Honorable Nick Rahall
United States Representative, West Virginia, Democrat
Representative Rahall, of the Third District of West Virginia, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. He was a staff assistant to U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (WV-D) from 1971 to 1974. From 1974 to 1976, he served on the Board of Directors of Rahall Communications Group and as President of Mountaineer Tour & Travel Agency. He chairs the Committee on Natural Resources and serves as Vice Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The following is from the July 17, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 6515, the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands (DRILL) Act.I…
