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Column by Tom Perriello I want to update Virginians on some of the efforts I am undertaking in Congress to get our economy back on track. You may recall in the Sept. 28 edition of this newsletter, I wrote that the U.S. House voted to extend unemployment benefits only in states where the unemployment rate…
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Thursday, Oct. 22 MR. GIBBS: Is this – where’s – Q He’s not there. MR. GIBBS: Where is Chuck today? Is he – Q I thought I’d be helpful. MR. GIBBS: Is Chuck a little – Q I have the means, by the way, to do – MR. GIBBS: Although I’m told this is –…
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Monday, Oct. 19 Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is joined in the press briefing by Dr. Jared Bernstei, deputy assistant to the president on economic policy, and Melody Barnes, director of the Domestic Policy Council. MR. GIBBS: Good after – or good morning, I should say. Sorry, I’m used to doing this in the afternoon. Before…
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On Wednesday, Congressman Tom Perriello supported the Conference Report on the FY10 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, which will boost rural economies and provide much needed help to the nation’s struggling dairy farmers. Once approved by the Senate, the conference report will go to President Obama for his signature.
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It’s not time to “hunker down in fear,” 20th District Democratic Party nominee Erik Curren said Thursday, unveiling his Jobs Plan that proposes turning the Shenandoah Valley into a green demonstration zone to incubate the developing green economy of the 21st century.
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Today, in coordination with the beginning of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Governor Jody Wagner unveiled her agenda to help Virginians with disabilities. The first statewide candidate to release a comprehensive plan dealing with disabilities, Wagner pledged to protect rights and improve quality of life of Virginians living with disabilities.
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Angel Food Ministries, an organization dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality food has been responding to the growing need for affordable food in the state of Virginia. From just 35 Virginia locations in 2008, Angel Food Ministries has expanded its food cooperative to more than 170 sites. For families, young professionals and seniors who have never…
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With Ohio becoming the first state to come into substantial compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) that is part of the Adam Walsh Act, the Justice Policy Institute, a national organization focusing on juvenile and criminal justice issues, warned that compliance with the Act will provide little in the way of…
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Monday, Sept. 28 MR. GIBBS: I have no announcements, so take us away. Q Thanks, Robert. Why does the President think a trip to Copenhagen is going to make that much difference? And what does he hope his appearance there will help? MR. GIBBS: Well, obviously, I think he hopes that he can make a…
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During the real-estate bubble, older urban neighborhoods across the nation, from Atlanta to Baltimore to Cleveland to Sacramento and countless communities in between, fell victim to a devastating plague of predatory lending and mortgage fraud. This was enabled by Wall Street’s bottomless appetite for financing home loans, lenders’ lax standards, and corruption among mortgage brokers…
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