
Don Beyer on USDA relocation of ERS, NIFA
Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) comments today after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would move the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture to Kansas City.

Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08) comments today after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would move the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture to Kansas City.

Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio expressed concern that the Trump administration may concede on important national security matters related to the development of 5G technology in order to achieve a favorable outcome on trade negotiations.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger questioned the administration’s decision to circumvent Congress and to authorize a new emergency sale of high-tech arms to the Saudi-led coalition currently fighting Houthis in Yemen.

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger today announced her support for a bipartisan bill that would give livestock producers the opportunity to share their concerns about updated federal electronic logging device regulations.

Senate Banking Committee members unveiled draft bipartisan legislation to improve corporate transparency, strengthen national security, and help law enforcement combat illicit financial activity.

The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia today filed an amicus brief along with partner civil rights groups in the D.C. voting rights case Castanon v. United States.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) has introduced a resolution honoring the 12 Virginia Beach mass shooting victims, heroic first responders, brave city officials, and resilient broader community as Virginia’s full U.S. House delegation joined in.

New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville will host a book talk and signing with activist and author Andy Parker on Friday, June 14, at 7 p.m.

National conservation and preservation groups joined local community partners to celebrate an important milestone toward the designation of a new national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River.

The City of Staunton received official confirmation earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that it has been designated as a new entitlement community starting in federal fiscal year 2019.
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