A third of central Appalachian coal miners with 25 years underground now have black lung. The rule that would have cut their dust exposure in half is frozen in court because the Trump administration declined to defend it. Southwest Virginia's congressman chairs the House health subcommittee.
Courts blocked Trump's executive orders against offshore wind. So his administration started buying developers out — nearly $4 billion so far. The Gulf's only federal wind project is now dead.
Virginia's 5th District has the fewest hospitals per square mile in the state, 15 counties with no obstetric care, and the worst doctor shortage in Virginia. McGuire voted for a law that pulls billions more out of Virginia's rural hospitals — then declined to answer questions about the numbers he used to defend it.
Kansas lost more than 500 USDA employees — about 32% of its workforce, the biggest drop in the region. Schmidt called DOGE's approach 'maturing,' voted to lock in $9.4 billion of its cuts, and is now cosponsoring a bill to stop the offices from closing.
Stauber co-authored the Faster Labor Contracts Act and promoted it at a Duluth union hall. On June 9 he voted no on both procedural votes that decided whether it would reach the floor — then voted yes on final passage and put out a press release taking credit.
Lucid cut about 700 jobs at its Casa Grande plant in June. In August, Ciscomani hosted Mike Johnson and Scott Bessent in that same town for a roundtable on how well the tax law is working.
Ellzey called the bullet train 'deader than a doornail' and cheered the cancellation of its $63.9 million federal grant. His House financial disclosure lists him as a Southwest Airlines pilot on leave, still drawing inactive-status pay. Pilots' PACs have given him about $125,000.
On Feb. 8, 2011, Walker's team gave the State Patrol to the father of Wisconsin's two most powerful Republicans. A week later came the bill that stripped bargaining rights from most public workers — and exempted the State Patrol. That exemption is why the law is still in court in 2026.
He called the H-1B program 'a scam,' then went after Microsoft Gaming's CEO by name over a viral claim about layoffs. Microsoft's answer: 'These decisions are based on business need, not visa status.'