Alan Mollohan News

For three years, Rep. Alan Mollohan has chaired the important Appropriations subcommittee that controls the Justice Department's $65 billion budget.

Thumbs up ... to Carl Harris of Fayette County, honored as Outstanding Democrat of the Year.

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009 House Meets At... 10:30 a.m.: Morning Hour 12:00 p.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted... 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. "One Minutes" Suspensions H.R. 3618 - Clean Hull Act of 2009 H.Res. 841 - Expressing ...

In a show of true bipartisanship, Democratic and Republican leaders in West Virginia will go united to the White House to find answers about 23 surface mine permits under review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Boys and Girls Club of Weirton received a special gift of $21,250 in stimulus funds with the assistance of U.S. Congress Alan B. Mollohan on Friday.

The U.S. president "can't spend a penny unless it's approved by the House," U.S. Rep.

WASHINGTON D.C.a 'Nancy Da TMAlesandro Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has regularly accused the Republicans in the House of displaying "a culture of corruption." Yet the critical vote to get the House version of the health bill out of the House, demonstrates that Speaker Pelosi not only likes corruption, she counts on it.

By HOPPY KERCHEVAL Last Saturday, President Obama called on Democratic Congressmen to "answer the call of history" and support the massive health care reform legislation.

Jackie Henry of Charleston isn't living the retirement she expected. Henry has a chronic lung condition.

Governor Joe Manchin joined with Democratic leaders from throughout West Virginia in honoring Carl L. Harris as one of West Virginia's Outstanding Democrats of the Year.

The statea s top elected leaders pledged Tuesday to lobby for a meeting with White House officials to discuss bringing a oecertaintya in the federal governmenta s handling of mining permits, particularly with regard to mountaintop mining.

The House has used a near party line vote to reject a Republican health overhaul bill.

U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is asking a question that should have been answered before her peers in the House of Representatives approved a health care bill Saturday night.

Based on Saturday's razor-thin 220-215 House vote, can we say Southern Democrats are friends or foes of health care reform? It depends on how you slice the numbers .

The trillion dollar Affordable Health Care for America Act, narrowly passed the U.S House of Representatives, Saturday night, 220 to 215.

Nov. 8, 2009 Mollohan Backs Affordable Health Care for America Act Special to Huntingtonnews.net Washington, DC -- Congressman Alan B. Mollohan, D-WV joined a majority of his colleagues in voting for the Affordable Health Care for America Act late Saturday night, Nov.

Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has regularly accused the Republicans in the House of displaying 'a culture of corruption.' Yet the critical vote to get the House version of the health bill out of the House, demonstrates that Speaker Pelosi not only likes corruption, she counts on it.

Editor's note: The following questions pertaining to the House health care reform bill were submitted Friday to U.S. Reps.

U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., will not be representing the vast majority of his constituents well if he votes in favor of a health care bill scheduled to go to the House floor within a few days - perhaps this weekend.

West Virginia's two Democratic Congressmen are working to make sure a House overhaul of the nation's health care system does not lead to the federal financing of abortion.