DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Jim Webb presidential announcement
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In response to Jim Webb’s announcement that he will run for president in 2016, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement.
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Poll: Bipartisan majorities in swing states support Iran deal
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As the June 30 deadline for negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program approaches, a new survey conducted in a red state (Oklahoma), a blue state (Maryland) and a swing state (Virginia) finds large bipartisan majorities in all three support making a deal with Iran rather than pursuing more sanctions.
Libertarian Will Hammer has qualified for the 20th House District ballt
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Will Hammer has qualified for November’s Virginia House District 20 ballot. Hammer, the Libertarian candidate who ran against Representative Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) last year, is facing incumbent Delegate Dickie Bell, a Republican.
President Obama on healthcare ruling: ‘A good day for America’
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Remarks from President Obama on the Supreme Court ruling affirming the constitutionality of a key provision of the Affordable Care Act.
Randy Forbes: The cost of human trafficking
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates human trafficking generates $32 billion in illegal profits per year around the globe, second only to drug trafficking.
What are the political prospects for Medicaid expansion?
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If elections were based purely on facts, Medicaid expansion would be a sure winner. The White House Council of Economic Advisors issued a report recently that said expansion would reach an additional 179,000 Virginia residents with lifesaving care. The report also said Virginia will miss out on $1.24 billion in federal funding in 2016 by not expanding Medicaid.
Democratic Party activists, state party, file suit to protect Virginians’ right to vote
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Today, two Democratic Party activists, Barbara H. Lee and Gonzalo J. Aida Brescia, and the Democratic Party of Virginia filed suit against the State Board of Elections and the Department of Elections to protect Virginians’ right to vote.
AFP endorses Emmett Hanger in 24th Senate Republican primary
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Emmett Hanger bristles when it is suggested that he isn’t a conservative, for good reason. The 20-year veteran of the State Senate of Virginia has the endorsements of the National Rifle Association, the National Federation of Independent Business and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Congress rewards corporations while punishing the American people
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Congress keeps feeding big corporations huge tax cuts they don’t deserve, even as it starves average Americans of the services and investments they need.
Virginia Politics: The lull before the storm
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If the Virginia political scene seems to you to be quiet at the moment, stick around for we may just be experiencing a lull before the storm.
