ICYMI: Miller Discusses Border, Funding, Health Care on Inside West Virginia Politics
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Mark Curtis for a segment on Inside West Virginia Politics to discuss the importance of securing the border and funding the government. Congresswoman Miller also highlighted her recently introduced bill, the Pregnancy Center Support Act.
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On Funding the Government:
"For so many years [Congress has] done an omnibus bill, and we are trying very hard to do specific bills through appropriations that are more fiscally conservative, instead of just shoving this, as you call, sausage making through. And it has been difficult, as you know. When you have extremes that are in any government, sometimes things can happen. We elected a new Speaker, Mike Johnson, who is such a smart and good man. He inherits what has gone on between the White house and the Senate and the House [of Representatives]. We are trying to work these things through to make people happy. We are 34 trillion, I think was the last count, in debt. Republicans are fiscally responsible and we're trying to cut back, cut back, cut back. Some people want to cut back extremely, others understand that you can do it incrementally and be better. That's where we are now with the March 1st, and March 8th," said Congresswoman Miller.
On Securing the Border:
"If you remember in 2018, I [was] saying, build the wall. We need to take care of our border. Last year, 8 million people came into our country illegally, let alone the fentanyl and the trafficking, it's ridiculous. That's part of why I didn't want to shut down the government because we need to pay those border agents. We need to make sure that we are keeping our country safe. We need to take care of our people. And now you're hearing from cities like Chicago and New York – they’re going ‘enough is enough.’" said Congresswoman Miller.
On the Pregnancy Center Support Act:
“We have these wonderful Pregnancy Centers throughout the country, and we have several in West Virginia. [I’ve been to the one in] Huntington called New Beginnings. They promote and they help protect people who may have an unexpected pregnancy or they're just confused or not sure what to do. They provide so many different support mechanisms: ultrasounds, diapers, counseling, and job counseling. They help people through pregnancy. This bill that I have introduced is for people who want to donate to these pregnancy centers, up to $10,000, 50% of it can be written off and if you're a couple and it's 20,000, 50% of it can be written off in taxes," said Congresswoman Miller.
On Rural Health Care:
"[West Virginia] is number one in kidney disease and so I have been very active on that front, putting in bills about end stage renal disease and trying to help. Probably the only good thing that came out of COVID was telehealth. If you must drive 5 hours to the hospital or wherever you're having your testing done, it's a real issue in rural health. I’m on the Health Subcommittee, which is very vital to helping our economy and helping my state of West Virginia," said Congresswoman Miller.
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