Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Alex X. Mooney spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives to denounce the Obama Administration’s Stream Protection Rule.
According to a recent study, the new Stream Protection Rule puts up to 80,000 direct mining jobs at risk.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Alex X. Mooney spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives Wednesday morning to stress the importance of stronger oversight of the Federal Reserve.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representatives Alex X. Mooney, David McKinley, and Evan Jenkins condemned the new Office of Surface Mining stream buffer zone rule. According to a 2012 study, a new Stream Buffer Zone rule could kill between 55,150 and 79,870 coal related mining jobs across the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) issued the following statement today after the release of the Iran nuclear deal.
“I am deeply concerned about the deal that the Obama administration has struck with Iran. Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism. I am concerned about this deal for the following reasons:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Alex Mooney spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives to condemn the recent trip of top Obama administration officials, Interior Secretary, Sally Jewell and Office of Surface Mining Director, Joseph Pizarchik, to West Virginia.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Republican Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-2) secured passage of two amendments to the FY16 Interior Appropriations bill.
The first amendment will help strengthen transparency and oversight at the Environmental Protection Agency by providing $1 million in additional funding for the Office of the Inspector General at the EPA.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Republican Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-2) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in the case of King v. Burwell:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Republican Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives against the imminent Iran nuclear deal. The United States is currently in talks with Iran to reach a nuclear agreement. The deadline for reaching a deal with Iran is June 30, 2015.