Earlier this month a poll from Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center has the Commonwealth’s political class in a “twitter.” Republicans argue that the poll is conclusive proof that Virginians do not favor Medicaid expansion, and some Democrats are choosing to ignore the … [Read more...]
General Assembly 2014
ICYMI: Senator McEachin Sends Letter to Speaker Howell
Where are the promised alternatives? Last week, Senator Don McEachin, Chair of the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, sent a letter to Speaker Howell simply asking to see the alternatives to the expansion of Medicaid as proposed by Speaker Howell in his January op-ed piece, and … [Read more...]
Common Ground on Medicaid
Is There A Reason To Be Optimistic? As someone who has made enough speeches on the House floor this session on Medicaid expansion to have my own “YouTube” channel on the topic, I have listened intently to my Republican colleagues to see if there might be some common ground on … [Read more...]
Budget Dispute Continues
We returned to the General Assembly on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, to continue our debate over the budget. It was a very short session because House Republicans refused to consider a budget passed by the Senate which included provisions for closing the coverage gap for up to 400,000 … [Read more...]
Adjournment Without A Budget
The General Assembly adjourned on March 8, 2014 without a budget. This is the third time that this has occurred in the nine years that I have been serving you in Richmond. We have until the end of June to have a budget in place, but most of us want this to occur as soon as … [Read more...]