Press Releases
February 10, 2021
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This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria joined Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine in sending a letter urging the Department of the Interior to use Great American Outdoors Act funding to repair Colonial Parkway in the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget request.
February 8, 2021
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Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and her colleagues on the bipartisan House Rural Broadband Caucus wrote a letter to the Biden Administration urging the President to include investments for rural broadband in his infrastructure proposal for Congress.
February 6, 2021
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Yesterday, Congresswoman Elaine Luria voted for the National Apprenticeship Act (H.R. 447), which would create nearly one million new Registered Apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship positions over the next five years.
February 5, 2021
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Rep. Luria joins colleagues in “Examining the Domestic Terrorism Threat in the Wake of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol”
Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria participated in the House Committee on Homeland Security’s hearing examining the ongoing domestic terrorism threat in the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The hearing focused on assessing the threat of domestic terrorism attacks as well as the circumstances that led to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
February 4, 2021
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Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria joined Representatives Michael Waltz (R-FL-06), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), and Lee Zeldin (R-NY-01) in reintroducing legislation to leverage research of the U.S. and Israel to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to better serve veterans.
February 3, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria received unanimous support for her bid to become the House Armed Services Committee’s Vice Chair for the 117th Congress.
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February 3, 2021
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This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria led a letter to the Biden Administration urging the President to appoint a Senior Advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator for the Chesapeake Bay and Anacostia River to continue working to improve the health of the Bay.
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February 2, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria called on the House Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing to improve federal aid provided to fishery participants to ensure adequate relief is provided to Virginia’s aquaculture and shellfish industry.
January 29, 2021
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria led a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Veterans Affairs Acting-Secretary Dat Tran, raising concerns with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) privatization of compensation and pension (C&P) exams.
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January 25, 2021
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Rep. Luria’s legislation allows young adults to stay on TRICARE health plans until age 26
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Michael Waltz (R-FL) introduced the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act, which would allow TRICARE dependents to remain on their parents’ policy until age 26 without a premium increase.
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