Sunday, a day later than usual, was Sine Die (Latin for “without day”), signifying the final day of the 2019 General Assembly Legislative Session. The short session always passes quickly, and this year was memorable to say the least. Despite the intense news cycle, there were a lot of successes this session on many levels […]
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Tomorrow starts the final week of the 2019 General Assembly Session. Despite the ups and downs of the session, I consider it an incredible honor and privilege to lead the House Democratic Caucus. While we have made a lot of progress this year on a variety of important issues, we still have much work to […]
The past week has been another incredibly difficult and painful one for the Commonwealth of Virginia. I remain extremely disappointed in our Governor and Attorney General and deeply concerned about the allegations towards our Lieutenant Governor. As our House Democratic Caucus statement issued on Thursday, February 7th (click here to read the full statement) says, […]
This was a difficult week for Virginia. Friday afternoon, I was shocked to hear the news about Governor Ralph Northam. I find it very difficult to reconcile that image with the man with whom I worked closely with for so many years. That evening, I joined the House Caucus and the Legislative Black Caucus in […]
Another week of session has flown by and we have started more actively voting on bills on the floor. That said, I think some of the best news all week came on Friday, when the President finally agreed to re-open the Government for three weeks. This petty power play significantly impacted my district and the […]
The first full week of session flew by. We are clearly now in the full swing of committee meetings, bills and voting. I have outlined my legislative agenda below: HB 2203 would repeal the expiration date on the requirement that childcare providers undergo fingerprint-based national criminal history background checks. Allowing this sunset to stand would […]
It has been a whirlwind first week of the 2019 General Assembly Session. I remain optimistic that this will be a session marked with significant, bipartisan gains for all Virginians. Just as we had in 2018, with our historic vote on Medicaid Expansion, it is my hope that the General Assembly can once again come […]
From our family to yours, we wish you a happy, healthy New Year! Hoping 2019 is filled with good health, peace, love and plenty of time to spend with family and friends and all those who make you smile! Tomorrow, I start my tenure as the Leader of the House Democratic Caucus. I am honored […]
Happy Holidays from my family to yours! Whether it is Christmas Day, eight nights of Hanukkah, seven days of Kwanzaa or simply a period for families to come together, this time of year is special, regardless of your traditions. I hope we all can realize that each person we encounter has the opportunity to enrich […]
With the General Assembly session beginning in a few weeks, I am continuing to finalize my legislative agenda for 2018, meeting with constituents, committees, homeowners’ associations and other interested parties throughout the area. I look forward to addressing those issues of greatest concern to the residents of the 41st District. If you would like to […]