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Rep. Elaine Luria discusses the challenges and future of the Navy

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-Norfolk) discussed the future of the United States Navy and the challenges it faces on Monday during a virtual interview. The Democratic representative for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District talked for nearly an hour with the Hudson Institute, which promotes American leadership and global engagement for a secure, free, and prosperous future, according […]

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House passes two bills that would strengthen gun safety with enhanced background checks

The House of Representatives voted today to pass two bills that would close background check loopholes and make sure individuals prohibited from gun possession under federal law are unable to purchase firearms. The Background Checks Act, passed with a bipartisan majority of support today in the U.S. House, would close the loophole allowing individuals purchasing

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Navy’s Infamous INSURV Reports Set to End This Year Unless Congress Acts

A long-standing independent report on the health of the U.S. Navy is set to end this year unless Congress acts, USNI News has learned. The Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), founded under Battle of Mobile winner Adm. David Farragut in 1868 and cemented into law by Congress in 1882, is in charge of assessing

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Slow pace of improvements for privatized military housing irks lawmakers

Dating back to 2018, lawmakers have been trying to make things right for the nation’s 1.3 million military personnel and their families when it comes to their living arrangements. But that’s proving to be easier said than done. It has been documented that privatized housing companies have exposed up to 200,000 military families to toxic

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House members introduce bipartisan resolution condemning Iranian nuclear program

A bipartisan group of House members — consisting mostly of centrist Democrats — has introduced a resolution condemning Iran’s nuclear program. The resolution, introduced by Democratic Reps. Elaine Luria (D-VA), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Brad Schnieder (D-IL), joined by moderate Republican Peter Meijer (R-MI), condemns Iran’s decision to enrich

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Virginia lawmakers praise passage of $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill

Several Virginia officials voiced their praise after Congress gave the final approval Wednesday to a landmark $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill that will send $1,400 direct payments to most Americans. Congressman Bobby Scott and Congresswoman Elaine Luria, both Democrats from Virginia, tell 10 On Your Side the American Rescue Plan will help fight the coronavirus, keep

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70 Democrats and 70 Republicans sign bipartisan Iran deal letter

A bipartisan House letter organized by Reps. Anthony Brown (D-MD) and Michael Waltz (R-FL), which lays out a middle path for Biden to address Iran’s nuclear program and other malign activities, has collected 140 signatures, with 70 Democrats and 70 Republicans signing on. The letter calls on the U.S. to address Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic

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Lawmakers react after pro-union Protecting the Right to Organize Act, sponsored by Rep. Scott, passes House

The House has approved Democratic legislation sponsored by Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott (3rd District) that would invigorate workers’ unions following decades of court defeats and legislative setbacks. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which passed Tuesday on a 225-206 vote, would block so-called Right to Work laws across the country and generally make it

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Luria, Warner, Kaine advocate for offshore wind in Coastal Virginia

Second District Congresswoman Elaine Luria and U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are urging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to expedite regulatory processes for offshore wind development in Coastal Virginia. “Virginia’s diverse maritime industry, workforce, port assets, deep, wide channels, and no overhead obstructions have positioned the Commonwealth to become a hub for

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