Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that he will donate his second-quarter salary to the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing supplemental funding for Veteran programs and services throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
At the Jones and Cabacoy Veterans Care Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia he fulfilled his pledge to donate his gubernatorial salary back to organizations and the people of Virginia.
“I pledged to serve our Commonwealth without accepting a salary because I want to continue giving back to the Commonwealth and helping Virginians in every way I can,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Secretary Craig Crenshaw Delivers Remarks at Jones and Cabacoy Veterans Care Center on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Official Photo by Christian Martinez, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Governor Glenn Youngkin Delivers Remarks at Jones and Cabacoy Veterans Care Center on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Official Photo by Christian Martinez, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
“I have chosen to donate my salary to the Virginia Veterans Services Foundation (VVSF) because of their important mission to support Virginia’s veterans’ programs. My administration goes to work every day to reimagine the way the Commonwealth provides Veterans benefits, eliminate red tape that hinders our veterans, and has exempted the first 40,000 of veteran retirement pay from unnecessary taxes. Now, Suzanne and I would like to show our support and gratitude for those who have fought to keep our Commonwealth and nation safe.”
First Lady Suzanne Youngkin Poses for Photo with Event Attendees at Jones and Cabacoy Veterans Care Center on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Official Photo by Christian Martinez, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Youngkin was interviewed by Fox News on Tuesday, saying that it was an opportunity for him to “do what we should do every day – which is celebrate our veterans and the sacrifice that they have made.”
“Freedom is not free. And sometimes we forget to say thank you,” he told host Martha MacCallum on “The Story.” “So I made a commitment when I was running and elected and when we started this administration to make Virginia the most military-and veteran-friendly state in America. And we have consistently been working at that.”
He also went on to talk about inflation, how it’s affecting regular Virginians, and what steps he’d like to see taken to bring relief to these people.
“I see Virginians every week tell me that three, four or $5,000 of their hard-earned money is being stolen by this silent thief of inflation,” he said, calling for onshoring manufacturing and investing in American energy as two key steps toward relieving the working class’ pain.