Marking the beginning of the most diverse Congress in the nation’s history, the 113th meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives began on January 3. Nationwide, the Democratic party gained nine seats in the House as a result of…
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Virginia’s Appalachian Representatives
Robert Hurt (VA-5) A second-term representative whose district stretches from Charlottesville to the North Carolina border, Hurt has consistently voted to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from limiting pollution from coal-fired power plants, including carbon and mercury pollution. He…
