{"id":2405993,"date":"2025-02-24T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-gop-dismisses-democrats-worries-trumps-plans-will-cut-the-budget\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:05:24","slug":"virginia-gop-dismisses-democrats-worries-trumps-plans-will-cut-the-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-gop-dismisses-democrats-worries-trumps-plans-will-cut-the-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia GOP dismisses Democrats&#8217; worries Trump&#8217;s plans will cut the budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-gop-dismisses-democrats-worries-trumps-plans-will-cut-the-budget%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Virginia Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-smith-says-evidence-shows-joe-biden-connected-to-hunters-business-deals\/\" title=\"Jason Smith claims there is evidence linking Joe Biden to Hunter&#039;s business deals.\">dismissed concerns\u2062 raised<\/a> by democrats regarding the potential \u200cimpact of President Trump&#8217;s budget cuts \u2062on\u2063 the state&#8217;s financial plans. \u2063Even though Virginia&#8217;s Democratic \u200dlawmakers recently passed the\u200c two-year state\u200d budget with bipartisan \u2064support\u2014allocating funds for tax \u2063deductions, bonuses for educators, and education funding\u2014Democrats worry that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">impending federal workforce \u200breductions coudl necessitate\u200b adjustments<\/a> to \u200cthis budget. Democratic \u2062Senate Majority Leader Scott A. Surovell noted \u2062that these \u200cbudget surpluses might be temporary, given\u2064 Virginia&#8217;s notable reliance on federal\u2062 contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, however, argue that the fears expressed by Democrats are \u2064exaggerated and politically \u2062motivated, intended to score points \u2064ahead of upcoming\u200c elections. House Minority \u200cLeader Todd Gilbert acknowledged that while federal \u200cpolicies might cause some\u200c disruption, they could also lead\u2064 to positive outcomes. \u200dAdditionally,tensions arose over a budget clause\u200b aimed at providing support \u200cfor those laid off from federal \u200cjobs,with some\u200b Republicans questioning the necessity of an emergency provision requiring \u200ba supermajority for\u2064 approval. \u2064The\u2064 ongoing debate highlights the complexities of Virginia&#8217;s\u2062 budget amid federal \u2064changes and anticipated \u200blayoffs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginia Republicans dismiss Democrats&rsquo; assertion Trump&rsquo;s plans will cut their budget<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998738\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Virginia<\/a>&rsquo;s Democratic lawmakers passed the commonwealth&rsquo;s budget, but they publicly surmised that their plans could be derailed by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s administration and his billionaire adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&rsquo;s moves to drastically decrease the federal workforce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With bipartisan support, Virginia&rsquo;s House of Delegates and Senate voted 81-18 and 37-3, respectively, to approve changes to the two-year state budget, which included increases in the standard income tax deduction, bonuses for teachers and state employees, and increases in funding for state education. Democratic leaders, however, are worried that the state will soon need to change some of those provisions to support laid-off workers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll see how long this budget is able to hold. These surpluses are kind of ephemeral,&rdquo; said Democratic Senate Majority Leader Scott A. Surovell. He predicted that the extra money commonwealth legislators have could go away as the Trump administration continues to slash federal funding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats said changing the budget was necessary as Virginia is the top state for federal contracting as of 2023, with <a href=\"https:\/\/gsa.federalschedules.com\/resources\/most-profitable-states-for-government-contractors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$106 billion awarded<\/a>. However, Virginia Republicans have since pushed back on that notion despite enough Republicans getting on board to pass it with a bipartisan supermajority.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The things that the president is doing &mdash; that he promised to do &mdash; are certainly going to have impacts,&rdquo; Republican House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert said in an interview. &ldquo;But I think there are going to be a lot of positive impacts here. There may be some disruption, but, you know, the hyperbole we&rsquo;re seeing around it is pretty remarkable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Republicans have also said the budget proposal was never intended to do anything but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-the-bad-faith-debate-over-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: The Bad Faith Debate Over \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019\">score political points<\/a> for Democrats there ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3316529\/slashing-federal-workforce-immense-impact-virginia-governors-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fall elections<\/a> for the House of Delegates and the gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was almost like this was a simple, crass political ploy, that these workers were being used for talking points,&rdquo; Republican state Sen. Mark J. Peake said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Another proposed clause in the budget expanded resources for employees laid off from their federal government jobs or government contract jobs. In Virginia, unemployment benefits are usually only made available to workers whose employers pay the state and federal unemployment taxes that fund the system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Sen. David R. Suetterlein supported the bill but said Democrats should back off the emergency clause. He said that while that passed in the House of Delegates, it could face roadblocks in the state Senate because the emergency provision needs a four-fifths supermajority in both chambers to be passed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just perplexing to me why, when there&rsquo;s a serious concern, why you would put the highest hurdle in front of it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It almost seems that it&rsquo;s not actually intended to pass.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3154138\/trump-no-tax-overtime-proposal-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;NO TAXES ON OVERTIME&rsquo; PROPOSAL: WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats appeared to concur with Suetterlein&rsquo;s point. Virginia Senate Finance Committee Chairwoman L. Louise Luca said that could be funded later this year, as she expects an emergency session to take place to adjust the state budget to account for major spending cuts affecting the federal workforce.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can always come back,&rdquo; she said last week. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to leave anybody behind. Things are going to get a whole lot tougher before they get better. And we need to be prepared to take care of everybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1998738\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1998738\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Republicans reject Democrats&#8217; claim that Trump&#8217;s plans will impact their budget<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2405994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/virginia-senate-constitutional-amendments.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38037,3685,32603,3634,37279],"class_list":["post-2405993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget-cuts","tag-democrats","tag-political-news","tag-trump","tag-virginia-gop"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/virginia-senate-constitutional-amendments.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405993"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405997,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405993\/revisions\/2405997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}