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Kiggans Announces Winners Of 2023 Congressional Art Competition

By Eastern Shore Times Report | May 5, 2023

This week, at a reception hosted at Virginian Wesleyan University, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced Dayna Watt as the winner of the Virginia Second District 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Dayna currently attends Nansemond River High School and won with her piece, Self Portrait.

Kiggans, Wexton, Stabenow, and Scott Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Designating April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month

By Eastern Shore Times Report | May 3, 2023

Last week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Representative Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that would designate April as “Parkinson’s Awareness Month.”

Kiggans, Wexton, Stabenow, and Scott Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Designating April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month

By Eastern Shore Times Report | May 1, 2023

This week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Representative Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that would designate April as “Parkinson’s Awareness Month.

Eastern Shore Times area weekly mass times

By Eastern Shore Times | Apr 29, 2023

The following parishes in the Eastern Shore Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Kiggans, Case, Hirono, Murkowski, Reintroduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill to Reunite Filipino World War II Veterans with Their Children

By Eastern Shore Times Report | Apr 28, 2023

This week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act, legislation that would speed up the visa process for children of Filipino World War II veterans.

Kiggans Votes for Fiscal Sanity, Fights for Coastal Virginia Priorities

By Eastern Shore Times Report | Apr 27, 2023

On April 26, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023.

Kiggans Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Nurses

By Eastern Shore Times Report | Apr 26, 2023

On April 20, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), a Vice Chair of the Congressional Nursing Caucus, announced she has introduced the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act alongside Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14).

Kiggans Votes to Protect Women’s Sports

By Eastern Shore Times Report | Apr 25, 2023

On April 20, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. H.R. 734 protects fair competition in women’s athletics by enshrining Title IX sex-based protections.