Union-busting constitutional amendment fails in Senate
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Senate Republicans failed on Tuesday to approve a constitutional amendment that openly conflicts with federal law.
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Tim Kaine expresses support for clean Homeland Security funding bill
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined his Democratic colleagues to advocate a clean bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and block Republican attempts to play politics with the agency’s funding and risk a shutdown of the critical agency over disagreements with the President’s immigration actions.
Congressman Robert Hurt touts vote to repeal healthcare law
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 596, which would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and direct certain congressional committees to offer alternative, market-based legislation that meets specific goals to improve our nation’s healthcare system.
Senate votes down guns in schools, moves forward with background check bill
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The Virginia Senate defeated legislation, SB 1132, which would have allowed individuals with concealed handgun permits to carry loaded firearms on school property outside of regular school hours.
Mark Obenshain: Quick update from Richmond
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It’s hard to believe that we are already in the fourth week of the General Assembly session. Hundreds of bills are making their way through Senate committees in Richmond, as “crossover day” approaches.
State Senate defeats Republican bill to allow guns on school property
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This afternoon, the Senate defeated Senator Tom Garrett’s (R-Buckingham) SB 1132, a bill to allow guns onto school property outside of “normal school hours” – that is, at times when communities of faith, civic organizations, and other outside groups could easily be using school facilities.
House Democrats urge bipartisan support for education funding
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Today, the House Democratic Caucus released a statement urging House Republicans to support a state budget that includes badly needed funding for Virginia schools.
Democratic Leader David Toscano on Republican vote on gun safety bill
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House Democratic Leader David Toscano (D-57) released the following statement on the House Republican Caucus killing multiple bills that would provide commonsense gun safety reform.
David Levine: An American tradition
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Of the few things in life that are certain, one is that the budget sent by a Democratic president to a Republican Congress is dead on arrival. It has become an American tradition.
Speaker Howell welcomes White House offshore drilling proposal
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Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell (R-Stafford) welcomed the White House’s proposal to allow drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia.
