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Rep. Luria, Virginia Democrat, urges Pelosi to offer Trump a vote on border security funding
Virginia Politics
Rep. Luria, Virginia Democrat, urges Pelosi to offer Trump a vote on border security funding
By Jenna Portnoy
January 23 at 6:10 PM
Thirty House Democrats, led by freshman Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), on Wednesday sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to offer President Trump a vote on border security funding if he first agrees to end the prolonged government shutdown.
Luria, who represents a military-heavy district including Virginia Beach, said she would be open to a menu of border security options, including a “physical barrier” of some type. ... “He’s not talking about a wall from sea to shining sea,” she said of the president. “That is not what we are talking about. We are talking about physical barriers as recommended by experts.”
The letter marks the first time Luria has publicly engaged the leadership of her party since winning her first bid for public office late last year.
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A variety of lawmakers signed it, including two of Luria’s Virginia colleagues, centrist Rep. Abigail Spanberger and the more progressive Rep. Jennifer Wexton. All three freshmen flipped red districts blue in November by appealing to independent and Republican-leaning voters and promising to seek bipartisan solutions once in Congress — helping Democrats to recapture control of the House.
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Jenna Portnoy covers Virginia, Maryland and D.C. politics for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Newark Star-Ledger and the Allentown Morning Call, and has been a newspaper reporter since 2001. Follow https://twitter.com/jennaportnoy
Rep. Luria, Virginia Democrat, urges Pelosi to offer Trump a vote on border security funding
By Jenna Portnoy
January 23 at 6:10 PM
Thirty House Democrats, led by freshman Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), on Wednesday sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to offer President Trump a vote on border security funding if he first agrees to end the prolonged government shutdown.
Luria, who represents a military-heavy district including Virginia Beach, said she would be open to a menu of border security options, including a “physical barrier” of some type. ... “He’s not talking about a wall from sea to shining sea,” she said of the president. “That is not what we are talking about. We are talking about physical barriers as recommended by experts.”
The letter marks the first time Luria has publicly engaged the leadership of her party since winning her first bid for public office late last year.
....
A variety of lawmakers signed it, including two of Luria’s Virginia colleagues, centrist Rep. Abigail Spanberger and the more progressive Rep. Jennifer Wexton. All three freshmen flipped red districts blue in November by appealing to independent and Republican-leaning voters and promising to seek bipartisan solutions once in Congress — helping Democrats to recapture control of the House.
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Jenna Portnoy covers Virginia, Maryland and D.C. politics for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Newark Star-Ledger and the Allentown Morning Call, and has been a newspaper reporter since 2001. Follow https://twitter.com/jennaportnoy
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