Richmond, VA – Virginia Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn released the following statement memorializing the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001: “Today, on the 20th anniversary of September 11, we continue to honor the memories of the women and men whose lives were tragically cut short in New York, Pennsylvania, and here in our Commonwealth. We also […]
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Richmond, VA — Virginia Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn released the following statement Wednesday regarding the removal of the statue of Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue in Richmond: “The removal of the monument to Robert E. Lee is a step toward a more inclusive, forward-looking Virginia. We have made much progress here in […]
RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn released the following statement Wednesday in response to the announcement that Virginia has risen from dead last to ranking 23rd in the nation for workers: “This incredible news is a direct result of a General Assembly that is both pro-business and pro-worker. Virginia was the […]
Richmond, VA — Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn released the following statement Wednesday in response to Governor Ralph Northam’s speech to the Joint Meeting of the House Appropriations, House Finance and Senate Finance & Appropriations Committees: “Throughout this pandemic we have met the moment by acting prudently while supporting our small businesses and workers struggling […]
RICHMOND, VA — The House of Delegates recessed today after completing the work outlined at the beginning of the Special Session. The General Assembly passed a nearly $3.5 billion budget to aid Virginians, businesses, and institutions hurt by the pandemic and elected eight judges who will significantly diversify the Virginia Court of Appeals. “We convened […]
RICHMOND, VA — Today, Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn issued the following statement upon the passage of the House of Delegates budget bill: “This historic budget will revitalize areas of our Commonwealth impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and will help us build back stronger. Virginians have experienced so much hardship in the last year and a half, […]
RICHMOND, VA—Today, House Democrats released their Building a Better Virginia agenda for the upcoming Session. The House legislative agenda will focus on three key areas: Protecting Families Keeping Virginia Healthy Rebuilding Our Economy Stronger House Democratic Leadership released the following statements: “Over the last year, the Democratic House majority has delivered on major legislation to […]
Richmond, VA – Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn and House Appropriations Chairman Luke Torian released the following joint statement upon the introduction of the House Budget in the House Appropriations Committee meeting this morning. “We entered this Special Session with the mandate to balance a budget facing significantly reduced revenues while funding new policies that will make Virginia […]
RICHMOND, VA – The House of Delegates today passed additional legislation further advancing its special session goals to improve transparency and accountability in policing and criminal justice, as well as provide Virginians with COVID-19 relief. House bills passed today grant the Attorney General the ability to conduct pattern or practice investigations, extend work-sharing opportunities for workers […]
RICHMOND, VA – The House of Delegates today passed legislation that will increase support for the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response, as well as advance critical policing and criminal justice reforms. Among these measures is legislation to combat price gouging on essential goods and services, protect the credit of tenants impacted by COVID-19 and grant the Governor flexibility […]