RICHMOND, Va.—This morning, Governor Youngkin and the VA Department of Education released the final report from Superintendent Jillian Balow regarding Virginia’s public schools. While House Democrats remain committed to providing every student with a quality education, the report released today provides limited data, without context, that supports his narrative of failing schools without proposing any…
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RICHMOND, Va.: Today, Leadership in the Virginia House and Senate Democratic Caucuses released the following statements in the aftermath of the devastating, racially-motivated mass shooting in a Buffalo, New York grocery store over the weekend. Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw said: “The top focus in the General Assembly is always to ensure the safety and…
RICHMOND, Va.—Tonight, Politico published an article with a leaked copy of a draft opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in which he reverses the landmark decision of Roe v Wade. This would effectively end nearly 50 years of protection for a woman’s right to choose. Virginia House Democratic Caucus Chair Charniele Herring released the…
RICHMOND, Va.—Today during Reconvene Session, the Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates voted against a number of Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoes to legislation from the 2021 Regular Session. These vetoes, supported by House Republicans, will have detrimental impacts on the people of Virginia and on its institutions. Through their actions, Republicans have shown once…
RICHMOND, Va.—This afternoon, Republican Delegates on the House Finance Committee rejected the House Democratic alternative to HB6001, Governor Youngkin’s ill-conceived gas tax holiday legislation. The substitute proposed by Delegate Vivian Watts and supported by Democrats on the committee would have provided rebates of $50 to owners of gas-powered personal vehicles eligible for state car-tax relief,…
Plan will send $50 directly to Virginia vehicle owners, up to $100 per household Richmond, VA – This morning, House Democrats are rolling out their plan to provide direct payments to working Virginia residents who are struggling to make ends meet due to recent gas price increases. The plan, which will be introduced as a…
Richmond, VA – This morning, House Republicans in a General Laws subcommittee chose to take no action on critical legislation that would have put a stop to the illicit marijuana market and established the legal marketplace. They were handed a plan and failed to act on what Speaker Gilbert referred to as a “live grenade…rolling…
RICHMOND, VA – Today, as the General Assembly moves into the second phase of the legislative session, House Democrats highlighted their many successes while contrasting with the failures of their Republican colleagues. “House Democrats have been hard at work over the last month passing meaningful legislation,” said Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn. “While Democrats have been…
During late night session, House Democrats introduce 10 floor amendments that would have protected the teaching of important history from attack under the ambiguous label of “divisive concepts” RICHMOND, VA – Last night, House Republicans voted to kill nearly a dozen floor amendments to HB 787 offered by Delegates Schuyler VanValkenburg, Dan Helmer, Clint Jenkins,…