Reaction to the State of the Union
Reactions from various organizational public figures and Congressmen from tonight’s State of the Union Address by President Barack Obama.
Warner welcomes civil rights leader Harris to DC for State of the Union
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (right) visits with Rev. Curtis Harris, Sr., (left) of Hopewell, Va., in his Capitol Hill office on Tues., Jan. 24, 2012. Rev. Harris, 87, a legendary civil rights figure in Virginia and the first African-American mayor of Hopewell, was Sen. Warner’s invited guest for President Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress.
Romney delivers State of the Union “prebuttal”
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today delivered prebuttal remarks to President Obama’s State of the Union Address in Tampa, Florida. The following remarks were prepared for delivery:
Tim Kaine releases fundraising numbers for 4th quarter of 2011
Tim Kaine had a decent fundraising quarter, stating today that he raised $1.65 million and had $3.3 million cash on hand. Spending about the same as Allen.
Allen on Congress’ 1000th Day without passing a budget
George Allen released the following statement this morning on the dubious 1000-day anniversary of congress inability to pass a budget for the United States.
Republican National Committee releases ad in Virginia ahead of State of the Union
The Republican National Committee has released an advertisement in the Norfolk market that takes President Barack Obama to task for his “failed leadership” in advance of tonight’s State of the Union speech.
Commonsense conservative legislation in education, unions, and public safety advancing in General Assembly
General Assembly is getting in gear and longtime, commonsense legislation is making head way regarding improving K-12, promoting right to work, and further defining what constitutes the rape of a child.
Gingrich wins SC; remains off the ballot in his home state – Virginia
Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House from Georgia who has called Virginia home for more than a decade,…
Uranium decision likely on hold until 2013
Yesterday, Gov. McDonnell asked the General Assembly to take no action until an on-site survey can be conducted by a multi-state agency working group, and, as of now, no bills to lift the moratorium on Uranium mining have been filed in the General Assembly.
And for something completely different – Democrats running for governor
Oddsmaker says Warner 3:1, McAuliffe 7:2, and Moran 25:1 on their runs for governor.