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June 30, 2018

West Virginia to Receive More Resources to Fight Opioid Crisis
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that West Virginia would be eligible to receive $27,910,443 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) State Opioid Response Grants. Previously, the state had only received $5.8 million from these grants. $4 billion in funding for opioids was included in the recent bipartisan spending deal, and our efforts ensured that more of those resources were targeted to states like West Virginia that are the hardest-hit by the opioid epidemic.

We have held dozens of roundtables with treatment providers, law enforcement and local experts to hear from those on the ground, and they all said the same thing: make sure the resources get to West Virginia. Our persistence in arguing for more funds to come to West Virginia worked, and thankfully SAMHSA listened, even coming out to the district to conduct a workshop on how to access the available grants.

Rep. McKinley Advocates for More Arthritis Research Funding
On Tuesday, I engaged in a colloquy with Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Kay Granger on the need to provide additional funding for arthritis research. Chairwoman Granger committed to working with us on this important issue, which affects service members at significantly higher rates than their civilian counterparts.

Click here to watch the colloquy. 

Tax Reform Bringing Money Back from Overseas 
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is bringing more American dollars home.

"U.S. firms that used to build their factories overseas in order to avoid U.S. taxes, they stopped in their tracks because of the tax bill, they are bringing all the money home,” said Kevin Hassett, chair of the president's Council of Economic Advisers.

Click here to read more.

House Passes Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act
On Monday, the House passed the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, which extends benefits to nearly 90,000 sailors exposed to Agent Orange while serving off the coast during the Vietnam War.

Click here to read more.

Rep. McKinley Hosts Telephone Town Hall
On Thursday, we had a great telephone town hall with nearly 10,000 constituents. Lots of good discussion on immigration, infrastructure, and fighting the opioid epidemic.

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