VRA-Legislative-Priorities-2008.pdf
This year VRA is sponsoring a budget
amendment to provide funding to serve people who are projected to be
on the DRS waiting list for services June 30, 2008. Funding is requested
for each year of the biennium. We are also co-sponsoring a budget
amendment with the Virginia Association of People in Supported Employment to
restore cuts to LTESS for the current fiscal year and the
biennium. The amendments are described in the attached file "VRA
Legislative Priorities 2008".
Please take a moment and express
your support for our amendments by emailing or calling members of the Health
and Human Resources Sub-committees of the Senate Finance and House
Appropriations Committees. These are the people who will be saying grace
over which amendments will be supported.
There is always a tremendous
amount of competition among amendment requests, but this year's
competition is even more intense because of the revenue shortfalls, budget
cuts, and a slowing economy that is headed for a recession or may already be in
one.
So please, take a few moments and
call or send emails to these folks and let them know our requests are
critical to people with disabilities. If they don't hear from us,
they'll assume what we're requesting is less important than the other requests
they're considering and our requests will go the bottom of the stack.
In your telephone call or email:
Here's the HHR Sub-committee members
to be contacted -
Senator
Ed Houck, Chair Room 326, Represents: Culpeper County (All); Fredericksburg City (Part);
Louisa County (All); Madison County (All); Orange County (All); Spotsylvania
County (Part)
email: district17@sov.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-7517
Senator
William Wampler Room 301, Represents: Bristol City (All); Grayson County (Part); Lee
County (All); Norton City (All); Scott County (All); Smyth County (Part);
Washington County (All); Wise County (Part) email: district40@sov.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-7540
Senator
Janet Howell
Room 321, Represents: Fairfax County (Part) email: district32@sov.state.va.us Phone: (804) 698-7532
Senator
Thomas Norment
Room 427, Represents: Gloucester County (All); James City County (All); New Kent County
(All); Newport News City (Part); Williamsburg City (All); York County (Part)
email: district03@sov.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-7503
Senator
Emmett Hanger
Room 431, Represents: Albemarle County (Part); Augusta County (All); Greene County (All);
Highland County (All); Lexington City (All); Rockbridge County (Part);
Rockingham County (Part); Staunton City (All); Waynesboro City (All) email: district24@sov.state.va.us Phone: (804) 698-7524
Senator
Henry Marsh
Room 432, Represents: Chesterfield County (Part); Dinwiddie County (All); Hopewell City
(Part); Petersburg City (All); Prince George County (Part); Richmond City
(Part) email: district16@sov.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-7516
Senator
Mary Margaret Whipple Room 327, Represents: Arlington County (Part); Fairfax County (Part);
Falls Church City (All) email: district31@sov.state.va.us Phone: (804)
698-7531
Delegate
Phillip Hamilton, Chairman Room 948, Represents: County of James City (part); City of Newport News
(part) email: DelPHamilton@house.state.va.us
Phone:(804) 698-1093
Delegate
Harvey Morgan - Room 523, Represents: Counties
of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen (part), King William (part), Mathews, and
Middlesex, email: DelHMorgan@house.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-1098
Delegate
Kirk Cox
Room 515, Represents: County of Chesterfield (part); City of Colonial Heights,
email: DelKCox@house.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-1066
Delegate
Steven Landes
Room 528, Represents: Counties of Albemarle (part), Augusta (part), and
Rockingham (part); City of Waynesboro, email: DelSLandes@house.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-1025
Delegate
John OBannon
Room 521, Represents: County of Henrico (part); City of Richmond (part), email:
DelJOBannon@house.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-1073
Delegate
Robert Brink
Room 711, Represents: County of Arlington (part),
email: DelRBrink@house.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-1064
Delegate
Mamye BaCote Room 507, Represents: Cities of Hampton (part) and Newport News (part),
email: DelMBaCote@house.state.va.us
Phone: (804) 698-1095
Delegate
Rosalyn Dance Room 813, Represents: Counties
of Chesterfield (part) and Dinwiddie; City of Petersburg, email: DelRDance@house.state.va.us Phone: (804)
698-1048