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More than 10 years have passed since Barack Obama, then a senator from Illinois and a presidential candidate, promised at high school in Bristol that his health care plan would lower insurance premiums by an average of $2,500 per family.
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Republican Chris Runion’s campaign for the 25th House of Delegates raised more than $40,000 in the first seven days since he announced his candidacy.
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Congressman Donald McEachin as a Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce was an original co-sponsor of the Save the Internet Act that will keep the internet open and free.
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The House of Representatives passed H.R. 596, the Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH).
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) and DNC chair Tom Perez comment following the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2019.
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“There’s no place like home.” Many Americans understand what Dorothy means when she says those words in The Wizard of Oz. We certainly do in Southwest Virginia.
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Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, announced today that he will run for the open position of Clerk of Circuit Court for Augusta County. Landes, who is serving his 12th term representing the 25th House District, will not seek re-election to the House of Delegates in the November general election.
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Sixth District Republican Congressman Ben Cline introduced the Notify ICE Act on Wednesday. The bill would require that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement be notified when an illegal immigrant is denied the ability to purchase a firearm through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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Virginia’s state law-making body, the General Assembly, adjourned sine die, until another day, this past Sunday one day later than its scheduled adjournment date.
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Sen. Mark Warner joined eight other senators, Republicans and Democrats, in writing to Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, encouraging him to utilize U.S.-China trade negotiations to ensure that China lifts its ban on U.S. poultry products.
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