Speaker Don Scott Statement on Virginia Losing #1 Business Ranking Due to Trump and Republicans’ Federal Job Cuts
Speaker Don Scott Statement on Virginia Losing #1 Business Ranking Due to Trump and Republicans’ Federal Job Cuts
RICHMOND, VA – Today, Speaker Don Scott released the following statement on Virginia losing its #1 ranking as the Top State for Business—dropping to 4th—due to federal job cuts driven by Donald Trump and enabled by Virginia Republicans. According to CNBC “Virginia, America’s Top State for Business in 2024 and a top three finisher in each of the past five years, slips this year to its worst showing since 2018. Federal job cuts disproportionately affect Virginia’s economy, a major factor in this year’s competitiveness study.”
“We’ve dropped from the top spot for business because Donald Trump tanked our economy and Virginia Republicans just let it happen. While Trump was busy firing thousands of federal workers and gutting funding in Virginia, Republicans said nothing. Did nothing. Because they’re too terrified to stand up to him. Their only policy is fealty to Trump – even if that means Virginians lose their jobs, their families suffer, and our economy takes the hit. They chose cowardice over leadership.
“Democrats are the only ones fighting for Virginia’s economic future – for Virginians. We need to elect Abigail Spanberger as our next Governor. We need leaders like Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones. And we need to expand our Democratic majority in the House. Unlike Republicans, we will stand up to Trump and we won’t sit back while he wrecks Virginia’s economy and our future.”
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