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Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have introduced legislation to expand access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who die or become permanently disabled from service-related cancers.
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Mark Warner said today his U.S. Senate office got a phone call from a domestic-violence shelter serving multiple counties in Virginia that “may have to close their doors if President Trump doesn’t reverse course” on the pause on federal grants and loans set to go into effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, came under fire during his nominee hearing today in the U.S. Senate.
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The U.S. Senate passed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s H.R. 7385 to rename the Petersburg Post Office for John Mercer Langston.
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Sen. Tim Kaine was re-elected to his third term in the U.S. Senate on Election Day 2024. In 2024, he marked 30 years serving in public office.
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Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz isn’t likely to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, but anyway, he has the support of our local congressman, Ben Cline.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner spoke today on the U.S. Senate floor to advocate for the U.S. SBA to continue paying disaster assistance.
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The U.S. Senate recognized the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association for its work to support health systems.
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An aide, on Jan. 6, 2021, informed Donald Trump, sitting alone in the White House dining room, that Vice President Mike Pence was being evacuated after the rioters had gotten within 40 feet of his U.S. Senate office.
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Sen. Tim Kaine will visit the Virginia State Fair in Doswell this afternoon and kick off another weekend of campaigning for U.S. Senate.
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