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David Schmale, a professor in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to New Zealand, where he will work to improve the security of water systems.
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Key veterans service organizations — including the American Legion, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., Veterans of Foreign Wars and Military Officers Association of America — have endorsed Congresswoman Elaine Luria’s Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act.
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The recent escalation in the trade war between China and the U.S. will make things even more difficult for struggling farmers.
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) released the following statement after U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tom Carper (D-DE) announced the creation of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) was joined by Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) in reintroducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to encourage state, local, and tribal governments to strengthen their defenses against cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
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Today at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) questioned the Navy’s top leader in the Western Pacific region about the fight to protect U.S. territories and maintain a fleet capable of peak lethality and responsiveness.
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H.R. 1414, the bipartisan FinCEN Improvement Act, introduced by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote.
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Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition.
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Sen. Mark Warner joined eight other senators, Republicans and Democrats, in writing to Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, encouraging him to utilize U.S.-China trade negotiations to ensure that China lifts its ban on U.S. poultry products.
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) urged U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to relocate the F-22 Flight and Maintenance Formal Training Units (FTU) to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton Roads.
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