51 by 51 Funding for School Safety Several days ago, we highlighted the various school safety policy accomplishments of the Republican-led House of Delegates. These new policies are supported with a historic investment in school and student safety funding in the budget amendments adopted by the General Assembly The budget includes approximately $12 million in funding for school resource officers, school safety infrastructure, … Read More
51 by 51: New Jobs Coming to Virginia
51 by 51 New Jobs Coming to Virginia Virginia is consistently ranked as a top state for doing business by numerous publications. This year the Republican-led House of Delegates passed legislation and incentives packages to help bring tens of thousands of new jobs to Virginia. Most notably after a nationwide search, Amazon chose Virginia as the location for their “HQ2” project, bringing more than … Read More
51 by 51: Tuition Freeze
Tuition Freeze Virginia students borrow over $1 billion per year to attend college, creating a mounting pile of student debt that hurts our economy and our children’s futuer. Making college more affordable has long been a priority of the House of Delegates, and this year’s budget takes a huge step on higher education affordability. The budget includes $57 millions to incentivize … Read More
51 by 51 Keeping our Children Safe in School
51 by 51 Keeping Our Children Safe in School A main priority of each of our members this session was keeping our children safe in school. That is why it is another one of our 51 unique accomplishments of the 51 members of the Republican-led House of Delegates. In March of last year, Speaker Cox formed the Select Committee on … Read More
51 by 51: Passed a Conservative and Balanced Budget
51 by 51 Passed a Conservative and Balanced Budget We are continuing to highlight 51 unique accomplishments of the 51 members of the Republican-led House of Delegates from the 2019 General Assembly session. The final piece of legislation we passed just this past Sunday was a conservative and balanced budget. The budget is the most important responsibility of the General … Read More
51 by 51: Pay Raises for Teachers
51 by 51:The House Republican Agenda Over the next seven weeks, we’re going to highlight 51 unique accomplishments of the Republican-led House of Delegates. Yesterday we highlighted the nearly $1 billion tax relief package that puts more money back in the pockets of hard working families. In addition to tax relief, the budget passed by the General Assembly includes funding … Read More
51 by 51: The House Republican Agenda
Over the next seven weeks, we’re going to highlight 51 unique accomplishments of the Republican-led House of Delegates. The 2019 General Assembly Session produced a stark contrast for Virginia. The controversies of the Democratic statewide office holders have led to chaos and embarrassment for our state. On the other hand, the Republican-led General Assembly has delivered leadership and results … Read More