Comments by great O K:
Huge thanks to thousands of volunteers and dozens of allies for keeping the pressure on the governor. He now retracted his previous plan and will NOT make any recommendations to VA GA on uranium mining. Please remember 2013 is the election year for the entire House. Keep talking to your legislators.
By: | Times-Dispatch
Published: April 05, 2012
Updated: April 05, 2012 - 2:02 PM
RICHMOND, Va. --
Gov. Bob
McDonnell will make no recommendation on whether the General Assembly should end
the state's 30-year ban on uranium mining, a spokesman said today.
McDonnell's
press secretary, Jeff Caldwell, said the governor will simply pass along
the findings of an administration study group that is investigating
uranium-mining safety.
“His role is not
going to be a bully pulpit role to say to the General Assembly, 'This is what I
think you should do,' “ said Caldwell.’
He added,
“That’s been the position all along.”
A key member of
McDonnell’s study group, Cathie J. France, said in early March that the group
would make a recommendation to the governor, who would in turn make a
recommendation to the General Assembly.
Administration
officials say that was not accurate.
Robert Burnley,
a former Virginia environmental director now working as a consultant for an
environmental group, found the no-recommendation position surprising.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/apr/05/7/tdmet04-mcdonnell-officials-discuss-uranium-study--ar-1819700/
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