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March 22, 2021 Press Release
Congresswoman Elaine Luria announced her creation of the Congressional Offshore Wind Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers focused on improving offshore wind technology, investing in the offshore wind workforce, and making the United States a clean energy leader.
March 19, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Elaine Luria today voted to protect Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare from automatic spending cuts. H.R. 1868, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 246-175, prevents across-the-board spending cuts under the Pay As You Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010.

March 19, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Another nonpartisan organization ranked Congresswoman Elaine Luria as one of the most effective lawmakers in Congress, and the most effective lawmaker in the Virginia Congressional Delegation.

March 19, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Elaine Luria participated today in a Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee hearing on the unmanned systems within the Department of the Navy.

March 18, 2021 Press Release
House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Elaine Luria participated today in a Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee hearing on the unmanned systems within the Department of the Navy.
March 18, 2021 Press Release
Congresswoman Elaine Luria yesterday voted for a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and bolster the Violence Against Women Act.
March 17, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.— This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria backed the passage of two bipartisan bills extending COVID-19 relief initiatives, including bankruptcy protections and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

March 17, 2021 Press Release
U.S. Representatives Elaine Luria (D-VA-02), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) today released the following statement ahead of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to remove the ratification deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution.
March 16, 2021 Press Release

NORFOLK, VA — As schools across the Commonwealth of Virginia return this week to some form of in-person learning, Congresswoman Elaine Luria today visited Camp Allen Elementary School to highlight the more than $2.2 billion for Virginia K-12 schools included in the American Rescue Plan.

March 12, 2021 Press Release
Congresswoman Elaine Luria this week joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of colleagues as a co-sponsor of the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021.

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In The News

January 5, 2021 In The News
And on this Veterans Day - a reminder of the sacrifice as leaders get ready for the next four years. "It just means a lot to us that there's a holiday where people take time out to remember the people who served our country in uniform," said Luria, who is a Navy veteran herself.
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 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?”

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