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2014 General Assembly Veto Session Update 

April 28, 2014 

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Petition to Close the Coverage Gap
Del. McClellan Receives Outstanding Women Award
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Petition to Close the Coverage Gap 

If you agree that Virginia's legislators must act to provide coverage to the 400,000 low-income Virginia's without health insurance, please click here to sign the petition to close the coverage gap.  

 

It is important that we hear from the people who would be directly affected by our decision. The only thing that will break the gridlock is hearing from our constituents, the people of Virginia.

 

 

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Last Wednesday, April 23rd, the General Assembly reconvened for the "Veto Session," to vote on Governor McAuliffe's actions on bills passed during the 2014 Session.  You can read about the Governor's actions, including detailed explanations of his vetoes here.
 
All of the Governor's vetoes were upheld in the Senate. A majority of the Governor's amendments were accepted. However, House Republicans rejected the Governor's amendments to bills with a fiscal impact tying their taking effect to an appropriation on the budget. Explaining, these amendments, the Governor has stated, "Without a budget, I felt it was the fiscally responsible course of action to take. Due to the General Assembly's failure to pass a budget, each of these bills represents an unfunded commitment of taxpayer dollars. Over the next thirty days, I will carefully evaluate each of these bills, particularly if the legislative budget stalemate persists."  

 

With "Veto Session" behind us, we now await the Speaker of the House calling us back into Special Session to address the biennial budget. 

Delegate McClellan Receives Outstanding Women Award

On Friday, April 25th, Delegate McClellan received the

2014 Outstanding Women Award for Law & Government. 

 

"The Outstanding Women Awards is a critical component of the YWCA's mission - to acknowledge and celebrate the female leaders in the Greater Richmond region whose work has helped to inspire and empower others to act," said Linda S. Tissiere, CEO of the YWCA of Richmond.

 

"Although our honorees are being recognized in nine unique categories, each one has demonstrated significant achievement, leadership, impact on the community, and commitment to social equality that reflects the mission of the YWCA."

 

The Nine 2014 OWA Honorees are:

 

Arts - Dr. Pamela Kiecker Royall

Business - Judy Pahren

Communications - Lori Ross

Education - Dr. Jamelle Smith Wilson

Health and Science - Jill Kennedy

Human Relations and Faith in Action - Cassie Matthew

Law and Government - Jennifer McClellan

Nonprofit Management - Babs Jackson

Volunteerism - Cherry Peters

 

You can learn more about the OWA Awards and nominate someone for 2015 at http://www.ywcarichmond.org/get-inspired

As always, if you would like more information or to express your thoughts on legislation before the General Assembly or need assistance with a state matter, please contact my office at (804) 698-1171 or deljmcclellan@house.virginia.gov.

 

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Sincerely,



Jennifer L. McClellan
Virginia House of Delegates

71st District