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| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=680 | Rep. McKinley Congressional Work by the Numbers for 2014 | 2014-12-30 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Rep. McKinley Congressional Work by the Numbers for 2014 f t # e Washington, DC, December 30, 2014 Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) released the following breakdown of his Congressional work over the past year. Here's a look at his work, by the numbers: share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) released the following breakdown of his Congressional work over the past year. Here's a look at his work, by the numbers: Cast 563 roll call votes in the House and missed no votes.Introduced 14 bills, bringing his total number of bills introduced to 53 in the 113th Congress.Successfully offered 13 amendmentson the House floor or in committee.Participated in 38 hearings and legislative markups with the Energy and Commerce Committee.Held just under250 meetings in the district in all 20 counties.Organized 78 roundtable meetingsin the First District with veterans, seniors, small businesses, manufacturers, labor, teachers, farmers, elected officials, and others.Conducted 4 telephone town halls reaching over 40,000 constituents.Opened 853 constituent casework cases and closed 862 cases.Sent over 34,000 emails and letters to constituents. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=481 | McKinley: Coal Ash Announcement Is a First Step, But Legislation Still Needed | 2014-12-22 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | For the past four years we have sought to find a workable solution for the regulation of coal ash that will maintain hundreds of thousands of jobs, keep electricity prices low, encourage recycling, protect the environment, and provide certainty. Today's announcement by the EPA shows that our work has made a difference and the EPA has listened, but there is still more to be done. share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency released its final rule regarding coal ash, theunavoidable byproduct of burning coal: For the past four years we have sought to find a workable solution for the regulation of coal ash that will maintain hundreds of thousands of jobs, keep electricity prices low, encourage recycling, protect the environment, and provide certainty. Today's announcement by the EPA shows that our work has made a difference and the EPA has listened, but there is still more to be done. The decision not to regulate coal ash as a hazardous material means it can continue to be recycled and used in everyday products, such as concrete, bricks, and wall board. A hazardous designation would have severely limited the ability to recycle coal combustion byproducts, costing 316,000 jobs and causing electric rates to skyrocket. We're proud to have played a role in helping avoid this outcome. However the EPA falls short of offering a functional regulatory system, fails to address key issues, and still leaves uncertainty for both industry and environmental groups. A legislative answer is still necessary to close many of the open-ended questions and provide greater certainty a future EPA won't overrule this decision. The plan we laid out in H.R. 2218 calls for federal standards for coal ash disposal and requires the states to develop disposal programs that meet those standards. This approach was developed in consultation with states, utilities, recyclers, and the EPA, and remains the best way to ens… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=720 | Rep. McKinley Nominates Impressive Group of West Virginia Students to Service Academies | 2014-12-22 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) has nominated 15 West Virginia students to United States service academies including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S Military Academy, and the Merchant Marine Academy. Congressional nomination is the first step in a process toward appointment to a military academy. Nominated students must also meet the stringent admission requirements of the academies to earn an appointment. share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) has nominated 15 West Virginia students to United States service academies including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S Military Academy, and the Merchant Marine Academy. Congressional nomination is the first step in a process toward appointment to a military academy. Nominated students must also meet the stringent admission requirements of the academies to earn an appointment. These students are the future leaders of America, said Rep. McKinley. To earn this nomination they have excelled both inside and outside the classroom and shown strong leadership potential. Their hard work and exemplary character make me proud to be a West Virginian. These young men and women have a strong desire to serve their country, said McKinley. I wish them the best for the future and look forward to seeing what they accomplish. The following students were nominated by Rep. McKinley based on their academic performance, extracurricular activity in their school and community, and personal recommendations: Alexander Baumgartner (Parkersburg) attendedParkersburg High School and graduated 7th in his class. Alexander was a member of the Key Club, ran cross country, and played soccer. He is planning to enroll at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Nominated to U.S. Military Academy at West Point and U.S. Air Force Academy. Nicholas Cheuvront (Parkersburg) attends Parkersburg High School. While maintaining a challenging course load of Advanced Placement classes, Nic… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=380 | McKinley Statement on Spending Bill | 2014-12-11 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | When the Republican House majority came to Washington four years ago we sought to increase transparency, implement a more open process, and end the closed door practices that marked the Nancy Pelosi era. Yet this week we were presented with a 1,600 page spending bill with 48 hours to review it before funding runs out. We were given no opportunities to change the bill.While I appreciate the work of the House Appropriations committee and recognize there are many good provisions included in this bill, it did not include protections for West Virginia's coal miners, so I voted against the bill and the broken process that produced it. share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement regarding the government funding bill that passed the House today: When the Republican House majority came to Washington four years ago we sought to increase transparency, implement a more open process, and end the closed door practices that marked the Nancy Pelosi era. Yet this week we were presented with a 1,600 page spending bill with 48 hours to review it before funding runs out. We were given no opportunities to change the bill. While I appreciate the work of the House Appropriations committee and recognize there are many good provisions included in this bill, it did not include protections for West Virginia's coal miners, so I voted against the bill and the broken process that produced it. Next year, with new leadership in the Senate hopefully we can break the cycle of last minute deals formulated behind closed doors. Congress needs to return to an open process that allows members to provide input and make changes. With willing partners in the Senate we will be able to reduce spending and change damaging policies on everything from the EPA to health care to immigration. With this latest hurdle behind us I hope we can focus on working together in an open manner to address the challenges our country faces. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=464 | McKinley, Loebsack Propose Bill to Help Emergency First Responders | 2014-12-10 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Yesterday Reps. David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to help volunteer firefighters and other first responders who keep our communities safe. The bill creates a tax deduction for volunteer first responders and will help Volunteer Fire Departments and other public safety organizations recruit and retain volunteers. share: f t Yesterday Reps. David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to help volunteer firefighters and other first responders who keep our communities safe. The bill creates a tax deduction for volunteer first responders and will help Volunteer Fire Departments and other public safety organizations recruit and retain volunteers. I'd like to thank Representatives McKinley and Loebsack for introducing this important legislation, said Chief Philip C. Stittleburg, Chairman of the National Volunteer Fire Council. The services donated by volunteer emergency response personnel are valued at more than $140 billion annually and the average responder donates services worth more than $18,000 each year, Stittleburg added. At the same time, local agencies are increasingly struggling to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters and EMTs. This common sense bill would help bolster staffing in volunteer public safety agencies by allowing responders to claim a portion of the value of the services they donate each year as a charitable donation. Small towns across West Virginia and the country rely on volunteers to respond to fires, accidents, and other emergencies, said McKinley. Yet these same men and women are often forced to raise money to simply have adequate equipment and training. We can do more to help them. We've had a number of meetings with Volunteer Fire Departments across West Virginia, and the number one issue they have is recruiting volunteers and keeping them, said McKinley. This solution will help fix that problem and demonstrates the respect earned by volunt… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=281 | McKinley Introduces Bill to Help Student Veterans | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Today Reps. David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation that will help veterans get the education they need to thrive in the modern workforce. The bill will give students utilizing GI Bill benefits more flexibility to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, math and other STEM fields. share: f t Today Reps. David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation that will help veterans get the education they need to thrive in the modern workforce. The bill will give students utilizing GI Bill benefits more flexibility to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, math and other STEM fields. The transition from war zone to campus is not always an easy one, said McKinley. We owe it to men and women who served to do all we can to help them return to civilian life and pursue their dreams. As a country, we have a responsibility to help our servicemen and women when they leave the military and return home to civilian life, said Titus, a Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. This legislation honors that commitment by providing resources to help veterans pursue higher education and gain the skills and training they need to succeed in STEM careers. The impetus for the bill came from meetings McKinley had with student veterans in West Virginia who discussed the difficulty in completing certain degrees in the 36 months allotted by the GI Bill. This proposal gives students who utilize the Post-9/11 GI Bill an extra nine months of benefits if they pursue a degree in one of the STEM fields. Given the appropriate resources, veterans possess the talent and experience to make a huge, positive impact in America's communities and economy, said D. Wayne Robinson, President of Student Veterans of America. We must do everything we can to help veterans capitalize on their experience and pursue careers in advanced fields like STEM. This common sense plan will give those who have sa… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=819 | Rep. McKinley: Disabled Americans Deserve the American Dream | 2014-12-03 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Today the House passed a bill to help people with disabilities achieve independence and plan for the future. Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) is an original co-sponsor of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (H.R. 647), which allows Americans with disabilities to create tax free accounts to save for education, job training, health care and other expenses. share: f t Today the House passed a bill to help people with disabilities achieve independence and plan for the future. Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) is an original co-sponsor of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (H.R. 647), which allows Americans with disabilities to create tax free accounts to save for education, job training, health care and other expenses. People with disabilities have the same hopes and dreams as everyone else, said McKinley. They want to be independent and achieve their full potential, whether it's pursuing an education or finding a good job. We already have 401k accounts that help us save for our retirement, health savings accounts, and 529 accounts to save for our children's college education, added McKinley. Why shouldn't we give millions of Americans with disabilities similar opportunities? The ABLE Act will empower people with disabilities who make up 19% of the population to plan for the future and save for expenses like education, job training, retirement, living expenses, and health care. The bill is supported by more than a dozen national organizations that advocate for the disabled, from Autism Speaks to the National Federation for the Blind. As the grandfather of a child with special needs, I am personally aware of the challenges millions of Americans with disabilities and their families face, said McKinley. The ABLE Act could improve his life and empower millions of others like him to lead fulfilling lives. We should show compassion towards individuals struggling with disabilities and the families who care for them, said McKinley… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=339 | McKinley Responds to Obama's Newest Politically Driven Regulation | 2014-11-26 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Today, Congressman David McKinley responded to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, which would have devastating consequences to America's economy. share: f t Today, Congressman David McKinley responded to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, which would have devastating consequences to America's economy. While many of us are travelling or with our families enjoying Thanksgiving celebrating another year together and giving thanks, this President broke another promise to America. The American people said that the key problem is our economy. Businesses operate by staying focused on the matter at hand to solve key problems. However, the President's recent climate deal with China, his immigration plan and now his ozone proposal, he seems to be ignoring, once again, our economy. In fact, before his re-election in 2011, President Obama admitted that a new Ozone Regulation would be a detriment to the American economy and cost millions of jobs and directed the EPA to withdraw the proposed regulation. What has changed so drastically in 3 years when studies have been published to suggest that many of our cities have already reduced ground-level ozone by as much as 60 percent? This newest proposal is merely a continuation of his destruction on our domestic energy and manufacturing production. In fact, studies show that the lowering of this standard is going to cost Americans as much as $3.4 trillion, 20 percent of our total economy, making this one of the most expensive and job destroying regulations ever issued. West Virginians have already taken a devastating hit from this President and his War on Coal. Essentially, this regulation will take another $1,500 every year out of each West Virginian's pocketbook. Even the local dry cleaner and gas station will be affected. The ke… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=761 | Rep. McKinley Statement on President Obama's Executive Amnesty Proposal | 2014-11-20 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV) issued the following statement on President Obama's expected announcement that he will use executive action to provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants: share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV) issued the following statement on President Obama's expected announcement that he will use executive action to provide amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants: Earlier this month the American people roundly rejected President Obama's policies by electing a Republican Senate and larger majority in the House. They sent a message that the President must work with Congress. Tonight's announcement that he will act alone on immigration shows that he wasn't listening. President Obama's plan to give executive amnesty to millions is nothing more than a divisive, political calculation that will poison the well for his ability to work with the new Congress that will be sworn in just six weeks from now. Policies should be changed through the legislative process not with an edict from the President. President Obama's action shows a blatant disregard for the will of the people, and disrespect for the Constitutional limits of his office. This plan shows the President is more concerned with dividing the American people for political gain than he is about listening and working in good faith to get something done. His executive amnesty plan is wrong for America and we will continue to push back against it. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=768 | Rep. McKinley to Expand Role on Energy and Commerce | 2014-11-19 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV) will continue to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee for the next two years. McKinley will maintain his position on the Energy and Power Subcommittee and the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, and has been named Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV) will continue to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee for the next two years. McKinley will maintain his position on the Energy and Power Subcommittee and the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, and has been named Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. McKinley has served on the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee since 2011 and is active on a host of issues on the committee, from pushing back against the Obama Administration's War on Coal to reforming and modernizing our health care system. The issues we work on in the Energy and Commerce Committee are crucial for the future of West Virginia, said McKinley. Whether it's standing up for coal and natural gas jobs or providing relief from Obamacare, the Committee has provided an opportunity to work on behalf of the people of the First District. It's been an honor to serve for the last four years, and I'm excited to expand my role on the Committee and hold the Obama Administration accountable with aggressive oversight, said McKinley. When the Obama Administration does something that hurts West Virginia and our country, we will stand up to them. David has been a key member of our team and I look forward to continuing to work together, said Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. He has been a leader on energy issues and is a strong voice for West Virginia. The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee has broad responsibility for oversight of agencies and departments, including the EPA, Department of Energy, Health and Human Services, and the Federal Communications Commission. The En… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=702 | Rep. McKinley Introduces Bill to Help Hospitals Communicate | 2014-10-20 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Over the past three and a half years we have met with hospitals, health care workers, patients and families and a common theme is the fact that medical records are not easily transferable between different hospital systems, said McKinley. "With all the technology available to us in 2014, this should be a problem that can be solved." share: f t After listening to concerns from health care providers and hospital executives, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) recently introduced a bill (H.R. 5537) to help hospitals communicate with each other, which would increase efficiency and improve quality of care. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the communication between computer systems used by hospitals to store and access electronic health records. Over the past three and a half years we have met with hospitals, health care workers, patients and families and a common theme is the fact that medical records are not easily transferable between different hospital systems, said McKinley. With all the technology available to us in 2014, this should be a problem that can be solved. Designing medical records systems that can talk to each other will increase access to care, lower health care costs, and allow for more effective coordination, said McKinley. We live in an interconnected world where banking systems and other services are able to connect around the globe, said McKinley. Ensuring our health care system does the same is just common sense. McKinley's bill calls for GAO to report to Congress and make recommendations on how to increase interoperability of hospital computer systems to store and access electronic health records. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=672 | Rep. McKinley Calls for Ebola Travel Ban | 2014-10-17 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Combating the spread of Ebola requires an aggressive and coordinated plan, said McKinley. "Unfortunately the response thus far has been full of missteps and confusion and the American public is losing confidence." share: f t In response to the recent spread of the Ebola virus from West Africa to the United States, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) is urging the Obama Administration and public health officials to take a more aggressive response, including restricting travel from West African countries where there have been significant outbreaks. Combating the spread of Ebola requires an aggressive and coordinated plan, said McKinley. Unfortunately the response thus far has been full of missteps and confusion and the American public is losing confidence. Stopping the outbreak in West Africa is the only way to contain the virus and the U.S. needs to continue to provide leadership on that front but there are several common sense steps we need to take to protect the American people, added McKinley. Temporarily banning travel from the West African countries hit hardest by Ebola until this gets under control should be one step. Two-thirds of Americans support limiting travel, but yesterday President Obama said he opposes a travel ban. A travel ban won't solve the Ebola crisis, but it should be part of a broader strategy, including resources to fight the outbreak in Africa, enhanced screenings at airports, and more intensive training for health care workers, said McKinley. President Obama should rethink his opposition and use his authority to institute a travel ban. The United States has the best health care system in the world, despite the inadequate response thus far, I am confident we can lead the fight to defeat Ebola with a more aggressive plan, said McKinley. Yesterday the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of Energy and Commerce held a hearing with leadership from the Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health. The hearing… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=695 | Rep. McKinley Highlights American Energy Abundance | 2014-10-15 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | The abundance of natural gas in our region can transform America's economy and pave the way for a renaissance in manufacturing, said McKinley. "We just need to make sure we don't get in the way." share: f t This afternoon Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) highlighted the potential for economic growth in the region as a result of the Marcellus and Utica Shale in remarks to a crowd of manufacturers and natural gas industry leaders. The abundance of natural gas in our region can transform America's economy and pave the way for a renaissance in manufacturing, said McKinley. We just need to make sure we don't get in the way. The prospect of thousands of jobs, billions in investment, and lower energy prices should be something we embrace, said McKinley. Unfortunately, there are some in Washington who want to impede this progress. McKinley discussed several challenges facing the natural gas industry, including scare tactics about hydraulic fracturing, delays in permitting for pipeline infrastructure, and efforts to stop the export of LNG. We are sitting on top of the second largest natural gas field in the world, which has the potential to provide a competitive advantage to American manufacturers and attract huge investments like ethane crackers, added McKinley. We need to be vigilant and stop actions that would derail it. The House has passed several bills to spur natural gas production, including: The Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act (H.R. 2728), which would prevent duplicative federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing on public lands in states that already have regulations in place. The Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (H.R. 1900) which streamlines the permitting process for pipelines. The Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act (H.R. 6), which would expedite the approval of LNG export facilities. The Penn State Natural Gas Utilization Conference was held in Canonsburg, PA and included speakers from indu… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141016235722/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2720 | Marcellus gas production anticipated to increase, lead the nation in November | 2014-10-15 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Drilling Productivity Report, released Oct. 14, revealed that the Marcellus Shale play is anticipated to produce more gas than other reported regions in November. The Marcellus region is expected to produce 16,045 million cubic feet of gas per day in November 2014, reflecting a 217 mcf/day increase from October, making it both the highest-producing region among the Utica, Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Niobrara and Permian basins. New-well gas production per rig is anticipated to increase across all regions between October and November 2014, with the Marcellus and Utica seeing potential increases of 39 thousand cubic feet per day and 114 tcf/day, respectively. The Marcellus play has the highest expected production in November over all the other regions, at 7,946 tcf/day. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141016235758/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2719 | The energy renaissance | 2014-10-15 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Forty years ago, the United States was thrown into a panic by the Arab Oil Embargo. OPEC’s decision to stop oil exports to the U.S. in response to our support of Israel during its war with Arab nations triggered lines and shortages at gasoline stations and revealed the U.S. economy’s dependence on foreign oil. Experts predicted we would run out of reachable reserves of natural gas within just a few years. America faced an energy crisis and on April 18, 1977, President Jimmy Carter confronted the nation with what was the hard truth of the day. “The oil and natural gas we rely on for 75 percent of our energy are running out,” the President somberly intoned in a speech to the nation. “Unless profound changes are made to lower oil consumption, we now believe that early in the 1980’s the world will be demanding more oil than it can produce.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=307 | McKinley Meets with Business Leaders in Northern Panhandle to Discuss Job Creation | 2014-10-07 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Driving up and down the Ohio River you see just how hard our area has been hit by the decline of steel and manufacturing, said McKinley. "The loss of jobs due to unfair foreign competition, excessive regulations, and other factors has hurt communities like Weirton, Follansbee, and Newell." share: f t This morning in Weirton, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.V.) joined with local business leaders to discuss the future of manufacturing in the Ohio River Valley. Driving up and down the Ohio River you see just how hard our area has been hit by the decline of steel and manufacturing, said McKinley. The loss of jobs due to unfair foreign competition, excessive regulations, and other factors has hurt communities like Weirton, Follansbee, and Newell. We have a responsibility to protect the jobs we already have and find areas where manufacturers can grow and create jobs, added McKinley. The roundtable meeting included representatives from local businesses including Coil Slitting International, Ergon, ArcelorMittal, and Wheeling Nisshin, as well as leaders from the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Brooke-Hancock Business Development Corporation. The discussion covered a wide range of topics including workforce development, infrastructure, burdensome regulations, health care, and taxes. It's important to listen to the challenges these businesses are facing and find ways to help them, said McKinley. We don't have all the answers in Washington. We are able to take ideas from meetings like this one and take action. With low cost energy, an ideal geographic location, and a skilled workforce, West Virginia can once again be a center of manufacturing and create good-paying jobs, said McKinley. I look forward to working together with business leaders to make this happen. McKinley has introduced and sponsored several bills and amendments to help revitalize manufacturing including: The Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act (H.R. 1522), which would provide a tax cred… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=662 | Rep. McKinley Announces $1 Million Grant to Fight Methamphetamine Trade in West Virginia | 2014-10-06 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Communities across West Virginia are feeling the impacts of methamphetamine abuse and the criminals who make and sell the drug, said McKinley. "Methamphetamine is destroying lives and tearing families apart." share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) announced today that West Virginia received $1 million in grant funding for the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP), the largest award given this year. The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) CAMP grant is a competitive grant program designed to directly fund state law enforcement agencies to investigate criminal activities related to the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine Communities across West Virginia are feeling the impacts of methamphetamine abuse and the criminals who make and sell the drug, said McKinley. Methamphetamine is destroying lives and tearing families apart. This funding will provide law enforcement with much needed resources to counteract this blight on our communities, added McKinley. We need to use all the resources at our disposal to take criminals off our streets and disrupt the flow of drugs. CAMP funding grants last two years, and can be used for activities such as locating methamphetamine laboratories and investigating traffickers. Previously, McKinley helped Brooke, Hancock, Ohio, Marshall, and Harrison Counties receive High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) designations to combat drug trafficking. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141009234541/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2714 | W.Va. receives grant for wetlands assessment | 2014-10-06 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $700,000 grant to West Virginia to develop a protocol for assessing impacts to wetlands. The EPA says the Division of Natural Resources also will use the funding to evaluate the success of mitigating impacts to wetlands and to evaluate wetland status statewide. The DNR is among six grant recipients in five states. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141009234544/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2713 | County schools eyeing program to reduce truancy issues | 2014-10-06 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The Harrison County Schools superintendent wants to implement a truancy diversion program and provide more resources to improve attendance rates. The county has a 97.5 percent attendance rate and, as of Sept. 22, there were nearly 400 students truant out of about 10,950 students, according to Attendance Director James Kirby. The state Department of Education considers any student who has five or more unexcused absences truant. That means earlier intervention is necessary at home, school and the county level, Superintendent Dr. Mark Manchin said. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141009234549/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2712 | Alpha Natural shuttering 3 mines in West Virginia | 2014-10-06 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Alpha Natural Resources, the world’s third largest supplier of metallurgical coal, said September 26th that it would be shuttering three mines in West Virginia due to sustained weak market conditions and government regulations challenging the Central Appalachian mining industry. The closures will put 261 people out of work. The news has a familiar refrain; more than 20,000 coal miners have lost their jobs since 2011. But coal mining jobs have been disappearing for more than 30 years. As of March 2014, there were around 79,000 jobs in coal mining in the United States, 8.3% fewer than a year earlier. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=728 | Rep. McKinley Pushes for American Innovation on Energy | 2014-10-02 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | The focus in Washington is too often on the issues that divide us, not those that pull us together as a nation, said McKinley. "We need to move beyond the partisanship and work together to make energy efficiency a priority." share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) discussed the future of energy efficiency in a speech today to the World Energy Engineering Congress. He cited efficiency as an area where bipartisan compromise is possible. The focus in Washington is too often on the issues that divide us, not those that pull us together as a nation, said McKinley. We need to move beyond the partisanship and work together to make energy efficiency a priority. McKinley was invited to address the conference based on his leadership on energy efficiency issues in Congress. He has introduced three bipartisan bills dealing with energy efficiency, including the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014, which passed the House earlier this year. He also serves as co-chair of the High Performance Buildings Caucus. In his remarks, McKinley focused on several areas to increase efficiency, reduce energy use, and save money, including building construction and energy production. He noted that countries like China and Japan are devoting resources to study efficiency that far outpace the United States. America is losing its position as a global center of innovation, said McKinley. America used to be a place where companies came to do research and development. Now other countries are catching up. In this quest for efficiency, America can regain its preeminent role as a center of innovation. After his formal remarks McKinley took questions for the audience covering a wide range of topics from the future of coal, to providing electricity to Africa, to the best ways to encourage bipartisanship. For the last 238 years people across the world have turned to America for leadership, said McKinley. We're an exceptional country that has produced great innovations. Congress … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141002235235/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2707 | First Ebola Case In U.S. | 2014-10-01 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | A patient at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced Tuesday. The patient was in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, which had announced a day earlier that the person's symptoms and recent travel indicated a possible case of Ebola, the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people across West Africa and infected a handful of Americans who have traveled to that region. The person, an adult who was not publicly identified, developed symptoms days after returning to Texas from Liberia and showed no symptoms on the plane, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141002235239/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2706 | New incinerator helps fight prescription drug abuse in WV | 2014-10-01 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Nearly 2.5 tons of prescription drugs were collected across West Virginia as part of National Drug Takeback Day. On Sept. 30, sheriff's deputies, West Virginia State Police Troopers and U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin gathered at the Putnam County Courthouse to unveil a new mobile incinerator that will destroy those pills. “What I see is lives saved,” said Goodwin. “You know we lead the nation in drug overdose deaths.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141002235331/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2705 | Secret Service | 2014-10-01 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is absolutely correct in questioning the competence - and honesty - of the agency charged with protecting our nation's leaders. When holes began to appear in the Secret Service's story about a White House intruder, it was clear the men and women who are supposed to protect the life of the president of the United States continue not to take that job very seriously. After a fence-jumper made it across the White House lawn Sept. 19, the public was told he had been apprehended just inside the North Portico doors. That turned out to be a lie. Omar J. Gonzalez actually made it past a guard on the inside, past the staircase that leads to the first family's living quarters, into the East Room and nearly to the Green Room before he was caught. Had he been equipped with a suicide vest, there might not be a White House today. But no need to worry. The public was also told Gonzalez was unarmed. That was also a lie. He was carrying a knife, which could have been deadly, had he found a target. But more troubling, his car was found with 800 rounds of ammunition, underlining the point that Gonzalez could have armed himself with anything - and that his foray into the White House may have served as a test run for others bent on doing more harm. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=663 | Rep. McKinley Announces Additional Resources to Combat Drug Trafficking in Harrison County | 2014-09-29 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Drug abuse and the criminals who facilitate it scar our communities and destroy lives, said McKinley. "We need to use all the resources at our disposal to take these criminals off our streets and disrupt the drug trade." share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) announced today that Harrison County has been designated a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), giving the area access to valuable resources to combat the scourge of illegal drugs. Drug abuse and the criminals who facilitate it scar our communities and destroy lives, said McKinley. We need to use all the resources at our disposal to take these criminals off our streets and disrupt the drug trade. The additional funding allocated through the HIDTA program will go a long ways to help us fight this epidemic, McKinley said. The drug task force in Harrison County is ready to use these funds to respond aggressively. Created by Congress with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, the HIDTA program provides assistance to Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to reduce drug trafficking. Previously, McKinley helped Brooke, Hancock, Ohio, and Marshall Counties receive the HIDTA designation. The HIDTA designations in the four counties in the Northern Panhandle have helped law enforcement disrupt and stop drug traffickers, added McKinley. This announcement is a significant step in fighting Harrison County and West Virginia's drug abuse and violent crime problem. For the past months McKinley has worked with the Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force to get the HIDTA designation from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, including supporting their application with letters and phone calls. Last week, McKinley met with the Task Force in Bridgeport to discuss their efforts and ways to help support their mission. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141002235334/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2703 | EPA's McCarthy: critics of Clean Power Plan 'out of sync' | 2014-09-26 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Federal EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says most of the conversation surrounding the proposed Clean Power Plan has been positive although the critics seem to be making a lot of noise. McCarthy spoke about the plan that will require states to reduce their carbon output including making changes to existing coal-fired power plants Thursday at the Resources for the Future Policy Leadership Forum in Washington, DC. McCarthy said critics of the plan are “out of sync” with the conversation. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141002235338/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2702 | Children Are The Future, Gee Says | 2014-09-26 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee is never one to mince words, and Thursday night in Wheeling he asserted that the greatest generation "is the one we are raising right now." Before a crowd attending the annual Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce dinner held at Wheeling Park's White Palace, Gee entertained and captivated his audience with funny stories of mistaken identity and the promise to fulfill the expectations and dreams of West Virginians seeking a higher education. He pointed to WVU as an economic engine for the state, and said many of today's inventions were born out of universities and colleges. "A couple of scientists at WVU and Ohio State figured out horizontal drilling to give us economic efficiency so we don't have to rely on the Middle East," Gee said. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20141002235342/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2701 | NASA's IV&V program major part in MAVEN orbit mission | 2014-09-26 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the “Red Planet” late Sunday. This week, officials with NASA’s Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) program in Fairmont who helped work on the MAVEN mission reflected on the milestone. Charlie Broadwater was the IV&V project manager for the MAVEN mission. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140926000205/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2700 | Bids to frack under Ohio River in W.Va. due Thursday | 2014-09-25 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | A deadline to bid on the right to drill for oil and natural gas under parts of the Ohio River is approaching. Sealed bids are due Thursday afternoon for drilling rights on state-owned land under 22 miles of the river. The sections are in Pleasants, Marshall and Wetzel counties. Eight West Virginia and Ohio groups have sent Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin a letter opposing the idea. Some include the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Concerned Citizens Ohio, West Virginia Sierra Club chapter and FreshWater Accountability Project. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140926000208/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2699 | McKinley: Support Obama in fight against ISIS threat | 2014-09-25 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., says while he is disappointed in the slow response to the ISIS threat, he believes everyone should rally behind President Barack Obama and support his international effort to eliminate the extremist group. ISIS presents a clear threat to the United States, pointing to the recent and brutal beheading of American and international hostages, McKinley said. "I think we could have avoided that if we had moved more quickly," he said. "I'm disappointed it has been allowed to go on for so long." To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140926000241/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2698 | Obama at UN: Dismantle the IS 'network of death' | 2014-09-25 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Confronted by the growing threat of Middle East militants, President Barack Obama implored world leaders at the United Nations Wednesday to rally behind his expanding military campaign to stamp out the violent Islamic State group and its “network of death.” “There can be no reasoning, no negotiation, with this brand of evil,” Obama told the General Assembly. In a striking shift for a president who has been reluctant to take military action in the past, Obama declared that force is the only language the militants understand. He warned those who have joined their cause to “leave the battlefield while they can.” The widening war against the Islamic State was just one in a cascade of crises that confronted the presidents, prime ministers and monarchs at the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. Also vying for attention was Russia’s continued provocations in Ukraine, a deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the plight of civilians caught in conflicts around the world. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140926000244/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2695 | U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria | 2014-09-23 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The United States has expanded its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant beyond the borders of Iraq and into Syria, launching strikes with fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles, the Pentagon confirmed Monday night. The U.S. and partner nations “are undertaking military action” against the Islamic militant group in Syria, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a statement. “The decision to conduct these strikes was made earlier today by the U.S. Central Command commander under authorization granted him by the commander in chief.” The U.S. Central Command, in a statement early Tuesday morning, said Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain participated in the new airstrikes. The United States was the only Western nation involved, a U.S. official said earlier. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140926000248/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2694 | Huffman touts Coldwater | 2014-09-23 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Potential occupants of the former Coldwater Creek distribution center could bring in from 300 to 1,000 jobs, according to Cam Huffman, president and CEO of the Area Roundtable. Huffman gave an update on efforts to bring a new tenant to the approximately 1 million square-foot facility at the Parkersburg Business Park off Interstate 77 as part of a presentation to the Parkersburg Rotary Club Monday during the group's regular meeting at the Blennerhassett Hotel. The Coldwater Creek facility closed earlier this year after the Idaho-based company filed for bankruptcy. Because if its size, location and the turn-key nature of the facility, Huffman said it's been generating a lot of interest. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140926000252/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2693 | Made in W.Va. | 2014-09-23 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Janelle Cheuvront wants to help West Virginia businesses. She is selling only products made in West Virginia at her store in the Point Park Marketplace. West Virginia Foods & Things opened on the July Fourth weekend in the building at 113 Ann St. near the floodwall opening, and now offers about 50 items produced by West Virginia residents. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=847 | Representatives McKinley and Welch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Communities Hard Hit by Coal Industry Downturn | 2014-09-19 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Across West Virginia communities are being decimated by what's happening to the coal industry, said McKinley. share: f t Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation yesterday to assist workers who have lost their jobs due to a downturn in the coal industry. The Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act (HELP Act) would provide assistance to eligible workers with retraining, job searches, and relocation. Across West Virginia communities are being decimated by what's happening to the coal industry, said McKinley. Coal miners and other workers are being hurt by factors beyond their control, whether it's regulations or market forces. It's only fair we do something to help these struggling families. This legislation represents a bipartisan effort to move beyond our differences and offer help to the proud men and women of the coal industry who are out of work. American coal workers are national heroes, said Welch. With grit and determination, they fueled America's rise to an economic powerhouse. While there are strongly held views in Congress on climate change and energy policy, there should be no disagreement that America has an obligation to ensure displaced workers in the coal industry transition successfully to good jobs in other sectors. I am proud to work with Rep. McKinley on this shared goal. The McKinley-Welch legislation establishes a transition assistance program for displaced workers in coal communities. It is modeled after the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act which assists workers displaced due to foreign trade. The bill creates a commission to approve eligibility for assistance. Workers will be eligible if their job loss is tied to a downturn in the coal industry related to a variety of factors, including cheaper alternative fuel sources, federal regulations, existence of state to state energy markets, or other causes as determined by the commission. Eligible workers will receive benefits for up to one year a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919222851/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2690 | Senators: Higher energy costs could force almost 1 million into poverty | 2014-09-19 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | A 10-percent increase in home energy costs could push 840,000 people into poverty, according to a new white paper by two GOP senators. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Tim Scott (S.C.) argue that lawmakers should consider the impact of policy changes and federal regulations on the energy expenses incurred by households. "Too many Americans suffer from energy insecurity; they cannot afford the energy required to heat or cool their homes or secure other basic needs such as refrigeration," Murkowski and Scott argue in the paper, which they will unveil Thursday at a Washington event. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919223140/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2691 | Chevron meets new, voluntary shale drilling rules | 2014-09-19 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Chevron has become the first energy company to meet a new set of voluntary shale gas drilling standards that aim to go beyond existing state laws in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, the Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale announced Thursday. The center is a partnership between major energy companies, environmental groups and charitable foundations. Its certification process consisted of an independent review of Chevron documents and 22 of its production sites in the three states. The program is meant to work much like Underwriters Laboratories, which puts its familiar UL seal on electrical appliances. The review was conducted by Bureau Veritas, an international testing company that also handles the LEED review process for the U.S. Green Building Council. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919223215/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2689 | Senate approves Obama request to arm, train Syrian rebels | 2014-09-19 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The Senate on Thursday easily approved a $1 trillion government-funding bill that gives President Obama new authority to battle the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Lawmakers voted 78-22 in favor of the bill, with 9 Democrats and 12 Republicans voting "no," along with one independent. The "no" votes included several senators seen as prospective presidential candidates in both parties, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=370 | McKinley Statement on Passage of Continuing Resolution and ISIL Amendment | 2014-09-17 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | On a bipartisan basis (319-108), the House voted to keep the government open and combat terrorism. With this vote, we are placing our trust in our Commander-in-Chief and his top military advisors to carry out the plan within the resolution to assist, equip and train our partners in the Middle East to combat ISIL along with a coalition of 30 nations, including countries in the region. share: f t Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on the House passing a short-term continuing resolution (H.J. Res. 124) and authority to equip and train opposition groups in Syria: "On a bipartisan basis (319-108), the House voted to keep the government open and combat terrorism. With this vote, we are placing our trust in our Commander-in-Chief and his top military advisors to carry out the plan within the resolution to assist, equip and train our partners in the Middle East to combat ISIL along with a coalition of 30 nations, including countries in the region. "This decision was not taken lightly and many of us share the concerns voiced about training and equipping moderate forces fighting in Syria. At the same time, we are not giving the President the blank check authority that he originally requested; we are providing a more limited authority to train soldiers to fight back against ISIL under close oversight. The amendment to the resolution does NOT authorize any additional funds and does NOT put troops on the ground in Syria. If the President wants further action, he will have to come to Congress for another vote. "It comes down to either doing nothing to stop ongoing terrorism from ISIL and thereby allowing them to slaughter innocent people who don't follow their radical ideology or standing together with others in the global community against the imminent threat. Again, this does not call for additional funding or boots on the ground. "Just as there are 535 Members of Congress, there are likely 535 alternative plans. But the strategy of … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918192848/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2687 | CONSOL Energy Brings 10 Year Plan to Lewis County | 2014-09-17 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | CONSOL Energy held an Open House Tuesday night for the Lewis County area to introduce its oil and gas program that will be taking place in 2015. The activity will involve two rigs starting in the central Lewis County area following through a 10 year plan. CONSOL had 30 employees present to talk to local residents and answer any questions they may have about the upcoming project To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918192849/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2686 | Duke research: fracking not to blame for groundwater contamination | 2014-09-17 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | A favorite gimmick of the anti-fracking movement is to post a video of someone setting fire to the water coming out of a faucet. The sweeping conclusion is that hydraulic fracturing releases natural gas and/or methane into water aquifers, which ends up in water wells. But new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences debunks the thesis of that claim. Researchers at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment found that the process of forcing water and chemicals into gas-laden shale deposits thousands of feet below the surface does not cause groundwater contamination. “(The) gas data appear to rule out gas contamination by upward migration from depth through overlying geological strata triggered by horizontal drilling or hydraulic fracturing,” the researchers conclude in their abstract. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918192851/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2685 | EPA extends comment period on Clean Power Rule | 2014-09-17 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The federal EPA announced Tuesday it has extended the public comment period on the new Clean Power Plan by 45 days, taking it to Dec. 1. EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation Janet McCabe told reporters in an afternoon conference call the agency has heard from many groups impacted by the rule. “We got a number of requests from a variety of different stakeholders suggesting they would like some additional time. So taking that all into account, we felt it was appropriate to provide that additional time,” she said. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918194410/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2684 | Tomblin to use Rainy Day Fund | 2014-09-15 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says he will dip into West Virginia's Rainy Day Fund to close a more than $100 million gap in state funding. Tomblin will present the Fiscal Year 2016 budget in January, but officials already are looking at ways to shore up the gap caused by declines in revenue and federal reimbursements. In an interview Wednesday, Tomblin said he does not believe new taxes or additional budget cuts are the answer to solving the shortfall. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918195930/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2683 | House to vote on Ex-Im extension – Megabus town hall – Amtrak, STB bills get markups – Taxi vs. ridesharing on the web | 2014-09-15 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | House and Senate lawmakers are back in session today after a long weekend, and they face a busy agenda that includes a must-pass CR to avoid another government shutdown. After the House put off a vote last week, members should take a roll call sometime this week on the funding bill, which would keep the government open through Dec. 11 and extend the charter of the Export-Import Bank through June. Re-upping the Ex-Im Bank has provoked quite the PR and lobbying battle between Boeing, which gets assistance from the bank for airplanes sales overseas, and Delta, which argues that the bank helps its foreign competitors that buy Boeing planes. Monday: Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will be in Detroit to hype a $12 million TIGER grant for the M-1 streetcar (Detroit News: http://bit.ly/1tJ1awP). And Rep. David McKinley will conduct a “Megabus Mobile Town Hall” meeting, letting students from West Virginia and Fairmont State universities chat with the congressman during a ride on a Megabus from Morgantown, W.Va., to D.C. Tuesday: House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster will be among the speakers at an aviation summit organized by The Hill and Airlines for America. Held at the National Press Club, the event also features American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and other top aviation officials. In the afternoon, Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Commerce panel holds a hearing on NHTSA and what changes could be made to avoid another debacle like the GM ignition switch recalls. GM has taken most of the heat for the fatal flaw, but some on the Hill say that more funding for NHTSA would help prevent such a widespread problem in the future. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=522 | Media Advisory: McKinley to Conduct Mobile Town Hall Monday | 2014-09-12 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | During this unique event, students from West Virginia University, Fairmont State College and other members of the local community will have an opportunity to interact with Rep. McKinley, discuss a variety of issues, and learn more about Congress. share: f t On Monday, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) will conduct a rolling town hall discussion onboard the Megabus travelling from Morgantown, W.V. to Washington, D.C. During this unique event, students from West Virginia University, Fairmont State College and other members of the local community will have an opportunity to interact with Rep. McKinley, discuss a variety of issues, and learn more about Congress. Over the past four years I've found the Megabus to be an affordable travel option while commuting to Washington, said McKinley. Trips on the bus have also given me to talk with other riders and listen to their concerns and priorities. The idea for this event stemmed from those conversations, and I look forward to a lively discussion with these students during the trip, added McKinley. Event Details What: Mobile Town Hall with Rep. David McKinley When: Monday, September 15 7:30 am 12:45 pm Where: Morgantown: (Departure @ 8 am), Mountaineer Station, 1112 Van Voorhis Rd. Grantsville, MD: (Stop en-route @ approx. 10 am), Pilot Travel Center, 3000 Chestnut Ridge Rd. Washington, DC: (Arrival @ approx. 12:30 pm), Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918195943/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2680 | All W.Va. reps support military action against ISIS | 2014-09-12 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | West Virginia’s entire congressional delegation said it supports expanded military action against the Islamic State after President Obama laid out a plan Wednesday night for airstrikes and increased support for arming and training opposition fighters in Syria. Of West Virginia’s five representatives, Rep. Nick J. Rahall, who said the Islamic State “must be forcefully addressed,” was the most hesitant in his support of military action. “Any commitment of American resources and lives should be done as part of a broad coalition of allies,” Rahall, a Democrat, said in a prepared statement. “The war powers being claimed by this president are sweeping. There must be a congressional debate, and no American combat troops should be deployed without specific congressional authorization.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918195945/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2679 | Small W.Va. college wins $10 US grant | 2014-09-12 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | West Virginia Wesleyan College has been awarded a $10 million U.S. Department of Education grant — the largest award in the school's 124-year history. The award announced Thursday by the college is aimed at expanding the school's capacity to serve low-income students. The five-year grant will help West Virginia Wesleyan achieve that goal by improving and strengthening academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability. The grant will support improved student services, academic instruction, enhanced faculty development and classroom renovations. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140918195950/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2678 | Mining extension honors 100 years | 2014-09-12 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | WVU and local dignitaries gathered on Thursday, Sept. 11, to celebrate a milestone for one of WVU’s most prominent extension efforts. The WVU Mining and Industrial Extension celebrated 100 years with a gathering and demonstrations. Mine safety boils down to two aspects, conditions and practices, said Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association. “Extension makes sure [miners] know safe conditions and safe practices,” he said. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=491 | McKinley: Never Forget | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | Today Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon: share: f t Today Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon: Americans must never forget the morning thirteen years ago when we saw the face of evil. The vivid memories from that morning are seared into our brains forever. These memories serve as reminders of both the sense of sadness we felt for the loss of nearly 3,000 innocent people in horrific acts of terror, but also the sense of purpose and unity that emerged in the weeks after the cowardly attacks. While today we must remember and honor the ordinary Americans who died in New York, Washington, and Shanksville, PA, we must not forget that the same threats that brought down those planes and the World Trade Center are still very real today. The threat of radical Islamic terrorism has not gone away. The sacrifices thousands of Americans have made in Afghanistan, Iraq, Benghazi, and elsewhere should serve as a constant reminder of that. On this national day of remembrance we must also remember the cost of freedom and remain vigilant to keep America safe. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=495 | McKinley: Obama's Broken Promise Hurting America | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | We all remember President Obama's promises when he was selling his plan to the American people, said McKinley. "He promised that you could keep your health plan, you could keep your doctor, and premiums would be reduced. It turns out all of those promises were broken." share: f t Today Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) voted to help small business owners and their employees keep their current health plans without the threat of cancellations due to Obamacare. We all remember President Obama's promises when he was selling his plan to the American people, said McKinley. He promised that you could keep your health plan, you could keep your doctor, and premiums would be reduced. It turns out all of those promises were broken. This fall as many as 50 million families who have insurance from group plans could start receiving cancellation notices because their plan doesn't meet burdensome requirements required under Obamacare. The legislation the House passed today (H.R. 3522) will allow people the flexibility to keep their plan if they like it. Millions of Americans have already lost coverage due to this flawed law and millions more could lose their coverage in the coming months if we don't act, said McKinley. This common sense fix will give families more choice for their health care, and prevent people from being forced into higher-cost plans that they don't want and don't need. The bill passed today is just the latest effort by McKinley and the House to protect Americans from the problems with Obamacare. The House has passed more than 50 bills to repeal, defund and reform the health care law, including multiple bills to keep President Obama's promise and allow families to keep their current plan. Over the last year we've seen the failures of this health care law on many fronts, from problems with the website to less take home pay, said McKinley. The health care law is hurting Americans and holding back our economy. Until we are able to replace this flawed … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911234319/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2675 | Websites Advocate Net Neutrality With Internet Slowdown Day | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | If you were clicking around the Internet Wednesday, you might have noticed a few more loading icons than you're used to. That's because several websites have put the loading symbol on their pages to bring awareness to their argument for net neutrality. They're calling it Internet Slowdown Day. Net neutrality is basically what allows all the data on the Internet to be treated equally. It loads at the same speed and all the same people can have access to it. Sites like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube are big competition for traditional cable, and Internet companies are worried that providers will slow down these popular sites to ensure people still subscribe to cable. There's also the issue of a clause in the Federal Communications Commission's proposed open Internet rule from this year, that neutrality supporters say would allow companies to pay for their sites to load faster, and that could prove to be a problem. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235030/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2674 | Obama lays out plan to 'eradicate cancer' of Islamic State fighters | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | President Obama vowed to “destroy” Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terrorists in a prime-time address Wednesday that sought to restore eroding public confidence in his leadership and ability to safeguard national security. The president announced a “systematic campaign of airstrikes” against fighters with the ISIS “wherever they exist,” signaling U.S. targets will expand from Iraq to Syria. “I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever they are,” Obama said during the 15-minute address from the White House. “That means I will not hesitate to take action against [ISIS] in Syria, as well as Iraq. This is a core principle of my presidency: If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235108/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2673 | Over 160 businesses in the state set to participate in Freedom Day | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Over 160 businesses in West Virginia on Thursday will be participating in a day which offers free or discounted goods and services to military members and their families. “Our goal is one day to have a national day that they go anywhere they want and get free services, free food and appreciation so they know that we care about them,” Dr. Robert Martino, Founder of Freedom Day said. This was the idea for Freedom Day Martino developed one day while grumbling about the tasks he had to accomplish when he heard a song with messages from people missing their family members currently serving in the armed forces. The magnitude of the sacrifice they all made him realize his problems were not nearly as significant in comparison and became determined to find a way to help. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235112/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2672 | WH: Congress will have role in ISIS strategy | 2014-09-10 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | President Obama will detail how the White House will work with Congress “as a partner” on a “comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in his prime-time address Wednesday night, according to a White House official. That pledge comes despite the president telling a bipartisan group of congressional leaders on Tuesday he would not need their vote for the new strategy against ISIS, which he's scheduled to announce in his speech. Obama's approach will include U.S. military action, as well as support for forces combating ISIS on the ground in both Iraq and Syria, according to a White House official. The president will also discuss U.S. efforts to build “a coalition of allies and partners in the region and in the broader international community to support our efforts.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235123/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2671 | WorkForce West Virginia releases list of top 100 private employers | 2014-09-10 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | WorkForce West Virginia has released its list of the 100 largest private employers in the state and the top company from the previous year has kept the number one spot. Wal-Mart, based on data compiled from March 2014, has held the title of the state’s largest private employer since 1998. Rounding out the top five are West Virginia United Health System, Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., Kroger and, moving up one spot from the year prior, Mylan Pharmaceuticals. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235127/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2670 | Craft beer brewers seek level playing field | 2014-09-10 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Brewers of craft beer in West Virginia asked state lawmakers Tuesday to level the playing field as they try to grow the industry in the Mountain State. Members of the West Virginia Craft Brewers’ Guild made a presentation to the Joint Committee on Economic Development meeting at the state capitol. They asked lawmakers to streamline their licensing procedures and give them the same opportunities as wine and whiskey makers. “I think it would be good to benchmark with those industries as well to try and set the playing field level and provide us with the benefits that they have doing their business,” guild member and Blackwater Brewing Company owner Lincoln Wilkins said. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235130/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2669 | Poll: Public supports strikes in Iraq, Syria; Obama's ratings hover near his all-time lows | 2014-09-09 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Americans overwhelmingly view Islamic State terrorists as a serious threat to vital U.S. interests and, in a significant shift, widely support airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The nation’s increasingly hawkish mood will form part of the backdrop for a speech by President Obama on Wednesday, when he will outline his thinking on how to confront the threat from the Islamic State. Obama’s remarks will come a day after he confers with congressional leaders at the White House about the administration’s planning. Obama’s speech also comes at a critical moment in his presidency. He will address the nation at a time of record or near-record lows in public assessments of his performance. Only 43 percent of Americans say he is a strong leader, the lowest reading since he entered the White House. Just over half the country says his presidency has been a failure, although partisanship colors that judgment. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235132/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2668 | College Degrees Still Worth Investment Despite Underemployment | 2014-09-09 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Although the economy is getting stronger and more jobs are being added every month, college graduates are still having a tough time getting a job pertaining to their degree, and many of them are underemployed, having to take a job which doesn't require a degree. But, experts say a college degree is still very much worth the investment. According to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the demand for college graduates has leveled off after rebounding in the last few years. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235136/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2667 | Turnover continues to be big problem in state prisons, jails | 2014-09-09 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | State Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein told state lawmakers Monday the turnover of correctional officers in state prisons, regional jails and juvenile facilities continues at an alarming rate. Rubenstein asked the lawmakers to consider a four-part financial package in hopes enhancing recruitment and retention. Rubenstein said the vacancy rates in the three systems during last budget year included 8.5 percent for the Regional Jail Authority, 11.3 percent in the Division of Corrections and 23.5 percent in the Division of Juvenile Services. “And nearly 68 percent of those vacancies are correctional officer positions,” he said. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235215/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2666 | Obama Set To Outline Strategy | 2014-09-08 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | President Barack Obama plans to begin laying out his strategy for defeating Islamic State militants expanding their grip in Iraq and Syria. He'll outline his evolving tactics when he meets with congressional leaders from both parties at the White House on Tuesday and then delivers a speech Wednesday on the eve of the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Lawmakers said in advance that they would like the president to give specifics. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140912081917/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2665 | Mountaineer fans enjoy the winning moment | 2014-09-08 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | It's been a long time since the West Virginia University Mountaineers and their fans have relaxed and enjoyed a crushing of an opponent as witnessed in the 54-0 pounding of Towson State Saturday. The game statistics were as one sided as the score: 34 first downs to just 7 for Towson, and 606 total yards for the Mountaineers to just 122 for the Tigers. Admittedly not too much can be made of dominating overmatched opposition, but on the other hand West Virginia had two such opponents on their schedule in 2013 and weren't able to fully control either. The Mountaineers were only able to defeat FCS William & Mary with a winning touchdown in the final few minutes, and struggled for three quarters against what turned out to be a winless Georgia State squad. So let's be happy at this point with dispatching Towson in an emphatic way. That is what good teams are supposed to do. Dana Holgorsen's complex offense is very quarterback driven. Quick decisions, proper reads, and good execution are required. When Geno Smith was at the helm in Holgorsen's first two years West Virginia averaged 38 points per game. But last season with inconsistent and ineffective quarterback play the Mountaineers' scoring production dropped by a third. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919225407/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2664 | DOH making use of public-private partnerships | 2014-09-08 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The state Division of Highways is utilizing legislation passed in 2013, allowing funding of projects through public-private partnerships. “It will allow us to manage our monies better and we think through that, allow us to get more projects, more road projects up and started,” Brent Walker, DOH spokesperson said. Senate Bill 190 laid out the requirements for such an agreement. Among the measures implemented include “eliminating requirement that money from the State Road Fund only be used for public-private partnership projects where the money serves as a required match for federal funds specifically earmarked in a federal authorization or appropriation bill.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399 | McKinley Visit to Camp Dawson Highlights WV Contributions to National Security | 2014-09-05 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | mckinley.house.gov | legacy | With all that is happening in the world ISIS's threats to America and Europe, Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and attacks against Israel -- the discussion about America's security and West Virginia's contribution to it was very timely, said McKinley. share: f t Yesterday, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) traveled to Camp Dawson in Preston County, where he discussed national security issues with General James Hoyer, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard and other top officials, toured training facilities, and met with students at the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy. With all that is happening in the world ISIS's threats to America and Europe, Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and attacks against Israel -- the discussion about America's security and West Virginia's contribution to it was very timely, said McKinley. General Hoyer and General Buckalew understand the vital role West Virginia can play in protecting the United States, and I commend them for their vision, said McKinley. Camp Dawson's location and facilities make it ideal for a host of military functions. We will continue to work with them to expand its mission. McKinley also met with leaders and students with the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program and Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy. The ChalleNGe program helps turn around the lives of troubled youths by providing structure, discipline, education, and life skills. McKinley is co-chair of the bipartisan Youth ChalleNGe Caucus in the House and has led the charge to increase funding for the program. The Youth ChalleNGe program has given hope to thousands of kids and helped them get back on the right path, said McKinley. Seeing firsthand the difference the program has in changing the lives of these kids is extremely fulfilling. That's why I have championed this program in Congress and will continue to promote it. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919222652/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2661 | WV workforce lacks oil and gas expertise – for now | 2014-09-05 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Natural gas production, particularly Marcellus Shale gas, has seen a dramatic increase over the last several years. “It is amazing to consider how rapidly production has risen in recent years: For instance, the 33 percent rise in production that occurred just between 2012 and 2013 is significantly higher than anyone would have expected a few years ago,” said John Deskins, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at West Virginia University. “More generally, performance has been consistently outstripping expectations in recent years. “We expect production to continue to rise at a very rapid pace, growing at a rate that is well into the double-digits and that vastly exceeds the state's overall economic growth rate,” he added. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919222924/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2657 | Morrisey: Time to fight EPA is now | 2014-09-05 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says there is a "sense of urgency" in moving forward a lawsuit against the EPA because West Virginia businesses already are being harmed by the agency's proposed emissions regulations. During an interview Thursday in Parkersburg, Morrisey said his office filed a motion Tuesday in U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to expedite briefings on the lawsuit because businesses already are suffering, threatening to lay off employees and looking at other reductions and closures due to the Environmental Protection Agency. The lawsuit is supported by 11 other states. "There is a sense of urgency, because from my perspective, West Virginia and a lot of coal-producing states are being harmed now," Morrisey said. "If you look at the (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices that came out with Coal River Energy and with Alpha (Natural Resources) that is close to 1,400 jobs that are going to be placed in jeopardy, and people are citing the regulatory environment as an important part of why the WARN notices were To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919223240/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2660 | McKinley: Cut Cash Flow To Terrorists | 2014-09-05 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Hit them in the wallet. That's one way NATO and the United States can begin to combat the terrorism from the Islamic State, said U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley, R-W.Va., during a roundtable discussion with Brooke High students on Wednesday. McKinley said he thinks the best way to handle the Islamic State is to "follow the money" and interrupt their flow of cash. "Freeze their assets and shut off their money. We know where their assets are. We know where the money is. I can't speak for the president. I don't know why he hasn't done that yet," he said. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233804/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2656 | "We will follow them to the gates of hell" | 2014-09-04 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Much is being made of President Obama’s “we don’t have a strategy yet” line last week when addressing what the United States will do about Islamist militants. He has been excoriated for appearing weak and indecisive. It was an unfortunate choice of words, even if it happens to be true. The reality is no one person or one country has a single solution for a very complicated problem. Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times that the region is engulfed in three different civil wars. “When you have a region beset by that many civil wars at once, it means there is no center, only sides. And when you intervene in the middle of a region with no center, you very quickly become a side.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233807/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2655 | Marion County Commission Receives Community Corrections Grant | 2014-09-04 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Marion County Commission has received more than $133,000 for this year's community corrections grant. Commission president Butch Tennant said county officials were pleasantly surprised by the amount of funding provided, which is used for the operation of the county's daily report center. Drug court counseling is also part of that program. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233811/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2654 | Gov't: Health Costs Rising | 2014-09-04 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The nation's respite from troublesome health care inflation is ending, the government said Wednesday in a report that renews a crucial budget challenge for lawmakers, taxpayers, businesses and patients. Economic recovery, an aging society, and more people insured under the new health care law are driving the long-term trend. Projections by nonpartisan experts with the Health and Human Services department indicate the pace of health care spending will pick up starting this year and beyond. The introduction of expensive new drugs for the liver-wasting disease hepatitis C also contributes to the speed-up in the short run. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233816/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2653 | Students invited to take part in Megabus mobile town hall | 2014-09-03 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The first-ever mobile town hall event held on a double-decker Megabus with Congressman David McKinley in attendance will be Sept. 15, traveling from Morgantown to Washington D.C. The event is open to students from West Virginia University and Fairmont State University, and the bus will be open to the general public traveling from Morgantown to D.C. “The Megabus Mobile Town Hall with Congressman McKinley will bring together a United States Representative and local students who are interested in politics, career planning or other issues that matter to them,” said Sean Hughes, Coach USA and megabus.com Associate Director of Corporate Affairs, North America. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233820/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2652 | With Health-Law Marketplaces Reopening, Insurers Brace for Round Two | 2014-09-03 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | This fall, health insurers are fastening their seat belts—and hoping the ride will be a bit less bumpy than last year's. On Nov. 15, the health-law marketplaces will reopen for business, selling coverage to millions of Americans. Last October's debut of the online exchanges was widely seen as disastrous, with technical malfunctions early on preventing many consumers from buying plans or freezing them in confusing limbo. Eventually, fixes and workarounds enabled about eight million people to select plans through the government marketplaces. But the delays meant many people didn't sign up until late in the enrollment period, which wound down in April, leaving insurers little time to assess their new enrollees and figure out rates for next year. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233823/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2651 | House panel to hear from regulators on carbon rule | 2014-09-03 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | House Republicans are continuing their push against the administration's carbon pollution rules on existing power plants next week when they return from recess. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power will hold a hearing on "state perspectives" of the administration's proposal. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules would mandate the nation's fleet of existing power plants cut carbon dioxide 30 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233914/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2649 | Governors warn FCC: Back off state laws | 2014-09-02 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | A coalition of governors is warning the Federal Communications Commission not to interfere with state laws preventing cities from building out their own Internet services. The National Governors Association told the FCC in comments filed on Friday that it should “honor the longstanding partnership” between the federal government and states “and avoid triggering unintended consequences” by blocking laws in North Carolina and Tennessee. The FCC has been under pressure to block laws in the two states, which prevent the cities of Wilson and Chattanooga from expanding their city-owned broadband Internet services to compete with private companies like Comcast or Time Warner Cable. Both cities filed petitions last month asking the FCC to “take immediate action” and invalidate the state laws, which FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has said his agency has the power to do if the laws hamper competition. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233918/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2648 | Parade Draws Thousands to 36th Annual West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival | 2014-09-02 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Saturday was one of the biggest days of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. The light rain at the beginning of the day didn't stop thousands of festival goers from coming to see all the sights. It was a perfect day to indulge in some Italian ice or gelato. "It's a great festival. We've been here two years before this and we love coming back. A lot of Italian people are here so they know our product. They like gelato and Italian ice a lot," said Laban Miller, who's with the Recippi's booth. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140904233923/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2645 | Obama: White House still working on ISIL plan | 2014-08-29 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | President Barack Obama is working on strategies to fight Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and to continue to dissuade Russia from military involvement in Ukraine, he said Thursday from the White House. Obama said he has directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to prepare a range of options to counter ISIL and has instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to travel to the region to build a coalition in opposition to the group. Though there have been reports suggesting that broader military action in the region is imminent, the president said he will take his time. “I don’t want to put the cart before the horse. We don’t have a strategy yet,” Obama said from the White House press briefing room. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919222748/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2644 | W.Va. center gets disability education grant | 2014-08-29 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | A center that helps educate West Virginia parents of children with disabilities is getting a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Rep. David McKinley announced the grant to West Virginia Parent Training and Information Inc. this week. McKinley says the center has been dedicated to helping parents of children with disabilities through the concept of parents helping parents. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140919223018/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2643 | Veterans voice opinions on care at Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center | 2014-08-29 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The veterans and their families affected by the wait times at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center were given the opportunity to voice their frustrations, or their support, directly to the source. New VA Secretary Robert McDonald sent out a release on August 5, ordering healthcare and benefits facilities to hold town-hall events by the end of September in an effort to regain the trust of their patients. On Thursday, the facility in Clarksburg held its meeting in the chapel with administrators and staff there to hear what the veterans had to say. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234457/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2642 | W.Va. to charge fees to obtain some public filings | 2014-08-28 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | West Virginians soon will have to pay to obtain some public documents from the Secretary of State's Office. Beginning Sept. 4, the office will charge fees to obtain public filings for businesses and organizations. The filings include licenses, articles of incorporation, and certificates of dissolution. These documents previously could be viewed online without charge. The Secretary of State's Office removed all the filings from its website in June after one displayed an individual's Social Security number. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234500/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2641 | McKinley says Reid holds back hundreds of measures | 2014-08-28 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Rep. David McKinley blames much of Congress' failure to pass meaningful legislation on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's refusal to bring more than 350 bills passed out of the House up for consideration, he said during a Tuesday visit to Wheeling. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234611/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2640 | Urban Renewal Authority and Main Street Fairmont Teaming Up to Develop Marketing Profile | 2014-08-28 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Fairmont's Urban Renewal Authority is proposing a team effort with Main Street Fairmont to bring more business into the region. The plan is to contract Main Street for an economic development profile, not just of the city, but for all of Marion, Harrison, and Monongalia counties. The profile could show the entire population that a business coming into the area could target, what their spending habits are, and where the best position for them would be. This marketing packet will be used to try and create more catalyzing projects in Fairmont's downtown that can spark further change and redevelop the city's center. "You can take that and say, this is our approach and this is where you need to be in Fairmont, in Marion County, and this is where the opportunities lie for you to locate here," said Fairmont City Planner and URA adviser Kathy Wyrosdick. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234614/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2639 | Vietnam memorial wall arrives in area | 2014-08-27 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | "Lest We Forget." It is a saying displayed prominently throughout City Park late Tuesday afternoon and it was the focal point as the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall arrived at the park. People gathered Tuesday at the entrance of City Park, many holding American flags, as the truck and trailer carrying the memorial arrived for its stay in Parkersburg. The truck arrived followed by around 350 motorcycles of the Patriot Guard and others who escorted the Wall from the Fairplains exit along Interstate 77 all the way into the park. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234618/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2638 | Congressman Visits Community Health Center in Weirton | 2014-08-27 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Representative David B. McKinley on Tuesday visited CHANGE, Inc. in Weirton to discuss the work the organization is doing in the area. CHANGE, Inc. is a community organization that provides a variety of services, including health care and housing assistance, to disadvantaged families. The group also has programs for veterans and victims of domestic abuse. “Organizations like CHANGE, Inc. play a vital role in communities across West Virginia,” said McKinley. “Their work gives hope to families who are struggling, and ensures they have a place to turn for help.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234622/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2637 | FBI updates legislators on new technologies developing in Clarksburg | 2014-08-27 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | As part of the three-day interim session, state legislators with the Joint Committee on Technology traveled to the FBI Center in Harrison County. Stephen Morris, Assistant Director of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division said he was thankful for the visit so he could provide an update on the work they are doing. “We have such a great story to tell here that really reflects, I think, so well on the state of West Virginia, particularly on the Clarksburg and Morgantown area,” he said. “I’m thinking there are years and years of more success. I think [it's important] for folks to understand and know the impact this facility has on the community and has on the world.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234646/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2634 | Fairmont's fall 2014 paving list announced | 2014-08-25 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | City officials have announced the fall 2014 paving list, which they say will bring the investment in the city’s roads since the start of a user fee for Fairmont’s workers and residents to about $4.5 million. Shortly after Labor Day weekend, more than 10,000 tons of asphalt will be placed on streets in five target areas, including the East Side, West Side, Watson, Bellview and downtown areas. After the end of the four-week paving period, depending on whether the weather cooperates throughout the process, some roads that haven’t seen a fresh coat of pavement in 40 years will be repaved by crews from Stone Paving out of Preston County with the assistance of public works employees, who do a lot of the prep work as well as traffic control during paving. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234649/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2633 | U.S. Department of Education visits Eastwood | 2014-08-25 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The United States Department of Education visited Morgantown on Friday, Aug. 22, to honor one of the West Virginia schools being recognized as a 2014 Green Ribbon School — Eastwood Elementary. Andrea Suarez Falken, director of U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, was present to tour the school, see how the sustainably minded institution operates, and comment on what she saw. “Has the architect of the school won an award? They should,” Falken said, impressed by the design of the school and its sky-lit hallways and classrooms. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234654/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2632 | How Repealing And Replacing Obamacare Would Help Restore Booming Economic Growth | 2014-08-25 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | One of the biggest drags on economic growth under President Obama has been Obamacare, enacted on a strictly partisan basis in 2010. That drag has come primarily from the sweeping overregulation of Obamacare. The biggest culprit has been the employer mandate, which requires all employers of 50 or more full time workers to buy them health insurance with the terms and benefits as specified by the federal government. That is effectively a tax on employment of well over $10,000 a year per worker for family coverage. Even for employers that already provide health insurance, the employer mandate will likely be a big tax increase on employment. That is because the mandated health insurance will most likely cost more than what the employer is already providing. That results first because the government responds to political pressure to require generous benefits most people will think the employer is paying for, to be include in the mandated health insurance. That drives up the cost of the mandatory health insurance. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140828234658/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2631 | McKinley meets with student vets | 2014-08-22 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Congressman David McKinley – W.Va. (R) visited West Virginia University Thursday to meet with student veterans and get firsthand references on how veteran resources can be better utilized on college campuses. McKinley serves as the representative for West Virginia’s first district, which includes the city of Morgantown. Instead of researching and debating issues on Capitol Hill, McKinley said he wants to hear from the people affected by policy. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140829122159/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2630 | ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY Milestone | 2014-08-22 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | The Isaac Jackson Hotel and Davis Trust Co. made history Thursday as the U.S. Small Business Administration presented a record $5 million check to the soon-to-be-finished hotel and conference center. SBA mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Natalia Olson-Urtecho and West Virginia Director Judy McCauley were on hand for the historic presentation, along with Michael R. Price, Hugh Hitchcock and Hoy Ferguson from Davis Trust Co. The $5 million 7(a) guaranteed loan is not only the largest in the history of the West Virginia District Office of the SBA, but also the largest loan ever closed by Davis Trust in its 113 years in business. "We are very pleased to work with the SBA to make financing for this project possible," said Price, Davis Trust Co.'s president and CEO. "The partners of the Isaac Jackson "Working with the SBA has allowed Davis Trust Company to expand our lending capacity as evidenced by this project," said Ferguson. "It has been exciting working with the SBA and the partners of the Isaac Jackson Hotel on this endeavor. Their long-term investment in our community supports our tourism industry and provides local jobs." To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140829123416/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2629 | 779th Engineer Co. returns to Parkersburg | 2014-08-22 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Staff Sgt. Dorothy Workman's welcoming party Thursday at the Pfc. Roy M. Reynolds United States Armed Forces Reserve Center included three family members she was meeting for the first time. Among those on hand to greet Workman and her fellow members of the U.S. Army Reserve 779th Engineer Company as they returned to Parkersburg following an 11-month deployment to Afghanistan were a young great-niece, Workman's 3-month-old granddaughter Charlotte and 6-day-old grandson Nash Raines. Workman laughed that she didn't have "enough arms anymore" as she held Nash and reached out to embrace other family members Thursday afternoon. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234322/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2628 | United Hospital Center and St. Joseph's reach agreement | 2014-08-21 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | United Hospital Center (UHC) and the West Virginia United Health System (WVUHS) have reached a preliminary agreement with Pallottine Missionary Sisters, for the transfer of sponsorship of St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon to UHC. WVUHS is the parent corporation for UHC and multiple other hospitals and healthcare systems in West Virginia, and through this transaction, UHC will become the parent corporation for St. Joseph's Hospital. "We are very pleased to welcome the talented and compassionate medical, nursing, and administrative staff at St. Joseph's Hospital to the UHC family," said Bruce Carter, CEO of United Hospital Center. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234325/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2627 | W.Va. Gets NASA Funding for STEM Education | 2014-08-21 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | West Virginia is sharing more than $17.3 million from NASA to increase student and faculty engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at community colleges and technical schools. Officials say the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia is getting funding through the National Space Grant and Fellowship Program. Thirty-five awards were granted after a solicitation to members of the national Space Grant Consortia. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234328/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2626 | Testimony ends in West Virginia surface coal mine hearing | 2014-08-21 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | West Virginia Surface Mine Board is deciding whether to revoke a permit for a surface mining operation located near Kanawha State Forest. Testimony ended Wednesday in a hearing over the Keystone Industries KD No. 2 mine permit issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The Charleston Gazette reports that the board is expected to take a month or more to rule on the case. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234330/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2625 | ER at St. Joe's closes doors | 2014-08-20 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | With the closure of the emergency department at the St. Joseph's Campus of the Camden Clark Medical Center, officials at the new consolidated emergency department at Memorial Campus are ready to take on the emergency needs of the community. Operations officially ended for the St. Joseph's emergency room at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A group featuring a number of former employees gathered for a brief candlelight vigil in the hospital's courtyard as the closing went into effect Tuesday evening. Sister June Souder, pastoral care practice manager, said the gathering was a private affair among some of the department's former employees. Many of the people who had worked for years in the St. Joseph's emergency department wanted to work the final shift Tuesday, said Susan Abdella, the emergency department director for CCMC. "Many of them wanted to spend the last moments there," Abdella said. The closure of the St. Joseph's emergency department is part of efforts to consolidate the two facilities that make up the Camden Clark Medical Center. Plans call for the St. Joseph's Campus to be closed down by the end of November. The professional building at the St. Joseph's site remains open and occupied. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234334/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2624 | New center targets workforce development | 2014-08-20 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday he believes workforce training is picking up the needed momentum it needs in the Mountain State. Tomblin made the comment just after he stood before a large crowd for a ribbon cutting ceremony at BridgeValley Community and Technical College’s Advance Technology Center at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park in South Charleston. “It’s just amazing to see this new Advanced Technology Center, the kind of equipment they have in here, the kind of training that’s offered,” Tomblin said. “In today’s world those are the kinds of hands-on skills that our employees need for the jobs we have now.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234430/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2623 | Congressman McKinley in Ohio Valley for Full Week of Meetings With Residents | 2014-08-20 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Congressman David McKinley is in the Ohio Valley for a full week of meetings, including one held on Monday with residents of Wheeling Island in which issues including silt buildup on the back channel of the Ohio River were discussed. Attendees at Monday's meeting included Colonel Bernard Lindstrom, Commander of the Pittsburgh District of the Army Corps of Engineers, Chief Shawn Schwertfeger of the Wheeling Police Department, and Chief Larry Helms of the Wheeling Fire Department, among others. “Listening to the concerns of local leaders is a key part of this job,” said Rep. McKinley. “We've been working on the problem with silt buildup in the Wheeling Island back channel for over two years. Bringing top officials with the Army Corps to the Island to see the problem firsthand was an important step.” To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234434/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2622 | UPDATE: Resolution to Build Power Plant in Marshall County Passes in 2-1 Vote | 2014-08-19 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | On Tuesday morning, the Marshall County Commission passed a resolution to begin construction on a proposed power plant by a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Bob Miller opposed. A special meeting was held Monday to help community members and commissioners better understand legalities, liabilities and safety measures for building the proposed gas powered plant, Moundsville Power. Insurance agencies and the county's legal counsel told commissioners they would have no responsibility or liability for the power plant, and Moundsville Power would be liable should anything go wrong. "We're not opposed to the power plant, we're opposed to the county owning it," Sand Hill resident John Toth said at the meeting. "We're opposed to the tax breaks that not only these people, but other companies are getting while the small businesses in Marshall County, their taxes are all raising." To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234437/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2620 | Marilyn Tavenner's deleted emails pose question | 2014-08-19 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Are federal transparency and record-keeping laws the statutes most often broken by officials of the U.S. government? That's a reasonable question to ask following Friday's disclosure that emails to and from a top federal official may be "lost." Right on cue, when the going gets tough, the Obama administration proclaims it can't find the documents. The latest example comes from Marilyn Tavenner, the federal government's top Medicare and Medicaid official, who told a subordinate to delete a sensitive email to the Obama White House. The Oct. 5, 2013, email from Tavenner to a communications subordinate forwarded a previous email discussion Tavenner had with a group of officials at the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services about the disastrous launch of the Obamacare program's healthcare.gov website. President Obama appointed Tavenner in 2013 as director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, which is part of HHS. The Tavenner emails were included in documents HHS turned over last week to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234440/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2619 | More Bad News for Obamacare | 2014-08-19 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Last Monday, Jed Graham of Investor’s Business Daily reported that insurers say Affordable Care Act enrollment is shrinking, and it is expected to shrink further. Some of those who signed up for insurance on the exchanges never paid; others paid, then stopped paying. Insurers are undoubtedly picking up some new customers who lost jobs or had another “qualifying life event” since open enrollment closed. But on net, they expect enrollment to shrink from their March numbers by a substantial amount -- as much as 30 percent at Aetna Inc., for example. How much does this matter? As Charles Gaba notes, this was not unexpected: Back in January, industry expert Bob Laszewski predicted an attrition rate of 10 to 20 percent, which seems roughly in line with what IBD is reporting. However, Gaba seems to imply that this makes the IBD report old news, barely worth talking about, and I think that’s wrong, for multiple reasons. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140821234443/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2615 | Support sought for proposed W.Va. power plant | 2014-08-18 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Developers of a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Marshall County are seeking the county's support of the project. Officials with Moundsville Power and the Regional Economic Development Partnership plan to make a formal presentation to the County Commission on Monday. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register (http://bit.ly/1yNDSaz ) reports that the developers are proposing an agreement under which the county would own the plant and lease it back to Moundsville Power to operate. Moundsville Power would pay about $1 million annually to the county in lieu of regular property taxes. The $615 million plant would be located in Moundsville. It would generate 549 megawatts of electricity and use about 100 million cubic feet of gas per day. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20140822100349/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=2613 | Appalachian Power's future still hooked to coal | 2014-08-18 | 2014 | 2014-08 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | Despite mounting tensions over the future use of coal in electricity production, Appalachian Power said there is no diversion in its present strategy. Appalachian’s parent company, American Electric Power, advertised for bids last week seeking 7.4 million tons of coal on the spot market, causing some unease about the company’s future plans. Company officials have reassured it is part of their normal strategy. “We use a combination of contracts,” said Jeri Matheney, Appalachian Power’s communications director. “We get long-term, short-term and still end with spot coal. That’s all we’re doing, looking for proposals for spot coal.” There is growing unrest in the coal industry as low-cost natural gas and other fuels become attractive alternatives amid proposed regulations from federal regulators. Matheney said there has been no change in Appalachian Power’s coal-reliant strategy. To read more, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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