American Farm Bureau supports demise of federal estate tax
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The nation’s largest agricultural organization is hoping the federal estate tax will draw its last breath this year.
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Now is the time for sunlight on trade
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Sunlight is sorely needed in our nation’s capital as members of Congress consider an expedited process for approving trade agreements that are being done largely in secret.
Warner, Kaine introduce bill to protect communities from oil train accidents
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Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine cosponsored legislation with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and others to better protect local communities by getting unsafe oil trains off the tracks.
Tim Kaine introduces Senate bill to raise minimum wage
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Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray and 31 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Raise the Wage Act, legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $12 by 2020 and help expand economic opportunity for hardworking families.
Virginia delegation urges Air Force to locate cyber operations squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with U.S. Reps. Scott Rigell (R-VA-2), Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), and Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), requested that the Air Force Space Command strongly consider locating a Cyber Operations Squadron (COS) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE).
Warner, Portman introduce bill to increase college access for low-income students
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U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Go To High School, Go To College Act, which will increase college access for low-income students by allowing them to earn college credits in high school through the Pell Grant program.
Randy Forbes: Does America have a cyber plan?
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While it may seem like America’s debates over cyber are crowded with competing goals – protecting privacy, ensuring international competitiveness, and providing for national security – the reality is these goals are not mutually exclusive.
Listen to all Iranian voices
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While there is little dispute about the gravity of the challenge posed by the Iranian regime to US national security interests and imperatives, a simple question that is often overlooked is why it has not been U.S. policy to listen and pay attention to Tehran’s main enemies?
Ayotte, Warner reintroduce legislation in Senate to prevent horse soring
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U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Mark Warner (D-VA) today reintroduced legislation to protect horses from the abusive practice known as soring – in which show horse trainers apply blistering or burning agents, lacerations, sharp objects, or other substances or devices to a horse’s limb to intentionally make each step painful, forcing a horse to perform an exaggerated high-stepping gait that is rewarded in show rings.
Senators announce major step toward construction of embassy security training facility at Fort Pickett
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U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Representatives Randy Forbes and Robert Hurt announced that the U.S. Department of State has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett in Nottoway County.
