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Congressman Mooney Announces Funding for YMCA Initiative in Montgomery
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Alex X. Mooney announced $275,000.00 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the YMCA of Kanawha Valley.
Congressman Mooney Welcomes More than $4M For Infrastructure Projects
Congressman Alex X. Mooney Statement on State of the Union
Congressman Alex X. Mooney released the following statement in reaction to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address:
Congressman Alex Mooney Announces more than $9.9 Million for Rural Development Projects
Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) announced $9,985,693.00 in loan and grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Congressman Alex X. Mooney Plans to Vote for Tax Cuts for all Americans
Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) intends to vote for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to deliver tax cuts for all West Virginians. He released the following statement:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney Votes to Protect the Second Amendment
Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) voted in favor of H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act to ensure that law abiding gun owners can transport their weapons across state lines. Congressman Mooney is also a cosponsor of the bill and released the following statement:
Congressman Alex X. Mooney Names Chad Story as District Director
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-2) has announced a new addition to his senior staff. Chad Story has been named District Director and will based out of the Congressman’s Charleston district office. He will replace Fred Joseph who is retiring at the end of November.
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) Submits Statement Opposing Clean Power Plan
Charleston, WV – Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-02) submitted the following testimony at the Environmental Protection Agency public hearing in Charleston regarding the Clean Power Plan:
Congressman Mooney Praises Tax Cuts for West Virginia Families
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) voted for H.R. 1 - the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which will result in a $1,655 tax cut for the average family in West Virginia’s Second Congressional District. He released the following statement:
Congressman Alex Mooney Applauds Passage of Bill to Roll Back Obama Coal Regulations
Washington, DC - Today, the House Financial Services Committee passed Congressman Mooney’s bill, H.R. 4289 to repeal a duplicative Obama-era regulation on coal mining.
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Not long ago Dr. Bill Sullivan, an emergency-room physician in rural Spring Valley, Ill., refused to prescribe a potentially habit-forming painkiller to a patient that had requested it by name.
In the years following the recession of 2007, families across our country have had to tighten up their budgets to make ends meet. And while today's economic forecast may be brighter for some, many hardworking taxpayers continue to deal with the challenging reality that jobs and opportunity are not returning.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — West Virginia Second District Congressman Alex Mooney has as unique perspective on President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba.
Mooney’s mother grew up there and escaped when she was 21. Mooney said Monday on MetroNews ‘Talkline’ President Obama’s decision to visit there is a bad idea.
CHARLESTON – Several state leaders are taking issue with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s comments that she would “put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.”
Clinton’s comment came Sunday during a town hall meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
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Congressman Alex Mooney, representing West Virginia's 2nd district, toured Appalachian Timber Services in Braxton County on Wednesday.
A Republican senator introduced an amendment Monday to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act based on the bill Rep. Alex Mooney, R-West Virginia, introduced last month into the U.S. House of Representatives.
HARPERS FERRY - Months after an early morning fire left several businesses in Harpers Ferry with extensive damage, Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., came to the historic town Monday afternoon to talk with the mayor, council members and business owners about the progress of repair.
Some times a "tiny tweak" can go a long way toward solving a big problem, according to Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va.
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation applauded the designation Thursday of Jefferson County as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area .
Jefferson County was one of 14 additional counties in 10 states that was announced by Director of National Drug Control Policy Michael Botticelli.