Political Quotes

I rise today to speak on my bill designating the United States Postal Service facility located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach as the Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building. Colonel Shames was a proud Virginian and a member…

I had the honor of growing up in a family with a strong history of service to our country. My grandfather served in the Navy in World War II. My father served as a United States Army Green Beret in Vietnam and later served in the Army…

I’m urging the Speaker and our House leadership to immediately pass my bill to ensure our servicemembers, many of whom live paycheck to paycheck while supporting their families, receive the pay they’ve earned.

I represent a military-heavy district with five bases, and all of those installations have buildings that are in disrepair or condemned. I am shocked at some of the conditions I see on the military bases in my district. I drive around, and…