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Under his leadership, the Department of Justice is dedicated to upholding the rule of law, keeping our country safe, and protecting the civil rights of all Americans. There are a number of meeting schedules due dmvedu.org to the way each legislative body delivers its content to the public. The House of Delegates manages its own schedule for both House members and public consumption by designated House Clerk's Office staff.

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The Assembly meets in regular sessions from September to December each year, and thereafter as required. It discusses specific issues through dedicated agenda items or sub-items, which lead to the adoption of resolutions. These values inform our commitment to good corporate citizenship, sustainable business practices and community support. And we pride ourselves on our responsible and ethical practices, which play an important role in the communities where we live and work. We take the earth's most abundant resources- the strength of the wind, the force of water, and the heat of the sun, and put them to work with breakthrough technology that unleashes their true possibilities.

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