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Leader Gilbert Statement on Senate Democrats’ Failure to Act on VMSDEP Legislation
The fix was there. It likely would have passed and started a process of reform to ensure the program is sustainable for the foreseeable future.
Leader Gilbert Statement on Passage of Biennial Budget
Today’s budget contains no tax increases, and does not require that Virginia rejoin the failed Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Leader Gilbert Statement on Campus Protests
“Virginia’s colleges are not preschools where petulant children need to learn basic rules and manners. Campus officials and law enforcement officers told these young adults the rules. They broke the rules, and now they’ll face the consequences.”
Leader Gilbert Statement on Governor’s Budget Amendments
“Even as Democrats refused to meet with him, the Governor has put forward nothing less than an olive branch of compromise. I look forward to working with him to see these amendments accepted, and the budget signed into law.”
2024 Session Recap: Democrats Just Make Things Worse
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the 2024 Session puts down more than a few miles of fresh asphalt on that path.
House Budget Passes With Major Cuts to Public Safety, Higher Taxes on Virginia Families
“Budgets are always a work in progress until the Governor signs them, and while this budget does include a lot of good priorities, many of the choices made by House Democrats today are disappointing to say the least,” said House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah.
House Democrats Plan $1.3 Billion Tax Hike, ‘Study’ Pay Raises for Themselves in 2024-2026 Biennial Budget
House Democrats today proposed more than $1.3 billion in higher taxes on hard-working Virginia families, just days after telling Virginians that there’s no room in the budget to prosecute those poisoning children with counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills.
House Democrats Refuse to Hold Hearings on Common Sense Bills on Fentanyl Crisis, Gun Violence
With crossover come and gone, House Democrats have made it clear – they have no interest in addressing the fentanyl crisis, firearm violence, and a number of other priorities they claim to support.
House Democrats Ignore Reality, Vote to Kill Last Two Measures that Could Fix Flawed EV Mandate
RICHMOND — Democrats acknowledge that Virginia’s electric vehicle mandate is flawed and needs work. Today, they voted in unison to kill any effort to fix it for another year. Democratic members of a House Labor and Commerce Committee subpanel tabled House Bill 3 from...
Statements from House Republican Leaders on Governor Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth Address
Leaders of the Virginia House Republican Caucus issued the following statements on Governor Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth Address:
Speaker Gilbert Statement on HD 82 Recount Results
Kim put in the hard work day after day, bringing home victory in what was the third-most expensive House of Delegates race in Virginia history. I’m proud of the massive effort and resources that our combined Republican team was able to put forward to help her execute her campaign and secure another term. I also want to thank Governor Youngkin for his historic investment in the effort to increase early and absentee voting by Republicans. There’s no question that the Secure Your Vote Virginia effort played a significant role in this victory.
Speaker Gilbert Appoints Del. O’Quinn Deputy Republican Leader
Earlier today, House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert appointed Del. Israel O’Quinn, R-Washington, to serve as Deputy Republican Leader for the 2023-24 General Assembly.