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“The House of Delegates is broken,” said Lesinski citing a main reason for running. “Nothing constructive is getting done and there needs to be a change.
“My opponent is a part of what’s not working in Richmond,” he said.
Lesinski said Gilbert’s focus has been on legislation that does not have immediate impact on people’s lives. He said his focus would be on jobs and the economy. “We re living that day to day,” he said.
Lesinski said that Delegate Gilbert did not support the governor’s budget which included stimulus money, that his focus has been on issues such as the proposed “Triggerman Law” that not only have no immediate effect on the economy, but may actually end up casting the state more.
“My focus is on those issues which will affect people today,” said Lesinski, “and my legislation would reflect that.”
“When you have unemployment at 18 percent in Page County, that’s where the focus needs to be,” said Lesinski.
Part of that stance is supporting Gov. Kaine on issues like extending unemployment benefits. The opposition says that this would add expenses to business owners with increased unemployment insurance premiums.
But, Lesinski maintains, “1 can’t imagine that the individual business owners couldn’t afford that,” which would amount to an additional $4.50 per worker per year according to Lesinski.
He also insists that nothing is permanent with regard to spending, stating that the legislation can change once the economy recovers.
When asked a series of issue-specific questions, Lesinski replied more than
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