Jacob Alderman
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@PWCGOP Chair FORMER: Team @VA_GOP and @AmericaRising. 🐘 RTs & likes ≠ endorsement. Opinions are my own.
A lot has been made of taxes proposed by Democrats that never passed the General Assembly, including a bill to tax streaming services and more. Republicans, including President Trump, have attacked Governor Abigail Spanberger over that bill and others. Spanberger has pushed back, saying the bill (along with others) never passed the General Assembly and therefore never reached her desk. Yesterday, I asked @GovernorVA if a bill to tax streaming services, dry cleaning, and more does make it to her desk as governor in the future, would she veto it or would she sign it into law?
When @TylerEnglander asked @SpanbergerForVA would you veto or sign new taxes on streaming, dry cleaning, haircuts, gyms & more? Spanberger: “Worthy conversations” Pathetic. She can’t say “no” to any tax hikes.
Abigail Spanberger: "Let your rage fuel you."
Takeaways from my interview with Governor Abigail Spanberger (@GovernorVA): 1. Spanberger pointed to energy bills on balcony solar and battery storage as examples of what she is doing to address affordability 2. On @SenLouiseLucas saying Spanberger has a credibility issue and that "her policies don’t match her rhetoric from the campaign trail," Spanberger said, "I have been very clear on the things that I support." She added she supports public-sector collective bargaining and a retail cannabis market. 3. Spanberger is still deciding whether to sign bills that would create a retail cannabis market and legislation that would allow most public-sector workers to collectively bargain without permission 4. She’s confident the General Assembly will pass a budget before July 1. wric.com/news/politics/…
In addition to the tweet below, let's clear this up: Virginia GOP headliners like to say, “Youngkin left office with a surplus.” This is an intentional misdirect. Said plain. Said proud. As if that tells the whole story. But if you understand how a biennial budget works in Virginia, you know better. That wasn’t money just sitting around because boss baby did his thang. That was the Blue Wall holding it down with allocations in reserve. That money was already spoken for. Allocated. Directed. Accounted for. We’re talking about: • Constitutionally required reserves • Medicaid and education obligations • One-time rebates at the ready to return to taxpayers • Infrastructure and capital projects • Commitments already written into law That’s not a windfall. That’s a ledger. So when you hear “surplus,” understand what’s being said— and what’s being left out.
👀 Anon White House source blames @GlennYoungkin for leaving open the #valeg special session that allowed the first redistricting vote to occur.
Politico: A person close to the White House, also granted anonymity to discuss the Virginia post mortem, also blames Youngkin for opening the door to the state’s redistricting effort in the first place: “Look, there’s plenty of blame to go around. But if Youngkin hadn’t left the special session open, Louise Lucas would never have had the chance to ram through those maps,” the person said, referring to the Democratic state senator who helped lead the charge. “So he has some responsibility for losing these seats.”
