Poverty of Imagination: Jobs and healthcare vs. Not Donald Trump
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You don’t get out of the trailer park just giving up. It would be years before I’d realize that politics wasn’t for me.
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Ben Cline: An end to the shutdown
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On Friday, President Trump announced an end to the government shutdown based on continued negotiations over the next three weeks to fund a barrier and provide enhanced security along our southern border.
Mark Warner welcomes deal to end Trump Shutdown
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) welcomed the decision by President Trump to work with congressional Democrats and temporarily reopen the government in remarks on the Senate floor.
Poverty of Imagination: Cashing out at Taco Bell
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People had to know back in the ‘70s and ‘80s that cigarettes weren’t good for you, right?
McEachin cosponsors bill to raise federal minimum wage
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) joined more than 180 Democrats in cosponsoring the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, which would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024.
State Senate blocks minimum-wage increase legislation on party-line votes
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Senate Republicans defeated a pair of bills to increase the minimum wage in Virginia on party-line 21-19 votes.
Poverty of Imagination: What keeps us down
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Democrats, in our coffee shops, scooting around town in our hybrids listening to NPR, over local-sourced dinners with our foodie friends, find ourselves at an uncharacteristic loss for words when forced to confront the uncomfortable reality.
Legislators join forces to require hands-free mobile phone use while driving
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Del. Chris Collins and Sen. Richard Stuart are leading a growing effort to save lives by toughening Virginia’s distracted driving law.
Tim Kaine on Meet the Press: Trump Shutdown is hurting public safety
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Today on NBC’s Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine highlighted the pain President Trump’s shutdown is causing federal workers, including public safety professionals, in Virginia and across the country.
House passes Senate companion to Beyer bill to guarantee back pay post-Trump Shutdown
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Today the House of Representatives passed the Senate companion version of legislation offered by Rep. Don Beyer to guarantee back pay to federal employees affected by the partial government shutdown.
