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This week finds the 2010 Session of the General Assembly grinding to its conclusion. I say "grinding" because that is just the way it feels for almost everyone involved. The current economic difficulties of our citizens have had a major impact on our deliberations.
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These conditions also guide me as I go about my work on the Budget Conference Committee again this year. It is never an easy task to choose between worthy but competing items, especially when that choice can have such a significant impact on the families of Virginia. The severe economic downturn and decreased state revenues cause us to be extraordinarily careful in making the best set of choices possible. The fact that so many critical decisions hang in the balance makes it impossible to report now on how the budget will look come Saturday. |
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Once Saturday comes and goes and we adjourn, I can report to you more fully on the issues I believe matter most to those of us in the 12th District. I look forward to that time when we can discuss on-line, over the phone and in person the accomplishments of this session.
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There is information and there is misinformation. I do not doubt that you have been exposed to some of both. In the months following session we will have the time to assess what has taken place with heightened accuracy. |
As always I value the opportunity to represent you and others in the Senate of Virginia. I was recruited to run for the legislature some 27 years ago by the late Governor John Dalton. In his Inaugural Address he said, "The only test we apply to any measure is simple: is it good for Virginia?" If we continue to follow that dictum, Virginia's future will be brighter than the days we have endured this winter.
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Walter Stosch
12th Senatorial District
Commonwealth of Virginia
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