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“The President is very much aware of the realities presented by our national debt,” said Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. “America’s booming economy will create increased government revenues – an important step toward long-term fiscal sustainability. But this fiscal picture is a blunt warning to Congress of the dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”
Speaker of the House Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) says the “build it and they will come” approach to economic development is antiquated. Instead, he writes, Virginia must be the “build strong bridges from school to jobs” state; the “prepare resilient graduates for lifelong success and service” state; the “provide an affordable pathway for everyone in a growing economy” state.
Leading by seven points just three weeks before Election Day, Assistant Director of the Wason Center Dr. Rachel Bitecofer said Congressman Scott Taylor “seems to be weathering a tough electoral environment well.”
It’s been 10 years since the infamous auto industry bailout, in which the U.S. government inserted $80 billion into the failing automotive leviathans amidst the potential loss of at least one million jobs in the industry. As Ford announces layoffs of American workers due to foreign tariffs, will there be a another bailout like farmers received months ago?
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who has come back into the spotlight recently, said this week that “civility can start again” after Democrats retake the majority in either House or Senate in next month’s elections. Republicans are now using this message and many others like it to keep the majority.
For the first time in U.S. history, voters in 24 counties in West Virginia will be able to cast their votes via mobile application. Some claim the measure will increase voter participation for members of the military deployed overseas, but also carries serious risks.
Out of 102 different lower-income occupations, Virginia regulates requirements for 67 percent of them, nine points behind California which ranks second with 76 percent.
Following historically-low reimbursement rates from military dental plans, Congressman Scott Taylor (VA-2) has called for a congressional investigation into the lack of proper healthcare. The former Navy seal and Iraq combat veteran said, “Something has to change.”
The legislation to update music copyright law for the digital era “is a great start to protect songwriters, producers, engineers — the unsung heroes behind many of these songs that go out there,” recording artist Kid Rock said at the White House ceremony after President Donald Trump signed the measure into law.
“There is no Democrat – including Hillary Clinton, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, or Ralph Northam – who has ever received more voted in the 10th District than Barbara Comstock – who received 211,000 votes in 2016,” the memo from the new polls states, showing the incumbent Republican ahead four weeks before Election Day.