Youngkin calls on lawmakers to enact “sweeping revision of change”

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking the divided Virginia General Assembly to work with him to enact his “sweeping vision of change” for the state. In his first joint address Monday to the Democrat-controlled Senate and GOP-controlled House, the governor reiterated many of his campaign pledges while offering some new specifics. He avoiding certain issues such as firearms and abortion policy altogether. Senate Democrats signaled continued disagreement with many of the governor’s priorities and said the political newcomer was not showing the type of bipartisanship he was asking for. They specifically pointed to a slew of first-day executive orders Youngkin issued that many Democrats have criticized as excessively partisan.