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This is a lightly edited version of a speech that was given at the National Conservatism Conference on September 3, 2025.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27), alongside Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), partnered with Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) to lead a group of Republican lawmakers in supporting the Trump administration’s efforts to reverse a Biden-era rule that allowed taxpayer-funded abortion at VA facilities.
America’s hollowed industrial base is our greatest vulnerability — and China’s greatest advantage. We can fix it.
Our country is standing at a crossroads. Neither the world nor America’s place in it is what it was a generation ago. The unipolar moment is over. And yet, many in the Republican Party seek to claim the mantle of America First while continuing the same failed adventurism of the past.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore is proud to announce that he and his team have officially recovered over $3 million for West Virginians since he took office on January 3, 2025. This update comes slightly more than one month after Congressman Moore announced he and his team had saved West Virginians more than $2 million.
The column below, authored by Representative Riley Moore, ran on August 18, 2025 in The National Interest.

Washington, D.C. – Early this morning, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026. Congressman Riley M. Moore, who is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted “Yes” on the bill.
The legislation provides $831.5 billion for annual military expenses, including operations and maintenance; personnel; procurement; and research, development, test, and evaluation.
More than six months after he first took office in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd District Congressman Riley Moore has already recovered more than $2 million on behalf of constituents.
“My office is eager to help constituents of the Second District in dealing with the frustrations of the federal bureaucracy,” said Moore, R-W.Va. “I’m so proud of the work we’re doing and am thrilled to report this massive figure only six months into my term.”

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore is proud to announce that he and his team have recovered over $2 million for West Virginians since he took office on January 3, 2025.
The Congressman’s casework team is based in the Morgantown and Martinsburg district offices. The staff are well-trained in dealing with the federal bureaucracy and stand ready to assist constituents who are having issues with any federal agency.
Some highlights of funding recovered for constituents include:
The column below, authored by Representative Riley Moore, ran on July 4th, 2025 in several outlets across West Virginia.
One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers for West Virginia

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the final amended version of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Congressman Riley M. Moore voted “Yes” on the legislation.
Congressman Moore issued the following statement: