
Russia includes members of Congress from Virginia on ‘stop list’
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced retaliatory personal sanctions on 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including 10 of the 11 members of the Virginia delegation.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced retaliatory personal sanctions on 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including 10 of the 11 members of the Virginia delegation.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act to provide grants to local restaurants, venues, and other businesses that are still struggling to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The House Administration Committee held a hearing on Thursday on “Examining Stock Trading Reforms For Congress.”

The CDC estimates that between October 2020 and October 2021, nearly 106,000 Americans died by overdose, setting a record for such deaths in a single year.

According to a Pew study released earlier this year, more Americans died from overdose in 2020 than any previous year on record — and some figures indicate that 2021’s death toll may be higher.

The United States imported an average of more than 20.4 million barrels of crude and refined products per month from Russia in 2021.

Democrats in Virginia’s congressional delegation helped undo much of the damage to environmental laws from the Trump administration and made progress in key areas.

The Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of Americans who have devoted their careers to public service.

President Joe Biden visited Culpeper on Thursday to discuss ongoing efforts to lower prescription drug costs for Virginians.

The House of Representatives voted 222-210, largely along party lines, on Friday to pass the America COMPETES Act, a legislative package pushed by Democrats to make American business more competitive.
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