Press Releases

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Announces Winners of Congressional Art Competition

May 7, 2019 Press Release
Overall VA-02 Winner Kyra Moe of Salem High School Will Have Art in U.S. Capitol for One Year

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) last week announced the winners of the Congressional Art Competition in Virginia’s Second Congressional District.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Tax Hike on Gold Star Families

May 2, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would repeal a tax hike first established by the hastily-passed 2017 Republican tax law, forcing some Gold Star Families to pay thousands of additional dollars in taxes on survivor benefi

Issues:
Veterans

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Exposes Gap Between Administration’s Goals and Actual Commitment of Forces

May 2, 2019 Press Release
Navy Admiral: “You Absolutely Can’t Win a Football Game Without Players on the Field”
WASHINGTON – In a House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, Congresswoman Elaine Luria highlighted gaps between the administration’s goal of keeping drugs away from the Southern border and how many Navy ships are being assigned to do the job.
Issues:
National Security

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Hires Wounded Warrior Fellow in Virginia Beach Office

May 2, 2019 Press Release
15-Year Air Force Veteran Served at Langley AFB and in South Korea

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today announced an additional staff hire as her team expands in Virginia’s Second Congressional District. The new hire, Terra Johnson, will serve as a Wounded Warrior Fellow in Congresswoman Luria’s Virginia Beach office.

Issues:
Veterans

Chairwoman Elaine Luria Leads First Veterans’ Subcommittee Hearing

May 1, 2019 Press Release
Retired Naval Commander Is First Woman Veteran with Military Service to Lead Veterans’ Panel
WASHINGTON – In a history-making moment, House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Chairwoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today led her panel during its first legislative hearing on bills that would help veterans.
Issues:
Veterans

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Advocates for 2nd District Priorities in House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Hearing

May 1, 2019 Press Release
Top Agenda Items Include Chesapeake Bay, Climate Resiliency, Rural Broadband, Sewer Systems, and the Port of Virginia
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today pushed the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to consider projects important to Virginia’s Second Congressional District as the panel develops its legislative agenda.
Issues:
Economy, Environment, Infrastructure

HAPPENING FRIDAY: Congresswoman Elaine Luria to Announce Winners of 2nd District’s Congressional Art Competition

May 1, 2019 Press Release
7:00 p.m. Ceremony at Virginia Wesleyan University is Open to Public and Media
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) is excited to announce the winners of her first Congressional Art Competition for Virginia’s 2nd District. Students from 11 local schools submitted 40 pieces of art!

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Issues Statement on Administration’s Reversal on USS Harry S. Truman

April 30, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), a 20-year Navy veteran and Vice Chair of the HASC Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, today issued a statement on the administration’s intention to abandon its proposal to decommission the USS Harry S. Truman decades ahead of schedule.
Issues:
National Security

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Demands Stronger VA Efforts to Prevent Veteran Suicide

April 30, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Last night at a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing, Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) challenged top VA officials on the fact that they could not answer basic questions about VA’s low benchmark of success for preventing veteran suicide.
Issues:
Veterans

Congresswoman Elaine Luria Holds Open House Town Hall on the Eastern Shore

April 24, 2019 Press Release
Luria Honored to Be a Voice in Washington for Eastern Shore Residents

ONLEY, Va. – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) on Tuesday held an open house event in Onley and took questions from more than 60 Eastern Shore constituents in attendance, addressing topics ranging from climate change to infrastructure to health care. 

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