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Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Statement on Tax Reform Legislation
Washington, DC - Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) released the following regarding the introduction of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Praises Clean Power Plan Reversal
Washington, DC- Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced he would reverse the job-killing so-called Clean Power Plan that threatened thousands of West Virginia jobs. Congressman Mooney released the following statement:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Votes for Fiscally Conservative Budget
Washington, DC – Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-02) voted in favor of H. Con. Res. 71- the Building a Better America Budget resolution and released the following statement:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Praises Passage of Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-02) praised the passage of H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Co-Sponsors Coal Miner Pension Fix Legislation
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-02) cosponsored the American Miners’ Pension Act, which will ensure that retired coal miners receive the pension benefits they earned. He released the following statement in reaction to the introduction of the bill:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Praises Passage of The Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act
Washington, DC - Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) released the following statement in response to the House of Representatives passing H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Announces Service Academy Nomination Process
Washington, DC - Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) announced his process for nominating students in West Virginia’s Second Congressional District to our nation's Service Academies.
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Statement on Congress Raising the Debt Ceiling
Washington, DC - Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) released the following statement in responses to Congress raising the debt ceiling for an additional three months:
Congressman Mooney Praises Funding for Yeager Airport
Washington, DC – Congressman Alex Mooney released the follow statements in response to Yeager Airport receiving over $13 million in U.S. Department of Transportation grant funding for runway safety improvements:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Statement on Passage of The Make America Secure Appropriations Act
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives passing H.R. 3219, The Make America Secure Appropriations Act 2018:
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WASHINGTON, DC — Although not surprised, both West Virginia Congressman David McKinley of the first Congressional District and Alex Mooney of the second district said they were frustrated by what President Barrack Obama talked about in Tuesday night’s State of the Union Address.
As a U.S. representative for West Virginia's coal country, Alex Mooney said he frequently feels under siege from federal environmental regulations aimed at eventually phasing out one of his state's prime industries and traditions: coal mining.
The Technical Education and Career Help Act, also known as the TEACH Act, was introduced by Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) on Tuesday.
Under the TEACH Act, allocated grant funding issued for Higher Education will be able to be put towards training of teachers in a vocational and technical setting.
Coal country congressmen, fed up with the Environmental Protection Agency, have introduced legislation to cut that agency's staff by 15 percent. Noting that during the government shutdown of 2013, 95 percent of EPA personnel were deemed "non-essential," Reps.
MARTINSBURG - There was no mistaking the roar of motorcycle engines Monday afternoon when nearly two dozen Bikers Against Child Abuse members rolled up to the Children's Home Society of West Virginia - ready to meet U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va.
U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., spent Sunday, Aug. 3 gathered around a conference table discussing the recently proposed Iranian nuclear deal with concerned constituents.
Iran’s drive for a nuclear weapon is a grave threat to the stability and security of the United States. As the son of an immigrant from Communist Cuba, I know how important it is to stand firm against despots around the world.
U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., said he is condemning the recent trip of top Obama administration officials to the Mountain State.
Mooney spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives July 8 about the issues he had with the visit.