Department of Human Resource Management
Department of Human Resource Management
Commonwealth of Virginia Health Benefits Program
[1 VAC 55 ‑ 20]
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CLOSED Opened on 11/23/2009 and Ended on 12/23/2009
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Are you kidding me? | Greg Letiecq | 12/1/09 10:47 am |
| Not kidding, just delusional | Charles Reichley | 12/1/09 11:40 am |
| Can not understand some things. | Padangos | 12/1/09 2:57 pm |
| No clear guidelines | Call Center Outsourcing | 12/1/09 9:50 pm |
| Long overdue! | Jack Martin | 12/1/09 10:30 pm |
| Retain and attract faculty through fair policies | Greg Bowers, College of William and Mary | 12/1/09 10:50 pm |
| Health Coverage for OQA | Allison Wildridge, The College of William and Mary | 12/2/09 12:37 pm |
| and one more thing--- | Allison Wildridge, The College of William and Mary | 12/2/09 12:48 pm |
| Help | Mike | 12/2/09 1:18 pm |
| Funding for this insane legislation will cost even more State employees and raise taxes for all. | GSMITH | 12/2/09 8:36 pm |
| Strong, unequivocal support for Virginia benefits plan that mirrors best business practices | Bob Witeck | 12/3/09 10:05 am |
| In favor of domestic partnrship benefits | GMDonato | 12/3/09 12:15 pm |
| In Favor | Judy Corello, William & Mary School of Law | 12/3/09 12:18 pm |
| The cost argument doesn't make sense | Phillip Merritt | 12/3/09 1:41 pm |
| it's about time | iyabo osiapem | 12/3/09 2:02 pm |
| Absolutely Necessary | Terry Meyers, College of William and Mary | 12/3/09 2:13 pm |
| Health Insurance for Adult in Household | Carl Strikwerda, College of William and Mary | 12/3/09 2:37 pm |
| Let's be part of the solution | College of William & Mary | 12/3/09 2:51 pm |
| Justice For All | Kate Slevin, Citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia | 12/3/09 8:01 pm |
| Strongly support | Maribeth Mills | 12/3/09 8:53 pm |
| Great idea, long overdue | Christy Burns, College of William & Mary | 12/3/09 10:00 pm |
| Support | Wendy Webb-Robers | 12/4/09 9:39 am |
| No-Cost Boost to VA Competitiveness | John S. Mitchell, Jr., Esq. | 12/4/09 11:44 am |
| MUCH NEEDED!!! | Danielle Currier, College of William & Mary | 12/4/09 1:17 pm |
| Equal Opportunity to Pay In for Benefits | Caroline Morris, College of William and Mary | 12/4/09 1:18 pm |
| Excellent | Lan Cao | 12/4/09 1:57 pm |
| In favor of partner benefits! | Anita Angelone, College of William and Mary | 12/4/09 2:15 pm |
| partner health care | Janet Worsham | 12/5/09 6:24 am |
| A forward looking proposal to increase health access for Virginians | in virginia for 300 years in rural virginia | 12/5/09 9:17 am |
| Bravo and it's about time! | Claire Kaplan, University of Virginia | 12/5/09 12:09 pm |
| Individuals Pay for Themselves in this Plan | Holly Olinger, Charlottesville | 12/5/09 4:27 pm |
| YES, YES, YES | Brenda Lambert, PFLAG, retired state employee | 12/5/09 5:08 pm |
| Yes to this reform! | University of Virginia | 12/6/09 2:27 pm |
| Moving Forward | Andre Hakes, Esq. | 12/7/09 9:31 am |
| Thankyou for this proposal | Ted Heck | 12/7/09 10:38 am |
| Domestic Benefits | Clarence H. Hinnant | 12/7/09 11:46 am |
| It's about time... | Alexa Mavroidis | 12/7/09 11:54 am |
| It's time, Virginia! Strongly in favor! | Maria McLaughlin | 12/7/09 11:59 am |
| Support 100% | Richard Keech | 12/7/09 12:00 pm |
| Absolutely! | Lyndele von Schill | 12/7/09 12:13 pm |
| Great... but Please Review! | Ayana Andrews-Joseph | 12/7/09 12:14 pm |
| In favor of | Lisa Leichssenring | 12/7/09 12:21 pm |
| Totally in favor | Claudine Weatherford | 12/7/09 12:26 pm |
| Let's promote fairness and freedom for all state employees by approving this action | Ralph Grove | 12/7/09 12:30 pm |
| Long Overdue | C. Colston Burrell | 12/7/09 12:48 pm |
| Unfortunately, the state cannot afford until we get OUR unemployed back to work... | Mary Steele / Office Support Services (Yorktown) | 12/7/09 12:52 pm |
| I totally support this | Laurie Blackburn | 12/7/09 1:19 pm |
| Access to health care insurance for otherwise qualifined adults | Gloria Hintz - private citizen | 12/7/09 1:25 pm |
| access to health care insurance benefits is VITAL! | Jenn in Arlington | 12/7/09 1:36 pm |
| I support this action to amend section 1VAC 55 320(E) | Kelly Miller | 12/7/09 1:37 pm |
| Unfair | Jeb Waters | 12/7/09 1:39 pm |
| Finally! Insurance for families irregardless of orientation | Debbie D/ PinkEssence International | 12/7/09 1:48 pm |
| Finally, YES, YES, YES | Rob | 12/7/09 2:02 pm |
| Long Overdue | Jay Rose | 12/7/09 2:16 pm |
| Yes! We need more but we will take this for now | Terrie | 12/7/09 2:33 pm |
| We need this! | Lisa Furr, state employee | 12/7/09 2:47 pm |
| Strongly favor the proposal | Jim Edwards-Hewitt | 12/7/09 2:51 pm |
| An excellent plan | Cynthia McElroy | 12/7/09 3:04 pm |
| Finally! Yes, please! | Nora Wainwright | 12/7/09 3:17 pm |
| Go for it. Make health insurance available to more of our professionals | Betty Gallagher, IGSA | 12/7/09 3:24 pm |
| I support this vital process | Rachel Fletcher | 12/7/09 3:35 pm |
| In Favor | C. Sheets | 12/7/09 3:42 pm |
| Long Overdue | Angela Fritz | 12/7/09 3:51 pm |
| It's About Time | Jon Larimore | 12/7/09 3:51 pm |
| About time | Gerald Mavroidis | 12/7/09 3:59 pm |
| are you kidding?? | michael montaina | 12/7/09 4:18 pm |
| A good first step, but still a source of shame | Thomas Jefferies | 12/7/09 4:21 pm |
| In Favor of Extending Benefits | Bob Johnson, voting citizen | 12/7/09 4:25 pm |
| Long Overdue | Terrance L Schwartz, D.D.S. (James River Dental Clinic) | 12/7/09 4:27 pm |
| This action is indeed long overdue. | Donna Knicely | 12/7/09 5:09 pm |
| Long overdue. | John W. Jordan, III | 12/7/09 5:13 pm |
| This Proposal Implements Both Basic Fairness and Good Business Practice | Professor Tom Field, Georgetown University Law Cenjter | 12/7/09 5:29 pm |
| give me a break | Janice Moore | 12/7/09 5:47 pm |
| No Cost to Taxpyers; Improves Business Climate in VA | JSF | 12/7/09 6:14 pm |
| Extending health insurance coverage to OQAs | George Bailey | 12/7/09 6:15 pm |
| I strongly support this measure | George Bailey | 12/7/09 6:17 pm |
| state employees option to include either spouse or an “otherwise qualified adult" in insurance | Sarah Knorr, private citizen | 12/7/09 6:29 pm |
| I support this. | Julian Carr | 12/7/09 7:19 pm |
| In favor | Alvin Valdez Norfolk Resident | 12/7/09 7:23 pm |
| This action will amend section 1VAC 55 320(E) to include adults, other than spouses and incapacitate | Edward Dunphy | 12/7/09 7:24 pm |
| Health Insurance for "Otherwise Qualified Adults" | Larry Hall | 12/7/09 7:32 pm |
| Yes Yes Yes | Mark Sebastiani, Virginia voter | 12/7/09 7:32 pm |
| Will Somebody Stop This Insanity | Lighthouse Policy | 12/7/09 7:45 pm |
| I support this change | Matt Manion | 12/7/09 8:04 pm |
| In Support | Dawn Traver | 12/7/09 8:40 pm |
| YES! | Eugene Resnick, University of Virginia | 12/7/09 8:50 pm |
| A long overdue change | Brian Vogel, wysiwyg gallery | 12/7/09 8:53 pm |
| A positive step forward | Karyl Owings | 12/7/09 9:05 pm |
| I favor of this action | meredith | 12/7/09 9:14 pm |
| This is a excellent and long-overdue change to state law. | Pat Levy-Lavelle | 12/7/09 9:42 pm |
| Make this Happen! | Vanessa V. | 12/7/09 10:29 pm |
| Completely Support | Matt Paul | 12/8/09 12:47 am |
| YES! This is needed *NOW* | Michael Clay | 12/8/09 12:51 am |
| Much needed and fair! | KRiver | 12/8/09 12:56 am |
| Yes on extending benefits | Mark Knight | 12/8/09 4:16 am |
| Support OQA -- no cost to taxpayer | Linda Odum; ThinkWriteSpeak, LLC | 12/8/09 6:16 am |
| It's About Time | Harvey Jacobs | 12/8/09 8:37 am |
| Benefits for gay State employees | Eugene Kiser | 12/8/09 9:45 am |
| Clear violation of the Constitution | Sandra Brinson | 12/8/09 9:53 am |
| Runaway Short timing Governor | Rob Lundberg | 12/8/09 9:54 am |
| Health insurance benefits for | Richard Williamson, citizen | 12/8/09 9:54 am |
| Government Against the Will of The People AGAIN! | JimmyG American Family Radio | 12/8/09 9:56 am |
| benefits for unmarried | Phyllis Davenport | 12/8/09 9:59 am |
| Absolutely NOT!! | Charles S. Wertalik, retired | 12/8/09 10:04 am |
| QUIT SPENDING OUR MONEY FOR POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!! SHAME ON KAINE! | William & Mary | 12/8/09 10:09 am |
| Health Care support | Chuck Warnock, Chatham Baptist Church | 12/8/09 10:09 am |
| 1 VAC 55 320 E | M A Helm | 12/8/09 10:09 am |
| Oppose expansion of health benefits | Retired faculty, UVA | 12/8/09 10:11 am |
| DO NOT Expand State Worker Healthcare to non-married/non-dependant co-habitants | P. Holloway | 12/8/09 10:12 am |
| Kaines proposal to expand health care benefits violation of Constitution of Va. Need Jobs | Pat Hutchison | 12/8/09 10:14 am |
| I oppose this proposal | Callie | 12/8/09 10:16 am |
| Do NOT Expand Healthcare to Live-In's | Jennifer Wollschlager | 12/8/09 10:16 am |
| In Favor | George | 12/8/09 10:18 am |
| Don't ignore the citizens of Virginia | Dewey | 12/8/09 10:18 am |
| Kains health benifits for homosexuals and live in partners | The Voting Majority of Virginia | 12/8/09 10:18 am |
| Kaine's new agenda | Lorraine Hartsock | 12/8/09 10:19 am |
| Unconstitutional!! | Lisa | 12/8/09 10:20 am |
| Expansion of Health Care | Dr. Douglas G. Holloway, Snow Hill Hollow Farm | 12/8/09 10:20 am |
| Violation! | V | 12/8/09 10:22 am |
| Do not expand health care benefits beyond marriage! | Michele Dominguez ( a concerned taxpayer in VA!) | 12/8/09 10:23 am |
| Do NOT spend VA tax $s to provide health insurance for anything but married heterosexual couples!! | Connie Frison | 12/8/09 10:25 am |
| Extended health care for State Employees | Ron Smith sr | 12/8/09 10:26 am |
| State Health Benefits | Charles Saunders | 12/8/09 10:26 am |
| Expansion of health care benefits for state employees | Dwight H Slough | 12/8/09 10:28 am |
| This is unconstitutional and why Deeds and his liberal colleagues lost in VA | William & Mary | 12/8/09 10:28 am |
| This is against the Va. constitution!! | Robin Thompson | 12/8/09 10:29 am |
| 2 reasons for opposition to expansion of benefits for unmarried state employees who live together. | Agnes Parks | 12/8/09 10:31 am |
| A Good Beginning Toward Equitable Treatment | Liz Cramer, VCU | 12/8/09 10:33 am |
| Kaine Proposal to expand marriage benefits for state employees. | John McVickar | 12/8/09 10:36 am |
| a clear violation of the Constitution of Virginia | Peter Lockard | 12/8/09 10:40 am |
| Raise taxes for an expansion which is a violation of the marriage amendment? | L. Turner | 12/8/09 10:40 am |
| No to any more laws by Kaine. | James Coleson | 12/8/09 10:47 am |
| About time | LJGW | 12/8/09 10:47 am |
| Respect those you work for | Rich McKinless | 12/8/09 10:51 am |
| Opposed. Kaine the law breaker at it again. No conscience, sacking the treasury in bad times. | Henry Dowgielewicz, Citizen | 12/8/09 10:55 am |
| The People of VA have already spoken - NO, NO, NO! | Tamara Cawthon | 12/8/09 10:56 am |
| Please honor the will of the people! | Melvin Adams, RENEWANATION | 12/8/09 10:59 am |
| Health Bebefits to All State employees and others in residence. | Bill Crouse, Public Citizen | 12/8/09 11:02 am |
| Opposed to expanding health care benefits beyond marriage definition | Brad Shedd | 12/8/09 11:03 am |
| Wake up Virginia | Claudia Ellis | 12/8/09 11:13 am |
| NONONO | CLo | 12/8/09 11:15 am |
| Possible expansion of healthcare benefits | D. Smith | 12/8/09 11:19 am |
| Expanded Health Benefits | Jeanett Gattis | 12/8/09 11:19 am |
| No to Kaine's Proposal | Pat Guthrie, Citizen of Virginia | 12/8/09 11:23 am |
| Is he serious?? | Miek Wolfe | 12/8/09 11:24 am |
| Do NOT support expansion of state Health benefits | Michael and Maggie Kasey | 12/8/09 11:26 am |
| Kaine needs to go | Betty | 12/8/09 11:26 am |
| proposal to expand health care benefits | Samantha | 12/8/09 11:27 am |
| Kaine is suuposedly a Catholic - how does he promote homosexuality??? | M.F. Sullivan | 12/8/09 11:27 am |
| Government is not a protector, it's a predator! | Billy | 12/8/09 11:28 am |
| Oppose Gov. Kaine's proposal to expand state healthcare benefits | Edward Paul | 12/8/09 11:36 am |
| Rebuttal of previous comments and why this is a GREAT idea. | Dylan G. | 12/8/09 11:43 am |
| Applalling | Sandra Vlieger | 12/8/09 11:52 am |
| Don't spend my tax dollars to subsidize non state employees or other "live ins" | Don Allman , tax paying Virginian for more than 45 years | 12/8/09 11:53 am |
| Absolutlely not. | Wayne Holcomb | 12/8/09 12:03 pm |
| Expanding Health Care Benefits | Cherry J. McCall, Virginia Resident | 12/8/09 12:13 pm |
| Long overdue! | Emily | 12/8/09 12:15 pm |
| Objection to Governor Kaines intention to expand Health Care benefits | RoxAnne Lane Christley | 12/8/09 12:30 pm |
| Get a real plan this one is outrageous! | C K Galloway | 12/8/09 12:40 pm |
| Gov. Kaine Burning Bridges for Leaving Office! And wants us to pay for it. | Larry Lewis, retired | 12/8/09 12:50 pm |
| Proposal to expand health care benefits unconstitutional and costly | Sue Taylor, Sue Taylor Music | 12/8/09 12:53 pm |
| Outrageous Action!!! | Dave Hawes | 12/8/09 12:57 pm |
| Ridiculous | Jeremy Codiroli | 12/8/09 12:58 pm |
| December 8, 2009 Favorable Editorial in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA | Bob Witeck | 12/8/09 1:00 pm |
| Health care benefits | Diane Winston | 12/8/09 1:04 pm |
| This is a violation of our Virginia Constitution | Carol Williams | 12/8/09 1:06 pm |
| Health Care Benefits to include non-married partners | Cynthia Sholander | 12/8/09 1:07 pm |
| Adds costs to VA Taxpayers. Violates the Constitution. | Les Potter | 12/8/09 1:15 pm |
| Health care cost will go up. | Larry Lewis, retired | 12/8/09 1:20 pm |
| finally. | Reed Bohn | 12/8/09 1:39 pm |
| I oppose this change. | David T. Mason, Analyst, VA Dept of Taxation | 12/8/09 1:43 pm |
| Other Adults | Lester Potter | 12/8/09 1:45 pm |
| extending health care benefits to unrelated partners | loretta nicholas | 12/8/09 1:48 pm |
| Unconstitutional!!! | HA RIst | 12/8/09 1:53 pm |
| Emphatic YES for this policy change | Carol Schall | 12/8/09 1:54 pm |
| Thank you for thinking of single people FINALLY!!!!!! | Renee Edwards | 12/8/09 1:59 pm |
| Majority Rules! | Sherry Morgan | 12/8/09 2:02 pm |
| Absolutely Not! | Bill W. | 12/8/09 2:24 pm |
| Expansion of Health Care Benefits | Joe Witte | 12/8/09 2:26 pm |
| No, the premise is all wrong | Matt LaPorta | 12/8/09 2:28 pm |
| Expansion of state health benfits | bob Fowler | 12/8/09 2:30 pm |
| Absolutely about time for this - benefits are benefits, regardless of sexual orientation! | Kathy Kreutzer | 12/8/09 2:34 pm |
| Strongly Support | Kelly Schlageter | 12/8/09 2:35 pm |
| Expanding Health Care Benefits | Susan Amato | 12/8/09 2:37 pm |
| ussr? | Philip Tobelmann | 12/8/09 2:39 pm |
| No | Dr. David Dinsmore | 12/8/09 2:39 pm |
| Security for all - this is a no-brainer! | Paula Prettyman, self | 12/8/09 2:42 pm |
| This action is wrong, illegal, and I object to it. | Bruce Simms | 12/8/09 2:42 pm |
| In full support! | Tom St.Clair | 12/8/09 2:43 pm |
| No Way!!! | Ken Rion | 12/8/09 2:46 pm |
| Strongly Support This | James Fisher | 12/8/09 2:51 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Ellie Gudeman | 12/8/09 2:55 pm |
| action to include an adult in Healthcare plan | VCU's RAC/CAB | 12/8/09 2:58 pm |
| Expanded Health Care Benefit | Karen E. Hardison | 12/8/09 3:04 pm |
| We have already voted on this - Stop ignoring the will of the people | Amy Anzures | 12/8/09 3:07 pm |
| YES! Let's put discrimination and bigotry to bed! | Cory Bluefield College | 12/8/09 3:08 pm |
| Expansion of adult insurance benefits | Rick Hall | 12/8/09 3:12 pm |
| What is the goal? | Fay Parpart | 12/8/09 3:25 pm |
| Let's increase our taxes for State Run Health Care by covering anyone... | Paul Harbison | 12/8/09 3:38 pm |
| expanded healthcare for state workers | Jean Pollard | 12/8/09 3:45 pm |
| Right on so many levels | Liz Anderson | 12/8/09 3:49 pm |
| Will Kaine take us the way that the leaders of Rome took before we fall as the rRmans did? | Catherine C. Brooks | 12/8/09 3:54 pm |
| A little thing called the State Constitution. | George Archer | 12/8/09 3:59 pm |
| Absolutely Not! | Gwen C | 12/8/09 4:01 pm |
| Yes to proposed health care change | Dyana Mason | 12/8/09 4:03 pm |
| Virginia voters have already shown they do not support this! | Wilke Renwick | 12/8/09 4:13 pm |
| Not only NO, but HECK NO!!!! | J.L. MacMichael, Citizen/Taxpayer | 12/8/09 4:18 pm |
| Supporting this change | Earl T. Hall | 12/8/09 4:19 pm |
| expanded health insurance | Judy Moats | 12/8/09 4:20 pm |
| I oppose Gov. Kaine's proposal. | Patty Mattes | 12/8/09 4:23 pm |
| 2006 Marriage Amendment | Shirley Jones | 12/8/09 4:25 pm |
| Yes! It is time for this change! | Jodi, consultant | 12/8/09 4:28 pm |
| Yes! It is time for this change! | Jodi, consultant | 12/8/09 4:29 pm |
| A HUGE mistake | Bea Conner | 12/8/09 4:30 pm |
| Kaine is head of the DNC | John Pezzella | 12/8/09 4:32 pm |
| Is it April 1st already? | Mary Martin | 12/8/09 4:41 pm |
| Why do we add to a broken budget? | Robert Bower, Individual | 12/8/09 4:47 pm |
| Taxpayer cost is zero | Molly McClintock | 12/8/09 4:50 pm |
| Strongly Oppose Kaine's proposal. | Shelby | 12/8/09 5:00 pm |
| Violation of State Constitution | Tim Graham - Business Owner | 12/8/09 5:04 pm |
| Kaine is like Obama the law of the law or state means nothing to them. We have to fight this. | Anne Crickenberger | 12/8/09 5:07 pm |
| proposal to expand health care benefits | JoyceYoung | 12/8/09 5:14 pm |
| Important action. Matter of fairness. Please support. | Kenneth R. Plum, Delegate | 12/8/09 5:16 pm |
| Totally support this amendment | Kathy Gerber, UVA | 12/8/09 5:32 pm |
| In favor - actually saves money by reducing number of uninsured all taxpayers pay for | John Sternlicht | 12/8/09 5:35 pm |
| Expanding family coverage | Roxanne Edwards, Self | 12/8/09 5:44 pm |
| Do not expand benefits beyond spouses and children | Robert Follett, Taxpayer and Voter | 12/8/09 5:46 pm |
| Express my opposition to Governor Kaine’s proposal | FROILAN AQUINO | 12/8/09 5:52 pm |
| Benefits for illegal aliens? | Concerned Citizen | 12/8/09 5:57 pm |
| Better healthcare or just more welfare? | Rev. Stuart W. Orr | 12/8/09 6:07 pm |
| This is NUTS | Anson Garrett | 12/8/09 6:14 pm |
| Kaine's Expanded Health Care Benefit Proposal | Jane | 12/8/09 6:39 pm |
| OUTRAGE: Benefits for same sex couples ! | Glenn Lucy | 12/8/09 6:48 pm |
| Governor Kaine - violating Va Constitution | Rev Rex Carter, 1st Amendment Ministries | 12/8/09 6:54 pm |
| another costly idea as well as in violation of Va's Marriage Amendment | Roxie Reed | 12/8/09 7:13 pm |
| committed partners should be covered if spouses are covered | Julie Turner Newsome | 12/8/09 7:28 pm |
| expanded health care benefits | Holly Mosley | 12/8/09 7:36 pm |
| Strongly support this legislation to make Virginia more competitive | Julie Marshall | 12/8/09 7:49 pm |
| Expanding health care benefits beyond marriage is a violation of Constitution of VA | Gertrude Quinn | 12/8/09 8:04 pm |
| health proposal | Ruth Winstead | 12/8/09 8:07 pm |
| About time! | Ari Arsani | 12/8/09 8:15 pm |
| I oppose the proposed expansion of health care benefits beyond marriage | Bonnie Kestner | 12/8/09 8:20 pm |
| An Outrage DO NOT ACCEPT | Gary L Heath Chilhowie VA | 12/8/09 8:21 pm |
| Support | Ali Woodworth | 12/8/09 8:33 pm |
| Increasing Competitiveness for Higher Education and Employees | Lucy Homan | 12/8/09 8:40 pm |
| It is about time! | Christine Lucas | 12/8/09 8:44 pm |
| This is a GOOD THING! | Mary | 12/8/09 8:47 pm |
| How much lower can we get? | Thomas Wilson | 12/8/09 9:00 pm |
| Kaine's Healthcare proposal . . . | E. D. Stewart, Jr. Retired Marketer | 12/8/09 9:16 pm |
| Absolutely! | Cara Ziegel | 12/8/09 9:30 pm |
| Support | Allison Weinstein | 12/8/09 9:33 pm |
| To expand benefits to unrelated persons is ludicrous and will increase costs, like a boarding house | Ailleen Velthuis private citizen | 12/8/09 9:40 pm |
| against benefit expansion | Kathy Shaibani | 12/8/09 9:48 pm |
| In agreement | Bruce Taylor, Virginia Community Planning Group, HIV and STD's | 12/8/09 9:48 pm |
| Saying YES! | Leslie D Trew | 12/8/09 9:49 pm |
| Just say no! | Lance Luc | 12/8/09 9:50 pm |
| Do not expand health care benefits beyond Marriage!! | Thomas Russell | 12/8/09 10:06 pm |
| Health Care Benefits | Dawn Ward | 12/8/09 10:16 pm |
| No expansion of health care benefits to non family mambers | M Molzahn | 12/8/09 10:49 pm |
| Disappointing to say the least. | Renae | 12/8/09 10:57 pm |
| typical political nonsense | Chris Louden | 12/9/09 12:27 am |
| Supported by history | Ginger V. | 12/9/09 1:38 am |
| I strongly OPPOSE Kaine's Pro-Homosexual Proposal! | Bobby May, taxpayer | 12/9/09 1:57 am |
| abandon a bad idea | Ted Ku | 12/9/09 3:00 am |
| abandon a bad idea | Ted Ku | 12/9/09 3:04 am |
| unconstitutional, immoral and politically motivated | Bob Taylor, Christian Rights Ministry | 12/9/09 3:20 am |
| An over reach of what Virginians want | John Lee | 12/9/09 5:08 am |
| Clearly a violation, Constitution and Moral | Robert Clark | 12/9/09 5:08 am |
| Virginia employees' health insurace program | Thomas Greeson | 12/9/09 5:40 am |
| Good idea (with some restrictions)...too many people have been alienated for far too long. | jan | 12/9/09 6:19 am |
| Health Care Benefits | Paul & Sandy | 12/9/09 7:19 am |
| A small and important step forward for Virginia | Jim Schuyler | 12/9/09 7:31 am |
| The proposal to expand health care benefits beyond marriage is a clear violation of the Constitution | Pat Gwaltney | 12/9/09 8:26 am |
| Changes to insurance policy for VA state workers. | Ginger M. | 12/9/09 8:50 am |
| Health Care | Cathy Kirk | 12/9/09 8:58 am |
| Please don't do it! | Tim Wilcox | 12/9/09 8:59 am |
| Supportive Measure | Manny | 12/9/09 9:02 am |
| Allow state employees to add | Shayna Englin, Englin Consulting, LLC | 12/9/09 9:10 am |
| Benefits Expansion | Gloria Breeden | 12/9/09 9:20 am |
| A step forward for Virginia | Jerry Williams | 12/9/09 9:23 am |
| Proposed extension of state benefits to nonmarried partners of state employees | Will Thomson, retired professor | 12/9/09 9:46 am |
| expanding health care benefits for state employees to include not only same-sex partners but anyone | Mike Hirsch | 12/9/09 9:48 am |
| Benefits | Amy Gustine | 12/9/09 9:56 am |
| Gov Kaine's intention to begin the process of expanding health care benefits | Don & Lola Fletcher | 12/9/09 9:57 am |
| YES! It's great for business, and doesn't raise taxes | Laura McGinnis, Arlington resident | 12/9/09 10:12 am |
| Opposed to Benefits Extension | Jeffrey Dean, citizen | 12/9/09 10:13 am |
| Insurance Benefits | Naomi Hubbard | 12/9/09 10:15 am |
| Pathetic! | John Chapman | 12/9/09 10:19 am |
| spending frenzy | wallace | 12/9/09 10:32 am |
| Sound Policy | Jeremy Stewart | 12/9/09 10:49 am |
| Don't we have a Budget Shortfall? | Jarrett Ray | 12/9/09 10:50 am |
| Expanding Health Benefits Beyond Marriage | Josephine Reklis | 12/9/09 11:08 am |
| Stop this proposal now | Robert Keeton | 12/9/09 11:15 am |
| Gov's desire to expand benefits | A Nelson | 12/9/09 11:29 am |
| No to expanded health care. | Dixon D. Handwerk | 12/9/09 11:37 am |
| Yes -on Equal Access to Health Care | Val Voci | 12/9/09 11:48 am |
| Health Care benefits | Joseph Hamilton | 12/9/09 11:48 am |
| I support this plan so vehemently that... | Warran Dawson, VCU | 12/9/09 11:58 am |
| Budget-busting, Unconstitutional, Immoral, & Plain Silly! | David Cox | 12/9/09 12:27 pm |
| no to health plan | michele walton | 12/9/09 12:37 pm |
| The proposal will negatively affect families | Aubrey Blankenship | 12/9/09 12:52 pm |
| National Health Care Reform | Valerie McDonald | 12/9/09 1:15 pm |
| Gov. Kaine's proposal to Expand Benefits | Melanie Lesko | 12/9/09 1:18 pm |
| Health care benefits for state employees | Robert Wilson | 12/9/09 1:56 pm |
| McDonnell Opinion Supports Legality of OQA Proposal | Claire Guthrie Gastanaga | 12/9/09 2:13 pm |
| Strongly support | Vivian J. Paige | 12/9/09 2:22 pm |
| State Benefits to Homosexual Partners | Richard Nicely | 12/9/09 3:13 pm |
| Health Care Benefits | Joy Walker | 12/9/09 3:17 pm |
| lack of common sense | Terri Wyatt | 12/9/09 3:39 pm |
| Expansion of health care benefits beyond marriage | Janet Danker | 12/9/09 3:41 pm |
| The people have said they do not want this that is why we put a Reublican in | William Poole | 12/9/09 3:59 pm |
| Health benefits for same sex couples | Edyth Parraga | 12/9/09 4:08 pm |
| Health Insurance | Anthony L. Crudup | 12/9/09 7:45 pm |
| This will cost taxpayers nothing-the employee, not the state, pays cost for mom/adult child/partner | Helen Tanqueray | 12/9/09 7:52 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Janet Robey | 12/9/09 7:55 pm |
| Health Care Supporter | Lewis M. Wasserman | 12/9/09 8:02 pm |
| I say NO on expanding health care benefits beyond marriage | S Jeter | 12/9/09 8:16 pm |
| Waste of Taxpayer Dollars | Janit Jones | 12/9/09 10:14 pm |
| Enough is Enough | David J Goldman | 12/9/09 11:40 pm |
| Opposition to Expanding Healthcare Benefits by Gov. Kaine | Todd Childers | 12/10/09 7:37 am |
| NO to expanded benefits | Tom Redfern | 12/10/09 7:50 am |
| Totally against adding | Mr and Mrs Stephan Aker | 12/10/09 8:42 am |
| State employees and the economy | Nettie Evans | 12/10/09 8:53 am |
| I support this change | Zack Adams | 12/10/09 9:01 am |
| EVERYONE benefits when access is expanded | Theresa Conti, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 9:15 am |
| I'm for it! | Tammy | 12/10/09 9:29 am |
| Extension of Health Benefits to Same Sex Partners | Paula Nachman | 12/10/09 9:36 am |
| Health Coverage for OQA | Katie Greenleaf, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 9:39 am |
| support it | Dale Robinson, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 9:48 am |
| Kaine's 11th Hour "Act Fast" Routine Hits Virginia | Lynn W. Shaw | 12/10/09 9:54 am |
| Good For Virginia in Many Ways | Robyn Bentley | 12/10/09 10:01 am |
| An excellent reflection of diversity committment | April Lucas, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 10:15 am |
| Only fair | Onabeach | 12/10/09 10:29 am |
| In support! | Terri | 12/10/09 10:43 am |
| Support this initiative 100% | Deborah H Burchard | 12/10/09 10:47 am |
| It's about time | Rhea Epstein, VA Tech | 12/10/09 10:52 am |
| Sounds like a good idea | Judy | 12/10/09 10:53 am |
| Is this a joke? | Pat Colton | 12/10/09 10:55 am |
| Governor Kaine's Proposal to Expand Health Benefits | Nancy Burk | 12/10/09 10:56 am |
| Expansion of health coverage to others | Louellen Sharp, state employee | 12/10/09 10:59 am |
| Governor's Healthcare Proposal | Elizabeth Lucas, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 11:01 am |
| Sick of discrimination by any criteria -- I support this action. | Nadine Hughes, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 11:04 am |
| Insurance | gashaw | 12/10/09 11:09 am |
| Expanding Health CAre Benifits | Stephen B. Dysart | 12/10/09 11:27 am |
| This saves the State Money | Aron Teel | 12/10/09 11:57 am |
| Kudos to Governor Kaine | Cora Schenberg, Ph.D.; U.Va. German Department | 12/10/09 12:08 pm |
| Great information | OVS Systems | 12/10/09 12:10 pm |
| We need to do this! | Kelli Palmer, University of Virginia | 12/10/09 12:26 pm |
| Insurance | Kathy, VT | 12/10/09 12:45 pm |
| return to compassion | Ann Sauls | 12/10/09 1:06 pm |
| insurance benefits for Otherwise Qualified Adult | Karen Kallay | 12/10/09 1:09 pm |
| Opposed to extension of benefits | Gary D. Rose | 12/10/09 1:15 pm |
| OQA Benefits | Cindy Koziol, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 1:40 pm |
| I strongly support doesmtic partner health care coverage | Nancy Deutsch, University of Virginia | 12/10/09 1:51 pm |
| A good idea long time in coming | Margaret Edwards, University of Virginia | 12/10/09 1:57 pm |
| Yes Yes, long overdue | Anne Gregory | 12/10/09 2:36 pm |
| 100% Support | Christine P. Snider, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 2:47 pm |
| Thank you Governor Kaine | Jean Elliott, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 2:49 pm |
| Voicing support | Anna LoMascolo | 12/10/09 3:01 pm |
| doesmtic partner health care coverage is important | Sara Dexter, University of VA | 12/10/09 3:01 pm |
| Extension of Health Care to Gays | Darlene Citizen | 12/10/09 3:07 pm |
| Violates state constitution, will break the bank, lead to fraud-20 adults live together!!??!! | K. Roper | 12/10/09 3:09 pm |
| A proposal to help many families! | Melissa Abell, Virginia Commonwealth University | 12/10/09 3:13 pm |
| It's about time | Deborah Lynch | 12/10/09 3:31 pm |
| Hoping for the best that this pulls through. | Garrett Compton, Virginia Tech | 12/10/09 3:56 pm |
| Strongly Support | The Rev. Wes Jamison | 12/10/09 4:07 pm |
| Support!! | Lauren Moore, Virginia Tech LGBTA | 12/10/09 4:59 pm |
| Strongly Oppose Kaine's Proposal | Rev. Bryan Keith | 12/10/09 6:02 pm |
| Support | Jodi Fisler | 12/10/09 6:06 pm |
| Think about it. | B. J. Pryor | 12/10/09 6:13 pm |
| Stick to the facts. | Joseph Bradley | 12/10/09 6:34 pm |
| Taxes, yes. Coverage, no? | Missy Wernstrom | 12/10/09 7:30 pm |
| A step in the right direction for everyone | Ben Boone, William and Mary | 12/10/09 7:42 pm |
| Its a ripple effect | Hunter | 12/10/09 8:21 pm |
| DO NOT SUPPORT | Betsy Bishop | 12/10/09 8:24 pm |
| Kaine health benefits expanded | Richard L Johnston Lexington Pentecostal Holiness Church | 12/10/09 8:28 pm |
| Opposed to Gov. Kaine's proposed expansion of Health Care Benefits for state employees. | John M. Froehlich Retired military | 12/10/09 9:42 pm |
| Strong support for this plan | Charlotte J. Patterson, University of Virginia | 12/10/09 10:07 pm |
| NO WAY! | Nadine Justus | 12/10/09 10:46 pm |
| STRONGLY support!!! | Ken Victor | 12/10/09 10:49 pm |
| health care benefits expansion | Helen Scherck | 12/11/09 7:54 am |
| Healthcare expansion | Gail Frye | 12/11/09 7:56 am |
| The point | Brian Hulse | 12/11/09 9:08 am |
| I strongly support this! | Antonia LoLordo, University of Virginia | 12/11/09 9:13 am |
| Not, No, Hell NO! | Michael Schmidt, Citizen, Tax Payer, Producer | 12/11/09 9:38 am |
| VA constitution violation | John Dunn | 12/11/09 11:43 am |
| In favor of the proposal | Rodney Davis, University of Virginia Alumnist | 12/11/09 11:47 am |
| I fully support this proposed regulation to modify state health benefits for | Ellen J. Bass | 12/11/09 11:56 am |
| I agree with Ellen J Bass: it's good business | Melinda Baumann, University of Virginia | 12/11/09 1:19 pm |
| Strong Support | Teresa Haller | 12/11/09 1:20 pm |
| It's about time unmarried state employees have some of the same benefits as married employees. | David Lampo, Log Cabin Republicans of Virginia | 12/11/09 1:38 pm |
| I think we should put healthcare back into the health providers hands. Our GOV is too big as it is. | DBG | 12/11/09 1:43 pm |
| YES! It's about time. | A'ishah Hils, UVA | 12/11/09 1:46 pm |
| Agree | Jobila Williams, College of William and Mary | 12/11/09 2:11 pm |
| This is welcome indeed! | Jennifer Taylor, College of William and Mary | 12/11/09 2:18 pm |
| In favor of support | Thomas Payne | 12/11/09 2:27 pm |
| This is just good business | Richard Fleming, UVA | 12/11/09 2:31 pm |
| YES, expand health benefits! | George Greenia / College of William & Mary | 12/11/09 3:15 pm |
| Strongly in favor | Patrick Graydon, University of Virginia | 12/11/09 3:36 pm |
| I support the proposal | College of William and Mary | 12/11/09 3:40 pm |
| Equalilty | 12/11/09 3:47 pm | |
| loophole-I am opposed! | Janet Smith | 12/11/09 3:51 pm |
| Fairness, Access, and Competitiveness | Robert Leventhal | 12/11/09 4:02 pm |
| It's about time! | Kimberly Renner, College of William & Mary | 12/11/09 4:02 pm |
| I support this measure as a step towards fairness. And it costs the taxpayers nothing. | Ted Siedlecki | 12/11/09 4:27 pm |
| Will Help Beleagured State Universities Remain Competitive | Jayne Barnard, William & Mary | 12/11/09 4:51 pm |
| definitely support | Elena Prokhorova, College of William and Mary | 12/11/09 5:04 pm |
| Smart move forward | Ed McPherson, private citizen | 12/11/09 5:21 pm |
| It is time for Virginia to Move Forward | Ross C. Edmonds, Virginia Tech | 12/11/09 5:37 pm |
| A critical action in support of Virginia's employees and their families | Virginia M. Ambler, College of William and Mary | 12/11/09 6:21 pm |
| Gov. Kaine's proposal for extending benefits | Sheila C. Whitcomb | 12/11/09 6:24 pm |
| Fairness for all adults | Roy Chan, College of William & Mary | 12/12/09 12:13 am |
| in favor of amendment | Giulia Pacini | 12/12/09 6:53 am |
| Benefit expansion | Christine Harmon | 12/12/09 7:11 am |
| A Step in the Right Direction | Dr. Thomas Becher | 12/12/09 8:26 am |
| Fully Support Expansion of Benefits | Robert L. Reis II, College of William and Mary | 12/12/09 9:05 am |
| Firm belief in human rights | John Riofrio, taxpayer and citizen | 12/12/09 9:49 am |
| I support this. | MikeN | 12/12/09 9:54 am |
| Pro | Sergio Ferrarese, The College of William and Mary | 12/12/09 10:10 am |
| Positive step forward for family health care | Edward Sewell | 12/12/09 10:43 am |
| Yes | Sarah | 12/12/09 11:04 am |
| Focus on jobs/roads/schools/etc.-not this issue | Rick McDonald | 12/12/09 12:09 pm |
| Virginia could really be for lovers? | Meghan Mullaney | 12/12/09 12:40 pm |
| Strategies to retain and attract state employees | Sallie Eissler and Corbin Eissler | 12/13/09 9:16 am |
| Fully in support | Bruce Ellsworth, UVA | 12/13/09 11:31 am |
| Strongly in Favor!!! | Crystal Mario | 12/13/09 11:31 am |
| Long overdue | Laura Buell, Virginia Commonwealth University | 12/13/09 1:45 pm |
| Strongly Support | Suzann Wilson Matthews, William and Mary | 12/13/09 4:37 pm |
| In favor | Margery Tobey, Virginia Commonwealth University | 12/13/09 5:48 pm |
| Other Qualified Adults | Norman Jenkins | 12/13/09 7:49 pm |
| About Time | Michael Clarke | 12/13/09 8:03 pm |
| Finally! | Alyssa Freeman | 12/13/09 8:53 pm |
| At long last | Ellie Sturgis, Virginia Tech | 12/14/09 8:41 am |
| Extending Health Benefits to Same-Gender partners is only fair. | Michael Blum | 12/14/09 9:19 am |
| Expanded benefits for state employes including same sex partners, others | Barbara Hardman | 12/14/09 9:34 am |
| I support the proposal | Jim Tokuhisa | 12/14/09 9:47 am |
| Extended Insurance | Debbi Atkins - Virginia Tech | 12/14/09 10:24 am |
| Please understand the true purpose of this | C.P. Koelling | 12/14/09 10:40 am |
| It is about time! | Beth Brooker | 12/14/09 10:43 am |
| Support for this measure | Jennifer Underwood, state employee | 12/14/09 11:19 am |
| Inclusive Actions | Kevin McDonald, Virginia Tech | 12/14/09 11:37 am |
| competitiveness | Manuel A. Perez-Quinones | 12/14/09 11:42 am |
| support | David Vinson | 12/14/09 12:11 pm |
| Support 100% | Richard Miller, University of Virginia | 12/14/09 12:19 pm |
| Yes, please | Gail Coe | 12/14/09 12:45 pm |
| Great Change! | Bart | 12/14/09 12:51 pm |
| In Favor | Ingrid Manning, VA Resident | 12/14/09 1:09 pm |
| This makes sense | Angelica - VCU | 12/14/09 1:22 pm |
| I am against this stupid idea! | William D. Clark | 12/14/09 1:23 pm |
| against! | Brenda Clark | 12/14/09 1:28 pm |
| Important and necessary | Teresa Longo | 12/14/09 1:37 pm |
| Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! | Melissa Terrell, VCU | 12/14/09 1:41 pm |
| Someone now knows who you are. | Solomon Genn | 12/14/09 1:44 pm |
| STRONGLY SUPPORT! | Liz Spurlin, Homemake and Military (Retired) Wife | 12/14/09 2:52 pm |
| This action important for VA's quality workforce | Cathy Howard, VCU | 12/14/09 3:24 pm |
| YES!! | Pixie E. Curry | 12/14/09 4:59 pm |
| Great idea and about time. | R. Claire Snyder-Hall | 12/14/09 5:01 pm |
| Action to amend section 1VAC 55 320(E) to include adults, other than spouses and incapacitate | John L. Marshall, Jr. | 12/14/09 5:15 pm |
| California does this | M. Fenwick | 12/14/09 5:33 pm |
| Very much in favor | Forrest Meghan George, GMU employee | 12/14/09 5:34 pm |
| A Just and Reasonable Proposal | Thomas Wood, Citizen | 12/14/09 8:27 pm |
| In the interest of the Commonwealth | Michael Halleran, College of William and Mary | 12/14/09 11:20 pm |
| I (Heart) VA For This | J.D.G | 12/15/09 3:25 am |
| In Favor | George Martinez | 12/15/09 9:13 am |
| Good for all concerned and the right thing to do! | John Alexander, University of Virginia | 12/15/09 9:26 am |
| Support the Legislation | Mary Jo Provenzano, Manassas, VA | 12/15/09 9:46 am |
| In Favor | Nicolas Medevielle, College of William and Mary | 12/15/09 10:23 am |
| This important change has my full support! | Laura Moore, University of Virginia | 12/15/09 10:32 am |
| Support this measure | David Drachsler | 12/15/09 10:34 am |
| This is very important legislation | Debra Aaron | 12/15/09 10:38 am |
| yes, please! | Karen | 12/15/09 10:40 am |
| It's only humane! | D L Belew | 12/15/09 12:10 pm |
| POSITIVE STEP | NICHOLAS DUKE | 12/15/09 12:14 pm |
| Yes | Gregory Hays | 12/15/09 12:15 pm |
| It's about time!!! | Rebecca P. Peters, University of Virginia | 12/15/09 12:21 pm |
| My Adult Daughter with Diabetes. | Megan | 12/15/09 12:21 pm |
| Support for Equal Benefits for GLBT Families | G R, a Virginian | 12/15/09 12:32 pm |
| Absolutely vital, and long overdue | James Coan, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia | 12/15/09 12:43 pm |
| In Favor | Joseph Allen | 12/15/09 12:48 pm |
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