Press Releases

February 21, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 21, 2012 Delegate Lopez’s Environmental/Green Industry Legislation PassesThrough the Virginia General Assembly (Richmond, VA) Yesterday Delegate Lopez passed his first piece of legislation through the Virginia General A…

February 20, 2012

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 20, 2012 House Appropriations Committee Restores Funding to Virginia Free ClinicsAdopts Budget Amendment Proposed by Delegate Lopez (Richmond, VA) On Sunday, at the request of Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D-49), the House …

February 15, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 15, 2012 Delegate Lopez Helps Pass Legislation to Increase Capital Investments for Small Businesses Throughout the Commonwealth (Richmond, VA) Legislation passed through the House of Delegates today that would incentivize inves…

February 14, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 14, 2012 Delegate Lopez’s Bill to Allow Prenatal Medicaid Coverage for Lawful Immigrant Women Passes the House of Delegates (Richmond, VA) A bill to allow Prenatal Medicaid and FAMIS coverage for lawful immigrants present i…

February 9, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 9, 2012   Delegate Lopez’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund Legislation Reports to Full Committee   (Richmond, VA) – Delegate Alfonso Lopez’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund bill – HB 790 – wa…

February 8, 2012

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 7, 2012  Legislation Supporting and Opposing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrant Students is Pulled from the Courts of Justice Committee Docket  (Richmond, VA) – Delegate Alfonso Lopez released th…

February 7, 2012

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 7, 2012   Delegate Lopez’s Bill to Encourage Greater Voter Participation by Allowing No Excuse, In Person Absentee Voting is Killed in Subcommittee  (Richmond, VA) – Delegate Lopez’s legislation…

January 26, 2012

  Virginia Democrats Stand up to Voter Suppression Legislation   Virginia Democrats are speaking out today against Republican efforts to make it more difficult for some Virginians to vote through several legislative proposals submitted in the name o…

January 25, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 25, 2012   Delegate Lopez and Delegate Kilgore Urge the General Assembly  to Restore Child Advocacy Center Funding Across Virginia    (Richmond) – Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D-49) and Delegate Terry…