There’s always some tension between the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate.
But tensions are a little higher this year as lawmakers struggle to find “the Virginia Way.”
Frustration made a few appearances on the Senate floor Wednesday. Sen. Bryce Reeves, R-Spotsylvania, called out the House for not voting on certain Senate bills in committee, leaving them to die.
Adding to the usual tension between chambers this year is the wide discrepancy between the House and Senate budgets. The House budget accepts an estimated $371 million in savings by expanding Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. The Senate’s does not.
