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Column by Tom Perriello www.house.gov/perriello I am committed to increased accountability and transparency in government, and pleased to report that we took two important steps forward in this direction last week in Congress.
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Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] In order to better understand a subject its best to view it from a different angle. So we headed north, being careful to avoid our subject, the city we love to hate. Yes, your humble scribe traveled to New Jersey to get a better fix on…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello today voted to block the automatic pay raise for federal lawmakers for the 2011 fiscal year.
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Column by Sanford D. Horn Submit guest columns: [email protected] The Washington Post, the alleged newspaper of record for the nation’s capitol and its metropolitan area, over the past seven days ending with Saturday, April 24, 2010, ran six articles, editorials or columns each decrying the lack of voting rights yet to bestowed upon the…
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Column by Linda Meric Submit guest columns: [email protected] On Tuesday, April 20, people across the nation observed Equal Pay Day 2010 – representing the point when women’s wages finally catch up to men’s wages from last year. According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau statistics, women who work in full-time, year-round jobs earn,…
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Column by Linda Tarr-Whelan Submit guest columns: [email protected] I began my career as nurse in 1960, only to be fired on my first day because I didn’t stand up for a doctor. It didn’t matter that I was inserting an IV line for a patient. In those days, showing deference to men – and…
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Column by David Cox Submit guest columns: [email protected] Barack Obama’s signature on the health-care bill had hardly dried before Virginia’s attorney general, Kenneth Cuccinelli, filed suit declaring that requiring individuals to buy insurance is beyond the scope of federal power. He follows the thinking of the General Assembly’s first-in-the-nation bipartisan exemption of state residents…
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Column by Tom Perriello www.house.gov/perriello One of my greatest privileges in Congress is serving on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and its Health Subcommittee, where I am committed to ensuring quality health coverage for those who have served our country. With rumors and misunderstandings continuing to spread about health insurance reform, I want to…
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Column by Margot Dorfman Submit guest columns: [email protected] The reckless and deceptive practices of our financial industry have devastated businesses, families and our economy. It is time for congressional leaders to stop listening to financial industry lobbyists and start protecting the future of our nation. The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce believes the establishment…
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Submitted Item News tips: [email protected] U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., delivered the following statement today on the Senate floor regarding health care reform and the reconciliation process: “I would like to take some time this afternoon and perhaps, being the eternal optimist, speak in hopes that once this process is over in the next…
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