Washington, DC– Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) issued the following statement on today’s election for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives:

“Paul Ryan is the best choice to unify our conference and lead the House. He has a proven conservative record and has been very effective at communicating our agenda of smaller, more effective government, economic opportunity, and strong national security.

“Now is not a time to dwell on division and internal squabbles. Instead we must refocus our work on behalf of the American people. I look forward to working with our new Speaker to move our agenda forward and help the people of the First District.”     

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