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Creating and Protecting Virginia Jobs

Rob understands that in tough economic times everyone — business, communities, government — needs to pitch in to create and protect Virginia jobs. That's why Rob has fought to preserve and promote Virginia's #1 business-friendly ranking. This helps Virginia's small businesses to expand and encourages new companies to move here.

Rob is proud of the support he has received from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), which represents small businessmen and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Rob has:

• Voted to eliminate the Virginia death tax so that farmers and small business owners can pass on their legacies to their children (HB 5019 – 2006)

• Voted for a constitutional amendment to protect Virginia's right-to-work law, which helps keep Virginia attractive to new employers (HJ 640 – 2009)

• Opposed “card check” proposals that would eliminate the secret ballot in union organizing (HB 2052 – 2011)

• Voted for budget that includes over $40 million in various job-creating economic development efforts, no new taxes and eliminates $5.7 million in fees (HB 1500 – 2011)

• Voted to increase availability to the Governor’s Development Opportunity Fund, by changing the eligibility requirements for businesses from $10 million in private investment and 100 new jobs created to $5 million and 50 new jobs (HB 1982 – 2011)

• Created Research & Development Tax Credit (HB 1447 – 2011)