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[MUSIC] >> WELCOME TO THIS WEEK IN RICHMOND
-- THANK YOU MARCUS SIMON AND MICHAEL FUTRELL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND EAGER TO HAVE YOU TALK TO THE STATE-WIDE AUDIENCE
ABOUT BILLS YOU HAVE PUT IN OR OTHERS HAVE. MARCUS, WE WILL START WITH YOU AND THEN
SCOTT AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO TALK BACK AND FORTH.
>> I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. I HAVE A NUMBER OF BILLS IN AS WE ARE WORKING
THROUGH SESSION. THE BILLS I HAVE PUT IN THAT SORT OF GARNERED
THE MOST ATTENTION IS THE BILL ON WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE BENCH *** OR THE UNLAWFUL
SHARING OF OTHER'S PICTURES WITH INTEND TO CAUSE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.
THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM. WHEN I TALK TO OLDER FOLKS ABOUT IT THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS PEOPLE IS. AND YOUNGER PEOPLE SAY THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM
AND SOMETHING THE STATE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF.
IT WOULD MAKE A CRIME TO POST SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS USUALLY OBTAINED DURING A RELATIONSHIP.
USUALLY LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS SHARE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS THEY EXPECT TO BE PRIVATE
AND HOPEFULLY BE DELETED. AND THEN THE RELATIONSHIP ENDS AND THESE ARE
USED AS A WEAPON TO HARM THE PERSON THAT SENT THEM.
SO IT WOULD MAKE A MISDEMEANOR. >> AND WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE LEGISLATION
YOU ARE CARRYING? >> I WILL GET INTO THE A LEGISLATION THAT
HAS SOMEONE TO DO WITH -- BECAUSE WE ARE YOUNGER AND NEWER MEMBERS WE UNDERSTAND THE CYBER
WORLD, AND I HAVE TO BILL WHERE THERE IS A STATUTE THAT SAYS IF YOU CAN HARASS SOMEONE
ONLINE WITH VIA E-MAILS BUT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE CODE THAT DEALS WITH HARASSMENT BY
TAKING YOUR IDENTITY, CREATING A FACEBOOK PAGE, AND MAKING IT LOOK LIKE YOU DID WRONG
THINGS AND POTENTIALLY IMPEDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU ARE SEEING THAT WHERE YOUNG FOLKS ARE KILLING THEMSELVES.
I HAVE A CRIME THAT CREATES MINIMUM JAIL TIME IF YOU HARASS SOMEONE BY CREATING A PROFILE
AND RUINING THEIR REPUTATION. BUT THE MAIN REASON I AM HERE IS ECONOMICS
AND JOBS. I HAVE A SERIES OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL GET
US ON THE FOREFRONT OF NATURAL GAS AND GROW OUR ECONOMY AND DO BETTER THINGS FOR THE ECONOMY.
IT IS A REGIONAL MARKET AS OPPOSED TO A WORLD MARKET.
MY BILL IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ALLOW PEOPLE TO CONVERT VEHICLES, CREATE STATIONS AND MAKE
SURE THE TAX RATE IS CORRECT FOR A TRANSPORTATION FUEL.
>> YOU HAVE EXCITING BILLS YOU ARE WORKING ON.
FAIRFAX AND FALLS CHURCH, PART OF VIRGINIA BEACH --
>> 85TH DISTRICT DOWNTOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF VIRGINIA BEACH.
>> DIFFERENT PARTIES WORKING TOGETHER ON IMPORTANT ISSUE.
OTHER BILLS THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON? >> SURE, SIMILAR TO WHAT SCOTT IS DOING, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS WERE A BIG PRIORITY. WE MIGHT BE FAR APART IN DISTANCE, BUT URBAN
DENSITY IS SIMILAR. EDUCATION IS A BIG ONE IN YOUR AREA SPECIFICALLY
THE S.T.E.M. FIELD. I HAVE A BILL THAT WILL REQUIRE THE SECRETARY
OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF S.T.E.M. EDUCATION ACROSS THE COMMON WEALTH.
WE HAVE IT GOING ON WITH VARIOUS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS WORKING ON IT.
WE HAVE ASKED THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO COME UP WITH A REPORT ON THE STATE OF S.T.E.M.
IN THE COMMONWEALTH, DEVELOPMENT MEASUREMENTS SO WE CAN SO HOW AFFECTIVE THEY ARE.
IT IS ONE THING TO LABEL IT AS S.T.E.M., BUT IT IS ANOTHER THING TO MEASURE WHAT IS SUPPOSED
TO DO. ARE WE TURNING OUT PEOPLE THAT CAN GET JOBS
IN THE S.T.E.M. FIELD? ARE WE MEETING THE DEMANDS OF THE EMPLOYERS?
OR JUST LABELING IT FOR THE FEEL-GOOD MEASURE. WE WILL KEEP TABS ON THAT AND MAKE SURE IT
IS EFFECTIVE >> WHAT COMMITTEE ARE YOU SERVING ON?
>> TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THOSE AREAS.
FOR MY REGION AND DISTRICT, TRANSPORTATION IS A GOOD THING.
AND SERVING ON CITY AND TOWNS. >> I AM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
AND MILITIA AND POLICE WHICH IS DEALING WITH GUN VIOLENCE AND POLICING ISSUES AND SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AND JAILING. I HAVE A LOCUM GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND SO IT
IS HELPFUL. >> THE BILLS EACH OF YOU HAVE ARE SOMEWHAT
SIMILAR IN WAY. COURTS OF JUSTICE AND HOW ARE THE BILLS FAIRING?
>> MY NATURAL GAS BILL -- WE HAVE THREE THAT MADE IT OUT UMAN -- UNANIMOUSLY -- AND I THINK
THEY WILL MAKE IT THROUGH NICELY. I AM HAPPY THAT IS HAPPENING.
>> AND SO MY CRIMINAL COURSE OF JUSTICE IS A THICK DOCKET.
BUT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS A SIMILAR BILL AND THEY WILL PROBABLY BE MERGED
AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMITTEE I THINK IT STANDS A CHANCE OF GETTING OUT.
MY OTHER BILL IS HEARD ON THURSDAY AND I HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING FOR THE S.T.E.M. EDUCATION.
SOME OF THE BILLS I PUT IN HAVEN'T MET THE SAME FATE AS SCOTT.
BUT WHEN YOU ARE ONE OF 33 DEMOCRATS IN 100, YOU WIN SOME AND LOSE SOME.
>> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST SURPRISE OR STOOD OUT THE MOST THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE HAPPENING? >> FOR ME, AND I SAID THIS BEFORE, OFF THE
GET-GO, WE HAD THE TRAINING IN NOVEMBER AND THEN IN JANUARY BEFORE THE SESSION STARTED,
BUT I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW HELPFUL LEGISLATIVE SERVICE HAS BEEN.
THEY BEND OVER BACKWARDS AND THE BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE
PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT FOR US. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MARCUS
AND THE OTHER SIDE BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LOT MORE COMMON THAN DIFFERENT.
>> I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH REPUBLICAN BILLS AND THEY ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH US.
MOST OF THE WORK WE DO IS BIPARTISAN. THE OTHER THING IS HOW MUCH TIME THIS TAKES.
EVERYONE WARNS YOU ABOUT HOW BUSY YOU ARE GOING TO BE AND HOW FULL THE DAYS ARE, BUT
UNTIL YOU GET HERE AND GOING FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 10:30 P.M. AND THERE IS NO BREAK.
IT IS LOT OF HARD WORK. I VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS JOB.
NO BODY MADE BE DO IT. SO I AM HAPPY TO DO IT.
>> WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONTACT YOU?
>> WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT THERE AND RECEIVING MESSAGE.
SO I HAVE HAD THEM CONTACT ME WITH E-MAIL, PHONE, IN TWITTER, ON FACEBOOK AND WE WELCOME
THAT. WHETHER IT IS BACK WHEN I AM HOME ON THE WEEKEND
OR IN SESSION WE HAVE GOTTEN MESSAGES ON PHONE CALLS AND E-MAIL.
I LOVE ALL OF THE FEEDBACK. >> I THINK SCOTT IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
PERSONALIZE YOUR MESSAGE AND WHAT IS NOT EFFECTIVE ARE THE MASS E-MAILS WE GET WITH THE SAME
SUBJECT AND BODY TEXT. THERE IS NO ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN TAKE SO YOU
HAVE TO RANK HOW IT GOES. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE YOU CARE ABOUT, PUT EXTRA
TIME AND EFFORT INTO MAKING SURE IT IS PERSONAL AND CLEAR THIS IS YOUR WORDS AND THOUGHTS
AND YOU HAVE SPENT TO TIME TO DO THAT HOWEVER YOU DO IT WHETHER IT IS WELL-WORDED E-MAIL,
FACEBOOK MESSAGE, TWITTER OR COMING TO SEE ME IN PERSON.
MAKE SURE IT IS TIED TO YOU AND HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU PERSONAL.
>> WHEN WE DO THE SECOND EDITION OF THE RED BOOK WE WILL HAVE A PAGE OF TIPS AND WHERE
PUT AN EXTRA TIP IN SAYING IF YOU ARE SENDING AN E-MAIL IN THE SUBJECT LINE SAY YOUR NAME,
ADDRESS AND I AM A CONSTITUENT BECAUSE IT WILL HELP THE STAFF SAY THIS IS SOMEONE FROM
VIRGINIA OR FAIRFAX. >> VERY IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING THIS WEEK IN RICHMOND AND HOPE IT GOES WELL FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> THANKS, DAVE.
>> THANK YOU. [MUSIC]
>> VERY SPECIAL WELCOME TO THE CLASS OF 2014, ONE OF 15 MEMBERS.
MICHAEL FUTRELL IS HERE FROM PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY.
THAT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING -- BEFORE YOU START TALKING ABOUT YOUR LEGISLATION AND
EXPERIENCE, TALK ABOUT HOW YOU GOT INVOLVED AND WHY YOU DECIDED TO RUN.
>> ABSOLUTELY. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. IT IS
GREAT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND TALK BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU.
HOW I GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS WAS I RUN A NON-PROFIT IN MY AREA AND WORK WITH YOUTH.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SAID I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RUN FOR THIS NEW SEAT.
AND THEY SAID CAN YOU MOVE YOUR WEDDING? BUT WITH THAT THEY REACHED OUT AND SAID WE
WILL LOVE YOU TO TAKE OVER THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY.
YOU DO GREAT WITH THE YOUTH AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE IN THE PAST AND WOULD LIKE YOU TO
BE A PART OF IT. I SAT DOWN WITH THE CHAIR OF THE PARTY AND
I SAID I AM WILLING TO DO THIS. BUT MY GOAL ISN'T TO CREATE MORE DEMOCRATS.
MY JOB IS TO GIVE EDUCATION TO PEOPLE AND IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO BE REPUBLICANS
AFTER THAT, THAT IS FINE. WE WENT FROM 6 PEOPLE TO 250 ON THE BOOKS.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN PUSH AND GET THE YOUNG PEOPLE ACTIVE.
THAT IS THE WAY THE COUNTRY IS PROGRESSING. WE ARE A LOT YOUNGER AND WE WILL LIKE MORE
REPRESENTATION. SO IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE A YOUNG DEMOCRAT.
AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE YOUNGEST EVER ELECTED AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
>> TWO YEARS LATER YOU DECIDED YOU WOULD RUN? >> IT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT TIME.
I HAD MY YOUNG SON. I WAS OPEN AND DOING ACTIVE THINGS IN THE
COMMUNITY. YOU HEAR SO MANY PEOPLE REACHING OUT AND WANTING
TO HAVE A VOICE. THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAD A VOICE.
AND THEY SAID MICHAEL WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD RUN.
AND I SAID YOU HAVE TO START BEING REACTIVE AND BE PROACTIVE.
SO I SAT DOWN AND AS A FAMILY WE DECIDED IT WAS TIME.
>> IF SOMEONE STUDIED THE LAST ELECTION, THEY WOULD FIND A NUMBER OF YOUNG ADULTS WERE RUNNING
FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. PROBABLY MORE THAN IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS.
>> YES, AND THERE WERE QUITE A FEW. AND IT GOES TO SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE ARE STAYING
ACTIVE AND PAYING ATTENTION. FOR YEARS IT WAS DISCOUNTED BECAUSE IT WAS
SAID THEY DON'T COME OUT TO VOTE. WE WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT
AND FIGHT FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS RIGHT FOR THEM.
SO SEEING SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE COMING OUT AND BEING A PART OF THIS WAS EXCITING.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON THIS SECTION.
>> WELL, THAT IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, AS I TOLD YOU, WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE FOUGHT FOR THOSE THINGS WE STARTED OFF WITH.
WE WANTED TO BE A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS AND HOPEFULLY OUR LEGISLATION BACKS THAT UP.
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WE TALKED ABOUT BEING A VOICE FOR MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES.
WE WANTED TO FIGHT FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATION AND OUR KIDS.
SOME OF THE LEGISLATION, AND THIS IS HOUSE BILL 777, REMOVES THE STATE TAXES OFF OF VETERANS
RETIREMENT. AND ANOTHER DELEGATE PICKED UP ON 1021 HOUSE
BILL AND I AM A CHIEF CO-PATRON ON THAT BILL SO IT IS GREAT TO FIND THINGS WE CAN AGREE
ON. WE HEAR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS, BUT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT SEPARATES US, BUT WHERE DO WE AGREE AND MOVE FORWARD
IS THE REAL QUESTION. ANOTHER BIG THING IS HOUSE RESOLUTION 95 WITH
THAT IT WAS OUR REGIONAL INNOVATION BUSINESS COUNCIL.
THIS BRINGS TOGETHER YOUR BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND EDUCATORS AND SET THEM
AT A TABLE AND SAYS WHAT ARE THE JOBS AND SKILLS OF THE FUTURE.
EVERY DECISION WE MAKE FROM THIS MOMENT ON IS TO REACH THAT GOAL.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO COME TO VIRGINIA BECAUSE THEY CAN TRUST THE SKILL
SET IS GOING TO BE MET. YOU SEE TRAFFIC HEADING NORTH AND WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IT HEADING SOUTH AS WELL. WE HAVE ONE COMING UP ON THURSDAY AND THAT
IS A DISASTER RELIEF FUND. IF YOU REMEMBER IN 2011, FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE
WE HAD IN VIRGINIA, WE FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH TROPICAL STORM LEE AND OVER 500 FAMILIES WERE
CONNECTED. IT SET ASIDE MONIES THAT WILL GO TO HELP FAMILIES.
THIS IS ALREADY IN PLACE. IT KEEPS MONEY THERE TO HAVE AS A BACKUP IF
WE RUN INTO THE SCENARIO. WHEN YOU TALK TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE IMPACTED
THIS IS GREAT TO HAVE. AND THE VOTING IDENTIFICATION LAWS THAT FIT
IN AND I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO DISCUSS I WAS THE VICE CHAIRMAN TO THE ELECTION TASK
FORCE IN PRINCE WILLIAM WHERE THEY LOOKED INTO THE LONG VOTER LINES.
IT MADE SENSE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE BILLS IN.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT IMPACTED HOUSE DISTRICT TWO.
>> I HAPPEN TO BE SITTING IN THE ROOM WHEN YOU PRESENTED THE BILL ON EMERGENCY FUND.
AND WHAT I HEARD, I THINK, IS THE MONEY COMES FROM INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATIONS.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT LEGISLATORS WOULD ASK AND WE ARE ASKING YOU ABOUT FISCAL IMPACT
OR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. IT IS UNIQUE FUND AS IT WAS BEING PRESENTED.
>> THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT PHYSICALLY IMPACTS US.
THIS IS MONEY COMING FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS AND GRANTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
IT IS SNOW STATE MONEY WE ARE USING. THIS MONEY IS DONATED FOR DISASTER RELIEF.
>> ANOTHER INTERESTING QUESTION ABOUT THE MONEY GOING TO NON-PROFITS AND I THINK ONE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WAS SAYING THAT CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS MAKING A DIRECT
CONTRIBUTION TO A NON-PROFIT. BUT YOU AND THE STAFF HAD AN ANSWER FOR THAT.
>> THAT IS NOT JUST MONEY GIVEN TO SAY GO OUT THERE AND DO WHAT YOU WANT.
BUT IT IS FOR SPECIFIC GOODS AND THINGS THAT GO TO FAMILIES.
IT DIDN'T FIT FOR THE QUESTION. >> PROBABLY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT QUESTION
HAS ARISEN AND PART OF THE ANSWER IS IF IT IS BY CONTRACT FOR CERTAIN SERVICES THEN IT
DOESN'T VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION. IT ISN'T JUST GIVING TO THE NON-PROFIT TO
HELP PAY RENT OR BILLS. >> ANY MONIES NOT UTILIZED FOR THE PROCESS
COMES BACK TO THE FUNDS. WE ARE NOT LOOSING OUT.
THIS IS TO ASSIST US AND HELP FAMILIES IN THE TIME OF NEED.
>> IN THE SHORT TIME YOU HAVE BEEN HERE, WHAT IS IS YOUR BIGGEST SURPRISE?
>> I WILL SAY TWO. ONE IS HOW HELPFUL EVERYONE IS.
WE HEAR ABOUT DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, BUT AS A WHOLE, I CANNOT THINK OF ANYONE I COULD
NOT WALK UP TO AND ASK A SPECIFIC QUESTION. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE ON THE SAME SIDE.
BUT IT IS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SAY LET ME ASK YOU YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS.
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING. WE DO A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHAT SEPARATES
US. AS I SAID, THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN, THERE
IS MORE THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER THAN SEPARATES US.
THAT HAS BEEN NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO HAS BEEN HOW BUSY A CONSISTENT
DAY IS. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF FREE TIME.
IT IS FROM ONE MOMENT TO THE OTHER AND IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT OF FREEDOM, YOU SHOULD LOOK
AT YOUR CALENDAR BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU SHOULD BE PROBABLY.
>> THAT IS WHY WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WHAT ARE YOUR COMMITTEES?
>> I HAVE THE COMMITTEE ON P AND E AND A MONEY COMMITTEE OF FINANCE.
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN THE SHORT TIME ARE AMAZING.
>> THE VIEWERS MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THE LONGEST SERVING COMMITTEE.
TELL THEM WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT >> THIS IS THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN CONSENT
FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END. EVEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE COMMITTEES
AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AT OUR MEETING. A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS RAISED BY SINGLE FATHER
AND THE MAN WENT TO WORK IN A SUIT AND PUT ON A JANITOR'S OUTFIT IS MOW SITTING IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- THE HOUSE DESIGNED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A TIMEFRAME WHERE I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A FULL PERSON AT
THE CONCEPTION AND NOW I AM ONE OF THE YOUNGEST SEVERING AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEMBERS IN THE HISTORY
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. IT IS HUMBLING AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT THE
PEOPLE BELIEVE IN ME ENOUGH TO HAVE ME HERE TODAY.
>> DELEGATE, MICHAEL FUTRELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THIS
THIS WEEK IN RICHMOND. WE ENCOURAGE VIEWERS TO GET IN CONTACT WITH
THEIR DELEGATE AND SENATOR SO THEY CAN MAKE VOICES HEARD.
I AM SURE YOU ARE HEARING FROM CONSTITUENTS HOURLY. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REACH OUT TO US. MY GOAL IS TO BE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE DELEGATE
IN THE HOUSE. [MUSIC]
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VIRGINIA AND THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DIGNITY MEMORIAL'S PROVIDERS IS ONLINE
AT DIGNITYMEMORIAL.COM ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, AN
ENERGY COMPANY DEDICATED TO RESPECTING THE LAND.
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES: WE POWER THE WORLD THROUGH THE
ENERGY OF OUR PEOPLE. HALEY BUICK GMC, THE PLACE FOR A
NEW VERANO OR TERRAIN DENALI, IN RICHMOND AND ONLINE AT
HALEYBUICKGMC.COM EVERYWHERE THERE ARE LIGHTING POLES,
THERE'S ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY.
INTELLIGENT ILLUMINATIONS PROVIDES COST-EFFECTIVE,
WIRELESS LIGHTING SOLUTIONS FOR ROADWAY OR AREA OUTDOOR LIGHTS.
KANAWHA VALLEY ARENA, VIRGINIA'S COWBOY TOWN, HOSTING AN ARRAY OF
EVENTS FROM CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENTS TO DIESEL TRUCK
PULLS. MORE INFORMATION ONLINE AT
VIRGINIARODEO.COM. THE VIRGINIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, THE VOICE OF THE VIRGINIA BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
WORKING IN LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY AND POLITICAL ARENAS
TO PROMOTE THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO? INFORMATION ABOUT GETTING
INVOLVED IN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CAREERS MAKING EVERYTHING FROM
CLEAN ENERGY TO LIFE-SAVING MEDICINE IS AVAILABLE AT
DREAMITDOITVIRGINIA.COM. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED
BY THESE SPONSORS. [MUSIC]
AND BY THE MEMBERS OF VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS.
THANK YOU.