Tim Kaine comments on GOP move to block minimum wage vote
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance legislation that would raise the minimum wage.
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Mark Herring: DREAMers qualify for in-state tuition
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring advised that, under current Virginia law, Virginia students who are lawfully present in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program qualify for in-state tuition, provided they meet Virginia’s domicile requirements.
Fort Pickett chosen as site for embassy security training center
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine along with Reps. Randy Forbes and Robert Hurt applauded today’s announcement that Fort Pickett will be the location for a new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center to train U.S. diplomatic and government personnel assigned to high-threat posts around the world.
Sen. Mark Warner announces retailers to share data on cyber threats
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner announced that the National Retail Federation will establish an information sharing platform to allow the retail industry to coordinate with law enforcement agencies and partners in the financial services sector to more efficiently access information on cybersecurity threats.
House Republican leaders write to Sen. Mark Warner on state budget impasse
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Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford), Majority Leader Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Caucus Chairman Timothy D. Hugo (R-Fairfax) and Majority Whip Jackson Miller (R-Manassas) sent a letter Tuesday to U.S. Sen. Mark Warner urging the senator to denounce Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s decision to hold the state budget hostage to Medicaid expansion.
ACLU applauds governor’s veto of school prayer bill
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill that would have compelled schools to sponsor student prayer at official school events where students (and other members of the school community) are a captive audience, such as graduations, assemblies, and sporting events.
Sens. Warner, Kirk propose enhanced consumer protections for debit cards
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) introduced the Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014 (CDCPA), designed to increase consumer protections and reduce liability caps when debit cardholders are hit by fraud. Under federal law, personal liability for fraudulent charges on a credit card are capped at $50, but the same protection does…
Sen. Tim Kaine holds economic development roundtable in Clifton Forge
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine hosted a roundtable discussion with local business leaders and elected officials from Covington, Alleghany County and Clifton Forge on Friday at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.
Sen. Warner proposes targeted improvements to healthcare reform law
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) today introduced legislation that will provide Virginia families with additional healthcare coverage choices to best meet their financial and medical needs.
Warner: Obama needs to raise energy security issues at EU summit
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) today urged President Obama to use next week’s U.S.-European Union summit in Brussels to propose a joint U.S.-E.U. initiative on energy security to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s energy influence on Ukraine and other European nations.
