Now this is the Delegate Orrock I remember working for!
(Y)esterday, Del. Bobby Orrock, R-Caroline — who had his own tax proposals in 2004 — stood on the House floor to denounce the idea that transportation improvements must go hand-in-hand with tax increases.
Orrock said he’s getting tired of suggestions that House committees’ recent actions to kill most of Kaine’s plan mean the House doesn’t want transportation reform.
‘You can be, as we all know, for transportation solutions and opposing, at this juncture in our legislative process, any kind of transportation tax hike plan,’ he said.
Sounds as if Delegate Orrock’s leadership against the transportation tax hike is frustrating the designs of the Democrats. Relieved to hear it.
House Republicans are tired of the zero-sum game being played, and to see that their numbers include some of the Republicans who broke ranks in 2004 – including my own delegate – is a great sign.
Ten time happier about the state of the GOP than I was before reading that!