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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Elaine Luria, January 6 panel member seeking political comeback, says ‘the wind is on our back’ as Democrats try to flip House

woman stands outside next to girl holding sign reading 'elaine luria for congress'
Elaine Luria speaks at a campaign event on 30 October 2022 in Suffolk, Virginia. Photograph: Mike Caudill/AP

Elaine Luria – once a member of the congressional committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the US Capitol – says she is confident that “the wind is on our back” as she seeks a House comeback and her fellow Democrats aim to retake the chamber’s majority in the fall’s midterm elections.

In a recent interview with the Guardian, the military veteran attributed that confidence to “grave concern” in and beyond her Virginia district with how Donald Trump’s second presidential administration began with implementing brutal cuts to the federal government. Among a host of other decisions, she noted that Trump went on to start war in Iran, which has sent gasoline prices soaring – with the cost of other goods or services expected to increase too.

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