Tom Perriello | Fifth District Report

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Last week, the House passed the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009, which would create new protections for consumers facing excessive credit card fees, sky-high interest rates, and unfair, incomprehensible credit card company agreements. I voted in favor of the bill. In addition, the House passed with wide bipartisan support an amendment I…

EMU honors faculty, staff

Jim Bishop

The faculty and staff of Eastern Mennonite University honored one colleague who is retiring and cited 55 others for long years of service at the school’s annual recognition dinner Tuesday evening, April 28. Lawrence M. Yoder, John S. Coffman professor of missiology at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will retire at the close of this academic year…

In the News

Chris Graham

– Local News: Swine flu cases confirmed in Lexington, posted Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – Event: Art collection will help create healing environment, posted Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – Local News: DCCU announces scholarship winners, posted Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – Capitol Hill: Perriello-sponsored protections for consumers facing excessive credit fees pass House, posted Friday, 9:10 a.m. –…

Half-Truths and No-Truths

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You can’t just make something up out of the total thin air like, oh, I don’t know, saying that Gallup has Barack Obama as the second-least popular president at the 100-day mark of the last 40 years, and get away with it, can you? You can if you live in Fringeland, where down is up,…

Military historian to keynote Wilson First Families Reunion

Chris Graham

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library has announced that University of Virginia Professor Edward G. Lengel, a noted military historian, will be the keynote speaker at its Fourth Annual Wilson First Families Reunion. The talk will be on Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m. in the new Library and Research Center at the Presidential Library. Dr….

In the News

Chris Graham

– Capitol Hill: Warner introduces bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing TARP transparency, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Webb backs Senate measure aimed at strengthening government oversight in mortgage, corporate fraud cases, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – State News: Kaine signs agreement with Germany on climate change, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – State News:…

Tom Perriello | Fifth District Report

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I recently had the honor of traveling with the Surgeons General of the U.S. Army and Navy and a bipartisan group of members of Congress from the Veterans’ Affairs Committee on a mission to Afghanistan. We had the unique opportunity to see firsthand the heroism and professionalism of our medical personnel saving lives overseas, from…

Presidential Library to feature Newsweek columnist at Spring Speaker Series

Chris Graham

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum today announced that Robert Samuelson, columnist and contributing editor on politics, economics, and social issues for Newsweek and The Washington Post, will be the speaker at the 2009 Spring Speaker Series luncheon. The event will be on Friday, May 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel…