Following the news that South Carolina’s governor has signed a six-week abortion ban into law, Virginia Democratic Senators released the following statements: Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Mamie Locke: “This is not a surprise. These abortion bans have been overwhelmingly passed…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Grant Fox Grant@vasenatedems.com (301)-461-5435 press@vahousedems.org RICHMOND, VA – On May 11, Glenn Youngkin’s top elections official, Susan Beals, wrote a letter announcing Virginia would withdraw from the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, a bipartisan multistate…
Richmond, VA – Today Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw released the following statement on the bipartisan passage of of his bill, SB 1265, the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act: “Today the General Assembly made history and passed critical legislation that…
Richmond, VA – Today, the Virginia Senate adjourned Sine Die. The Senate Democratic Caucus leadership released the following statements: “For the past 45 days, Senate Democrats went to work and delivered for Virginia families,” said Majority Leader Dick Saslaw. “From…
RICHMOND, VA – Today, Senate Caucus Chair Mamie Locke, Senator Aaron Rouse, House Democratic Caucus Chair Charniele Herring, and Delegate Shelly Simonds held a joint press conference to highlight their shared priorities following Crossover last week. Headed into Session, the…
Richmond, VA – Today Virginia Senate Democrats passed Senator Jennifer McClellan and Senator Boysko’s Constitutional Amendment, SJ 255, to enshrine the fundamental right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s Constitution. This historic Constitutional Amendment enshrines every Virginian has the fundamental right…
Richmond, VA – Today the Virginia Senate passed Senator Chap Petersen’s legislation to lower prescription drug costs, reaffirming his commitment to creating an economy that works for Virginia’s middle class, families, and businesses across the Commonwealth. Senator Chap Petersen’s bill,…
Richmond, VA – Today Senate Democrats released the following statements on the news that Virginia’s public schools will be short $201 million in aid because of a calculating error by Governor Youngkin’s Department of Education. “Now more than ever, Senate…
Richmond, VA – Today, after countless acts of mass shootings in the Commonwealth and across the Country, Virginia Senate Democrats passed several life-saving gun safety legislation – reaffirming their commitment to keeping Virginia’s communities safe. Senate Democrats passed the following…
Release Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols The Virginia Joint Democratic Caucuses and the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus released the following statement on the murder of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis Police. Tyre Nichols was murdered by…
RT @SenMMason: The Air Pollution Board's decision to remove VA from the RGGI is disappointing on many levels and a disastrous direction for…