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  • Forbes Announces Trade Assistance Approved for Saw Mill Closure
    Nov 20, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) has been approved for employees who lost their jobs as a result of the International Paper saw mill closure in May. The announcement of assistance for the saw mill comes just weeks after Congressman Fo... More
  • Forbes Signs Petition to Force Vote on Keep Terrorists Out of America Act
    Nov 19, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he has signed a discharge petition to force House majority leadership to bring a vote on the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act, H.R. 2294. The bill would stop the transfer or release of detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility ... More
  • House Committee Passes Forbes’ Bill to Expand Petersburg National Battlefield
    Nov 18, 2009  - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources approved the Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act, H.R. 3388. Forbes introduced the bill earlier this year, which would modify the boundaries of the current Petersburg National Battlefield to include up to an additional 7,238 acres... More
  • Forbes Asks VA to Bolster Claims Processing for Veterans
    Nov 13, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he has sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) asking him to ensure that the VA has the capacity to deal with a dramatic rise in expected disability claims in light of three new illnesses being added to the li... More
  • Forbes Requests Funds for Route 58 Project
    Nov 13, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he has asked the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to pass a permanent transportation reauthorization bill that includes funding for the Route 58/Holland Road Widening project in Suffolk, Virginia. Congressma... More
  • Forbes Announces Congressional Spring Internship Program in Chesapeake
    Nov 10, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that spring internships will be available to qualified college students or recent college graduates in his Chesapeake office. These internships are designed to give students interested in government an inside view of how a Congressional office func... More
  • Forbes Announces Congressional Spring Internship Program in Colonial Heights
    Nov 10, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that spring internships will be available to qualified college students or recent college graduates in his Colonial Heights office. These internships are designed to give students interested in government an inside view of how a Congressional offic... More
  • Forbes Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits
    Nov 10, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he voted in favor of H.R. 3548, to allow workers to draw an additional 14 weeks of federal unemployment benefits after exhausting their regular 26 weeks of state compensation. According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the bill is revenue n... More
  • Forbes Votes Against Government Takeover of Healthcare
    Nov 7, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after voting against the House healthcare bill, H.R. 3962:   “Ironically and sadly, I believe history will judge this 2,000-page bill more for what it is missing than what it contains: the missing care for those that will wait o... More
  • Forbes Cosponsors Bill Allowing Those Facing Unemployment to Access IRAs Penalty Free
    Nov 5, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he has cosponsored the Retirement Savings Access Act, H.R. 3612, which would waive the 10% early withdrawal penalty for tax-exempt retirement plans, such as 401ks and Investment Retirement Accounts, for individuals who have received federal or... More

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