On February 5, 2021, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced the Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism and...
~ More than 39 million Americans live in a food desert, including more than one million in Virginia alone ~ ~ Bill incentivizes grocers and non-profits...
It was a great week here at home in Virginia’s Sixth District, and I enjoyed the opportunity to meet folks throughout our region, particularly at the...
With the Biden administration set to unveil details on a series of executive orders to reverse his predecessor’s relentless efforts to sabotage the success of the...
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) on January 27, 2021, joined Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in introducing the...
This last week, I attended the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the 46th President and 49th Vice-President of the United States respectively....
Shortly after the inauguration, the Senate got to work confirming Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence, and today confirmed Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as...
This last week, the world saw the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. After the January 6th attack on our nation’s...
Above the entrance to the House of Representatives is a sculpture called the “Apotheosis of Democracy.” This piece of artwork, sculpted in 1916 by Paul Wayland...
The 116th Congress adjourned this week, and it has certainly been one for the history books. Beginning in January 2019 in the middle of a government...
Driving home from Washington to Botetourt for Christmas last week gave me a chance to reflect on the challenges all Americans have faced this year....
Americans have become used to two things in December – the holiday season and a looming government shutdown right before Christmas. This year was no different....
On December 17, 2020, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) announced that he will host a District-wide Telephone Town Hall. Cline will be joined on this call by...
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) led Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus King (I-ME), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA),...
While the House addressed a number of important issues this week such as the National Defense Authorization Act and passed a short-term funding bill to keep...
On December 14, 2020, after almost two weeks of bipartisan framework negotiations, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and a group of Democratic and Republican colleagues...
With only one week remaining on the legislative calendar for the 116th Congress, I was disappointed that Speaker Pelosi chose to focus on marijuana legalization and...
Psalm 100:4-5 – “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his...
Before returning to Washington this week, I enjoyed the opportunity to join community leaders in Strasburg for the presentation of a Historic Marker for a...
As the District Work Period comes to an end, defeating COVID-19 remains at the top of our agenda in Washington. I enjoyed the opportunity to hear...
Representing the citizens of the Sixth District in the House has been the greatest honor of my life, and I am pleased to have the privilege...
As I crisscross the Sixth District, I am fortunate to have the privilege of meeting constituents from every walk of life and from every corner...
This week I had the privilege of chatting virtually with Sixth District residents like the Lucas Family of Roanoke to discuss their small business, as...
It was another beautiful fall week here in Virginia’s Sixth District. I enjoyed the opportunity to meet with constituents across the region both in person...
As fall arrives there are few more beautiful places than Virginia’s Sixth District. I thoroughly enjoyed being home and having the opportunity to meet with constituents...
In what was likely the last legislative week in Washington before November’s elections, the House was back in full swing conducting the business of the...
After months of Speaker Pelosi keeping the House in recess due to COVID-19, we finally returned to regular order this week to conduct the business of...
legislation and have begun to negotiate the outlines of an agreement to fund the government after October, no Floor action is scheduled in the House next...
As I crisscrossed the Sixth District this week listening and talking with constituents, I was consistently reminded of the hard work and resilience of those I...
This week, I was pleased to return to work in the Sixth District. Although negotiations on a potential coronavirus relief bill have slowed, I am hopeful...