Brianna Lyman of the Federalist digs into the Virginia governor’s interest in affordability for the American people.
“Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family?” Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger asked Americans during the Democrat response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address.
It’s a familiar line of questioning from Spanberger — though it wasn’t prompted by anything Trump has said or done. Trump’s address highlighted falling inflation and easing prices thanks to his leadership. But it was familiar because it was the same affordability schtick she used when she campaigned for governor in November. …
… But branding is not the same as governing.
While in Congress, Spanberger voted 100 percent of the time with then-President Joe Biden, according to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). Some of the items Spanberger voted for included banning gas stoves and voting against permitting medical care for babies born alive after a failed abortion, according to the NRCC.
Spanberger’s radical policies have followed her into the governor’s mansion.
Under Spanberger’s leadership, Virginia Democrats have introduced House Bill 978, which would dramatically expand Virginia’s sales and use tax to cover a bevy of everyday services. Under the bill, taxes would be applied to gym memberships and fitness classes, dry cleaning, laundry services, pet care, home repairs and cleaning services, car repairs, delivery and shipping services, digital services, and event planning.
House Bill 900 would add a retail and use tax on “any county or city that is a member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission at a rate of 0.385 percent; any county or city that is embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority but that is not a member of the Northern Virginia Commission at the rate of 0.615 percent … a retail delivery fee in the amount of 20 cents upon each retail delivery … and a regional highway use tax fee on all vehicles in the Commonwealth that are subject to the existing highway use fee.”
