
Virginia farmers may see mixed benefits from USMCA trade pact
Virginia farmers can expect mixed benefits from the recently negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement if it is ratified.

Virginia farmers can expect mixed benefits from the recently negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement if it is ratified.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), along with 28 other senators, introduced legislation to provide tax relief to the surviving spouses and children of military members killed in action.

The House of Representatives passed legislation today that would safeguard individuals with preexisting conditions from efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine their access to care.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) met this week with Southwest Virginia coal miners from the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) at his office in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Ed Markey (D-MA) to cosponsor the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), reintroduced legislation to hold credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving sensitive consumer data.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, has introduced the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act.

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.

This week, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will travel to the Shenandoah Valley, Southwest Virginia, and Charlottesville to discuss job training, education, and the opioid crisis.

Do all the Democratic contenders for President in 2020 agree on the need to battle climate change? Which ones have demonstrated the most leadership on environmental issues?
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