Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox released the following statement Tuesday after CNBC moved Virginia into the top four states in the nation for doing business.

“For the past several years with conservative leadership in the House of Delegates, Virginia’s ranking in this study climbed from 12th to today landing in the 4th spot. I am proud of the bipartisan work we did to cut government regulations, train a highly qualified workforce, and increase educational opportunities for all Virginians. We must continue passing legislation that will help businesses thrive as well as defeat efforts to raise taxes that will kill jobs and put companies out of business.”