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 is the Ranking Minority Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The following is from the September 20, 2012, House floor debate on H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act. I rise in support of the Stop the…
