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Trump’s Impact

February 2, 2017 by David Toscano

Trump’s Actions Affect Virginia

The new President’s chaotic first ten days in office are being felt in Virginia. First, the proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act without a replacement would mean 400,000 Virginians would lose their insurance, and Virginia could lose 50,000 jobs. Second, the president’s announced hiring freeze will have one of its greatest impacts on Virginia, as our state has a high level of federal employment. These are bad enough, but what has set off the largest firestorm is his Executive Order last weekend, which effectively creates a Muslim ban on travel from seven majority-Muslim countries. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: General Assembly 2017 Tagged With: Affordable Care Act - Virginia, Affordable Health Care, Anti-Discrimination, DNA Database Expansion, Education, Immigration, K-12 Education funding, Legislative Redistricting, Opioid Epidemic

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