2019 Session
Virginia Republicans Delivered on Promises to Voters
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Returned $1 billion in tax relief to Virginians
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Adopted a fiscally conservative budget that focused on priorities like education and safety
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Virginia teachers will receive a well-earned 5 percent pay raise
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Worked in a bipartisan manner to improve the functioning of Virginia's civil and criinal justice systems
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Passed legislation to reduce human trafficking - especially the unforgiveable offense of trafficking children for commercial sex
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Passed legislation to ensure 750,000 criminal convictions were entered into the criminal database to ensure that employment record checks and background checks for firearms will be accurate and effective
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Made symbolic success in keeping I-81 improvements and safety before the General Assembly, although desire funding was not secured during the 2019 session
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During Governor Northam's Special Session on Guns the General Assembly created a committee to study the Norfolk mass shooting and turned back Democratic-sponsored bills that would have restricted gun ownership with making the public safer