Virginia Democrats and Republicans are at an impasse over tax cuts, and both sides are blunt: Monday’s special session won’t resolve it.
“I doubt anything will come of it,” said Sen. Janet D. Howell , chairwoman of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, who called the session “premature.” “The budget is still at an impasse, and most bills that are outstanding have fiscal impacts. This is a total waste of time for legislators.”
At an appearance in Richmond on Friday, Youngkin suggested the session would give legislators a much-needed nudge even though there is no prospect for a budget vote that day.“We’ve got to get moving,” he told reporters, following an appearance with Latino business leaders at the Wooden Spoon Restaurant. “I am a little disappointed that that there wasn’t more interaction [among negotiators] this week. But I fully expect them to be in meetings on Monday and [beyond].
After failing to reach a budget deal during the 60-day regular session, which concluded March 12, General Assembly members adjourned knowing they would have to finish the job in a special session. They expected the governor to call them back to Richmond once House and Senate budget negotiators hashed out a deal on the two-year spending plan.— and launching campaign-style TV ads meant to gin up support for the tax cuts he wants the budget to include.
Leaders from both sides expect to sit down and establish a schedule for meetings Monday, after the chambers gavel in and out, according to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Barry D. Knight . “I assume we will gavel out, and go into recess, and then we control the timeline,” Knight said. “I would imagine we would not come back until we have a budget.”Del. Mark D. Sickles , a budget negotiator, called Monday’s meeting “a little bit of a waste of time” for a “citizen legislature” whose members have to put their day jobs on hold to come back to the Capitol with no prospect for passing the budget.
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