Delegate Matt Fariss

We learned last week that Virginia ended the fiscal year with a $132 million budget surplus.

On July 1, several pieces of legislation passed by the 2017 session of the Virginia General Assembly became law and are likely to affect the daily lives of the residents of the 59^th District.

The 2017 General Assembly adjourned at the end of February. Throughout the 46-day session, we considered thousands of bills. Most of the bills that ultimately passed and were signed by the Governor will go into effect on July 1.

Seven years ago, Democrats imposed a risky health care experiment on Americans that led to skyrocketing costs and collapsing insurance markets.  Senate Republicans are working to fix the mess Democrats made by acting to rescue the millions trapped by Obamacare. 

House Republicans enter the 2017 campaign with a strong slate of candidates across the Commonwealth. We are prepared to run positive, solutions-oriented campaigns focused on what is best for our communities and our Commonwealth.

Governor McAuliffe announced on May 15 that Virginia would proceed with implementing REAL ID this year.

On May 12, Governor McAuliffe issued an executive order directing state agencies to ignore parts of the final budget law and to implement the budget as if it contained unconstitutional vetoes rejected by the legislature.

Across the country Obamacare is failing the American people, delivering high costs, few options, and broken promises. Real healthcare has become unaffordable as premiums and deductibles have spiraled out of control.

The General Assembly again removed Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion from Governor McAuliffe’s budget proposal. At the reconvened session, we rejected his latest attempt to clear a path for Medicaid expansion.

The General Assembly will reconvene on Wednesday, April 5 for the “Veto Session” to handle Governor McAuliffe’s vetoes and amendments.