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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately or fortunately, this is basically a done deal.  State legislative members outside this area will not go on record as opposing the first proposal to bring professional sports teams to Virginia, [b]particularly when the members of the district support it[/b].  The average voter in Virginia doesn’t care that the deal might force the State to raise income taxes in 15-20 years.

There’s no question that this proposal will benefit Alexandria economically, and in a major way.  It might well be a boondoggle for the rest of Virginia, and it will divert investment and revenues from Arlington County and Fairfax County to Alexandria, but most members of the state legislature don’t care about that.[/quote]

I thought Elizabeth Bennett Parker voted against it? And Senator Ebbin hasn't had a chance to vote either way.[/quote]
Though Parker voted against it, her comments have repeatedly indicated that she believes it would benefit the economy and her constituents.  Parker indicated she voted against the bill because of Alexandria’s representation on the monument board and the lack of clarity about Alexandria transportation infrastructure funding.  But she didn’t and hasn’t lobbied her colleagues to vote against the bill.  If Parker really did not want the bill to pass, it would not have passed.  But voting against the bill when it passes is win-win for her; project proponents get what they want and she gets to tell those opposed to it that she listened to their concerns.[/quote]

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