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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck getting toll relief in Hampton Roads, Senator Lucas. Youngkin is primed to line item veto anything she cares about. Her constituents will suffer due to her unprofessional leadership. [/quote]

Unprofessional is Leonsis waiting until yesterday to meet with her. That showed a total lack of respect or understanding of Virginia politics.[/quote]

Funny now how Leonsis complained about DC’s lack of alignment compared to Virginia in this article after he failed to meet with Lucas.  Does he understand basic politics?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/02/17/wizards-capitals-leonsis-bowser-youngkin/

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) — who was concerned about what he saw as a lack of progress — had begun drafting his own proposal in late summer, offering the company a share of future taxes generated at the arena to repay Monumental for money it would borrow upfront. He made his own pitch to the owner on Oct. 11, then met repeatedly with Monumental executives through November. Leonsis aides told Mendelson that it was the first time anyone in D.C. government had given them a “piece of paper” and requested that he and the mayor — who had not involved Mendelson in her negotiations — align their efforts.

“They couldn’t get us a coordinated $400 million offer. And it was very frustrating,” Leonsis said. “And then we go to Virginia and it’s a big state with a lot of money with this unbelievable, once-in-a-lifetime piece of land,” he added. “And they are saying, ‘We can do this.’ That’s what the governor said. ‘I can get this done. Are you interested?’ And it was, ‘Yes, we should take the next step because I have nothing firm from the city.’”[/quote]

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