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Virginia congressman Randy Forbes became something of a YouTube sensation recently when he made the case that America was born a Judeo-Christian nation, has endured as one and continues to be one.

Pastor Bob Groves stood in front of a packed house surrounded by his wife, a moderator who flew in from Georgia for the night and two boxes of tissues.

"Not in my backyard" just took on official form in a restriction that Rep. Randy Forbes of Chesapeake got written into the defense spending bill working its way through Congress.

Bachmann: Reject climate change bill as 'tyranny' Share on Facebook A bill intended to limit greenhouse gas emissions and create clean energy jobs has come under fire from Republicans, who insist it would destroy jobs while raising the cost of energy for consumers.

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Loading... Click for full view U.S. Representative Randy Forbes' "New Manhattan Project" has been proposed as a substitute for the Democrats climate control bill debated Friday.

Hide Video The House has rejected a Republican alternative to a Democratic climate bill.

The House has rejected a Republican alternative to a Democratic climate bill. The vote sets the stage for likely passage of a bill that for the first time would limit U.S. greenhouse gases linked to global warming.

Bobby Scott and Glenn Nye and U.S. Sen. Jim Webb support the idea. Scott believes it would eventually force private insurers out of business.

If you aren't already worried and concerned about how healthcare reform is being carried out in Washington, you will after reading Congressman Randy Forbes take on this issue.

Millions for dredging Naval Station Mayport to accommodate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is out of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act.

The Navy isn't a politician, and it shouldn't make critical decisions based on parochial preferences.

Rep. J. Randy Forbes , , founder of the Congressional Prayer Caucus and long-time Baptist Sunday school teacher, thinks so.

US Rep. Walter Jones says an amendment he attached to a defense spending bill this week will - if the legislation is adopted by the full House and Senate and signed into law by President Obama - successfully block the US Navy from building a jet landing field in two area counties.

The House Armed Services Committee early this morning voted unanimously to approve the fiscal 2010 defense authorization bill, sending a measure to the floor that could keep alive the F-22 Raptor fighter jet despite the Pentagon's plans to end the program.

Two area congressmen have introduced legislation that would give more teeth to local opposition to the Navy's proposed outlying landing field.

County Administrator Jay Stegmaier stands with Congress Forbes at the Sustainabilty Park in Enon.

Rep. Randy Forbes believes that the United States is a nation founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and hopes that his sponsorship of a bill designating the first week in May as "America's Spiritual Heritage Week" will make that belief official.

Rep. Randy Forbes believes that the United States is a nation founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and hopes that his sponsorship of a bill designating the first week in May as 'America's Spiritual Heritage Week' will make that belief official.

How members of Congress from Hampton Roads voted on major bills for the week ending June 12.