
Bernie Sanders opposes weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) issued the following statement as he voted in support of joint resolutions to block the transfer of $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) issued the following statement as he voted in support of joint resolutions to block the transfer of $8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced a bill to require uniformed federal police officers to wear body cameras and have dashboard cameras in police vehicles.

Today the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced legislation written by Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) to improve the cybersecurity of Internet-connected devices.

U.S. Sens. John Boozman (R-AR) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced legislation to improve coordination of veteran mental health and suicide prevention services.

The House of Representatives has passed a New Democrat Coalition-led amendment in H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020.

A group of House members led by Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) and Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX) introduced the Locking Up Robocallers Act of 2019.

Following the May 31 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Congresswoman Elaine Luria will introduce a bipartisan bill tomorrow that would name a Virginia Beach post office in honor of Ryan “Keith” Cox.

Our region recently hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. I was honored to join him for much of his visit and participate in discussions with him and our region’s leaders about economic development and commerce.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement responding to an apparent attack on a pair of oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, and to President Trump’s claim Friday that “Iran did do it.”

The announcement of an additional $16 billion in trade assistance aid for American farmers on May 23 was welcomed by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation members, but there are still some concerns.
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