
Spanberger announces Congressional Art Competition winner, recognizes work of three Central Virginia students
Abigail Spanberger announced the first, second and third place winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition.

Abigail Spanberger announced the first, second and third place winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition.

The Senate voted on Tuesday to pass the United States Innovation and Competition Act, bipartisan legislation that includes provisions to foster U.S. innovation in the race for 5G and shore up American leadership in the microelectronics industry.

The Senate Rules Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a bipartisan report on the security, planning, and response failures that led to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.

Despite their name, rare earth elements are not hard to find. These 17 heavy metals are dispersed in small amounts throughout the Earth’s crust, with some even more abundant than copper.

Virginia lost two of its finest citizens last week: former United States Senator John Warner who died at age 94 and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates Dick Hobson who died at 89 years old.

Because electric aircraft can significantly reduce carbon and nitrogen oxides emissions, it is a promising solution to a global problem.

U.S. agriculture remains a small slice of the greenhouse emissions pie at just 10.2 percent overall compared to other economic sectors, including transportation, electricity and industry.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

The U.S. Senate voted 54-35 Friday in favor of creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, falling six votes short of blocking a threatened Republican filibuster.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Virginia urges everyone to designate a non-drinking driver if their Memorial Day weekend plans include alcohol and to remember that boating and drinking never mix.
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