RICHMOND, Va. – House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano and Caucus Chair Charniele Herring today issued the following statement: “We are happy that House Republicans are taking a step to take a close look at school safety, and we accept their invitation to participate in their select committee on the issue. We are nonplussed, however, that…
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RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia House Democrats, who have been coined the “Muscular Minority” by Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist Jeff Schapiro, today defeated a bill that would have allowed guns in ambulances. “Our caucus stood strong and killed this misguided bill that would have allowed concealed weapons in ambulances,” said House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano and Caucus Chair Charniele Herring. “The…
RICHMOND, Va. – Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have passed Delegate Kathleen Murphy’s joint resolution that designates the third week of March Women Veterans Week in Virginia. The resolution is effective beginning in 2018 and for all subsequent years. “Virginia is home to more than 100,000 women veterans who are members of our communities…
RICHMOND, Va. – House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano today issued the following statement expressing disappointment with remarks made by House Republican leadership on the gun violence crisis: “The remarks made today by House Republicans, who continue to be unwilling to discuss reasonable gun safety initiatives, were deeply disappointing. Delegate Nick Freitas continued the House Republican series of statements…
In an article published this weekend by the Winchester Star, Republican Delegate Dave LaRock doubled down on his opposition to universal background checks, calling them a “false talking point from the pro gun-restriction side.” According to a recent poll by Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Public Policy, 84 percent of Virginian voters support universal backgrounds, including 76 percent of…
“Elections Have Consequences”: House Passes Medicaid Expansion House Democrats have been fighting to expand Medicaid since the days of Gov. Bob McDonnell. Thanks to what House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano has coined “the power of 49,” the House finally passed expansion, which would extend access to affordable health care to nearly 400,000 people who fell in the…