
Gerry Connolly named chair of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Delegation
Congressman Gerry Connolly, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been appointed chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Congressman Gerry Connolly, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been appointed chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) will host U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Megan Winters, an active-duty transgender service member, as his State of the Union guest this Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) to introduce the Bicamerical Congressional Trade Authority Act to restore Congress’ constitutional trade responsibilities.

The concept of daylight savings time, whereby we set our clocks ahead by an hour from mid-spring through mid-fall so we can get more done using natural light later into the evening, was first proposed more than 200 years ago.

Move over poinsettias, because orchids are now the top-selling potted flower in the U.S. That shift opens the door for Virginia nurseries and greenhouses to branch out in the $288 million orchid industry.

Word at this writing, late Saturday morning, is that Gov. Ralph Northam is working the phones with Virginia Democrats, trying to find a way to survive the day politically.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, reintroduced legislation to modernize our antiquated security clearance system.

President Trump has signed a bill funding the portions of government recently affected by the partial shutdown. It extends until February 15, and during that time, negotiations about securing the border should take place.

U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced legislation to provide federal employees with a 2.6 percent cost of living increase.

Sen. Mark Warner has requested ongoing briefings from the Trump Administration regarding the deal it reached to remove sanctions on several companies owned by the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
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