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Area congressmen weigh in on search for bombing suspect

Congressmen on both sides of the Potomac discuss what weapons the suspects had, what their motives were and why door-to-door searching makes sense.

Tags: Ruppersberger, Gerry Connolly, congress, house of representatives, Boston Marathon bombing

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GAO asked to investigate why voters waited hours to cast ballots

Two members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate why voters in Virginia and Florida had to wait hours in line to cast their ballots on Election Day 2012.

Tags: hank silverberg, voting, Gerry Connolly, Elijah Cummings, elections, GAO

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Metro to Centreville and Potomac Mills? Federal study requested

Two Virginia congressmen have introduced legislation to study extending Metrorail to Centreville, Woodbridge and Potomac Mills.

Tags: Metrorail, Gerry Connolly, Jim Moran, Silver Line, Centreville, Va., Woodbridge, Va., hank silverberg

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Congress looks at local voting delays

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a public forum in Woodbridge, Va. to talk about election reforms.

Tags: election, Gerry Connolly, voting, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Bills proposed to make it easier to vote in Va., federal elections

Efforts are under way in Virginia and nationally to revamp election laws so voters aren't stuck in long lines at the polls.

Tags: Gerry Connolly, Mark Warner, hank silverberg, absentee voting

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Turf war: MWAA hearing turns into battle for representation

A Capitol Hill hearing into the corruption case of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority turned into a turf war between lawmakers.

Tags: Gerry Connolly, Eleanor Holmes Norton, MWAA, Dulles International Airport, Dulles rail project, Reagan National Airport, Kathy Stewart

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3 Va. congressmen call for voter fraud investigation

Three Virginia congressman are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a multi-state investigations into a company that has been registering voters for the Nov. 6 election.

Tags: eric holder, Gerry Connolly, voting, voter fraud

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Va. leaders: Congress must act to avoid coming cuts

Automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion set for January unless Congress acts could mean the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the region.

Tags: Mark Warner, congress, budget cuts, hank silverberg, sequestration, Gerry Connolly

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Area leaders: Congress must act to prevent job losses

Local leaders are crossing party lines trying to get Congress to escape a trap it set for itself -- automatic spending cuts that could mean the loss of more than 2 million jobs nationally.

Tags: Bob McDonnell, Gerry Connolly, pentagon, budget cuts

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Voters not tuned in to Virginia primary

George Allen is running for the GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate. He faces three challengers including Jamie Radtke, Bob Marshall and E.W. Jackson. But most people people think Allen is already the GOP nominee and will face Democrat Tim Kaine in November.

Tags: hank silverberg, Virginia primary, Gerry Connolly, Mark Warner

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