SADD announces safety veteran as board chair
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Students Against Destructive Decisions has selected Kelly Nantel to serve as its new chairperson.
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House committee adopts Elaine Luria amendment to help blind veterans
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This week, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously adopted an amendment introduced by Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) to ensure that blind veterans get the housing adaptations they need to live independently at home and with their families.
Spanberger announces funding For Seventh District veterans workforce training program
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger today announced a federal grant of $320,000 for River City Comprehensive Counseling Services, an organization in Virginia’s Seventh District that supports homeless Central Virginia veterans throughout each step of their job search process.
Equity for small-, women-, minority-, disabled veteran-owned businesses
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Gov. Ralph Northam signed Executive Order Thirty-Five, which establishes goals and programs aimed at expanding opportunities for Virginia’s small-, women-, minority- (SWaM) and service disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Elaine Luria cosponsors bill to expand in-state tuition for student veterans
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) and Congressman Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-01) have introduced a bill to expand the availability of in-state tuition rates to student veterans regardless of when they were discharged from the military.
Elaine Luria secures funding for maritime, veteran priorities
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) announced House passage of $343 million in funding she requested to advance important local priorities including maritime security, shipbuilding, and veteran services.
Spanberger helps introduce legislation to help veterans afford ambulance transportation
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger helped introduce bipartisan legislation to help Central Virginia veterans afford the emergency transportation they need to receive high-quality medical treatment.
Elaine Luria secures language directing action on key military, veteran priorities
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) this week secured language in a House-passed funding bill directing the Department of Defense and other agencies to prioritize important issues related to military readiness, renewable energy, and veteran assistance.
Elaine Luria leads hearing to empower veteran survivors of military sexual trauma
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Elaine Luria (VA-02) on Thursday led a legislative and oversight hearing to help ensure access to disability benefits for veteran survivors of military sexual trauma.
Report documents White House push to outsource military, veterans health care
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A new report documenting how the Trump administration is outsourcing federal jobs to unaccountable private temp agencies raises new concerns about the push to privatize military and veterans’ health care.
