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Welcome to the Virtual Office for the 5th District
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Welcome
I'm pleased to offer a Virtual Office for the citizens of the 5th district of Virginia. It's a sacred duty to serve you, and I hope you find this website useful and informative. Here, you can read my latest news, learn about legislation and issues, and get help with constituent services. You can also use this website to contact me and my offices to tell me about your concerns and needs.
We are entering an incredibly difficult time for our district and our nation as we work to turn our economy around. However, I am confident that, together, we will be able to rebuild America’s competitiveness and write a great new chapter of Southside
Virginia’s history. I look forward to hearing from you.
Latest News
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Perriello Praises Huge Victory on Unemployment Benefits Extension
11/05/09Today, Rep. Tom Perriello praised the huge victory in Congress to extend unemployment benefits in all 50 states. He had been fighting for the changes since the U.S. House passed a bill in September that did not help Virginians.
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Perriello on New Health Care Bill: "Changes Move Us in the Right Direction"
10/30/09"I am pleased to see major changes in the bill that move us in the right direction. Though I was unsatisfied with the original bill, I've been working hard to get to ‘yes' because the status quo is simply unsustainable and unacceptable, and we must do more to bring down costs for middle-class families and businesses without increasing the federal deficit."
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Perriello Introduces Bill to Bring High-Tech Jobs to Rural and Small Town America
10/28/09Congressman Tom Perriello has introduced a bill, H.R. 3627, the Rural and Small Town Telework Tax Credit Act of 2009, to help spur growth of technology jobs in rural areas and small towns. The bill would provide a tax credit for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses for businesses that hire employees in rural and small town America.
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Perriello Urges Extension of Homebuyer Tax Credit Past November 30 Deadline
10/27/09To further encourage home ownership and stabilize the housing market, Congressman Tom Perriello joined colleagues from both sides of the aisle in a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner urging them to extend the homebuyer tax credit that was originally included as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Photo Gallery
with parents, Linda and Vito, on swearing-in day
with Veterans Advisory Committee and Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Eric Shinseki
Volunteering with YouthBuild
Speaking with other volunteers at a YouthBuild project
Meeting with 5th District farmers
Talking to constituents in Appomattox
Meeting with constituents in Scottsville
Touring the Bedford hydroelectric dam
Hosting an energy summit with new energy industry leaders from the 5th District
Visiting construction of a new station with the North Halifax Volunteer Fire Department
Chairing a veterans subcommittee hearing