Press Releases
June 24, 2021
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Bipartisan, bicameral bill would elevate importance of Arctic theater
This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08), along with U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the Arctic Security Initiative Act of 2021, legislation requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a security assessment of the Arctic region and establish an Arctic Security Initiative (ASI) with a five-year plan to fully resource the DOD and individual service-specific strategies for the Arctic that have been released over the past several years.
June 24, 2021
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Honoring Our PACT Act would secure benefits and primary health care coverage for up to 3.5 million veterans with 23 different illnesses
June 23, 2021
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria today voted to increase protections for seniors in the workplace.
June 23, 2021
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House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Vice Chair Elaine Luria today pressed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about the military’s “divest to invest” strategy weakening our ability to confront China.
June 17, 2021
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Today Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16) introduced the Twenty First Century Nuclear Security Act, bipartisan legislation that will deploy a whole-of-government effort to assess the risk to U.S. national security posed by Russian and Chinese dominance in the global nuclear energy market and identify opportunities for the U.S. to regain global leadership.
June 17, 2021
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Today, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) introduced the Representation for Exceptional Military Families Act, which creates an advisory council that represents the diversity of the disability community and provides routine recommendations to the services independent from the yearly NDAA process.
June 16, 2021
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| WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Elaine Luria yesterday questioned leadership of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) abut lessons learned from the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline. |
June 16, 2021
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This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) introduced the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2021 to increase pay and benefits for American veterans.
June 15, 2021
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House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Vice Chair Elaine Luria today questioned U.S. Navy leadership about its decision to decommission 15 ships while prioritizing investments in unproven technology that will not be realized for years.
June 14, 2021
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President Joe Biden announced this week that $2 billion diverted from the Pentagon by the previous administration for border wall construction was restored, including more than $26 million to address safety issues at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.