Press Releases

April 4, 2019 Press Release
20-Year-Navy Veteran Says It’s “Inexcusable” That Heroes Must Wait “Another Minute” For Clarity On Health Benefits

WASHINGTON – Five weeks after first asking about the status of healthcare benefits for thousands of Blue Water Navy Veterans of the Vietnam War without getting an answer, Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chair of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA),

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April 3, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today voted to condemn the administration’s attempted health care sabotage, calling on the Department of Justice to reverse its position in a lawsuit that would nullify the entire Affordable Care Act.

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April 2, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Elaine Luria asked top Air Force leaders about their familiarity with the Independent Review of the Department of Defense Nuclear Enterprise, conducted in 2014.

April 1, 2019 Press Release
Coastal and Military Communities Stand to Gain
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today sent a letter to key House appropriators urging $30 million for a critical project at NASA Langley Research Center that would improve climate modeling abilities and better predict flooding and other damaging weather events in military and coastal communities.
March 29, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chair of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, has introduced a bill that would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study and submit a plan to Congress that would make VA websites accessible for disabled veterans.
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March 27, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today joined a majority of the House in voting to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that promotes equity in America, closes unfair loopholes, and provides effective remedies for women who are not getting equal pay for equal work.

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March 27, 2019 Press Release
20-Year Navy Veteran Applies Experience at Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON – Today at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) questioned the Navy’s top leader in the Western Pacific region about the fight to protect U.S. territories and maintain a fleet capable of peak lethality and responsiveness.
March 27, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) today released the following statement after the Air Force announced that it recommends permanently relocating the F-22 Flight and Maintenance Formal Training Unit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton Roads.

March 26, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Contrasting military budget requests with the dictates of federal law, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Vice Chair Elaine Luria (VA-02) today challenged top Navy leadership on its attempt to decommission the Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman halfway through an expected five-decade service life.
March 21, 2019 Press Release
At Least $28.5 Million at Stake in Virginia’s Second Congressional District

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Elaine Luria today highlighted new Defense Department data revealing the potential effects of the President’s national emergency declaration on military families and communities in Virginia’s Second Congressional District.

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