Governor McDonnell released his proposed budget cuts this week, including $731 million in cuts to public education and $300 million in cuts to health care services for the poor. He proposed cutting $6 million from homeless services and shutting out 28,566 poor children and pregnant women from access to health care. David’s colleague, Delegate Charniele Herring (D-46) yesterday gave this amazing speech bringing home the human cost of these decisions:
