Press Releases
March 26, 2015
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“This bill shows what we can do when we work together – we can provide access to quality care and health care choices for seniors, for children, and for rural Americans.”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) voted yes today on legislation strengthening Medicare for millions of seniors, ensuring that they continue to have access to doctors and quality health care. H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives 392-37.
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March 25, 2015
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) questioned the acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration today about how to keep West Virginians safe in light of the Mount Carbon trail derailment last month. Please click here to watch the questioning.
March 24, 2015
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“Serving on this subcommittee will allow me to bring West Virginia’s transportation needs to the table and fight for funding for our state.”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) announced today that he has been named to the House Appropriations Committee’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
March 24, 2015
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“We made them a promise. We must keep that promise.”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) introduced his first piece of legislation as a member of Congress today, a resolution to protect black lung benefits.
During his first floor speech, Rep. Jenkins said Congress must reaffirm its commitment to providing for our miners should they contract black lung disease.
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March 18, 2015
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“We brought West Virginia voices to Washington to have their voices heard.”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) invited two Logan County coal miners to testify before Congress today about the impact of the Obama administration’s regulations on their jobs.
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March 13, 2015
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Mercer County student’s art to be displayed at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) announced today that Brooklynn Lilly of Mercer County is the Third Congressional District’s winner in the 2015 Congressional Art Competition – An Artistic Discovery.
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March 11, 2015
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) praised the decision of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to shelve a proposed ammunition ban.
Rep. Jenkins joined 237 of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to ATF Director B. Todd Jones expressing concerns with the ATF’s proposal.
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March 10, 2015
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Army Corps of Engineers projects in Alderson, Richwood and Union
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) announced today that the communities of Alderson, Richwood and Union will receive more than $900,000 in federal funding for three water and wastewater projects from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District.
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March 3, 2015
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Constituent services for Third Congressional District
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) today announced his mobile office hours for the first part of March.
March 2, 2015
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No to retroactively vetoing approved permits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) cosponsored legislation introduced today that would prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from retroactively vetoing valid permits, as happened at the Spruce No. 1 mine in Logan County.
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