2ND District WV

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Building a Sound Economy

Our economy must be re-structured. Lobbyists representing foreign oil interests, oversized banking institutions, and for-profit insurance companies cannot write legislation.
A responsible budget begins with domestic health and is imperative to America's security.
Small business must again become the driving economic engine. Investment money must be released to restore our economy.
Businesses that seek cheap labor and relocate manufacturing jobs overseas must not receive tax benefits and shelters. They are hurting our economy.
We cannot continually tie health care expense to business. The only beneficiaries are health insurance providers.

Jobs and a Revitalized Industry

Retain Our #1 Position

The United States needs to retain our #1 position in innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation develops from imagination coupled with science, and energy holds the key.

Invest in 21st century energy sources. Wind and solar will provide millions of jobs and clean the air we breathe. Instead of importing foreign technology, American workers should be building wind turbines, solar cells, and green roofs. We can create our own technology corridor, build interconnected rail systems, modernize our infrastructure, and develop new technologies for domestic use and exportation.
We invented the automobile. Now is the time to re-claim our heritage by re-inventing cars in America, with new clean fuel technologies, high efficiency standards, and zero dependence on foreign oil. We did it before, and we can do it again.
Homes, offices, schools, and public buildings need to be redesigned to be energy-efficient. Let’s give tax incentives to businesses to provide energy efficiency in old and new structures and tax breaks to home and building owners who choose such improvements.

Let’s draw our inspiration from Senator Byrd’s record

Here are some examples of Senator Byrd's record on job creation, just in the Eastern Panhandle:

National Center for Cool & Cold Water Aquaculture, Leetown
IRS Computing Center, Martinsburg
Leetown Science Center
US Customs & Border Protection Advanced Training Center, Harpers Ferry
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Operations, Martinsburg
US Fish & Wildlife Training Center, Shepherdstown
Health Professions Education Center at City Hospital, Martinsburg
National Guard 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg
Coast Guard Operation and Systems Center, Martinsburg
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Martinsburg
Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville
Expansion of Harpers Ferry National Park, Harpers Ferry