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Del. Barry Knight, who was first elected in 2009, said he was given no advance notice he was being removed from the appropriations committee. Knight said he suspects the shake-up may be retribution for Monday, when Republicans and Democrats clashed over an abortion-related bill from a freshman Republican delegate.
Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates forced their Republican colleagues to take an up-or-down vote Monday on a sweeping anti-abortion bill one lawmaker called “a slap in the face."
Virginia's part-time Legislature moves at a quick clip. And its time-pressed lawmakers expect the same from members of the public who want to make their voices heard. Year after year, no matter which party is in charge, committee and subcommittee chairs have repeatedly exhorted those providing testimony at the Capitol to speed things along. They
Democrats brought the bill to the floor to make Republicans vote on the measure. House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, criticized the Democrats for their “political move.”
Democrats brought the bill to the floor to make Republicans vote on the measure. House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, criticized the Democrats for their “political move.”