Virginia Republicans, Democrats split on debt-ceiling deal as House votes to advance it
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An odd political bedfellows bipartisan coalition voted 314-117 on Wednesday night to pass the Kevin McCarthy-Joe Biden debt-ceiling deal.
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Virginia Democrats lead effort to block Mountain Valley Pipeline approval from debt-ceiling bill
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Virginia Democrats in the U.S. House are leading an effort to remove a provision in the proposed debt-ceiling compromise that would give the green light to the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline.
‘Taking the Dis Out of Discourse’: How we can return to civility in American politics
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By comparison, today’s politics are not worse than any previous time in American history. The good ole days were not good for everyone.
Bill would ban schools from physically restraining, secluding children as discipline
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Federal data show incidents of restraint and seclusion happen on average at least 2,300 times per school day, and impact upwards of 102,000 students each academic year, according to an investigation by Hearst Media.
Legislation to protect police departments ‘will provide much needed support’
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Invest to Protect Act was introduced in 2022 and passed the U.S. House later that year, but did not make it to the president’s desk.
Mark Warner to Glenn Youngkin on DEI: It’s just what is best for business
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To Mark Warner, the effort to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in government isn’t just about it being the right thing to do. It’s also what’s best for business.
Bill named for ‘Virginian and a passionate activist’ in fight against pediatric cancer
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The Ten-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund was created because of Gabriella Miller’s advocacy for research of childhood cancers.
Federal conservation program needs are focus of legislation to hire technical assistants
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The USDA’s NRCS Chief Terry Cosby projected that the agency would need to hire 3,000 to 4,000 employees in the next two years.
House Republicans pass debt-ceiling bill, giving them a seat at the table
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The U.S. House voted 217-215 on Wednesday to pass the GOP debt-ceiling bill, which has no chance of winning passage in the Senate, but does give MAGA Republicans a seat at the budget negotiating table with Senate Democrats and President Biden.
Legislation would cut red tape for veterans to earn CDL and join trucking workforce
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U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger introduced a bill to prevent bureaucracy from slowing down veterans entering the trucking workforce.
