.S. Sen Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued a statement today on the 51-48 FY 2017 Budget Resolution vote by the Senate, which would begin the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without providing a viable replacement:

Hoping to bring down the cost of generic drugs, Virginia's Attorney General Mark R. Herring on Dec. 16 joined with 18 other state attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against six generic drug-makers. The suit alleges that the firms conspired to artificially inflate and manipulate prices and to reduce competition in the market for two drugs in the United States: doxycycline hyclate delayed release, an antibiotic, and glyburide, an oral diabetes medication.

Here are the voting totals of Manassas City voters as reported by the State Board of Elections late Nov. 8, 2016 with 6 of 6 precincts reporting.

Don't wait until Election Day if you have questions. The Virginia Department of Elections is available to answer voter-related questions between 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays by calling 800-552-9745. Customer service hours have also extended to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Locally, call the Prince William Office of Elections at 703-792-6470 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

In anticipation of expected high voter turnout, Prince William County Schools will not hold school on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8.

Due to a technology snafu, the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. For more information on how to register to vote, go to http://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/how-to-register/.

In an Oct. 14 letter to Department of Elections Commissioner, Edgardo Cortes, Prince William County Delegate Robert G. “Bob” Marshall objected to what he said was "misinformation that was given to volunteers who attended a recent training for election officials for the 2016 elections with regard to verification of voter ID."

Congressional candidate LuAnn Bennett will visit the Centreville Day Festival Oct. 15 with Congressman Gerry Connolly, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.