Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Protect Women Who Have Survived Domestic Abuse
May 01, 2019
May 01, 2019
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news:
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam this morning vetoed House Bill 2042. The bill, patroned by Del. Kathleen Murphy (D - Fairfax) and House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert (R - Shenandoah), was a bipartisan effort to protect survivors of repeat domestic abuse. On the same day, Governor Northam wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post attempting to link his vetoes to repairing his own badly damaged re . . .
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam this morning vetoed House Bill 2042. The bill, patroned by Del. Kathleen Murphy (D - Fairfax) and House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert (R - Shenandoah), was a bipartisan effort to protect survivors of repeat domestic abuse. On the same day, Governor Northam wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post attempting to link his vetoes to repairing his own badly damaged re . . .