Edition XXXVI
Friends, as session inches along, I continue to fight to deliver on the issues that I campaigned on. Regrettably however, Democrats in the House and Senate are putting up massive resistance to even the most reasonable bills.
The Democrats in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee killed HB 39, which would have limited absentee voting to fourteen days. The Democrats voted this bill down despite election officials and registrars from around the commonwealth, including northern Virginia, testifying in favor of it. The burden of staffing these early voting sites while virtually no one uses them is immense, but the Senate Democrats don't care.
This week, Democrats in Richmond also killed my minimum wage exemption bill, HB 1040. They did this while manipulating the facts surrounding this bill and its implications. They claimed that this bill could potentially impact 80% of Virginia workers. This is flat out false.
I campaigned on implementing innovative policy to help our small businesses, the backbone of our local economy. I am fighting for that cause against staunch opposition from the left.
However, we have had some successes implementing positive new policies. HB 40 has become law. This new law authorizes a disabled veteran special license plate issued to a disabled veteran to be transferred, upon his death, to his surviving spouse.
My bill that would allow localities to lower the tax rates that you pay for your vehicles, HB 1239, still has a chance to become law. This is so important to get passed right now because of the rampant inflation we are experiencing that is hitting used vehicle prices particularly hard. This bill was referred to the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee where its fate will be determined.
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