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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of the House and Senate Conference Agreement on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget.
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Opening Friday and running through Aug. 2, The Fralin’s new crowd-sourced exhibit, “What is a Line?,” combines the people’s choices with the museum’s professional curatorial expertise, with 60 percent of the works included in the exhibition voted on by the public.
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act, which would create a Small Business Advisory Board at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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This week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced the FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act, bipartisan legislation that would hold the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accountable for the approval of new opioid drugs, ensuring experts’ voices are heard as new and potentially dangerous opioid medications are considered for approval.
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Death Tax Repeal Act, which would repeal the estate and generation transfer skipping tax and reduce the highest gift tax rate.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia commended the General Assembly for sustaining Governor McAuliffe’s veto of HB 1318, a bill that would have added another barrier to the polls by requiring qualified, registered, and eligible absentee voters to provide proof of valid photo ID by mail.
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The Kids Are Not For Sale in Virginia Coalition held a joint press conference on Wednesday with Delegate Tim Hugo and Senator Mark Obenshain in Richmond to officially announce the enactment of HB 1964 and SB 1188, establishing Virginia’s first standalone sex trafficking law.
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The Potomac Nationals (2-3-Overall, 2-3-Home) scored a run in the ninth inning to make it a 4-3 ball game and had the tying run at the plate only to be turned away for the second one-run loss of the season, falling to Winston-Salem (2-3-Overall, 2-3-Road) at The Pfitz by that final on Monday night.
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About a hundred people gathered at a candlelight vigil this week on the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) campus to show their support for Mennonite pastor Max Villatoro.
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The first full squad workouts under first year VMI football head coach Scott Wachenheim move to the practice field when the Keydets commence spring football drills at Fiorini Field on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
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