Senator Scott Surovell - ssurovell.bsky.social
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Dad ● Majority Leader Dem Senate Caucus ● Trial Lawyer ● 46er (#10312) ● X-Country Cyclist ● Kilimanjaro & Cayambe Vet ● Jedi (Purple Lightsaber)
Mt. Vernon, Virginia
Joined September 2008
BREAKING: areal photograph reveals Donald Trump's new $250M "ballroom" is nearing completion.
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Re #Virginia redistricting: I’ve heard from many asking about the Virginia #Democrats’ redistricting plan. Here are some claims and the facts: •“This is pure politics.” ✅ Yes, it is. Politics is political. •“This is unconstitutional.” ❌ No, it’s not. It’s fully
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The entire VA GOP Youngkin/Sears/Miyares campaign strategy is to recycle old ideas instead of talking about the future of Virginia and what families are facing today
Hard to overstate lack of salience of trans issue in new Washington Post/Schar poll of Virginia It actually went down in importance since their last poll It is top concern of 3% of voters This is after months of ads and posts about it Economy top concern at 18%
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Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas. But since Texas is taking direction from a partisan White House and gerrymandering in the middle of a decade to try and
We’re grateful to President @BarackObama for being in this fight with us and supporting our mission. California is advancing a process that gives voters the final say on implementing new maps. This is a fair and responsible response to Trump’s unprecedented power grab.
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I’ve long supported nonpartisan redistricting and fair maps, but Donald Trump has spent months trying to rig the system instead of actually tackling rising costs for Americans. It’s no surprise that Democrats in places like Virginia would be thinking through appropriate ways to
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Trump screwing American cattle farmers - I wonder what American cattle farmers think and asking for a friend.... @MichaelWebert @VaFarmBureau @VaAgriculture @VaAgriBiz
.@realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse Cattlemen and women cannot stand behind President Trump while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef. It is imperative that @POTUS and @SecRollins let cattle markets work without interference. If the
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"The surrender by [UVA] has significant constitutional problems. And represents a huge expansion of federal power that [R's] have would have never tolerated in the past - we have the right to run our universities" - VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell
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The surrender by the University of Virginia has significant constitutional problems. And represents a huge expansion of federal power that Republicans have would have never tolerated in the past - we have the right to run our universities
BREAKING: UVA Interim Pres. Mahoney - “This afternoon, I signed an agreement with the federal government that suspends the five remaining [DoJ] investigations into the University”; Agreement "preserves [UVA's] academic freedom," no "external monitoring" https://t.co/Leh7mm8lz5
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And this is why affordable housing is going to be a top issue this session @ScVanValkenburg
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Trump and Virginia Republicans are destroying Virginia's economy! Virginia's GDP growth drops from 6.2% to 1.7%. Three new economic reports issue warnings about why and what comes next. - Cardinal News
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The reports also suggest the state may be losing high-wage jobs but gaining lower-wage jobs.
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Emil Bove is now an appellate court judge for life, thanks to 50 Senators who knew every last bit of this. Trump never should have nominated his law-defying, corrupt personal attorney to the federal bench. But Bove sure as hell shouldn’t have been confirmed. Utterly despicable.
DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says he recalls then-senior DOJ official Emil Bove telling attorneys at a meeting that they may have to consider telling a court, “F*** you.” To 60 Minutes, Bove says Reuveni’s claims are a mix of “falsehoods” and “distortions.”
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Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare. And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in
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And this is why baseball attendance has grown 3 years in a row!
MLB games lasting 3+ hours: 2003: 28% 2004: 31% 2005: 30% 2006: 32% 2007: 39% 2008: 37% 2009: 38% 2010: 38% 2011: 40% 2012: 47% 2013: 52% 2014: 58% 2015: 46% 2016: 54% 2017: 62% 2018: 54% 2019: 62% 2020: 59% 2021: 67% 2022: 60% 2023: 17% ⏰ 2024: 12% ⏰ 2025: 15% ⏰
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If you care about JUSTICE in the United States, you MUST watch this frightening @60Minutes segment about the LAWLESSNESS now at the Trump Justice Dept. They LIE to judges. They BREAK their oath to uphold the Constitution. They are a clear and present DANGER to the Republic.
DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says he recalls then-senior DOJ official Emil Bove telling attorneys at a meeting that they may have to consider telling a court, “F*** you.” To 60 Minutes, Bove says Reuveni’s claims are a mix of “falsehoods” and “distortions.”
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Shohei Ohtani, 98mph Fastball and 89mph Splitter, Individual Pitches + Overlay
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Video: VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell Tells UVA Students re: Trump’s “Compact”: “Appeasement Never Satisfies Bullies”; "If we agree to what the Feds say, we betray Thomas Jefferson's principles, what he built"
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Great job by VA State Senate Majority Leder Scott Surovell yesterday at UVA: "I'm offended and I"m fed up with what's going on" "Just a few months ago, the Trump administration's Department of...
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"I used to read my kids a story…if you give a mouse a cookie, what does he want next? He wants a glass of milk. They forced out President Ryan. Well guess, what they’re back…for more.” - VA Senate Majority Leader @ssurovell
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Great job by VA State Senate Majority Leder Scott Surovell yesterday at UVA: "I'm offended and I"m fed up with what's going on" "Just a few months ago, the Trump administration's Department of...
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George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine lawmakers were also all convicted of crimes:
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Here's my speech from the @UVA Reject the Compact Rally today at the UVA Rotunda - we can never let the Trump Administration bully us into submission! @LarrySabato @VASenateDems @SenLouiseLucas @cavalierdaily
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The Hoos are on the march against the Trump Administration trying to take over their school today and as a UVA Alumni I had to be there with them and let them know their General Assembly and @VASenateDems have their back! @SenLouiseLucas @SenatorLocke
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