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The U.S. House voted last week to pass the Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act, legislation authored by Seventh District Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger.
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Not all the news from D.C. on Friday was awful news. The U.S. House voted 234-193 to pass the Safer Communities Act, the first meaningful gun safety legislation to see the light of day in 30 years.
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The U.S. House voted 221-203 on Thursday to pass the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which includes provisions to shore up the food and agriculture supply chain, assure fair competition in the meat and poultry sectors, and lower food and gasoline costs.
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The U.S. lags as a distant third among electric vehicle (EV) sales and production. According to Bloomberg, China claims a whopping 46 percent of global EV sales.
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The House Jan. 6 committee began laying out its case that former president Donald Trump was behind an organized effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election Thursday night in prime time.
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The U.S. House passed, in bipartisan fashion, technically speaking, the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of gun violence prevention legislation.
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On Jan. 25, 2022, every Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates voted to make school shootings deadlier.
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A group of House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would give Americans a $500 direct cash rebate aimed at easing the sting of high gas prices.
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Public Safety Officer Support Act, introduced by Rep. David Trone (D-MD), with strong bipartisan support.
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Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Tom Rice (R-SC-07) are urging U.S. House leaders in both parties to advance their bill to help increase officer pay and help police departments hire more officers.
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