Press Releases
NORFOLK – On Sunday, February 16th, Congresswoman Elaine Luria will speak at a veterans’ pinning ceremony at the American Legion’s 2nd District Spring Conference. This event will honor and recognize the service of Vietnam War era veterans. During the ceremony, Congresswoman Luria will give remarks reflecting on the sacrifices and bravery of our veterans.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria issued the following statement on the Vice President’s tour of NASA Langley. This visit comes after the President announced his budget proposal, which would increase funding for NASA overall, but cut funding for critical programs impacting her district’s constituents, like the CLARREO Pathfinder.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 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.
WASHINGTON – Today Congresswoman Elaine Luria introduced the Military Pilot Cancer Incidence Study Act (H.R. 5858) with Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-11).
WASHINGTON – Today Congresswoman Elaine Luria participated in a House Armed Services Committee Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing investigating how to stop white supremacism in the military.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria had a productive week on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC) and the House Armed Services Committee (HASC).
WASHINGTON – Today, the House voted to pass Congresswoman Elaine Luria’s bipartisan Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act.
H.R. 1620 would fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program at a level of $455 million over the next five years. The bill also provides funding for local projects.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria today announced Virginia Beach constituent, Kristen Fenty, as her guest to the President’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday.
Hampton VA Center Vacancy Rate is 3.5 times higher than the national average.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congresswoman Luria participated in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs’ (HVAC) full committee hearing on veteran suicide.