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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 22, 2018)—Congressman Tom Garrett, today issued the following statement upon introducing the Review Every Act Diligently In Total (READ IT) Act to amend House rules to provide members of Congress a minimum period of time to read a bill after it is introduced:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 15, 2018)– Today, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 4909, the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018 by a vote of 407-10.
DANVILLE, VA (March 13, 2018)—In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, Congressman Tom Garrett’s (R-VA05) staff will hold Mobile Office Hours in Cumberland, Rustburg, Appomattox, Bedford and Lovingston, VA on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
DANVILLE, VA (Mar. 8, 2018)–On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, Congressman Tom Garrett (R-VA) will host a public Telephone Town Hall meeting.
Garrett has hosted fourteen public town hall meetings and twenty-nine live forums at high schools throughout the Fifth District since taking office in 2017.
DANVILLE, VA (March 6, 2018)—In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, Congressman Tom Garrett’s (R-VA05) staff will hold Mobile Office Hours in Stanardsville, Rocky Mount, Palmyra, Ridgeway, and Buckingham VA on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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