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The bill’s passage through the Senate was by less than a comfortable margin.
Delegates lined the walls of the Senate chamber and watched from the balcony to see if.the constitutionally required 21 votes would be reached. The bill cleared the Senate 22-12 after bill supporters managed to gain two Democratic senators.
"None of us is totally pleased or totally happy with the plan," admitted Sen. Charles L. Waddell, D33rd District, “but it was a responsible decision by the state legislature."
Sen. Kevin G. Miller, R-26t.h District, a CPA, had his proposal of an $*,000 deduction to those 55-62 years of age turned down by the Senate. His efforts were not without some success, though.
“It’s partly through my efforts that the over 62 age credit was not repealed,” said the delegate from Harrisonburg.
Del. Kenneth R. Plum, D-36th District, supported the plan, saying, "A significant block of the public anti private retirees have been brought into the program. This does not have to be the final answer. We can do better in the future, and we probably will."
The legislation was supported by the Virginia chapters of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the Virginia Education Association, and the Retired Officers
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