You are invited to a fundraising reception for the Mercer County Republican Party
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Telephone lines and e-mail boxes on Capitol Hill were stretched to capacity yesterday. Some of you were not able to reach Rep. Rahall’s Washington office. Here is a list of the numbers for ALL of Rahall’s offices in WV-03.
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From a press release…

Rahall Secures Millions for “Jobs” in the Virgin Islands, Not West Virginia
Mercer County Republicans question money for job creation in the Caribbean

Princeton, WV – Roman Stauffer, Chairman of the Mercer County Republican Committee, is questioning the actions of Congressman Nick Rahall who secured $40 million in the latest “jobs bill” to purchase thousands of acres of beachfront property in St. Croix in the Virgin Islands.
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The Mercer County Republican Committee will meet for its January meeting this Thursday, January 28th, 2010 in a meeting room at Ryan’s Steakhouse in Princeton, W.Va.
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By BILL ARCHER
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

BLUEFIELD — Last week’s debate in Charleston between environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr. and Don Blankenship, chief executive officer of Massey Coal over mountaintop surface mining drew a lot of attention, “but probably didn’t change any minds,” according to Bryan Brown, West Virginia coordinator for FACES of Coal.
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From press release…

Mercer County Republicans Elect New Chairman and Prepare for 2010 Cycle
Cap and Trade, Government-Run Health Care, and Economy to be Key Issues

Princeton, WV – The Mercer County Republican Executive Committee has elected a new chairman and is preparing for the 2010 election cycle. The Committee selected Roman Stauffer to lead the organization in 2010; a year which Republicans anticipate much success at the ballot box.
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The Princeton Times recently wrote about the negative consequences of cap-and-trade. The MCREC passed a resolution in support of the coal industry at its December meeting. This story clearly lays out the devastation that will occur if cap-and-trade passes the United States Senate.

Cap-and-Trade Bill Could Idle W.Va.’s Coal
By TAMMIE TOLER
Princeton Times

PRINCETON — Currently, coal fuels 98 percent of the electricity West Virginians use, but local leaders worry proposed cap-and-trade legislation and a difficult permit process could snuff the Mountain State’s energy potential.

They fear the same proposals could idle the mining industry that has kept West Virginia’s economy rolling and still unearths the coal that produces 50 percent of the nation’s electricity.
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