Bipartisan legislation would boost research into fentanyl entering American borders
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Legislation introduced Thursday would strengthen U.S. response to fentanyl entering the nation’s borders and ports of entry.
Search Results for Abigail Spanberger
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Billboard highlights Virginia Republican candidate’s odd theory on rape, pregnancy
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A billboard in Stafford County is reminding voters in Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District that Yesli Vega said last month that victims of rape are less likely to get pregnant.
House legislation declares war on prescription drug ads
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Medicare spent more than $324 billion from 2016 to 2018 to advertise drugs, more than half of the organization’s spending during that time period.
House approves Safer Communities Act: Bill goes to Biden for signature
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Not all the news from D.C. on Friday was awful news. The U.S. House voted 234-193 to pass the Safer Communities Act, the first meaningful gun safety legislation to see the light of day in 30 years.
Supreme Court overturns Roe; Dissent: ‘A woman has no rights to speak of’
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The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenhood vs. Casey, overturning five decades of judicial precedent that had guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion.
Senate bill would help retired firefighters, cops pay for healthcare coverage
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A Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation that will make it easier for retired public safety officers to get a tax benefit to pay for healthcare coverage.
Bill to guarantee VA benefits for military firefighters named for Powhatan County man
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Michael Lecik, a former Air Force firefighter and assistant chief at the Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department, was diagnosed in 2019 with multiple myeloma, a condition tied to the high-risk, carcinogenic workplace conditions that come with being a military firefighter.
House passes legislation to lower food, fuel costs
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The U.S. House voted 221-203 on Thursday to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which includes provisions to shore up the food and agriculture supply chain, assure fair competition in the meat and poultry sectors, and lower food and gasoline costs.
House passes Protecting Our Kids Act: Tight, slightly bipartisan vote
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The U.S. House passed, in bipartisan fashion, technically speaking, the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of gun violence prevention legislation.
Biden, Congress taking additional steps to alleviate baby formula shortage
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President Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to require suppliers to direct needed resources to infant formula manufacturers, the administration announced on Wednesday.
