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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee’s National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee, will lead a hearing on Monday, Feb. 3 on ways to better safeguard consumers’ financial data.
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As a small business owner myself, I don’t see the logic in business people arguing against increasing the minimum wage. It’s just not logical to pay people a wage that doesn’t even cover basics like food, housing, utilities and transportation needed to get to work.
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Farmers across the country are applauding the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 2642, the five-year Agricultural Act of 2014. The farm bill, which the House approved 251-166, now heads to the Senate, which is expected to vote on it next week.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Tuesday urging him to maintain the full 11-aircraft carrier strike group as he crafts the FY15 defense budget.
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In an effort to strengthen the economy and increase the supply of affordable rental housing across the country, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined a group of 32 U.S. senators in a letter urging the end the suspension of contributions to the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine visited Hinton today to tour the Virginia Poultry Growers’ Cooperative, Inc. (VPGC) plant andlearn more about issues impacting the Virginia poultry industry.
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring today changed Virginia’s legal position in Bostic v. Rainey, siding with the plaintiffs in the pending case challenging Virginia’s ban on marriage rights for same sex couples.
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The National Wildlife Federation today released a six-month progress report on the White House Climate Action Plan. The report assesses progress to date in five categories, detailing both steps forward so far and areas for improvement.
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In today’s global economy, it is critical that we adopt policies to enhance, not degrade, our country’s competitiveness so we can continue to be the leading economic force in the world.
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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and John McCain introduced the War Powers Consultation Act of 2014 – bipartisan legislation that would reform the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
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