Richmond, VA – On Tuesday, it was reported that the State of New York had 1,700 previously unreported COVID-19 deaths in its nursing homes and adult-care facilities. Ralph Northam’s administration has placed Virginia behind the curve in both reporting and testing which begs the question; if a state like New York (which as of 5/5 ranks #2 in testing) can have 1,700 previously unreported deaths, how many unreported deaths are there in Virginia (which as of 5/5 ranks #48 in testing)? “Things have gotten out of hand on Governor Northam’s watch,” said RPV Chairman Jack Wilson. “The sooner he gets his act together, the sooner Virginia can get on the
Richmond, VA – As one of the only organizations holding Governor Ralph Northam accountable for his failure to guide Virginia through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republican Party of Virginia has again urged Northam to take responsibility for his leadership, or lack thereof. During today’s press conference, please be advised that Governor Northam will take credit for a sharp increase in tests counted (as opposed to the number of people tested) and will point to how Virginia has been keeping track of its numbers instead of why, by any measurement, they are so low. Any blame directed at the Trump Administration will be misplaced, as there are 49
Richmond, VA – According to the non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation, Virginia ranks 49th in the United States with regard to COVID-19 tests administered per 1,000 residents and 14th in share of tests with positive COVID-19 results. In simpler terms, Virginia is at the bottom for testing and near the top for confirmed cases. Governor Northam has yet to give a real answer as to why Virginia has lagged so far behind the rest of the nation in this battle against COVID-19. Instead of taking responsibility for his failed governorship, Northam has shifted blame to the Trump Administration, even though states like Maryland, West
Richmond, VA – This week, the Trump Administration delivered over one million pieces of PPE to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yet Governor Northam has continued to pin blame for Virginia’s shortcomings on President Trump and his administration. Why hasn’t Virginia’s press corps grilled Governor Northam like the White House Press Corps grills President Trump? We know that the President’s team has been in contact with members of the media here in Richmond, and we hope that Northam’s platitudes will no longer go unchallenged. Virginia receives more than one million pieces of PPE from national stockpile The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered hundreds of
Richmond, VA – Yesterday, Governor Ralph Northam told Virginians that he needed to see two weeks of steady decline of new cases of COVID-19 to begin the process of reopening Virginia. To accomplish that, Virginia needs to ramp up its testing for the disease. “The lack of testing capacity will have severe real-time impact on Virginia’s economy. Governor Ralph Northam said in his Friday news conference that more widespread testing is needed before Virginia can relax its social-distancing restrictions.” – COVID19 Testing: Tennessee Versus Virginia Interestingly, Virginia has consistently remained near the bottom of the nation in terms of tests performed. As
Richmond, VA – On Friday, President Donald Trump tweeted, “LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!” That tweet was accompanied by two others directed at the citizens of two other states also subjected to the tyrannical rule of incompetent liberal governors. COVID-19 testing, the key to lifting public restrictions, stalls in Virginia Timely COVID-19 information is vital, but Va.’s state government is falling short During Governor Northam’s 2:00 PM press conference today, please consider asking him if shutting down Virginia is actually for our health. Before he attempts to enchant you with a canned “now is not the time
Richmond, VA – In an unsurprising display of petty partisan politics, Elaine Luria and Abigail Spanberger allowed the Paycheck Protection Program to run out of life-saving funds for small businesses. While Luria and Spanberger pretend to care about their constituents when they are in their Districts, all of that seemingly takes a backseat when they get to Washington. In fact, while jobs and lives were getting ripped apart, Virginia Democrats’ boss, Nancy Pelosi, channeled her inner Marie Antoinette and ate $13 ice cream in front of a $20,000 freezer. “It is incredibly disappointing to watch Virginia Democrats treat emergency funding for Americans’ paychecks like some sort of political football that they
Richmond, VA – Today, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman, Jack Wilson, issued the following statement in response to Governor Northam’s decision yesterday to extend the closure of many Virginia businesses until May 8th: “Virginians are the most resilient people on the face of the Earth. We have survived everything from the Civil War to the Great Depression. Virginia has bounced back before and will bounce back stronger than ever once this pandemic is over. “However, we cannot begin the recovery process until our leaders give us that ability. That is why I urge the Governor to develop and announce an actual plan
The only fingers Luria, Spanberger, and Wexton seem content on lifting to help the 18,328 small businesses in their districts are their middle fingers. The latest example of this is their silence as Nancy Pelosi vows to block $250 billion in aid that small businesses desperately need to stay afloat during this global pandemic. If this sounds familiar, it’s because Luria, Spanberger, and Wexton also couldn’t muster the courage to stand up to Pelosi when she tried holding the phase 3 relief bill hostage so she could tie it to their socialist agenda wish list. Shame on Luria, Spanberger, and Wexton.
National Delegate John Selph Carol Fox Ronald Wilcox Marissa Findlay Dennis Free Kenneth Reid Sean Spicer Pete Snyder Sarah Alison Jones Jeff Ryer Scott Taylor Michael Thielen Robert Whitfield Rob Nelson E.W. Jackson John Whitbeck Elector at Large E.W. Jackson John Selph Richard Stonage, Jr.
