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Glenn Youngkin

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Glenn Allen Youngkin is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the 74th governor of Virginia since January 15, 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Youngkin has focused on issues such as education reform, economic development, and public safety during his tenure. He previously worked as a CEO in the private sector, which has influenced his approach to governance and policy-making.

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Mar 3, 2025

I am convinced that the court's sentence of incarceration is unjust and violates the cornerstone of our justice system—that similarly situated individuals receive proportionate sentences.

foxnews.com
Feb 26, 2025

Come work here. Come experience those powerful words of 'You are hired.' Take advantage of the resources that will help you find your pathway to that career of your dreams.

nbcnews.com
Feb 26, 2025

This downsizing needs to happen.

nbcnews.com
Feb 26, 2025

I don’t believe that the federal government downsizing is wrong.

nbcnews.com
Feb 26, 2025

I actually have extraordinary empathy for the fact that there are many workers in Virginia today or from our federal workforce, who are experiencing real concerns.

nbcnews.com
Feb 24, 2025

Listen, we have a federal government that is inefficient, and we have an administration that is taking on that challenge of rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse and driving efficiency in our federal government. It needed to happen.

alternet.org
Feb 24, 2025

Your days of leeching off the public may have come to an end, but with a little elbow grease and pluck, you just might successfully transition to actual productive work in the private sector.

alternet.org
Feb 23, 2025

I understand, and I actually have extraordinary empathy, for the fact that there are many workers In Virginia today from our federal workforce who are experiencing real concerns.

newsweek.com
Feb 18, 2025

There may be some disruption to Virginians along the way and I’m very empathetic to those concerns.

msnbc.com
Feb 18, 2025

We are still under a state of emergency.

nbcnews.com
Feb 18, 2025

The steps that President Trump is taking are steps … that he told everyone he was going to do and received a massive, massive vote of confidence by the American people to do.

msnbc.com
Feb 18, 2025

We first need to recognize that this process that the federal government is going through is needed because of the inefficiency and bloat of the federal government.

msnbc.com
Feb 15, 2025

significant damage that is affecting community lifelines.

cnn.com
Feb 14, 2025

Stay alert – don’t fight the water, just leave, and call for help.

cnn.com
Oct 31, 2024

The Supreme Court tonight handing Republicans a major defeat, shutting down their argument that thousands of mail in ballots in Pennsylvania should not be counted.

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Oct 31, 2024

That just provides further, further comfort across the commonwealth that this election will be secure, it will be accurate.

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Nov 5, 2023

Discussion around abortion is one between an extreme position from the left and a reasonable position from all Republicans.

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Nov 5, 2023

No more are we going to allow bureaucrats to tell folks that parents don't belong in the classroom.

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Mar 8, 2023

Tonight, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, his election win transformed the politics of education in America.

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Feb 28, 2023

We need a lot more power.

cnn.com
Feb 28, 2023

Whoever wins this power race is going to unleash the economic opportunity that comes quickly.

cnn.com
Feb 28, 2023

China is building fusion plants, and therefore we’ve got to get moving.

cnn.com
Nov 26, 2022

We see again in the Commonwealth and in Colorado and in Idaho, these just stark reminders of senseless violent crime. And so much of it is really a moment to reflect on the state of mind of America and Virginia and this mental health…

nbcnews.com
Nov 22, 2022

This is a horrendous event. It's a horrendous, senseless act of violence.

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