The United States is at a critical juncture in our nation’s history, as we find ourselves again engaged in a great power competition with two nations who have demonstrated overt hostile intent towards our interests and values. Because each of the major powers involved in this new era of competition is equipped with strategic nuclear […]
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Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, a 20-year Navy veteran, calls Israel America’s most important ally in the Middle East and isn’t afraid to go against the party line on Iran Rep. Elaine Luria, a second-term Democratic congresswoman from Virginia, has quickly emerged as perhaps the most outspoken defender of Israel from her party in Congress.
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Yesterday, House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Elaine Luria participated in a Readiness Subcommittee on training mishaps in the Armed Forces to discuss how the military can mitigate risks and factors to reduce the likelihood of accidents. “As Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, I am working to ensure we put our brave
Congresswoman Elaine Luria helped with the Great American Cleanup in Norfolk Saturday. Luria posted to Twitter saying, “It was a pleasure joining Norfolk Councilmember Andria McClellan and my team at the Great American Cleanup in Sarah Constant Beach Park today! I enjoyed rolling up my sleeves to help keep our community clean and beautiful.” Read
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria has launched the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus. In a release sent Monday, Luria stated that the caucus is “a bipartisan group of lawmakers focused on improving offshore wind technology, investing in the offshore wind workforce, and making the United States a clean energy leader.” Luria is joined by Vice Chairs Jeff Van
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The pandemic has taken a physical, mental and financial toll on us all but, with the passage of the American Rescue Plan, there are hopeful signs of light at the end of the tunnel. The $1.9 trillion recovery package will save lives, get our kids back in school safely and provide meaningful relief to those
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Another nonpartisan organization ranked Congresswoman Elaine Luria as one of the most effective lawmakers in Congress, and the most effective lawmaker in the Virginia Congressional Delegation. In a new report, the Center for Effective Lawmaking ranked Congresswoman Luria as the 10th-most effective Democratic lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 116th Congress, one
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The U.S. Navy released March 16 its long-discussed Unmanned Campaign Plan, intended to map the road ahead for the service’s unmanned systems. But the plan is short on details and measurable goals, which left key national security leaders wondering if the service had anything else to share. “I was really disappointed with the lack of
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The Navy isn’t doing a great job of arguing for the service to expand to face the growing maritime threat from China, two members of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee said on Thursday. In the last month, military leaders have played up the Chinese maritime threat in the Indo-Pacific with a
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Decommissioning ships that have viable service life at a faster rate than industry can build new ones is not how the Navy should grow the fleet, the vice chairwoman of the House Armed Services Committee said Monday. Speaking at a Hudson Institute online forum, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) said “the math doesn’t work” for the
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