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Signing Virginia's biennial budget and having a primary parliamentary election in the rear-view mirror,Governor Glenn Youngkin of the GOPis on the road to campaigning to help Republican associates. Ready to head to.
"I'm going to support our great candidate," Yonkin said with Fox News the day after the Republicans settled a nomination dispute in a small number of competitive parliamentary districts in Virginia. Said in an interview. As part of the party's move to recapture the majority of the House of Representatives, it went into the red in theNovember midterm elections.
"I said from the beginning that the road to Washington's majority goes through Virginia," Yongkin emphasized. "And I'm looking forward to going to work.
GOPGOV. The first candidate welcomed by the party's business sector is former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe. Over the last 10 years, as he became the first Republican candidate in a dozen years to win the governor's election in the former swing state he was heading for the Democratic Party.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signs budget Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at a grocery store in Richmond, Virginia At the ceremony, the Virginia State Parliament passed the budget at the beginning of the week.(AP Photo / Steve Helber)
GovernorThe day after signing the Virginia two-year budget, I spoke to Fox News Digital, which included significant tax cuts and increased spending on schools and law. Compulsory.
"We got a lot of what we wanted," he said.
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But Yongkin said, " This $ 4 billion tax cut is a long way to go, but I want five, so I'll be back as soon as I get back to the January session and work on the remaining one billion. I believe we need to do more. And chances. Part of the move is to create a much clearer understanding that Virginia is taxing people. "
In last year's elections, the GOP was the governor, deputy governor, judiciary, and Although he took control of the Virginia State Parliament's House of Representatives, the Democratic Party maintained a majority in the State Parliament.
Before Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signs the budget Speaking Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at a ceremony at a grocery store in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Parliament passed the budget at the beginning of the week. (AP Photo / Steve Helber)
"I'm dissatisfied with the Senate Democrats in Virginia," Yongkin emphasized. And he said, "They continue to get in the way of common sense things like three months of vacation and petrol taxes. And beyond me, why the Senate Democrats don't support it ... we're so short. Having accomplished a lot in the period, they continue to prioritize political interests over Virginias. "
As Yonkin returns to campaign mode to help Republicans, his travel itinerary also Far from Virginia. He will head to Nebraska early next month to give a keynote speech at the Nebraska Republican State Convention and campaign on behalf of GOP Governor candidate Jim Pillen.
"I absolutely believe that the Governor of the Republican Party is far superior to the Governor of the Democratic Party for Americans, and what we see in all 50 states of the United States is that of the Republican Party. The state with the governor is growing rapidly. There are better schools, which means that this was provided by the Republican governor, "Youngkin insisted.
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" So to help the Republican governor, who intends to go to work, be elected. I am very grateful for the support I received last year and am excited to be in a position to support it. " "I travel to many of these states to help the Republican Governor be elected."
Yongkin also praised theRepublican Governor's Association. The association is working on the election and re-election of GOP Governor. "From the point of view of the first candidate, RGA is very valuable. They helped me in every aspect of our campaign .... RGA in every aspect so that we can get a Republican governor. We support. Elected nationwide. "
When asked if he would seek a leadership role in the Republican Party in the coming years, the governor immediately replied" absolutely. "
At that time, Virginia's Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin , Speaking at an election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, USA, November 3, 2021.(REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst)
After the election last November, there was an immediate talk about Yonkin as a candidate for Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Traveling outside Virginia only adds to speculation. Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada — the first four states to hold a contest on the next Republican Presidential Nomination Calendar — All will hold a governor's election this year.
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Yongkin said, "He's a fellow Republican. When asked if to travel to any of those states to campaign for members, the answer is probably. "
But the governor again distracted the presidential election and told Fox News a second time this week, "I'm always humble when people ask me about 2024, but my intention is Virginia. There are so many in the 2022 elections, and I'm doing everything I can to help. "
Fox News' Andrew Murray contributed to this report
Paul Steinhauser is a New Hampshire-based political reporter.