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 -

 

Senate Finance Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

 

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

 

House Appropriations Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

 

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 O’Bannon – 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