Same Sex Marriage Ban Still In Virginia Constitution RICHMOND, VA – Today, House Republicans killed an amendment that would have allowed for Virginians to decide whether to repeal the ban on same-sex marriage in the Virginia Constitution. Delegate Mark Sickles, who carried a House resolution and bill that would have affirmatively guaranteed all Virginians the…
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Chair Herring Gives Powerful Floor Speech On Constitutional Amendment RICHMOND, VA – With one week remaining until Republicans are forced to vote on the rules change on the Constitutional amendment protecting abortion access, Chair Herring gave a powerful floor speech. Chair Charniele Herring, who filed the House version of the amendment, said: “This amendment to…
Republicans continue to hide their MAGA views from Virginians RICHMOND, VA – Today, House Democrats filed a rules change to force a vote on the Constitutional amendment protecting access to abortion here in Virginia. With just over a week left of session, Republicans have refused to vote on the amendment, following a similar pattern of…
House Republicans’ Budget Is A Bad Deal for Virginia RICHMOND, VA – Today, House Republicans killed all eight budget amendments put forth by Virginia Democrats. The Republican House budget prioritizes big corporations over ensuring hardworking Virginians have the resources they need to get ahead. Under the Republican plan big corporations get over $350M in tax…
House Republicans’ Budget Is A Bad Deal for Virginia RICHMOND, VA – The Republican House budget prioritizes big corporations over ensuring hardworking Virginians have the resources they need to get ahead. Under the Republican plan big corporations get over $350M in tax breaks, while the majority of Virginia households will get less than $50. In…
Democratic Delegates Give Powerful Floor Speeches and Remind Republicans of What’s At Stake RICHMOND, VA – Today, Virginia House Democrats responded to the House Republican legislation aimed at forcibly outing transgender students. This legislation is just the latest example of a coordinated attack against transgender kids across our country. Virginia’s students are clear: they are…
Republicans stand with MAGA extremists, not Virginia Women RICHMOND, VA – Today, after spending the last month trying to avoid voting on their extreme and dangerous abortion bills, Republicans were forced to show what we’ve always known: they stand with the most extreme MAGA wing of their party in outlawing the right to choose. Democrats…
House Democrats Filed Nearly Twenty Gun Reform Bills, All But One of Which Have Been Killed By House Republicans RICHMOND, VA – The House MAGA Republicans have killed all but one of the seventeen proposed gun violence prevention reforms proposed by Democrats. Just over two weeks ago, Democrats held a press conference unveiling their bills…
Republicans reject the will of the people in an effort to hold on to power RICHMOND, VA – Today, House Republicans, led by MAGA extremists within the Caucus, voted down numerous bills aimed at cleaning up Richmond from corruption and safeguarding our democracy. The bills would prohibit anyone who denies the state outcome of the…
Republican Department of Education focused on culture wars and defunding schools RICHMOND, VA – On the same morning that the Republican Department of Education announced that schools would lose over 200 million dollars, House Democrats gathered to talk about real solutions to our education system. While Republicans are proposing bills and budgets that ban books…