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Saluting our veterans and the Honor Flight Network
I am filled with so much pride every time I meet our military veterans. They remind us just how patriotic West Virginia is. We are a state of people with courage, nobility and valor. This week, I met with 31 veterans from West Virginia, representing three generations of warriors, who came to the nation’s capital to see the memorials that commemorate their sacrifice and courage. I am so deeply grateful to these special Americans who helped...
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THE APPALACHIAN REGION - FUELING THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF TOMORROW
It is an exciting time for natural gas development. I believe now is the time to begin taking advantage of this abundant, clean burning, domestic natural resource. That is why I joined the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association to host the first-of-its-kind, Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Vehicle Conference and Expo. It was an opportunity for everyone-members the business community, state government leaders and employees, as well as the...
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TIME FOR THE FDA TO STOP STALLING ON PAIN KILLERS
Fourteen years is a long time to wait for anything. When you need help, 14 years is a really long time to wait. And yet 14 years is how long it’s been since drug experts first asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for help in stopping an epidemic of prescription drug abuse in America. And still we wait. Well, I’ve waited long enough. So have other Members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans alike. This week, nine of us sent a le...
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GREGORY’S WEB
I may have finally reached the pinnacle of my journalistic ability. For the first time in my 40-year career in newspapers and politics, I have come close to being called a “left-wing radical.” In fact, a reader last week said I was “teetering on the edge” of becoming the 2013 version of radicalism. I can envision me now, dressed in a … wow, how DOES a 2013 left-wing radical dress? I need to do some study on this subject. Meantime, I perhaps...
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EVERY DAY IS MOTHER’S DAY
The tradition of honoring our mothers is as old as the Scriptures. But it was only a little over a century ago that America began observing Mother’s Day. And I am so proud that this great tradition was born in Grafton, West Virginia. It was Anna Jarvis who pushed our state to adopt an official Mother’s Day celebration in 1912 – four years after she had honored her mother’s memory with a special church service in her hometown of Grafton. B...
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GREGORY’S WEB
Although it seems that guns will remain at the top of every news cycle for months, we will only touch on them briefly this week. Past columns have attempted to make it quite clear that I believe the demagoguery regarding the Second Amendment is just plain asinine. I suppose everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. I am likewise pleased that so many readers in the Southern coalfields have chimed in with support for what I’ve written. Most...
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Celebrating West Virginia’s 150th birthday
This year, on June 20th, West Virginia turns 150 years old. It’s a big deal, not just for our state, but for our country. One hundred and fifty years ago, our nation was torn apart-divided by the Civil War. As the war went on, the people of what would soon be West Virginia made a decision: to stand for freedom, equality and the United States of America. And in 1863, West Virginia became America’s 35th state. Today, 150 years later, West Virgi...
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GREGORY’S WEB
Unlike some statehouse reporters, we never vacation here. Instead, we are always on hand to spin our web. * * * * * * Judging by the enthusiasm and size of the crowd, it may be virtually impossible for anyone to slow down Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito in her move to the United States Senate. Capito definitely packed them in and got a rousing response from those gathered at the Logan Country Club in Chapmanville over the weekend. ...
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A MATTER OF FAIRNESS
The Senate is considering legislation that is vital to the livelihood of the retailers you do business with almost every day. It’s called the Marketplace Fairness Act, and I am proud to support this proposal because it is a matter of fairness to the business owners in your hometown. This piece of legislation is just 11 pages long – pretty short compared to most of the bills we see in the Senate. And it has broad bipartisan support, much mor...
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GREGORY’S WEB
With emotions already running extremely high in the “Great Gun Controversy of 2013,” it was not unexpected that last week’s developments stirred the pot even more. Nobody here can feel anything but sorrow at what the people of Boston endured following the Boston Marathon bombing. Sane people everywhere joined in extending sadness and sympathy for the loss of lives and related injuries in that New England city. More than that, America lost...
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THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
For the past 60 days, the dedicated men and women elected to represent the people of West Virginia in our legislature have worked with me and my administration to pass meaningful legislation. During the 2013 Legislative Session, we focused our attention on building a brighter future for all West Virginians. I believe we made significant progress for our children, families, seniors, businesses, and communities across the Mountain State. We...
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FACTS ARE STUBBORN – SO AM I
On the Senate floor last week, I quoted John Adams’ famous remark that “facts are stubborn things.” It was my way of warning the groups who were spreading misinformation about my background check legislation that facts, not lies, ultimately prevail. Unfortunately, my commonsense bill had a setback this week. The legislation got bipartisan support from a majority of Senators, but it fell short of the 60 votes it needed to pass in the Senate....
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