Congress
Perriello Again Says No to Congressional Pay Raise
“The American people aren’t getting a pay raise. Neither should Congress.”
‘Rees for Congress’ Convicted on Concealed Weapons Charge
Bradley Rees, candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2010 5th-District Congressional race, was fined $100 in Lynchburg General District Court for possessing a concealed weapon without a permit.
Perriello Reports to the 5th District of Virginia
I’m pleased to report that last week, Congress took swift, bipartisan, and decisive action to protect taxpayers. After it came to light that insurance companies who had taken billions in bailout funds had paid or intended to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in “retention” bonuses to the very executives who got us into this financial mess, the House put together a plan to block them.
Perriello Statement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
On January 28, Congressman Tom Perriello voted in favor of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. He released the following statement:
