This week our group contacted the following people:
The chief patron of this bill: Delores McQuinn
She is a delegate for the 70th district of Virginia. Her areas of special interest include youth and family success, education, public safety, and neighborhood improvements. She is currently serving on committees for General Laws, Counties Cities and Towns, and Transportation.
And other patrons:
Mamye BaCote:
She is a delegate for the 95th district of Virginia. She is currently serving on the General Laws, Health Welfare and Institutions, and Transportation committees.
Betsy Carr:
She has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2009 representing parts of the City of Richmond. She serves on the Transportation, Finance, and General Laws Committees. In the House she serves as the House Democratic Caucus and the co-chair of the Capital Region Caucus.
Roslyn Tyler:
She is a delegate for Virginia’s 75th district. She is currently serving on committees for Education, Commerce and Labor, and Militia Police and Public Safety.
We contacted these legislators because they are the patrons of the bill and will help to further develop this bill and push it forward.
As of February 14, 2012, this bill is currently “Left in Rules.” This means that in the House subcommittee, it was given first consideration, but not automatically given second consideration and “laid on the table” to be reviewed at the next legislative day. If it is not removed from the table after 15 days, it is automatically removed and placed on the calendar for second consideration the next legislative day. Therefore, there have been no further developments in our bill.
We agree with your bill and that it would both benefit the community's overall health and economic status. The support that could be driven toward local farmers and agriculture would ignite a improvement in our overall economy. How much better would it be to support your neighbor growing fresh food without pesticides than to send money overseas for making Twinkies with numerous processed ingredients?!
ReplyDeleteHas your group done any research into the overall economic benefits that could stem from this bill?
We love it! :) and the great layout!
When dealing with food deserts the only con we could find was the cost of starting instituting the program. The potential benefits vastly outweigh the costs because through increasing the quality of a communities nutritional intake we are increasing the health status of that community which is going to decrease health care costs. Also, by buying foods from the local community we are providing local farmers with much needed income and the community's economy would be further stimulated. Other than the initial costs, everyone benefits!
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