Governor McAuliffe delivers 2017 speech to the General Assembly Money Committees pic.twitter.com/DNA1U4qA1w
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
Gov: ” We’ve closed 1,012 economic development projects worth a record-breaking $16.4B more than any other administration in VA history”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“71% reflect expansions of current Virginia businesses.
More than half of those projects were for businesses with fewer than 500 employees”— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
Gov: “Unemployment hit a 9-year low of 3.7% down from 5.4% in 14′. Personal income is up 13.3% & hourly wages/salaries have grown 12.2%”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“More than 200k jobs have been created since I took office and initial unemployment claims are at a 44-year low.”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“But for all the progress we’ve made, we face clear and dangerous threats to our fiscal health”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“.@realDonaldTrump recent budget proposal will cause irreparable harm to Virginians & the new VA economy we’ve worked so hard to build.”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“The president’s budget imagines a USA where people are better off if we gut Medicaid, student loan programs & disability assistance.”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“Last year, I stood before you and announced that fiscal year 16′ GF revenue collections were $268.9 million below our official forecast”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“In light of our hard work together, it’s fitting I announce today that financial & economic results for FY 2017 all point to success”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“Strong growth in payroll withholding and corporate income tax collections helped create a $136.6 million surplus”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
“I believe that #healthcare is a right, and that is why I will be including Medicaid expansion once again in my biennial budget”
— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) August 21, 2017
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