The Senate confirmed Steven Mnuchin, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Treasury Department, in a vote mostly along party lines Monday night as Democrats criticized him as a Wall Street-friendly banker who breaks with Trump’s promise to stand for American workers. The Senate voted 53-47, with all Republicans voting for him and all Democrats voting no except Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
Category: West Virginia
Rep. Jenkins: Prioritize southern W.Va. roads –
U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins has asked new West Virginia Transportation Secretary Tom Smith to prioritize much-needed, long-delayed highway projects throughout the Third Congressional District.
Manchin: Research showing repeal ofACA would cripple opioid epidemic fight –
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and prominent organizations and healthcare service providers in West Virginia, announce research by Harvard and New York University that shows repealing the Affordable Care Act would cut $5.5 billion per year from the fight against the opioid epidemic.
Despite thousands of pleas to flip, W.Va. electors remain on Trump Train
Even with thousands of emails and letters asking West Virginia’s presidential electors to do so, no one expects them to go rogue Monday. The Electoral College, the process spelled out in the U.S. Constitution, has been subject to renewed criticism since Hillary Clinton won America’s popular vote on Election Day but will lose the presidency to Donald Trump.