Virginia congressional delegation statement on embassy security report, Fort Pickett

Chris Graham

Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, along with U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Robert Hurt, Dave Brat, and Don Beyer released the following statement on the release of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that makes clear Fort Pickett, Virginia is the best location for a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC).

President Obama announces career, technical education scholars program

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President Barack Obama signed an executive order recognizing U.S. Presidential Scholars in Career and Technical Education (CTE). The announcement came in response to a bipartisan letter from U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Rob Portman and Tammy Baldwin urging the White House to expand the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program to commend the efforts of students who have chosen CTE pathw

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United Way Hill Day spotlights working families

Chris Graham

Cynthia Pritchard, the CEO of United Way of Greater Augusta, joined 60 other United Way leaders on Capitol Hill today to push Congress — including Senator Mark Warner, Senator Tim Kaine, and Congressman Bob Goodlatte to help working American families turn their financial tightropes into solid financial pathways.

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Local United Way CEO to speak with congressional delegation

Chris Graham

Cynthia Pritchard, CEO of the United Way of Greater Augusta, will travel to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, to speak to local members of Congress to help working American families who may be struggling in the Greater Augusta community. Cynthia Pritchard will be meeting with the offices of Senator Mark Warner, Senator Tim Kaine, and Congressman Bob Goodlatte.

Data breach: Virginia, Maryland senators call for increased credit protections for federal employees

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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) called on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to do more to protect federal employees whose personal information was compromised as a result of the massive data breach affecting OPM’s personnel records.

Virginia congressional leaders oppose efforts to delay construction of embassy security training center at Fort Pickett

Chris Graham

Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott, Randy Forbes, Rob Wittman, Gerry Connolly, Robert Hurt, Dave Brat and Don Beyer, urged the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations to oppose language in the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that that would jeopardize funding for a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett.

Virginia congressional delegation applauds Navy for awarding USS John F. Kennedy contract

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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) along with U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), and Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), applauded the U.S. Navy on Friday for signing a more than $4 billion contract to award the construction of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) to Newport News Shipbuilding.

Virginia, DC congressional delegation urges Congress to maintain current flight rules at Reagan, Dulles

Chris Graham

As the 2015 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill comes before Congress, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), along with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-8), and Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) urged the Congress not to exacerbate overburdened operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by adding more flight traffic.

Virginia delegation urges Air Force to locate cyber operations squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis

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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with U.S. Reps. Scott Rigell (R-VA-2), Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), and Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), requested that the Air Force Space Command strongly consider locating a Cyber Operations Squadron (COS) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE).