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Recently introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate, the so-called “Patients Rights Act” (S. 1993), should be renamed the “Patient Anguish Is Neverending Act” (PAIN Act) because that’s exactly what will happen if this bill is enacted.
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New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force has released policy principles to combat climate change with the seriousness and urgency it demands.
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren today released a suite of policy ideas for honoring and empowering Tribal Nations and indigenous peoples.
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U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria (VA-02) today issued the following statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to deny U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) entry into Israel.
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger — a Member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee — concluded her two-day, nine-stop 2019 Farm Tour across Central Virginia.
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Yes, gun violence is a problem in America, although violent crime generally remains at an all-time low.
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Mark Herring stepped in to defend against Alabama’s attempts to exclude certain groups from being counted in the 2020 decennial census after the Court called the Trump Administration’s attempts to defend the census “halfhearted”.
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United Way of Greater Augusta has received notification that Staunton has been awarded $6,990 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the Greater Augusta region.
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Abigail Spanberger met Monday with Central Virginia families, patients, providers, and pharmacists to learn more about the challenges caused by overpriced prescription drugs.
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The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy in Wise County and Norton announced the latest projects funded by the federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Pilot program.
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