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10 Senate Democrats Defy Pelosi, Left-Wing Base To Advance GOP Spending Bill
The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown set to occur Saturday at 12:01 a.m. Nine Senate Democrats joined Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck…
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About Chuck Robb
Charles Spittal Robb is an American former U.S. Marine Corps officer and politician who served as the 64th governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a United States senator representing Virginia from 1989 until 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Robb sought a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2000, but was defeated by Republican George Allen, another former governor.
Everything about Chuck Robb →- Occupation
- politician, military officer, lawyer, law clerk
- Position held
- Governor of Virginia, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 26, 1939