Virginia House Democratic leader David Toscano: “My response today to a negative – but selective and incomplete – description of Virginia’s economy, job creation and employment from my Henrico County colleague on Thursday. I am optimistic about Virginia’s future, and I refuse to accept gloom-and-doom scenarios; here are some of the reasons why.”


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