Richmond (January 29, 2019) — On Tuesday, the House of Delegates on a 51-48 party-line vote passed a bill to bar the Governor or any state agency from participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), without a two-thirds majority vote from each legislative chamber. Currently, nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states Read more…
Richmond—This week, House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn and Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw sent a letter to Virginia Secretary of Finance Aubrey Layne requesting an estimation from his office about when Virginians will be impacted by the disruption of the current non-conformity of the Virginia tax law to the federal tax code. Excerpts from Filler Corn-Saslaw letter Read more…
Richmond (January 21, 2019) — House Democrats joined survivors and advocates to mourn the lives lost to gun violence at the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence’s 27th annual vigil today. The vigil is held, fittingly, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day each year; Dr. King advocated for non-violence and was himself Read more…
Caucus aims to fulfill promises made in historic 2017 pick-ups (Richmond) – In a press conference on Tuesday, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus announced their legislative priorities for 2019. Covering voting rights, education funding, labor protections, and renewable energy, Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn and other members of the Caucus highlighted Read more…
(Richmond) — House Democrats today lauded the considerable strides taken over the past year to finally address gun violence in Virginia. In the face of Republican inaction on this vital issue, the House Democratic Caucus launched the Safe Virginia Initiative (SVI), a series of town halls held across the Commonwealth that Read more…
View the complete legislative agenda here. Richmond — The House of Delegates Democratic Caucus announced their legislative priorities for the 2019 session in a press conference on Tuesday morning. Members of leadership and delegates from across the Commonwealth discussed a myriad of Democratic proposals to make Virginia work for everyone. Read more…
(Richmond) – House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn and Caucus Chair Charniele Herring released a joint statement following Governor Ralph Northam’s 2019 State of the Commonwealth address. “It is clear that the Commonwealth is coming into 2019 in a strong position. Our economy is thriving, we are attracting major businesses and Read more…
Policy recommendations are result of town halls across the Commonwealth Read the full report here: Safe Virginia Initiative Report_Jan 2019 Richmond – The Safe Virginia Initiative, organized by House Democrats, released their report and policy recommendations on gun safety in a press conference on Monday. Co-chaired by the new Democratic Leader Read more…