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Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who is in charge of winning back control of the US Senate for the Republican Party, introduced a plan that would raise taxes and could end Social Security and Medicare for 1.6 million Virginians and eliminate Medicaid coverage for 1.8 million residents.
The vetoes and amendments by Gov. Glenn Youngkin can be overridden by the General Assembly with a ⅔ vote in both chambers when they reconvene on April 27.
There are seven potential congressional candidates vying for incumbent Abigail Spanberger's seat in the Seventh District.
Ahead of securing the nomination, Throneburg and his team campaigned throughout the Fifth District, one of the largest congressional districts in the commonwealth.
In an April 5 vote, the US House passed HR 831 362-63 in support of a pro-NATO resolution to strengthen democracy. All 63 votes against it were from Republicans.
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On June 21, 2022, people will once again head to the polls to vote in the primary ahead of November’s General Election, where all 11 of Virginia’s US House representatives are up for election.
Over the past few years, Virginia’s US Congressional District 7, under the leadership of Democrat US Rep. Abigail Spanberger, has kept up with the pace.