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Speaker, Delegates Ware and Oder appointed to Governor’s Reform Commission
May 7th
Today, Governor Bob McDonnell announced the members of his Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring (see ).
and Delegates (Newport News) and (Powhatan) will serve on the Commission, chaired by Fred Malek, founder and chairman of Thayer Capital Partners in executing the charge the Governor has set for the Commission, "We must make government simpler and easier to use, more efficient and more effective. That is the work of this Commission. The Commission members will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the state's agencies, programs, and services to find out how we can make our state government work better for its owners, the people of Virginia. I look forward to working with these reform-minded leaders to examine how Virginia can better serve the taxpayers. Our state and local government employees have made Virginia one of the best managed states in the nation and just like them, I will always seek to make us even better."
The Speaker has a long history of seeking these kinds of reform solutions, promoting new ideas and market-based reforms to improve the delivery of government services, maximize the return on investment of limited taxpayer dollars, and minimize the costs of government wherever possible.
The Speaker and Delegates Oder and Ware look forward to pursuing the many opportunities for reform in Virginia's government with the Governor, Commission Chairman Malek, and the other member's of the Commission.
McDonnell Highlights House Republicans in State of the Commonwealth
Jan 18th
highlighted the great policy initiatives led by Republican members of the House in his first State of the Commonwealth Address:
- 's bill will grant an income tax exemption for qualified investments by technology and science startup businesses. .
- Delegate Terry Kilgore will help the Governor create an energy corridor in Southern and Southwest Virginia.
- Delegates and have a bill, , to identify cost savings and establish performance metrics on congestion releif and mobility at .
- 's bills will help protect victims of domestic violence by improving Virginia's protective order process. , .
- will help fight gangs by expanding Gang-Free School Zones into Gang-Free Zones, to better target gang activity wherever it occurs. .
Check out Speaker Howell's comments on the Governor's speech .