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May 6, 2021
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Today, House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Vice Chair Elaine Luria pressed members of the Naval Sea Systems Command on the maintenance delays that are significantly impacting operational availability.
May 6, 2021
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Yesterday, Congresswoman Elaine Luria testified before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) in support her bill, H.R. 2368, the Conceding Our Veterans’ Exposures Now and Necessitating Training (COVENANT) Act, legislation that ensures our nation’s veterans can receive the benefits they earned after being exposed to toxic substances in the course of their military service.
May 4, 2021
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria was recognized this week for her bipartisan record of achievement in the 116th Congress. The non-partisan Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University ranked Rep. Luria 32 out of 437 U.S. Representatives who served from 2019-2020, and 15th among House Democrats.
April 30, 2021
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria today announced that the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) $28.6 billion restaurant relief proposal — championed by Rep. Luria and signed into law as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan – will begin accepting applications at 12:00 p.m. ET on May 3.
April 29, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, House Committee on Armed Services (HASC) Vice Chair Elaine Luria pressed military and foreign policy experts on the Indo-Pacific region about the real and proximate threat posed by a rising Chinese navy, which is expected to exceed 400 ships in only a few years. |
April 29, 2021
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury urging it to expedite the release of guidance on how localities can use the funding included in the American Rescue Plan Act, the $1.9 trillion economic recovery package signed into law March 11 which provided $1,400 direct payments to eligible Virginians, expanded the Child Tax Credit for working families, and secured billions in aid for schools and local governments.
April 29, 2021
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria today released new data collected by Co-Equal detailing the benefits of the expanded and improved Child Tax Credit (CTC) in Virginia’s Second Congressional District.
April 28, 2021
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Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria was joined by local leaders throughout Coastal Virginia to highlight the benefits of the American Rescue Plan Act less than two months after it was signed into law. During the conversation, Congresswoman Luria heard the concerns of local leaders and pledged to send a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury urging it to expedite the release of guidance on how localities can use the funding included in the American Rescue Plan Act.
April 23, 2021
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Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria was joined by Reps. Mike Waltz (R-FL-06), Blake Moore (R-UT-01) and more than a dozen Veterans Service Organizations in support of the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act (H.R. 475), legislation which allows TRICARE recipients to stay on their parents health care plans until the age of 26. Military family members shared their personal stories about how, after years of sacrificing for their country, H.R. 475 would benefit their lives.
April 20, 2021
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Yesterday, Congresswoman Elaine Luria voted to condemn the latest steps taken by the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to stifle dissent in Hong Kong and intimidate pro-Democracy forces. H.Res. 130 calls on the PRC to release pro-democracy activists and politicians arrested under draconian national security laws enacted in June 2020 and to respect and uphold the commitments of autonomy and freedom Beijing made to the people of Hong Kong and the international community.
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January 5, 2021
In The News
This week, U.S. Reps. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.) led a letter to conferees for the annual defense bill, requesting the inclusion of their bipartisan measure to research and treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for veterans.
January 5, 2021
In The News
On Tuesday, Congresswoman Elaine Luria toured the facility alongside 10 On Your Side.
January 5, 2021
In The News
Congresswoman Elaine Luria recently sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles P Rettig to relay concerns that Gold Star families are still waiting to receive refunds from their amended 2018 tax returns.
January 5, 2021
In The News
Usually, when politicians ask small businesses what’s going on, they hear about problems, but when one entrepreneur-turned-member of Congress came to the Peninsula to check on pandemic-hit constituents, what she heard about was perseverance.
October 8, 2020
In The News
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Norfolk, to boost disabled veterans’ benefits has passed the Senate and is on its way to the White House.
October 1, 2020
In The News
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Norfolk, to boost disabled veterans’ benefits has passed the Senate and is on its way to the White House.
October 1, 2020
In The News
The 2020 census is currently underway and Representative Elaine Luria held a round table to discuss the ways undercounting could affect her district.
October 1, 2020
In The News
After the last Census in 2010, it was estimated that the U.S. population was under-counted by about 16 million people.
September 22, 2020
In The News
One of the most frequent questions Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) receives from constituents in Virginia’s 2nd congressional district is: “Is it as crazy in Washington as we see on TV?”
September 22, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Elaine Luria toured the construction site of the Eastern Shore’s new regional library in Parksley Thursday.