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years because he is the Senate’s only certified public accountant. He is also the ranking Republican on the Transportation Committee, the Committee on Local Government, and the Rules Committee.
“Even though everyone didn’t get what they wanted, it (the compromise) best serves the Senate,” he said. “I don’t think there was anyone (in the Senate) who didn’t vote for it.”
With organizational matters settled, Sen. Miller said it was time for the Senate to deal with the pressing issues facing the assembly.
Virginia’s income tax structure tops Sen. Miller’s priority list in his district as well as in the state;
Sen. Miller, a longtime supporter of income tax reform, argues that the state’s system has been too hard on those at the lower end of the income bracket. “Those making $15,000 a year — which is near poverty — are being asked to bear too much of the burden,” he said.
As for the education issue, Sen. Miller echoed Gov. George Allen’s sentiments expressed in his State of the Commonwealth address. Gov. Allen compared his 7-year-old daughter’s Christmas wish list to the education budget, saying she knew Santa ClauS'OOijldn’t give her everything on her list and neither can taxpayers.
While agreeing that more money is needed for both public and private education, Sen. Miller cautioned about other budgetary needs in the state.
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