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March 2, 2017
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WASHINGTON – The House Appropriations Committee announced today that U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) will serve as the vice chairman of the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee.
This subcommittee allocates funding for the Commerce Department, the Justice Department, NASA, the National Science Foundation, and several related independent agencies.
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February 28, 2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement tonight regarding President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress:
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February 28, 2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) applauded President Trump’s executive order today aimed at killing the Obama administration’s Waters of the United States rule.
The Waters of the United States rule is an aggressive expansion of federal jurisdiction over waters that would affect a wide variety of permitting requirements and definitions.
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February 17, 2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement today on the confirmation of Scott Pruitt to be the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
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February 16, 2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) joined President Trump today as he signed into law legislation to protect thousands of West Virginia coal jobs.
President Trump signed H.J. Res 38, cosponsored by Rep. Jenkins, during a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
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February 15, 2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) is calling on members of Congress to support his resolution to strengthen and protect black lung benefits for our miners, retirees and widows.
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February 14, 2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) has helped pass bipartisan legislation to encourage businesses to hire more veterans and reduce veteran unemployment rates.
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February 1, 2017
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass a resolution cosponsored by U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) to stop the job-killing Obama stream buffer zone rule.
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February 1, 2017
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In the final weeks of his administration, President Barack Obama pushed forward yet another job-killing regulation aimed at West Virginia’s coal miners.
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January 31, 2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: