Virginia congressional leaders oppose efforts to delay construction of embassy security training center at Fort Pickett

Chris Graham

Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Robert Hurt, Dave Brat and Don Beyer, urged the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations to oppose language in the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that that would jeopardize funding for a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett.

Virginia, DC congressional delegation urges Congress to maintain current flight rules at Reagan, Dulles

Chris Graham

As the 2015 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill comes before Congress, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), along with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), and Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) urged the Congress not to exacerbate overburdened operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by adding more flight traffic.

Senators announce major step toward construction of embassy security training facility at Fort Pickett

Chris Graham

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Representatives Randy Forbes and Robert Hurt announced that the U.S. Department of State has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett in Nottoway County.

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Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham talks news on WREL-1450

Chris Graham

Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham talks with host Jim Bresnahan on WREL-1450AM in Lexington, Va. The segment covers local and Virginia news, including the latest on the shooting of a motorist on Interstate 64 in Augusta County by a Virginia State Trooper, the investigation into the disappearance of second-year UVA student Hannah Graham and, changing gears, the U.S. Senate race involving incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Warner.

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Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham talks news on WREL-1450

Chris Graham

Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham talks with host Jim Bresnahan on WREL-1450AM in Lexington, Va. The segment begins with a review of the latest news in the investigation into the disappearance of second-year UVA student Hannah Graham, and the investigation into her alleged abductor, Jesse Matthew, who is also a prime suspect in another disappearance, the 2009 case of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. The focus then turns to the 2014 Senate race and a recent poll that shows incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Warner’s lead tightening.