🚨BREAKING: Governor Ron DeSantis says he will allow Florida voters to vote to ABOLISH PROPERTY TAXES. Do it EVERYWHERE! "If you own your home, to truly OWN it, you have to own it FREE and CLEAR of the government - you shouldn't have to pay rent to the government!" "We're gonna place a question on the BALLOT that is gonna allow Floridians to vote themselves relief from property tax." "Your personal home, we really believe, should not be subject to tax. It's an unrealized gain." "People say, 'that can't be done.' My question is, why can't it be done? [Broward] County, Florida. 1.9 million people. NO net population growth over the last 5 years, but the budget has increased 60%!" Democrats and Socialists are taxing us to death and destroying our country. Virginia will suffer just like Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington State, Colorado, and California.

I stand with VCDL on these bills.

Hello, my name is John McVey and I’m a resident of Vienna, Virginia. This morning, I’d like to make a statement in support of the HB277-Wireless Infrastructure Bill. Residents of Vienna, Virginia (including within the Town of Vienna), have become far too accustomed to poor mobile coverage. This issue has been present for years and residents and business owners have had enough. Just in Vienna alone, there are four elementary schools that are considered mobile dead zones for AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile – these include: Our Lady of Good Council, St. Mark, Holy Comforter, and Wolf Trap Elementary. Since 2020 there were at least 10 emergency situations on the OLGC campus that were exacerbated by the lack of mobile coverage – for instance, faculty were unable to reach EMS services when a student had a seizure during class, or the police couldn’t be reached when a suspicious person had entered the campus. Outside of school, parents are very frustrated by not being able to reach their children while they’re in Vienna. A local online petition in Vienna has tallied nearly 1,000 signatures in support of resolving this issue. Numerous local businesses within Vienna (for instance, restaurants, banks, grocery stores, pharmacies) have all reported business impacts due to poor mobile phone coverage. For example, a local fast-food restaurant reported that AT&T customers cannot transact and pay for their food using their mobile wallet. This impacts not only local business revenue – but also taxes revenue for both Fairfax County, and Town of Vienna meals taxes. Resolving this issue is essential to maintaining safety and security in Vienna and all communities in Virginia. I’ll end with this and the focus back on school campuses…. poor mobile coverage is a well-known problem in Vienna specifically around schools, this is a significant concern for parents especially given the tragic frequency of school campus incidents happening across the United States. I look forward to the passage of this very important bill. Thank you.