skip-navigation

U.S. Representative Scott Rigell | 2nd District of Virginia

Share |

News List

  • Navy's Hiring Message Angers Booted Sailors
    May 16, 2013  - Tell Us The Navy’s “We’re hiring” message isn’t sitting well with one group: the sailors booted out eight months ago midway through their careers. Many of them are up in arms that the service now aims this summer to enlist 3,000 sailors — roughly the same number separated last year by the enlisted ... More
  • Rigell Cosponsors Legislation to Combat Sexual Assault in the Military
    May 15, 2013  - Rigell Cosponsors Legislation to Combat Sexual Assault in the Military Washington, D.C. - Congressman Scott Rigell (VA-2) today cosponsored two bills aimed at reducing sexual assault in the military and giving victims the ability to come forward without fear of reprisal. The Be Safe Act, H.R. 1876, ... More
  • Rigell Congratulates and Thanks Local Students Bound for U.S. Service Academies
    May 13, 2013  - Rigell Congratulates and Thanks Local Students Bound for U.S. Service Academies Washington, D.C. - Congressman Rigell (VA-2) recently congratulated and thanked six local students on their acceptance to our nation’s service academies. Picturedfrom left to right: Jack Hamilton, Board Member, Rep. Rige... More
  • WTKR: Congressman asks Navy to give fired sailors their jobs back
    May 9, 2013  - Congressman Scott Rigell saw NewsChannel 3′s stories about the struggles of sailors fired by the Enlisted Retention Board and wanted to take action. “On a Thursday afternoon, we met up with him at 4 p.m., and had a round-table meeting with six other sailors,” said Tony Caudill, one of the ERB sailor... More
  • Richmond Times Dispatch: Virginia’s delegation asks Hagel to avert furloughs
    Apr 21, 2013  - Markus Schmidt Richmond Times-Dispatch | Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:00 am In a bipartisan effort, most members of Virginia’s congressional delegation on Thursday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, asking him to avert furloughs in the Defense Department’s civilian workforce, citi... More
  • Pilot : Hampton Roads lawmakers wary of base-closures plan
    Apr 18, 2013  - By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot © April 19, 2013 Congress appears to be skeptical of an Obama administration proposal to begin a new round of base closings within 24 months, with legislators raising questions about whether previous rounds saved enough money and were worth the upheaval they caused... More
  • Daily Press: Virginia leaders want flexibility on furloughs
    Apr 18, 2013  - By Hugh Lessig, hlessig@dailypress.com | 757-247-7821 8:00 p.m. EDT, April 18, 2013 The Virginia congressional delegation wants the Pentagon to change the rules on civilian furloughs, hoping to lessen the impact in a state where 88,000 people are facing a significant pay cut. The state's two senator... More
  • The Virginian-Pilot: Virginia Beach man freed from Afghan prison
    Apr 6, 2013  - By Elisabeth Hulette The Virginian-Pilot © April 6, 2013 VIRGINIA BEACH Deirdre Gordon got the first call Wednesday. It was her husband, David, a diesel mechanic working on a contract project in Kabul, Afghanistan. He had been detained by Afghan authorities and taken to an Afghan prison, but they ha... More
  • Fox 43: USS Arlington commissioned in Norfolk
    Apr 6, 2013  - NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - The Navy commissioned the USS Arlington in a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday afternoon. A large crowd attended the commissioning of the Navy's eighth San Antonio class warship named for the first responders and 184 victims of American Airlines Flight 77 which crashed... More
  • Navy Seals.com: Navy Announces Commissioning Ceremony of USS Arlington
    Apr 6, 2013  - The U.S. Navy’s newest San-Antonio amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) will be commissioned on Saturday, April 6, at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, will deliver the keynote address during Arlington’s commissioning ceremony. Welc... More