The House Appropriations Committee unanimously advanced HB 30, Virginia's FY 2026–2028 biennial budget, 22 to 0, after adopting seven subcommittee reports covering education, health care, housing, water quality, transportation, capital outlay, and compensation — with the budget's central rationale framed as backstopping Virginians against federal funding reductions.
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“This subcommittee knew we could not sit idly by while so many crucial programs for Virginians were being cut.”
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Sign in to subscribeGood afternoon, everyone, and welcome to our House Appropriations Committee meeting. Clerk, we will take the roll now, please. All right, all 22 oppressed. Good afternoon. So to lighten the moment for me, I'm gonna pretend that I'm at church delivering my sermon to you all today. How about that? I know that. I know that this is rather unconventional, but it's helpful to me. Okay. All right, here we go. Are we on? Well, okay. Good. Here we go. Good afternoon. Today we meet to adopt a package of amendments to House Bill 30, the biennium budget for FY 2026 through 2028 biennium. Over the past year, federal actions have created real gaps. Gaps in health care funding, in workforce programs, in education support, and in the safety net that families rely on. Virginians should not be collateral damage of decisions made in Washington. This budget backfills those holes, not out of politics, but out of prudence. This budget before us today reflects a simple but serious responsibility. When forces beyond Virginia's control create uncertainty or instability, this body must step up to protect our people and our economy. We do this because a stable commonwealth depends on continuity,…
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