u/lowkell

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Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11/Fairfax) Expresses Frustration with “Haphazardly Done, Incomplete” DNC “Autopsy” Report, Chair Ken Martin; "The mistake was not getting a solid, comprehensive, fulsome report completed..."

u/lowkell — 9 hours ago
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On 1-Year Anniversary of Rep. Gerry Connolly’s Death from Esophageal Cancer, Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says It’s a “hard day for all of us who loved him”; It's also "a day to celebrate his legacy and his accomplishments and the impact he had."

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u/lowkell — 1 day ago

VA Speaker Scott Says Dems Shouldn't Get Into "Tit-for-Tat," Should Focus on the "Donut, Not the Hole," Including Gov. Spanberger Signing "1,132  Bills" This Session; "There is nothing that she has done that I can say I'm surprised by... I'm not...despondent"

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u/lowkell — 1 day ago
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Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11; Fairfax) Pledges “strong efforts [by Democrats] to block a single dollar of funds at Treasury from going into [Trump’s ‘absolutely outrageous’ $1.8B] slush fund”

u/lowkell — 2 days ago

Video: Sen. Mark Warner on Some of Trump’s $1.776 Billion Slush Fund Going to 1/6/21 Rioters – “Is there no line that goes too far?” (Also: "This is 2026 in America. We're not in Russia or China where they don't have free elections.")

u/lowkell — 2 days ago

Gov. Abigail Spanberger Signs Bills Prohibiting Law Enforcment from Wearing Facial Coverings; Executive Order with Guidance, Restrictions on Federal Immigration Enforcement in Virginia; Spanberger also vetoes bills prohibiting certain federal civil immigration enforcement activities at courthouses

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u/lowkell — 2 days ago

Video: Gov. Abigail Spanberger Says That "with a president who’s even more unpopular than he was the last time we faced a midterm for him, we can win 3-4 seats in Virginia [this November]...and we have to do it!”

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u/lowkell — 3 days ago

Video: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Vows, After “egregious decision by [SCOVA]”, to Restore 10D-1R Map in Virginia “in advance of 2028”; "And I can tell you right now, as a guarantee, we are taking back control of the...House of Representatives in November."

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u/lowkell — 3 days ago
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Video: After Interviewing Last Prison Guard to See Jeffrey Epstein Alive, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10 - Loudoun) Says “I do believe [Epstein] did commit suicide”; "It was clear incompetence &...lack of oversight over...Epstein that led to him being able to commit suicide"

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u/lowkell — 4 days ago

If the NY Times/Siena Poll (D+11 Among RVs; D+14 Among “Almost Certain/Very Likely” to Vote) Is Correct, VA Dems Could Pick Up Three US House Seats in November (Likely VA02, possibly VA01 and maybe even VA05?)

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u/lowkell — 4 days ago
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Audio: VA Senate Majority Leader Surovell Says Gov. Spanberger’s Veto of Collective Bargaining Legislation “Not Great” for Their Working Relationship; "Historically, Democratic governors don't veto Democratic bills"; "we're still trying to figure out this governor and her style"

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u/lowkell — 7 days ago

Gov. Abigail Spanberger Signs 25 Bills: Assault Weapons Ban, Marijuana Resentencing, Clean Energy Innovation Bank, Protections Against Immigration Retaliation etc.

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u/lowkell — 8 days ago

Virginia AFL-CIO Charges Gov. Abigail Spanberger With Having “turned her back on working people”; Vows “Virginia’s labor movement will not forget this moment” ("...we believed we finally had a Governor who understood the dignity of work")

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u/lowkell — 8 days ago

Gov. Abigail Spanberger Signs Bills to Cap Cost of Insulin, Lower Healthcare & Prescription Drug Costs; “No Virginian should be rationing insulin because of what it costs at the pharmacy counter"

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u/lowkell — 9 days ago

VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger Betrays More Than Half a Million Public Service Workers By Vetoing Historic Collective Bargaining Legislation; "The Governor thinks she knows what is best for workers, and that is precisely the problem. She is not listening to workers."

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u/lowkell — 9 days ago
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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08; Arlington, Alexandria): As Inflation Rises, “Trump is alternating between bloviating to his lackeys about his ballroom and yelling at clouds in manic late night social media tantrums.”

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u/lowkell — 10 days ago

VA Democrats’ Emergency Application to the U.S. Supreme Court Argues VA Supreme Court’s Decision Was “deeply mistaken,” “violates federal law in two separate ways” (Also: "The text of the Virginia Constitution...unquestionably refute[s] the Virginia Supreme Court’s interpretation")

u/lowkell — 11 days ago

Gov. Abigail Spanberger Signs Landmark Paid Family & Medical Leave Law; "Virginia is the first state in the south to create a paid family & medical leave program"

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u/lowkell — 11 days ago
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NY Times Reports on the “fury and desperation that has gripped [Dems] after Friday’s ruling” – and Some Radical (Unlikely?) Options Being Considered; Virginia Dems mostly aren't commenting, but Rep. Subramanyam (D-VA10) says he'd even support "replacing the state’s Supreme Court justices"

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u/lowkell — 12 days ago