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June 12, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on today’s summit in Singapore:
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June 11, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) praised the U.S. Health and Human Services Department for issuing new Medicaid guidance for states to treat babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, exposure to drugs during pregnancy.
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June 8, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) has helped the U.S. House of Representatives pass the first three government funding bills for 2019, which include vital West Virginia priorities.
June 8, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) voted yes today to help pass H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act.
The bill eliminates $15 billion in unspent federal funds for programs that have expired or are no longer authorized.
June 7, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) has secured an additional $30 million for West Virginia to invest in diversifying the economy and attracting new industries.
June 6, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) has reintroduced the CRIB Act, his legislation to help expand care programs for drug-exposed newborns.
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June 4, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) is urging West Virginia’s electric companies to lower their rates and pass along savings from the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act to consumers.
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June 1, 2018
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s directive on the role of coal-fired power plants in our national security:
May 30, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) announced today that he has secured a commitment from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department to implement a number of best practices to help babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, exposure to drugs during pregnancy.
May 25, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) announced that his legislation renaming the Huntington VA Medical Center for West Virginia World War II hero Woody Williams is headed to President Trump’s desk. The U.S. Senate passed the bill, H.R. 3663, late Thursday afternoon.
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November 3, 2015
In The News
As the number of people addicted to heroin and other opioids grows, so, too, do other statistics.
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November 3, 2015
In The News
Medical facilities in the Tri-State were some of the first to really understand one of the most tragic aspects of the opiate epidemic.
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October 31, 2015
In The News
One in four babies Dr. Juddson Lindley delivers at Raleigh General Hospital suffers from neonatal abstinence syndrome — withdrawal from the drugs their mothers consumed during pregnancy.
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June 14, 2015
In The News
As a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., is in a unique position to help southern West Virginia. And that includes his service on the Appropriations Subcommittee that actually handles the budget of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
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June 1, 2015
In The News
In the wake of the recent announcement that more than 2,200 jobs in the mining industry are being eliminated by two coal companies, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va, released a packet of state and federal resources for miners seeking jobs and benefit assistance.
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May 7, 2015
In The News
BLUEFIELD — A Congressional representative who opened a district office Wednesday in downtown Bluefield also took time to speak about the King Coal Highway project and federal regulations impacting the coal industry in southern West Virginia.
March 24, 2015
In The News
U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., introduced a resolution Tuesday protecting black lung benefits amid a growing numbers of cases reported in the Central Appalachia coalfields.
Black lung has roared back faster in the region than previously thought possible, and has not been so prevalent since 1974, government and local medical officials said Tuesday.
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March 24, 2015
In The News
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins , R-W.Va., introduced his first piece of legislation Tuesday as a member of Congress, a resolution to protect black lung benefits.
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March 19, 2015
In The News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, wouldn’t come to the coalfields to talk with coal miners, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins brought two Logan County coal miners to Washington Wednesday to talk with members of the House Appropriations Committee.
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