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Terry McAuliffe on Free TradeDemocratic nominee for Governor; previously DNC Chair |
I am pleased to announce that our efforts are paying off. For the first time in the history of Virginia, agriculture and forestry exports exceeded $3 billion dollars in 2014.
But if we are going to continue our momentum, we must invest in smart incentive funds like the Governor's Opportunity Fund and the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund. These tools make Virginia competitive in a global economy, and they provide a real return on investment: for every $1 we invest, we receive $9 in budget revenue in return.
The Port, which was losing millions and failing to meet its debt covenants this time last year, is finally on track to become the profitable economic asset this Commonwealth needs.
Write New Rules for the Global Economy
The rise of global markets has undermined the ability of national governments to control their own economies. The answer is neither global laissez faire nor protectionism but a Third Way: New international rules and institutions to ensure that globalization goes hand in hand with higher living standards, basic worker rights, and environmental protection. U.S. leadership is crucial in building a rules-based global trading system as well as international structures that enhance worker rights and the environment without killing trade. For example, instead of restricting trade, we should negotiate specific multilateral accords to deal with specific environmental threats.
Press release on Letter from 31 Governors to House Republican leaders:
We urge you to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) before its charter expires this year. In its role as the official export credit agency, Ex-Im is a vital export finance tool for exporters in our states, at no cost to American taxpayers.
Ex-Im allows our companies and workers to compete on a level playing field against our competitors. Without Ex-Im financing, US firms would have lost many sales campaigns to their overseas competitors.
Reauthorizing Ex-Im is the right thing to do for our economy, companies and workers. 41 GOP lawmakers and 865 business organizations have called for the charter's immediate renewal. And, House Democrats have already introduced legislation to reauthorize the bank. Speaker Boehner, it's time to act; quit jeopardizing the nation's economy and American jobs.
Argument in opposition from FreedomWorks:
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VA Gubernatorial: Bob McDonnell Frank Wagner Ken Cuccinelli Robert Sarvis Tim Kaine Tom Perriello VA Senatorial: Ed Gillespie James Webb Mark Warner Robert Sarvis Tim Kaine Gubernatorial Debates 2017: NJ: Fulop(D) vs.Lesniak(D) vs.Wisniewski(D) vs.Ciattarelli(R) vs.Guadagno(R) vs.Rullo(R) VA: Gillespie(R) vs.Wittman(R) vs.Wagner(R) vs.Northam(D) vs.Perriello(D) Gubernatorial Debates 2018: AK: Walker(i) vs.(no opponent yet) AL: (no candidate yet) AR: Hutchinson(R) vs.(no opponent yet) AZ: Ducey(R) vs.(no opponent yet) CA: Newsom(D) vs.Chiang(D) vs.Istvan(I) vs.Villaraigosa(D) CO: Johnston(D) vs.(no opponent yet) CT: Malloy(D) vs.(no opponent yet) FL: (no candidate yet) GA: (no candidate yet) HI: Ige(D) vs.(no opponent yet) IA: Kim_Reynolds(R) vs.(no opponent yet) ID: Little(R) vs.Fulcher(R) IL: Rauner(R) vs.Kennedy(D) vs.Pawar(D) KS: (no candidate yet) MA: Baker(R) vs.(no opponent yet) MD: Hogan(R) vs.(no opponent yet) ME: (no candidate yet) MI: Whitmer(R) vs.(no opponent yet) MN: Coleman(D) vs.Murphy(D) vs.Otto(D) NE: Ricketts(R) vs.(no opponent yet) NH: Sununu(R) vs.(no opponent yet) NM: Grisham(D) vs.(no opponent yet) NV: (no candidate yet) NY: Cuomo(R) vs.(no opponent yet) OH: DeWine(R) vs.(no opponent yet) OK: (no candidate yet) OR: Brown(D) vs.(no opponent yet) PA: Wolf(D) vs.Wagner(R) RI: Raimondo(D) vs.(no opponent yet) SC: McMaster(R) vs.(no opponent yet) SD: Noem(R) vs.(no opponent yet) TN: Green(R) vs.(no opponent yet) TX: Abbott(R) vs.(no opponent yet) VT: Scott(R) vs.(no opponent yet) WI: Walker(R) vs.(no opponent yet) WY: (no candidate yet) |
Newly-elected governors (first seated in Jan. 2017):
DE-D: Carney IN-R: Holcomb MO-R: Greitens NH-R: Sununu NC-D: Cooper ND-R: Burgum VT-R: Scott WV-D: Justice Retiring 2017-18: AL-R: Robert Bentley(R) (term-limited 2018) CA-D: Jerry Brown (term-limited 2018) CO-D: John Hickenlooper (term-limited 2018) FL-R: Rick Scott (term-limited 2018) GA-R: Nathan Deal (term-limited 2018) IA-R: Terry Branstad (appointed ambassador, 2017) ID-R: Butch Otter (retiring 2018) KS-R: Sam Brownback (term-limited 2018) ME-R: Paul LePage (term-limited 2018) MI-R: Rick Snyder (term-limited 2018) MN-D: Mark Dayton (retiring 2018) NM-R: Susana Martinez (term-limited 2018) OH-R: John Kasich (term-limited 2018) OK-R: Mary Fallin (term-limited 2018) SC-R: Nikki Haley (appointed ambassador, 2017) SD-R: Dennis Daugaard (term-limited 2018) TN-R: Bill Haslam (term-limited 2018) WY-R: Matt Mead (term-limited 2018) |
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