These six laws could have economic implications on the lives of Virginians, boosting their wages, giving them more rights on the job, and a whole lot more.
After months of delay, Virginia on Thursday released over $6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funds to procure food products from local farmers to distribute to food-insecure populations.
If the country defaults on its debt, millions of people would lose their jobs, retirement accounts would be decimated, Social Security payments could be delayed, Medicare and Medicaid benefits could be affected, and military members could see paychecks delayed.
An estimated 200,000 Virginians would lose access to food assistance, 4,900 kids would lose preschool and child care slots, and Virginia veterans would lose 162,300 doctors visits for issues like mental health and substance disorder treatment under the bill.
House Republicans have spent their first 100 days in power discussing plans to cut social programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance and conducting half-baked and conspiracy-fueled investigations.