He took their requests back to Congress and passed pepper spray legislation, introduced a prison guard gun locker bill that was approved by the Judiciary Committee, and is leading the charge to protect the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from further staffing cuts.
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Congressman David McKinley is pleased the budget bill, which was passed early Friday morning, includes $6 billion to fight the escalating opioid epidemic in the United States.
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Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) voted to pass a bipartisan budget agreement, instead of another government shutdown. This bipartisan agreement increases funding to fight the opioid epidemic, rebuilds our military, fixes America’s crumbling infrastructure, funds our nation's critical community health centers, provides disaster relief for the Gulf Coast and Puerto Rico, invests in scientific research, ensures our veterans receive the care they’ve earned, and continues the resurgence of the coal industry.
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On the last day of the annual GOP retreat at the Greenbrier Resort last week, two West Virginia congressmen said combating the opioid epidemic is a top priority for federal legislators. The press conference came a day after about 500 people gathered at the gates of the resort to advocate for programs like Medicaid and community health center funding.
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A congressional committee chairman investigating how drug companies dumped millions of painkillers into small-town pharmacies around the country said he’s facing resistance from within the executive branch.
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Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) issued the following statement in response to the Atlanta Federal Reserve releasing their updated projection of 5.4% gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first quarter of 2018. According to Business Insider, this will be the largest period of economic growth since the third quarter of 2003. “Under President Trump’s leadership the economy is growing at a rate we haven’t seen in almost 14 years. With the Administration rolling back regulations an...
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Today, Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) announced that Denny Pickens, a retired coal miner from Wheeling, West Virginia, will join him for tomorrow’s State of the Union address by President Trump. Mr. Pickens retired in 2014 after 43 years working in the coal mines of West Virginia. Like hundreds of thousands of other miners, Mr. Pickens paid into the United Mine Workers Association of America (UMWA) pension fund, which now faces a funding crisis. Rep. McKinley has introduced the bip...
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Now that the Children’s Health Insurance Program has been extended long-term, Reps. David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1), Evan Jenkins (WV-3) and Alex Mooney (WV-2) sent a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy seeking critical funding for community health centers. The House has previously passed funding for these centers, but the Senate has yet to act. With the lack of certainty in funding, community health centers will be faced with difficult choices. They will either cut j...
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Today, Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) issued the following statement in response to Senate Democrats ending their obstruction and voting to reopen the government. “Senate Democrats finally realized that their shutdown strategy was hurting our military and causing children to lose their health insurance. But now, by passing the funding bill our troops will begin receiving their pay again, essential services will reopen, and the 9 million children nationwide who depend on the Childre...
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