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Public commenters urge removal of Virginia Israel Advisory Board as Rules subcommittee advances HB 932
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the Senate Rules subcommittee they want Article 10 (the Virginia Israel Advisory Board) removed from HB 932, calling it a taxpayer-funded vehicle for foreign commercial interests; the committee nonetheless voted to report HB 932 to Senate Finance (Ayes 9, No 4, 1 abstention).
Nancy Wien, co-chair of the Virginia Coalition for Human Rights, urged the Senate Rules subcommittee to amend House Bill 932 to remove Article 10, which she said "establishes the Virginia Israel advisory board, which serves essentially as a state taxpayer funded chamber of commerce bringing Israeli companies to Virginia often at the expense of local companies." She asked lawmakers to "dismantle VIAB, remove it from our state…
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