Democrats expect a special session to address federal workforce and spending cuts
Democratic leaders in the General Assembly expect a special session to happen in the next few months to address the federal workforce and spending cuts that impact the commonwealth.
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Senate Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, Speaker of the House Don Scott, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Suroell.
Democrats expect a special session to address federal workforce and spending cuts
Democratic leaders in the General Assembly expect a special session to happen in the next few months to address the federal workforce and spending cuts that impact the commonwealth.
“I believe absolutely we're going to have to come back,” Speaker of the House Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, said during a press gaggle when asked by the Richmond Times Dispatch Friday morning.
“We have to be responsive, and we have to be nimble to the things that are happening in DC,” Scott continued. “So we have a responsibility to come back. I already believe that we're more than likely to have to come back to deal with some of the chaos that's going on in DC.”
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, echoed that sentiment.
