In late March Gov. Glenn Youngkin called a special session and urged legislators to pass a budget on April 4.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is putting pressure on the Virginia legislature with a new TV ad — that will air across the state starting Thursday — pitching his package of tax cuts.
Youngkin also announced that he will call lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session April 4 to wrap up work on the budget.
Speaking with reporters Wednesday afternoon, Youngkin said he signed a proclamation calling legislators to a special session to finish work on the budget and other pending legislation.
“On Monday, April 4th, I really am expecting a budget to be passed by the House and the Senate. It’s time. We’ve had 10 days since we adjourned,” Youngkin said in front of an empty Senate chamber.
A package of tax cuts — Youngkin’s marquee agenda item and campaign promise — is pending before budget negotiators in the GOP-controlled House and Democrat-controlled Senate. Lawmakers adjourned the regular session of the General Assembly March 12 amid a budget impasse that hinged on different plans for state tax cuts.
Youngkin said he has not personally talked to Senate Democratic leaders since the session adjourned. Youngkin’s victories during the 60-day regular session were limited, with many key initiatives blocked or watered-down by Democrats in the Senate.
His two major initiatives — tax cuts and school choice — hang in the balance as negotiations between the House and Senate continue. Both chambers backed tax cuts, but Youngkin prefers the House version of the budget, which includes larger tax cuts.
The governor will take his case directly to Virginians in the campaign-style ad airing in the state’s largest TV markets during the NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament . The $150,000 ad buy was paid for through Youngkin’s political fundraising arm, Spirit of Virginia.
“I hear from Virginians every day. It’s getting harder to make ends meet,” Youngkin says in the ad, while standing on a high school basketball court.
“Now, with rising inflation, it’s more important than ever to pass a budget that helps all Virginians. We can do this and still make record investments in education, law enforcement and mental health. We’re going into overtime in Virginia’s Capitol, and we gotta make this last shot,” says Youngkin, a former prep basketball star who also played at Rice University.
The ad specifically mentions Youngkin’s plans for eliminating the grocery tax and reducing income taxes on veterans’ retirement. Youngkin is also proposing to double the state’s standard deduction, to offer tax rebates of $300 per individual and $600 per family, and to pause the state’s collection of the 26-cent state gas tax.
It’s unusual for governors to pay for TV ads to promote their agendas outside of campaign spots ahead of an election. Youngkin said the ad is meant to communicate with everyday Virginians and shows he is “not the normal governor. ... I am an outsider.”
The ad will air through Saturday, which is the first day of games in the Elite Eight.
In addition to the TV spot, Youngkin is rolling out a digital ad campaign related to the budget — targeting Republicans and independents, and some Democrats, according to Youngkin political aide Matt Wolking.
He said the digital campaign was a “six-figure” investment.
PHOTOS: March 7-12 at the Virginia General Assembly
Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washington, right, shows the wound on on his head to Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, left, and Sen. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, right, during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022. Pillion hit his head the night before, requiring 9 stitches, but was back at his seat in the Senate for the last regular session day.
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Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washington, seated, sits as Senators, from left, Bill DeSteph, R-VA Beach, Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, Bryce Reeves, R-Spotsylvania and John Bell, D-Loudoun, check out the damage on Pillion's head during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022. Pillion hit his head the night before, requiring 9 stitches to close the wound, but was back in his seat for the final day of the 2022 regular session.
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Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, Jr., R-James City, left, and Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washnigton, right, talk as, from left, Senators Monty Mason, D-Williamsburg, John Bell, D-Loudoun, Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond (front) and Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, listen during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Eddie Radden, 93-year-old Doorkeeper for the House of Delegates, looks at the snow outside as the General Assembly met for their final regular session day inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin pauses from working in his Capitol office to discuss the end of the 2022 legislative session inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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House Majority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, told the Senate March 12 that the House was ready to adjourn the 2022 regular session. Lawmakers were back April 4 for the start of a special session.
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Del. Barry Knight, R-VA Beach, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, meets with media after adjournment of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Members leave after adjournment of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin waits to meet with House and Senate members inside his conference room at the end of the 2022 legislative session inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center, meets with House and Senate members inside his conference room at the end of the 2022 legislative session inside the state Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin, standing in front of the Houdon statue of George Washington, answers a reporter’s question Saturday during a brief news conference in the Rotunda inside the state Capitol.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin answers a reporter's question during a brief news conference in the Rotunda inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, left, takes a photo of her colleagues, from left, Senators Lionell Spruill, Sr., D-Chesapeake, Lynwood Lewis, Jr., D-Accomack and Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, doing a multiple fist bump during a break in the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, waits for conference reports on various bills to arrive during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Capping rent hikes has been the focus of a bill from state Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, left. “When teachers can’t afford a place to live, when firefighters need to commute two hours to get to work, when families are facing real difficult situations, it is appropriate that we start looking at ways to work with the industry and find some solutions that will be workable for everybody,” Boysko said.
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Del. Kathleen Murphy, D-Fairfax, left, Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, center, and Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, right, confer on a bench outside the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, right, talks with Del. Luke Torian, D-Prince William. With Democrats now leading the House of Delegates, Torian succeeds Knight as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
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House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah (right), and House Majority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, confer during a floor session inside the state Capitol in Richmond last year. “I know there’s opposition,” especially for rolling back competition, Kilgore said of Dominion Energy’s 2023 legislative wish list.
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House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, left and House Majority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, center, reenter the House Chambe after a meeting with Gov. Glenn Youngkin during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022. On the right is House Doorman Bill Frank.
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Del. Barry Knight, R-VA Beach, right, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, gestures after speaking with Del. Rob Bloxom, R-Accomack, left, during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Saturday, March 12, 2022.
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Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax; Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee; and Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, conferred outside the Senate chamber on March 12. Knight expects the chambers to reach a compromise by combining their two approaches to helping local school divisions replace or repair crumbling schools.
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Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, R-James City, left, Richard Cullen, center, counselor to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and Matt Moran, right, a senior aide to the governor, confer March 11 in a hallway outside the House chamber at the state Capitol.
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Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, R-James City, left, Richard Cullen, center, counselor to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and Matt Moran, right, a senior aide to the governor confer March 11 in a hallway outside the House chamber at the state Capitol.
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Richard Cullen, left, counselor to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Matt Moran, center, a senior aide to the governor and Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, R-James City, right, pause March 11 from conferring in an alcove to watch Del. John McGuire, R-Goochland, right, run past on his way to the House chamber.
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On March 11, 2022, friends, family members and senators applaud Senate pages who occupy senators' seats following the reading of the annual resolution paying tribute to the pages.
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Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel, R-Fauquier, left, and Del. Vivian Watts, D-Fairfax, discuss a conference committee report outside the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Friday, March 11, 2022.
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Del. Betsy Carr, D-Richmond, left, hands her phone to Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, outside the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Friday, March 11, 2022. A member of the House Appropriations Committee was on the phone and wanted to speak with Howell on a matter regarding the budget. The House and Senate are trying to reach a comprimise on the state budget.
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Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, shows off the paperwork of the 23 conference committees she is working on outside the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Friday, March 11, 2022.
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Del. Rob Bell (left), R-Albemarle, and Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, spoke at the Capitol on Friday. The legislature passed Bell’s bill to shift FOIA back to allowing police to withhold all records from the press and public in inactive investigations.
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Del. Karrie Delaney, D-Fairfax, left, and Del. David Reid, D-Loudoun, right, chat inside the Old House Chamber inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA during a recess of the House of Delegates Friday, March 11, 2022.
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House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, presided over the House of Delegates session on Friday.
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House of Delegates Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, walks past a statue of Thomas Jefferson on his way to the House Chamber inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Friday, March 11, 2022.
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Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, left, and Del. Kathleen Murphy, D-Fairfax, right, confer on a bill outside the Senate Chamber inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, left, confers with House Clerk G. Paul Nardo, right, during a lull in the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, enjoys a cup of chocolate ice cream during a lull in the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Del. Tony Wilt, R-Rockingham, left, and Del. David Bulova, D-Fairfax, right, confer in a corner during a lull in the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Del. Barry Knight, R-Va Beach, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, looks over figures relating to the budget during a lull in the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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House Pages Christian Hall, left, and Naomi Cohen, right, read the annual Page Resolution during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax, left, and Del. Bobby Orrock, R-Caroline right, confer under a portrait of former House Speaker Lacey Putney during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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House members stand in the rear of the chamber as House pages occupy their seats while the annual Page Resolution was being read during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax, is shown with Del. Margaret Ransone, R-Westmoreland, at the state Capitol in March 2022. Sickles — a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and senior Democrat on its Health and Human Resources Subcommittee, as well as senior Democrat on the House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee — said it's too soon to talk about tax credits as bargaining chips with Gov. Glenn Youngkin over a tax package.
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Sen. Frank Ruff, R-Mecklenburg, foreground, and Sen. Steve Newman, R-Bedford, background, listen during debate of SJ 169, dealing with gubernatorial appointments during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, listens during debate of SJ 169, dealing with gubernatorial appointments during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, right, is chairman of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation.
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Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, speaks during debate of SJ 169, dealing with gubernatorial appointments during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw, D-Fairfax, speaks during debate of SJ 169, dealing with gubernatorial appointments during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Members of the Senate Republican Caucus and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, center, in white, line up for an official portrait in front of the Houdon statue of George Washington in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022. In the background, to the left of the camera, is Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, who does not caucus with the Republican members of the Senate.
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Members of the Senate Republican Caucus line up for an official portrait in front of the Houdon statue of George Washington in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Former delegate Hala Ayala reacts to a standing ovation from her former colleagues in the House of Delegates at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022. Ayala was visiting the Capitol with a group of ERA supporters.
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A number of people attended a pro-ERA gathering outside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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A number of people, including former delegate Hala Ayala, left, attended a pro-ERA gathering outside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Womens rights activist Eileen Davis adresses a pro-ERA gathering outside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Kennedy, 5, left, and sister Charleston Morefield, 4, children of Del. Will Morefield, R-Tazewell, sit quietly under a portrait of former House Speaker and longtime delegate Lacey Putney, during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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Del. Michael Webert, R-Fauquier, pauses while honoring his late grandmother, Magalene Ohrstom Bryant, known to all as "Maggie", photo, left, during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Mrs. Bryant was a well-known philanthropist and skilled horsewoman and was known in French steeplechasing as "La Grand Dam au Chapeau Rouge", the great lady in the red hat. Webert's presentation of Mrs. Bryant was to celebrate Women's History Month.
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Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, Jr., R-James City, talks on his cell phone while standing in the doorway to the Senate Chamber inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washington County, center, confers with Matt Moran, left, a senior aide to Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Richard Cullen, right, counselor to the governor, March 9 outside the Senate chamber in the state Capitol.
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Richard Cullen, left, counselor to Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Matt Moran, center, a senior aide to the governor, confer with Sen. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax City, right, March 9 in the Rotunda inside the state Capitol.
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Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, left, confers March 9 with Matt Moran, center, a senior aide to Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Richard Cullen, counselor to the governor, in a hallway inside the state Capitol.
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House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, left, confers with House Clerk G. Paul Nardo, right, during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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Del. Tony Wilt, R-Rockingham, left, and Del. Terry Austin, R-Botetourt, right, confer in a corner during the floor session of the House of Delegates in March 2022.
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General Assembly members, from left, Del. Roxann Robinson, R-Chesterfield, Del. Barry Knight, R-VA Beach, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Sen. Bryce Reeves, R-Spotsylvania, and Del. Jay Leftwich, R-Chesapeake, confer in a hallway inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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Retired Washington Nationals baseball star Ryan Zimmerman sits in the rear of the House of Delegates during Wednesday's floor session.
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Del. Will Morefield, R-Tazewell, left, confers with Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, outside of the Virginia Senate at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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Sen. Chap Petersen (left), D-Fairfax, confers with Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond on March 9, 2022.
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Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, left, confers with Sen. Monty Mason, D-Williamsburg, right, outside the House of Delegates chamber inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
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Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, left, presents a commending resolution to Glenn Dubois, retiring chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, March 9.
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Del. Buddy Fowler, R-Hanover, at the microphone, presents a memorial resolution, held by Del. Scott Wyatt, R-Hanover, right, honoring the late delegate Frank Hargrove inside the State Capitol in Richmond on March 9, 2022.
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The session's final week takes its toll on everyone. House Page Peter Jun naps Wednesday during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the state Capitol.
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Del. Barry Knight, R-Va Beach, left, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, confers with Del. Luke Torian, D-Prince William, right, during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Torian, former chair of the committee, is one of the House budget bill conferees.
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Del. Marcus Simon, D-Fairfax, adresses members during the floor session of the House of Delegtates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, back to camera, confers with Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, right, during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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In this 2022 photo, Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, confers with Sen. Lynwood Lewis, D-Accomack. Locke argues that voting is a fundamental right in democracies and should be in the U.S. Constitution rather than subject to the whims of a governor.
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Chinh Bu, project manager for DGS, talks about the tunnel between the new General Assembly Building and the State Capitol (background) in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Construction continues on the tunnel running past the equestrian statue of George Washington, background, between the new General Assembly Building and the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Construction continues on the tunnel between the new General Assembly Building and the State Capitol (background) in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Construction continues on the tunnel between the new General Assembly Building and the State Capitol (background) in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Construction continues on the tunnel between the new General Assembly Building and the State Capitol (background) in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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House Clerk Paul Nardo, left, asks a question of Del. Barry Knight, R-VA Beach, right, chair of the House Appropriations Committee as he is handed a paper during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, right, confers with House Majority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, left, during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Del. Luke Torian, D-Prince William, right, one of the budget conferees from the House, shows the strain of long hours as he leans back during the floor session of the House of Delegates inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, listens to debate during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Sen. John Bell, D-Loudoun, left, and Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, right, do a fist bump after a vote during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Sen. George Barker, D-Fairfax, shows the strain of the 2022 legislative session as he reads bills on his computer during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Sen. David Suetterlein, R-Roanoke, speaks during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, listens to debate during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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Sen. Monty Mason, D-Williamsburg, left, and Sen. Lionell Spruill, D-Chesapeake, right, confer during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Monday, March 7, 2022.
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