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  • Forbes Announces Funding to Advance Math, Science, Technology Education for Minority Students
    Oct 8, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that Virginia State University (VSU) has been awarded a grant through the National Science Foundation in the amount of $989,747. The award will be used to fund a three year study through VSU and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) aimed at impro... More
  • Forbes Announces Service Academy Deadline Approaching
    Oct 1, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that applications for consideration for nomination to the U.S. Service Academies must be submitted by October 30, 2009. In order to be considered for nomination, students must be an American citizen and a legal citizen of Virginia’s Fourth Distric... More
  • Forbes Supports Resources for Local School Districts Impacted by Fort Lee Expansion
    Sep 28, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that Prince George County Public Schools and Hopewell City Public Schools have received federal grants in the amount of $308,000 and $300,000, respectively, through the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Educational Partnership. The c... More
  • Forbes Opposes Bill that Would Put Student Loan System Entirely in Government's Hands
    Sep 17, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3221, which would have established the federal government as the only provider of student loans:   “Congress has gotten into a bad habit of instituting government-takeovers as a tool to address national c... More
  • Forbes Announces Saving, Planning and Paying for College Workshop in Chesapeake
    Sep 1, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he is joining in hosting a free Saving, Planning and Paying for College Workshop in conjunction with The Sallie Mae Fund to be held at Chesapeake City Hall Council Chambers in Chesapeake on Saturday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m.  The workshop is... More
  • Forbes Announces Saving, Planning and Paying for College Workshop in Chesterfield
    Sep 1, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he is joining in hosting a free Saving, Planning and Paying for College Workshop in conjunction with The Sallie Mae Fund to be held at John Tyler Community College in Chester on Saturday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m.  The workshop is open to any... More
  • Forbes Supports Bill to Provide Funding for Local School Districts Impacted by BRAC
    Jul 8, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he is a cosponsor of the Military Children’s School Investment Act, H.R. 2593, which would provide grant funding to schools affected by Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and Global Rebasing to meet their construction needs.     “As a result... More
  • Forbes to Host Free Government Contracting Seminar for Veteran-Owned Businesses in Chesapeake
    Jul 7, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he is hosting a government contracting seminar for veteran-owned businesses to be held at the Lifestyle Center at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center on Monday, July 27, 2009.  The seminar is free and open to any veteran-owned business person i... More
  • Forbes to Host Free Government Contracting Seminar for Veteran-Owned Businesses in Chesterfield
    Jul 7, 2009  - Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that he is hosting a government contracting seminar for veteran-owned businesses to be held at John Tyler Community College on Monday, August 3rd, 2009.  The seminar is free and open to any veteran-owned business person in the Fourth District who i... More
  • Throwing Away Excellence
    Jun 5, 2009  -  remember when the TV repair man used to come to our house.  Dad would answer the door, greet him by name and escort him to the family room where the wooden-encased television sat. Wire clippers and screw drivers in hand, the repair man would spend what felt like hours to a young boy surgically adju... More

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