News by Dr. Bill Bissett on West Virginia Record

CHARLESTON – A recent survey by the American Energy Alliance shows that likely voters in eight key states want to see elected officials in Washington grow the economy and address inflation rather than focus on climate change.

HUNTINGTON – Anyone who cares about West Virginia should pay close attention to our upcoming congressional redistricting, where the Mountain State will go from three members in the U.S. House of Representatives to two.

Rep. Carol Miller is well positioned as our congresswoman to help us here at home. Through the Ways and Means Committee, West Virginians and their businesses have a much-needed seat at an important table to effect positive change and work to create new opportunities.

While I understand the frustration with higher electricity rates and the recent loss of electricity from the ice storm earlier this year, bashing AEP does little to lower electricity rates, improve service or explain the nature of their responsibility to electrify our communities.

Sure, it may be unconventional, but judge the man on what he does, how he helps and the total number of hours he works, not the typical clock punching that often produces mediocre results and fails to serve the public in the modern 24/7 world that we now live in.

I plan to vote for Senator Shelley Moore Capito on November 3 and hope your readers do as well.

From economic destruction to a necessary detachment from family and friends, it is clear that we are living in unprecedented times that no one could have anticipated, expected or prepared for.