{"id":1394,"date":"2004-04-13T22:32:58","date_gmt":"2004-04-14T02:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/000af36.netsolhost.com\/wordpress1\/2004\/04\/13\/so_it_passes\/"},"modified":"2004-04-13T22:32:58","modified_gmt":"2004-04-14T02:32:58","slug":"so_it_passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/2004\/04\/13\/so_it_passes\/","title":{"rendered":"So It Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The House of Delegates passed a tax bill today<\/a> but not before lawmakers cut, in a 49-48 vote, the increase in recording fees for home purchases. That leaves the measure raising only about $748 million over two years, according to a report by the Associated Press. The original compromise and the bill Senators expected would raise $972 million. <\/p>\n

By changing the proposal at the last minute, the House has proven again that it is in no mood to work cooperatively to craft a budget. The elimination of over $200 million in revenue at the eleventh hour speaks volumes of the disingenuousness of most House Republicans.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the vote:
\nVOTING YES
\nDemocrats (35)
\nAlexander, Norfolk (89); Amundsen, Fairfax (44); Armstrong, Henry (10); BaCote, Newport News (95); Barlow, Isle of Wight (64); Baskerville, Richmond (71); Bland, Petersburg (63); Brink, Arlington (48); Councill, Southampton (75); Ebbin, Arlington (49); Eisenberg, Arlington (47); Hall, Richmond (69); Howell, A.T., Norfolk (90); Hull, Fairfax (38); Johnson, Washington (4); Jones, D.C., Richmond (70); Keister, Pulaski (6); Lewis, Accomack (100); Melvin, Portsmouth (80); Miles, Charles City (74); Moran, Alexandria (46); Petersen, Fairfax City (37); Phillips, Dickenson (2); Plum, Fairfax (36); Pollard, Lancaster (99); Scott, J.M., Fairfax (53); Shannon, Fairfax (35); Shuler, Montgomery (12); Sickles, Fairfax (43); Stump, Buchanan (3); Van Landingham, Alexandria (45); Van Yahres, Charlottesville (57); Ward, Hampton (92); Ware, O., Roanoke City (11); Watts, Fairfax (39).<\/p>\n

Republicans (17)
\nBryant, Lynchburg (23); Callahan, Fairfax (34); Carrico, Grayson (5); Dillard, Fairfax (41); Fralin, Roanoke City (17); Hurt, Pittsylvania (16); Ingram, Hopewell (62); Jones, S.C., Suffolk (76); Marshall, D.W., Danville (14); Morgan, Gloucester (98); Nutter, Montgomery (7); Oder, Newport News (94); Parrish, Manassas (50); Reese, Fairfax (67); Rust, Fairfax (86); Scott, E.T., Culpeper (30); Tata, Virginia Beach (85).<\/p>\n

VOTING NO
\nDemocrats (2)
\nJoannou, Portsmouth (79); Spruill, Chesapeake (77). Note the AP reports that “Spruill voted no by accident and later changed his vote to yes.”<\/p>\n

Republicans (44)
\nAlbo, Fairfax (42); Athey, Warren (18); Bell, Albemarle (58); Black, Loudoun (32); Byron, Campbell (22); Cline, Rockbridge (24); Cole, Spotsylvania (88); Cosgrove, Chesapeake (78); Cox, Colonial Heights (66); Drake, Norfolk (87); Dudley, Franklin County (9); Frederick, Prince William (52); Gear, Hampton (91); Griffith, Salem (8); Hamilton, Newport News (93); Hargrove, Hanover (55); Hogan, Halifax (60); Howell, W.J., Stafford (28); Hugo, Fairfax (40); Janis, Henrico (56); Kilgore, Scott (1); Landes, Augusta (25); Lingamfelter, Prince William (31); Louderback, Page (15); Marrs, Chesterfield (68); Marshall, R.G, Prince William (13); May, Loudoun (33); McDonnell, Virginia Beach (84); McDougle, Hanover (97); McQuigg, Prince William (51); Nixon, Chesterfield (27); O’Bannon, Henrico (73); Orrock, Spotsylvania (54); Purkey, Virginia Beach (82); Rapp, York (96); Reid, Henrico (72); Saxman, Staunton (20); Sherwood, Frederick (29); Suit, Virginia Beach (81); Wardrup, Virginia Beach (83); Ware, R.L., Powhatan (65); Weatherholtz, Rockingham (26); Welch, Virginia Beach (21); Wright, Lunenburg (61).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The House of Delegates passed a tax bill today but not before lawmakers cut, in a 49-48 vote, the increase in recording fees for home purchases. That leaves the measure raising only about $748 million over two years, according to a report by the Associated Press. The original compromise and the bill Senators expected would… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/griendling.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}