Patrick Hope
@HopeforVirginia
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Husband, dad, Va Delegate, teacher, health policy wonk wannabe, promoting gun safety, & growing Virginia's middle class. Opinions are my own.
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I’m the chair of the Va House Public Safety Committee, the Committee he is referring. We WILL be bringing sensible gun violence prevention laws to Virginia. The voters have spoken. Thank you.
Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia. That’s what happens when you vote for Democrats, they will take your guns away. Republicans will win Virginia in 2020. Thank you Dems!
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I’m the chair of the Va House Public Safety Committee, the Committee he is referring. We WILL be bringing sensible gun violence prevention laws to Virginia. The voters have spoken. Thank you.
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On Monday, I will be introducing articles of impeachment for Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax if he has not resigned before then.
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The Va House votes to ban conversion therapy to minors. For seven years, I could never get this bill out of Subcommittee and today we voted out a strong bipartisan bill!
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HB 675 would have DECREASED premiums by 4.5% and REDUCED the number of uninsured by 14,000.
@GovernorVA
vetoed the bill. Virginians can’t afford to pay higher health care costs.
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The Governor wants some of the same people that wanted to mandate a transvaginal ultrasound to come up with a bipartisan consensus? Here’s a bipartisan consensus that a majority of Virginians support: Let’s codify abortion rights under Roe vs Wade and let’s do it this summer.
My statement on Supreme Court’s Dobbs Ruling Announcement:
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Next session I’m introducing a bill to require all gubernatorial candidates to pass a course in Virginia government where we learn about the rule of law, separation or powers, and the three coequal branches of government. It will be retroactive to 2021.
These charges are unprecedented and it’s a sad day for our country, especially in light of what clearly appears to be a two-tiered justice system where some are selectively prosecuted, and others are not. Parents in Virginia know firsthand what it’s like to be targeted by…
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I am chair of the
@vah_pubSafety
committee in Virginia that passed seven major new gun violence prevention laws this year. In 2021 we will do even more to make Virginians safer and be working with President Biden to do it.
VIRGINIA, and everywhere else for that matter, I am the only thing standing between you and your 2nd Amendment. If I am re-elected, it is 100% SAFE. If not, it is GONE!
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Senator, you were not right then and you’re not right now.
Leaders lead.
Even when it’s not popular.
This time last year I was laughed at & ridiculed because I refused to wear a mask. They even put me in a box. Today, it all paid off as Governor Youngkin signed into law a bill that I copatroned and allows our kids to take off that mask.
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Due to large media interest, I will issue a statement regarding articles of impeachment at 9 pm tonight at Arlington Central Library.
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Such a privilege to meet one of my gun violence prevention heroes
@GabbyGiffords
@GiffordsCourage
who has turned her personal tragedy into a triumph.
#EndGunViolence
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After today’s Supreme Court decision on the EPA I am glad to see Governor Youngkin come out in support of new legislation to protect our air and water quality and protect life. I will set to work on this legislation immediately!
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Massive line at Arlington Courthouse waiting to early vote. Polls open until 5 pm.
@arlingtondems
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No matter how much you dislike a law, you do not have the constitutional authority to abrogate the Virginia Code through an Executive Order. SB 1303 is the law and it must be followed by all school districts.
The decision to get the covid vaccine, or wear a mask, are matters of personal liberty; parents should make that decision for their children.
Our fight against COVID-19 will move forward based on this simple principle: We will protect lives and livelihoods.
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For all who are checking in- my family and I are fine but our house shook and we could see the flames from our front yard. Thank you
@ArlingtonVaPD
@ArlingtonVaFD
who are on the scene of a very dangerous situation tonight.
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This is an issue Republicans and Democrats can agree. Virginia’s children should never be subjected to this. Let’s protect our kids.
Conversion therapy is unnecessary, counter-productive, cruel, and incredibly harmful.
#LGBTQ
people need supportive & inclusive environment to thrive. We commend and support this bill by
@HopeforVirginia
.
#VGA2018
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As the father of three teenagers, I find the
@GovernorVA
campaign tweet beneath the office of His Excellency. If a parent bullied a student in Arlington like this they would be banned from school property.
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A warm welcome to
@MomsDemand
visiting our Virginia Capitol today. Thank you for advocacy to making our communities safe from gun violence.
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One day very soon, Virginia will prohibit so-called conversion therapy performed on minors. Thank you to all the brave survivors for sharing their stories. A big shout-out to
@DelegateMark
for his eloquence and standing strong in Subcommittee.
We’re especially grateful to
@adamo889
(pictured), a survivor of conversion therapy who shared his harrowing story with the subcommittee about the dangers of this fraudulent practice.
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@realDonaldTrump
I am chair of the
@vah_pubSafety
committee in Virginia that passed seven major new gun violence prevention laws this year. In 2021 we will do even more to make Virginians safer and be working with President Biden to do it.
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Virginia this is your wake-up call. Today, people are waking up in 13 other states without the freedom to make their own reproductive health care decisions. We CANNOT - we WILL NOT - allow this to happen in Virginia!
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Del.
@pwcdanica
and I put an end to lunch shaming in Virginia in 2018. No child should be singled-out for an inability to pay for lunch at school.
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Today as we remember Virginia Tech, we must never forget the 40,000 Americans that die every year from gun violence. When will we finally have the
#CourageToAct
?
#EndGunViolence
@GiffordsCourage
@bradybuzz
@csgv
@MomsDemand
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Never underestimate the gentlewoman from Prince William
@pwcdanica
. She’s a rock star! And her constituents know it.
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Yesterday I sent draft language to my colleagues on the first step of an impeachment action regarding the Lt. Governor. There has been an enormous amount of sincere and thoughtful feedback which has led to additional conversations that need to take place before anything is filed.
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Banning guns on Capitol Square has been my priority since 2011. TY
@AdamEbbin
@DelegateMark
for leading this effort keeping our visitors & staff safe.
@bradybuzz
@CSGV
@GiffordsCourage
@MomsDemand
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Very sad every member of
@vahousegop
blocked Medicaid expansion. Time & time again they put their own personal interests ahead of Virginia's
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Homemade sign in the median outside
@VHC_Hospital
reflecting sentiments of our entire Arlington community.
@VirginiaHHA
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The Virginia House passes a budget that includes Medicaid expansion. Waiting on the Senate...
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I hope the organization representing Virginia's localities will not support policies that permit racial profiling.
@SenLouiseLucas
and my law is a model for the nation and we will not go backwards.
We wrote to over 130 members of
@Virginia_League
asking them to rescind support for racial profiling practices by police, inviting them to attend an informal presentation on this issue ahead of a vote they will make this weekend on their draft policy.
Only one member attended….
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Thank you
@APSVirginia
. Virginia will not sit idly by and let the health and safety of our students be compromised.
@APSVirginia
will maintain our current mask requirement for students, staff and visitors. Masks 😷 required inside our facilities and on school buses. Full post ➡️
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As the parent of 3
@APSVirginia
students and a Delegate representing Arlington parents, we overwhelmingly support prioritizing the health and safety of our students. Period.
@WTOP
Exclusive: Governor Youngkin on Arlington school system saying it will require masks, despite Youngkin’s order stating that schools can’t do that. He threatened to use state resources to force schools to comply - but we still don’t know what that means exactly.
@WTOP
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.
@VAHouseDems
taking meaningful action to ban weapons of war. This bill is constitutional & will save lives. I’m grateful to
@GovernorVA
for his unwavering support to prevent gun violence.
@CSGV
@bradybuzz
@Everytown
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Today, the House Public Safety Committee passed:
✅Universal background checks
✅Reporting lost/stolen firearms
✅Granting local authority to govern gun possession
✅Prohibiting child access to firearms
✅Substantal Risk Law
✅Limit 1 handgun a month
✅Disarming domestic abusers
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Virginia voters have absentee voted at historic levels with the simple message to free our communities from gun violence. Vote Biden!
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This headline pretty much sums up how
@GovernorVA
veto was received in Arlington. I’ve heard from both Republicans and Democrats who see it this way. I’ve never seen a veto have this kind of bipartisan reaction.
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Good to see Virginia school boards putting the health and safety of students ahead of political agendas. It’s time to listen to parents,
@GovernorVA
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Thank you
@AdamParkhomenko
for helping me kickoff my campaign for reelection.
@WendyforDel
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@GovernorVA
Or said another way, “Congratulations to our excellent teachers and students. Keep up the good work!”
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Listen to parents.
Virginia PTA has been and will continue to advocate that school districts follow CDC Guidelines regarding all COVID-19 protocols. [Repost]
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Virginia becomes the first state in the South to repeal the death penalty. I’m proud to end this horrific and most racist vestige of the past.
@mikemullin4VA
@ssurovell
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When did bullying children become a campaign tactic. Virginians are better than this.
During his back-to-school rally in Fairfax County, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin blasted Fairfax County Public Schools’ transgender and gender expansive student policy, called Regulation 2603.
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PREDICTION: there will never be another statewide Democratic candidate for office that accepts money from Dominion.
Thank you Del.
@HopeforVirginia
for speaking out on refusing
@DominionEnergy
money!
“...all Democrats should make that same commitment, our caucus should make that commitment, every single Democrat that’s running for office should make that commitment.”
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2018 is the year we protect Virginia children from conversion therapy.
The
@TrevorProject
is proud to announce one of the 1st bills of 2018 to protect
#LGBTQ
youth from
#conversiontherapy
has just been pre-filed by
@HopeforVirginia
in VA 🌟 Learn more here:
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This is BIG and a statement of our values. Solitary confinement is torture and Virginia is on the verge of breaking through on a significant victory in prison reform.
@DelGlennDavis
@DonScott757
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It's Official: Conversion Therapy Is Now Illegal In Virginia | RVA Mag
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Arguably the most consequential laws going into effect July 1 include laws to prevent
#gunviolence
. This is the most
#gunsense
VA General Assembly ever & our decisive action will save lives.
#ElectionsMatter
(1/2)
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The alleged crimes committed by LG Fairfax took place in Massachusetts and North Carolina. The impeachment process is the only way for Virginia to have the investigation that LG Fairfax has demanded.
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My bill to make Virginia’s public schools 100% tobacco-free - no cigarettes, no vaping, no nicotine products of any kind - passed the House.
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The first woman Speaker
@EFillerCorn
talking about the many successes of
@VAHouseDems
! Let’s not go backward. Vote
@TerryMcAuliffe
@HalaAyala
@MarkHerringVA
!
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7 gun violence prevention bills to save lives:
✅Universal background checks
✅Reporting lost/stolen firearms
✅Granting local authority to govern possession
✅Prohibiting child access to firearms
✅Substantial Risk Law
✅Limit 1 gun a month
✅Disarming domestic abusers
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It’s clear
@GovernorVA
is letting his national ambitions and political agenda get in the way of his governing.
@GovernorVA
, this bill doesn’t do what you think it does.
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Cole’s Law passes! If you self-select to operate a family day home, you simply have to lock up your guns and keep them away from children.
#commonsense
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What a difference a year makes.
Virginia is the best state in the best nation in the world—and we’re proud to once again be recognized by
@CNBC
as the best place in America to do business.
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The fees and commissions raised by jails is outrageous. Jails have become profit centers; and who pays? Families of inmates living at/below the poverty line. We cannot let this continue!
@ShawnWeneta
@ireneshintweets
@senmorrissey
@JenniferBoysko
This has to be one of
@senmorrissey
greatest takedowns.
Watch the hired gun lobbyist for the jails nod in agreement and then panic when the Senator starts landing haymakers, exposing the racket that is jail profiteering in Virginia.
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When I read Cole’s tragic story, I couldn’t believe Virginia didn’t have a law against leaving an unsecured gun in a home day care. That’s why I led the fight to enact Cole’s Law and to prevent future tragedies.
#GVSurvivorsWeek
Cole was just a young boy who found an unsecured gun at his in-home daycare when the unthinkable happened. That's why the VA General Assembly passed Cole's Law last year. The stories from
#GVSurvivorsWeek
are why I
#KeepGoing
. 💔🧡
@MomsDemand
@Everytown
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This is a grift that’s all about stopping our long-overdue progress in Virginia. Every single issue
@parisa4justice
ran on, the General Assembly or Arlington took up and passed. Let me count the ways: 1/7
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“Virginia has the opportunity to be the first Southern state to abolish capital punishment to correct the wrongs of the past and advance toward a more just, equitable and unbiased tomorrow.”
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It’s time to be seen, stand up, and speak out against harmful policies targeted against our youth. Proud to join
@AdamEbbin
@Lopez4VA
@BethanyZSutton
to ensure our schools remain a safe place.
@EqualityVA
#ProtectTransKids
🏳️🌈
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Virginia budget with Medicaid expansion passes the House 67-31. More than 300k working Virginians will have coverage. THIS IS A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN OUR SAFETY NET! THANK YOU VIRGINIA!
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You’re watching the end of an era. With
@MarkHerringVA
announcement on
@bluevirginia
,
@GovernorVA
will be the last Democrat for statewide office to accept money from
@DomEnergyVA
. Let that sink in.
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🚨 WE DID IT! HB 1912, which would end the practice of charging parents “child support” to incarcerate their kids, passed the House! Thank you
@RISEforYouth
for your advocacy!
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Voted absentee w/an excuse for the last time today! No-excuse absentee 🗳 coming soon. Thank you
@ArlingtonVotes
for making absentee voting so easy!
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May be a setback for some but it's a huge step forward for democracy and a fair electoral process.
Huge setback for
#Va
House GOP, likely requiring fedl judges will unravel racially gerrymandered districts.
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The Hopes enjoyed spending time with
@GovernorVA
@FirstLadyVA
this weekend! Happy Holidays!
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Dear Virginia,
I believe Dr. Vanessa Tyson.
I believe Meredith Wilson.
I believe Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax should resign.
#IBelieveVanessa
#IBelieveMeredith
#IBelieveWomen
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One of the first bills I introduced in my first term (10 years ago) was to ban firearms in the Capitol and the GAB. I’m thankful for Speaker
@EFillerCorn
leadership to ban firearms by rule on Capitol Square last session. It’s time we turn this rule into law!
BREAKING: Michigan just unanimously moved to ban open carry of guns inside the Michigan Capitol Building.
This what it means to take common-sense action to protect constituents, prevent violence, and save lives.
More states must follow suit.
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The public has the right to know which nursing homes have outbreaks and deaths. Privacy protections extend to the individual, not the facility.
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Great article summarizing how Virginia has failed its residents and workers in nursing, assisted living, and group homes. It starts with the secrecy around facility reporting. The lack of PPE and testing in these facilities is so heartbreaking.
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Virginia repealed its one-handgun-a-month law in 2012. Since, we’ve reclaimed the title the “Gun-Running Capitol of the East Coast.” Virginia voters sent us to Richmond w/a mandate to protect citizens of the Commonwealth.
@MayorBowser
we shall act!
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The greatest highlight of my session was introducing my daughter’s Girl Scout Troop on the floor of the Va General Assembly. It’s the little things that are huge.
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The woman in the left picture sitting in the center at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson, MS is my constituent Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
@educate2endhate
and I’m so proud that she was brave enough to stand up for what was right. Anne Moody and John Salter are on her sides.
This year's
#BlackHistoryMonth
begins on the 60th anniversary of sit-in protest at the Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter. Easy to look back & applaud their actions today, but how many of us would have had the courage in Feb 1960 to do what these young civil rights leaders did?
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What a difference an election makes! We’ve never been closer to providing more access and coverage to more Virginians.
#MedicaidExpansionNow
House approves Medicaid expansion with Republican support but Senate blocks it along party lines, setting up an epic budget conference showdown over the next few weeks. At issue is health insurance for 400,000 Virginians who live in poverty or with disabilities.
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This story is trending on Twitter so I’m going to take this opportunity to remind you that so-called “conversion therapy” is legal in Virginia.
@ssurovell
Let’s make it illegal in 2020.
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My view for the start of my 7th term in the Virginia House of Delegates. I want to thank the people of the 47th District in Arlington for this honor and privilege!
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Thank you
@MomsDemand
! Although we made significant progress in 2020, we still have more work to do to make Virginia free of gun violence. In three days...let’s get to work!
Heading into the General Assembly session,
@MomsDemand
's top priorities are:
✅ Permit-to-purchase
✅ Banning guns at polling stations
✅ Banning guns in state buildings
✅ Banning ghost guns
We might not be in RVA but our presence will be felt across the state!
#expectus
#valeg
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Once again, the impeachment process is the only way for Virginia to have the investigation that LG Fairfax has demanded.
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The tide is rapidly turning and has been for a long time. Virginians support abolishing the death penalty and we should take immediate action. cc
@GovernorVA
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The increase in gun-related suicides and homicides has devastated our communities – no community is immune. But enhanced background checks and the properly storing of firearms are proven ways we can prevent these gun-related deaths. It’s time to quit playing politics and enact…
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Spread the word. Medicaid expansion is coming January 1 to up to 40,000 Virginians from Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria. Enroll now at
@coverva
.
Medicaid Expansion Town Hall. Rachel Pryor, a national expert on Medicaid, Deputy Director of the Virginia Medicaid Program, will be leading the discussion.
Mason District Government Center
6507 Columbia Pike
Tuesday, December 4th
2 PM- 4PM
Join us!
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If you ever get stuck in traffic in NoVa, I know a Delegate you can blame.
Today, Republican Del. Tim Hugo led the charge against Governor Northam's amendment to increase transportation funding by $45 million.
Virginia's families expect us to fix the Commonwealth's transportation problems -- and
@VAHouseDems
and
@GovernorVA
will keep working to do so.
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It is past time we stopped paying people with disabilities a subminimum wage. My bill would end this practice and promote competitive employment. There are 15 states that have already banned this practice and Virginia is about to become the 16th!
@MelwoodHTC
@TheArcofVA
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It’s time we recognize the importance of treating dental care the same way we treat the rest of health care. The NoVa Aging Network
@Broder512
pressed hard for this provision and I submitted its budget amendment. Glad we got it done! 👏💪🦷
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Steady flow of voters at Central Library with
@maureencoffeyva
and
@arlingtondems
! Keeping Arlington Blue 🌊
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We can’t allow this to be in any way the new normal. I’m relieved for my child, who was in the school the entire time, and all the other students and parents affected who are still badly shaken. This cannot be the new normal!
Update: Class is cancelled at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington after an anonymous caller claimed there was a shooter and officials locked down the school. Students are safe, police said
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Made it by the infamous
#TamponTree
to make a donation to
@BRAWSorg
. Big shout-out to
@notlarrysabato
@AdamParkhomenko
for supporting this worthwhile cause.
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