Virginia House “Emergency Committee” is hitting the road

Virginia’semergencycommitteelookingatreductionstothefederalworkforceisplanningatouracrosstheCommonwealth. Thisspringandsummer,theEmergencyCommitteeontheImpactsoftheFederalWorkforceandFundingReductionswillbetakingitsactontheroad.ThefirststoponthetourwillbeinNorthernVirginia,likelyinArlington–anareawithoneofthehighestconcentrationsoffederalemployeesandcontractors. “IwouldjustkindofhadhopedthatwewouldhavehadmoreseniorleadershipfromNorthernVirginia,”saysDelegateRobBloxom,aRepublicanfromAccomackCounty,whoisvicechairmanoftheEmergencyCommittee.HesaysSpeakerDonScottdidnotreallyfillthecommitteewithHouseleadershipfromNOVA. “I’mnotgoingtosaythatitlacksfirepower.Butwe’remissingsomeseniorleadershiponthere.” FutureappearancesoftheemergencycommitteeincludeastopinHamptonRoadsandanotherinSouthwestVirginia. “WeabsolutelyoweittothepeopleofVirginiatounderstandthescopeoftheproblem,”sa