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In a country whose war for independence was to some degree a tax revolt, taxes can be a touchy subject. A lot of complicated questions are involved. How do we encourage economic growth? How do we raise revenue to pay for spending?
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As we approach the end of Donald Trump’s first year in office, it seems appropriate to survey his performance and his outlook for the future. But right at the onset, one cannot escape the conclusion that, unlike any other of his predecessors, he is a weird and wild president who is devoid of any civility and moral responsibility.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to warn of threats to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Gov.-elect Ralph Northam announced today that Dr. Daniel Carey will join the Northam administration as the next Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, comments following the committee’s bipartisan 10-13 vote against former Rep. Scott Garrett’s nomination to lead the U.S. Export-Import Bank, followed by broad bipartisan support for other Ex-Im Bank board nominees.
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The biggest losers from the GOP tax plans now before Congress would be the 87 million middle-class families facing higher taxes, plus the 13 million people who would lose their healthcare. The biggest winners? Millionaires and corporations, of course. Chief among those corporations: America’s top drug makers. Pharmaceutical firms will get tens of billions of dollars in…
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Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are requesting information on the impact of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act.
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The Honest Ads Act would help prevent foreign interference in future elections and improve the transparency of online political advertisements.
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine comments on President Trump’s decision not to make the certification required under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act.
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Mark Warner comments on the announcement by President Trump that he will unilaterally cut off the Cost-Sharing Reduction payments required under the Affordable Care Act.
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