Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling confirmed with us today that he will conduct a live blog interview here on February 14 at 10:00 a.m. It will be right after “crossover” when all passed bills originating in each respective chamber go to the other chamber. Crossover is an interesting time during the General Assembly and the LG will be able to give us a unique perspective on this important stage of the legislative calender. The floor is yours, so question away to the LG by posting your questions on this thread.
We have two other interviews confirmed, one senator, one delegate but are just waiting to nail down dates and times. As promised before, one will be a true shocker. Hint: The delegate will be a Democrat. (Imagine that! A Democrat on familyfoundation.org? Yes, liberals, The Family Foundation does have Democrat friends, even those who don’t always agree with us.)
Lieutenant Governor Bolling, welcome to familyfoundationblog.com, and we greatly appreciate you taking time from such a busy General Assembly session to answer questions from our readers.
I’ll start us off: Can you review the highlights of your legislative agenda for this session and update the status of some of your priority bills?
Also, as president of the Senate, what has it been like dealing with a new majority there? What significant tactical changes have taken place within the Republican Senate Caucus?
Hello Lieutenant Governor Bolling, Thanks for coming to Petersburg, Va with Project Child Safe.Your visit was a great blessing to our city and the parents are grateful for the gun locks.What are some of the other programs you have or are sponsoring or cosponsoring for children?
Dr. Marietta Brown
House Of Restoration Community Developement Programs
Petersburg, Va 23804
Mental Health – New Laws sound wonderful, but will the money be there to back these changes?
Finding a bed for a client that is in crisis, wants to go to the hospital and needs to go to the hospital is next to impossible now. State hospitals have cut beds available – Will there be more beds?
Case Managers have huge Case loads – who is going to pay for smaller case loads? Turn over in Case Management is severe due to poor pay and insurance offered is too expensive to be afforded. A change in a Case Manager for a Client is very disturbing. Where is this money going to come from? Laws are great, but if the money is not there to enforce them – Mental Health stands still!
CSB’s (Mental Health) are not State and not County …. easily over looked until a tragedy happens. Rural areas tend to think , “that would never happen here” – facilities are needed – Substance Abuse, Detox, Intervention homes, Hospital beds available, Assisted Living Facilities, Half way homes, Domestic Violence (PTSD) groups, transportation ……….. staff, salaries, abundant paperwork. Over loading the courts and jails is not the answer – Will there be money to do this right?
Rex
Mental Health Case Manager
Dear Lt. Gov. Bolling,
Thank you for your work and passion for Virginia! My husband and I recently witnessed the dehydration and starvation of an elderly family friend in a Norfolk hospital. It was and is deeply disturbing to think that the medical community (here in Virginia and nationwide) is increasingly taking the role of determining who is and who is not fit to live.
What can we do in Virginia to stem the increasing tide of “new eugenics,” bring light to this darkness and promote and protect the sanctity of human life for all ages and stages in our great Commonwealth?
With respect and gratitude,
Diane Pyle
Thanks Lt. Gov for your 100 Ideas for Virginia!! I have a great idea to SAVE Virginia BILLIONS of $$. Dismantle the DCSE. After over 2 decades of abuse of their authority and the dissection of so many families, we really don’t need to continue to spend over $35 MILLION on SALARIES + benefits just so Virginia can have 875 ‘employees’ who do Nothing but push paper around and waste the Court’s time. The statutes on the books have been ignored, due process denied citizens, and our jails are overflowing with so many parents too poor to even support themselves, much less pay for an attorney to defend themselves AND pay child support.
To all the parents who have children – take the time to take care of your own finances – the Government doesn’t have to do it for you. You can tell a Judge to enforce the laws on the books just as easily as this government funded debt collection agency that ignores Federal and State Laws.
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Lieutenant Governor Bolling,
Thanks so much for taking all of our questions today. I read in this morning’s Richmond Times-Dispatch that the Commonwealth’s budget deficit could hit $1 billion. What are your thoughts on the best way to deal with this situation?
–Peter Foster (Chester, VA)
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Lt. Governor Bolling,
Thank you for your leadership on behalf of the families and taxpayers of Virginia. Many Virginians were deeply disturbed by Governor Kaine’s decision to eliminate funding for abstainance education in the budget the he submitted before the start of the current General Assembly session. The Governor’s decision was a major blow to those parents in the Commonwealth who don’t want the moral lessons taught at the dinner table to be undone in the classroom. What is the status of abstainance education programs as that issue has been debated in the Virginia Senate? Do we have a realistic chance of restoring funding for this vital effort to encourage Virginia’s children to delay sexual activity until marriage?
Ted Brown
Richmond, VA