
Wexton to Speaker Cox: Bring ERA to House floor for vote
Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) led lawmakers in sending a letter to Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox urging for a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) led lawmakers in sending a letter to Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox urging for a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Today 124 Members of the House of Representatives introduced the Freedom of Religion Act to prohibit religious discrimination in our immigration system.

The Safe Virginia Initiative, organized by House Democrats, released their report and policy recommendations on gun safety in a press conference on Monday.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today hailed House passage of the legislative text of his bill to give back pay to federal employees in agencies affected by the partial government shutdown.

Statement from House Ethics Committee Chair Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) and Ranking Member Ted Deutsch (D-Fla.) on the investigation into former Fifth District Congressman Tom Garrett.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) praised the House of Representatives’ passage of legislation he introduced with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) called the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act.

House Democratic Leader David Toscano and Caucus Chair Charniele Herring issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Virginia legislative redistricting case.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) applauded passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through 2023.

Washington Post national political reporter and PBS’ Washington Week host Robert Costa will moderate the Oct. 2 People’s Debate between Sen. Tim Kaine and Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart.

The number of people facing hunger in the U.S. has been steadily declining, and a new USDA report showed a significant drop last year.
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