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  • American Response
    Jul 30, 2010  - About 20 years ago, two scholars named William Samuelson and Richard Zeckhauser did a study on how individuals make decisions. What they found is that individuals disproportionately stick with the status quo, or what they have always done. They coined this observation the "status quo bias." And if w... More
  • Forbes Calls for Answers on Impact of Fly Ash on Health
    Dec 10, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) today attended a House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment hearing examining the safe drinking water and health impacts associated with current practices for the disposal of coal fly ash.  The hearing was held partly in response to reports of harmful levels of ... More
  • One Step Ahead of Disaster
    Aug 7, 2009  - We hear it on the evening news around this time every year as the end of summer nears. Our attention usually turns somewhere else and we tune out the anchor as she leads into the story, “It’s hurricane season once again and time to make sure your family is prepared.” While we know the importance of ... More
  • Forbes Secures Federal Funds to Move Important Chesapeake Health & Water Projects Forward
    Aug 1, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that over $500,000 in federal appropriations for health projects and water projects in the City of Chesapeake has been included as part of the FY08 appropriations process in the House. Funding for these projects was included in the House-passed FY0... More
  • Forbes Secures $960,000 in Federal Funds for Water and Law Enforcement Projects in Isle of Wight County
    Aug 1, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that almost one million dollars in federal funding has been included in House appropriations bills for water and law enforcement projects in the Isle of Wight community. Funding was included in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill and the Comme... More
  • Forbes Secures $1,500,000 in Federal Funds for Appomattox River Dredging Project
    Jul 20, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that $1,500,000 has been included in the House-passed FY08 Energy & Water Appropriations Bill for the dredging of the Appomattox River in Petersburg, Virginia. “Dredging of the Appomattox River is a critical step in the economic development and... More
  • Petersburg Receives $100,000 Historical Enhancement Grant
    Jul 4, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that the City of Petersburg, Virginia will receive a federal grant in the amount of $100,000 for historical streetscape enhancements from the Department of Interior as a part of the Preserve America program. “This grant is wonderful news for Pe... More
  • Forbes Secures Authorization for Chowan Basin River Study
    Jun 8, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that the U.S. House of Representatives has authorized a federal study of the Chowan River Basin through a survey resolution. A survey resolution is an alternative method that the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure uses to authorize proj... More
  • Forbes Cosponsors Legislation to Reduce Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
    May 7, 2007  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today his support of H.R. 1766, Chesapeake’s Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007, a bill that would help to reduce the negative impacts of pollutant runoff into the Chesapeake Bay. “The Chesapeake Bay is on... More
  • How much is flood insurance worth?
    May 4, 2007  - We’ve all seen the jarring images on the news—salvaged clothes and possessions laid out to dry in front of a water-logged house; families holding up a lifetime of photographed memories saturated in murky water; an aerial shot of a town almost entirely covered in water so that only the tips of roofto... More

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