
Conservation initiatives will continue with new Farm Bill
Farm bills provide crop insurance and nutritional assistance, but they also play a vital role in helping farmers conserve natural resources.

Farm bills provide crop insurance and nutritional assistance, but they also play a vital role in helping farmers conserve natural resources.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are backing an effort to defend protections for people with pre-existing conditions, including 1.3 million Virginians.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) pressed the SEC to use its rulemaking authority to require companies to tell shareholders whether and how they are investing in their workforces.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide financial relief to certain civilian federal employees who move for work.

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced a bill to assist young people with finding summer or year-long jobs that will help them succeed in future careers.

Top Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Trump listing a series of questions to clarify what commitments he may have made to Putin during their secretive and lengthy meeting.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, has great credentials. He is a strong pick to join the Court, and I hope the Senate acts on his nomination promptly.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill to provide small business employers and employees greater flexibility and access to the popular SIMPLE plans as an option for retirement savings.

On Monday, House Democratic Leader David Toscano sent Speaker Kirk Cox a letter proposing options to convene the General Assembly to redraw 11 House districts as ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Rep. Don Beyer introduced an appropriations amendment which would fund the body camera pilot program for Department of the Interior law enforcement officers.
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