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By: Olympia Meola
Published: February 18, 2010 2:07 PM
Concern over proposed deep budget cuts to public education and changes to the state’s retirement system have prompted floor speeches recently in the House of Delegates.
But today, Del. Charniele L. Herring, D-Alexandria, took to the floor to defend homeless services programs facing cuts. In an emotional speech, Herring talked about the confusion of homeless children who don’t understand why their situation is different from others.
She knows the feeling, she said, because she’s been in their shoes.
“It’s a feeling of not knowing why some people get to go home to a home that’s warm and you don’t,” she told the chamber.
Gov. Bob McDonnell is proposing reducing funding for homeless programs by $6 million as part of his sweeping proposal to find $2 billion in cuts.
Herring said she was encouraged by the governor’s tour of shelters and food banks in the run up to his inauguration and understands that he has difficult decisions to make.
“I have a degree in economics and I get it, the best defense is jobs,” she said, refering to his priority of growing the jobs and economy.
But she said there’s also a harsh reality. If someone has no home, they have no address to put on a job application. And no phone number to provide for contact.
And then, again, there are the children.
“The choice is ours but the future should be theirs.”
She sat to bipartisan applause.
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