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Sharing your blessings this Christmas season
December 13, 2011 If you can count your blessings, you can share your blessings. more »»
Protecting social security for future generation
December 5, 2011 This week, the debate in Washington was over whether or not we should extend and expand a payroll tax cut that would have cost more than $240 billion in a year. more »»
A year of common sense
November 22, 2011 One year ago this week, I took the oath of office as your U.S. Senator. It was so hard for all of us to believe it when our beloved Senator Robert C. more »»
Ideas for energy and money
November 14, 2011 With winter right around the corner and colder temperatures on their way, I hope you have the time to get out and enjoy the last beautiful days of the year. more »»
Honoring our military men and women
November 7, 2011 With thousands of brave men and women serving our country in two wars overseas, this Veterans Day is an important time to thank them, their families – and all who have served – for everything that... more »»
Stop to blame game
October 31, 2011 With all the political games taking place in Washington, I know West Virginians are losing confidence because they believe that no one – Democrat or Republican – intends to pass anything. more »»
Common sense ideas make Washington work better
October 24, 2011 Right now our nation is facing two grave economic threats: a jobs crisis and a death spiral of debt, and we simply can’t ignore either on. more »»
Keeping jobs in America
October 17, 2011 With a jobs crisis in this country, we need to do everything in our power to create jobs here in America and keep the jobs we have, not send them to other countrie. more »»
Rebuilding American starts with disaster funds
October 3, 2011 There is not a state in this great nation that hasn’t suffered the terrible tragedy and cost of a natural disaste. more »»
Reaffirming a commitment to rebuild American
September 26, 2011 This week, our new Defense Secretary Leon Panetta made his first appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee in this position, and I took the opportunity to make clear that I believe that... more »»
Solyndra: A cautionary tale of government waste
September 18, 2011 With unemployment rates at historic highs and anemic economic growth, we can all agree that we need to do something to get our economy moving forward. more »»
Remembering 9/11
September 9, 2011 On this very significant anniversary of one of our nation’s most tragic days, it is so important for all of us to reflect on what September 11 means to our country a decade after the events of that... more »»
Creating a climate for businesses to thrive
September 7, 2011 This week I was pleased to attend the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting and Business Summit, and speak to some of our state’s business leaders about how we can work together on... more »»
Lessons from my 'Rebuilding America' tour
August 22, 2011 After concluding a 20-county swing through West Virginia on my “Rebuilding America” tour, I can tell you one thing for certain: Washington may be broken, but it will not break me, and it sure won’t... more »»
Time to rebuild America
August 15, 2011 Our nation is facing major challenges – a jobs crisis, a turbulent stock market, exploding deficits, and a struggling economy. more »»
Reaching a deal on the debt ceiling
August 8, 2011 After watching the debt ceiling debate for several weeks, you must have no question: our political process is needlessly dysfunctional and partisan. more »»
Solving America's debt crisis
August 1, 2011 With just days left before the August 2nd deadline to raise the debt ceiling, this government faces yet another crisis of its own making, and yet it is not we who pay the price for our failures to... more »»
Exploring all West Virginia has to offer
July 18, 2011 With summer well underway, I hope you have the time to get out and enjoy all of the unique outdoor activities our wild and wonderful state has to offe. more »»
Making commonsense cutbacks
June 20, 2011 With the country facing a death spiral of debt, it is clear that we must make difficult choices to improve our nation’s fiscal future. more »»
CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY AND OUR PROMISING FUTURE ON WEST VIRGINIA DAY
June 13, 2011 West Virginia may be a small state, but our impact on this nation’s history and its future is far greater than the size of our geography or our populatio. more »» |
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