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Wednesday, Aug. 12 – Remarks by President Obama at Medal of Freedom ceremony – Remarks by president and Justice Sonia Sotomayor at White House ceremony – Press briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

Wednesday, Aug. 12 – Remarks by President Obama at Medal of Freedom ceremony – Remarks by president and Justice Sonia Sotomayor at White House ceremony – Press briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

Monday, Aug. 10 – Press conference with President Obama, Mexican President Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Harper in Guadalajara, Mexico – Press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton

At George Mason University on Monday, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) was joined by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, former Sen. John Warner, and student veterans at an event celebrating the enactment of Webb’s “Post-9/11 GI Bill,” which offers comprehensive educational benefits to veterans of the wars in…

Monday, Aug. 3, 2009 – Press Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs – Remarks by President Obama and Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah before Oval Office meeting – Remarks by President Obama at George Mason University on the Post-9/11 GI Bill – Statement by the press secretary on the visit of President Mubarak of Egypt to the…

Wednesday, July 29 – Perriello joins Dairy Farmers Caucus – HUD grants approved for affordable rental housing in Virginia Tuesday, July 28 – Warner hosts broadband summit – Perriello bill to extend medical benefits to people who care for disabled vets passes Monday, July 27 – Perriello discuss progress on legislation to protect D-Day Memorial

I learned a little more today from doing research on Social Security. According to www.ssa.gov, Social Security as we know it did not really arrive in America until 1935. There was, however, one important precursor which offered something we could recognize as a social security program, yet only available to one certain segment of the…

Friday, July 24 – Senate bill includes proposal to add National D-Day Memorial to Park Service Thursday, July 23 – Perriello backs Pay-As-You-Go bill Wednesday, July 22 – Webb to chair hearing of Foreign Relations Committee Thursday Tuesday, July 21 – Perriello introduces rural-ed advisory initiative Monday, July 20 – Warner urges confirmation of Sotomayor…

I’d like to report on two pieces of legislation I’ve introduced in Congress. As a member of the Health Subcommittee of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I’ve had the privilege of working to provide the best health care not just for our veterans but also for their families, who join in this incredible sacrifice for…

A study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy puts the lie to the wild predictions from partisans that the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act will end up costing you hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year in extra energy costs. “This revised analysis directly underscores the important contribution energy efficiency…

“Do you know any Hebrew words?” “What is a veteran?” “How do you work for peace?” These were among the conversation starters around the lunch table June 26 as children dined over soup and bread with adults from the Harrisonburg area who are working for peace. The adults included professors, lay community leaders and a…