Glenn Youngkin: “25,000 small businesses had closed their doors in 2021.”

“Our schools were 46th in the nation to reopen. Parents were being sidelined, and students were falling behind. Virginia had the largest learning loss in the nation in fourth grade learning, reading and math. 25,000 small businesses had closed their doors in 2021. Job recovery lagged behind nearly every other state. Violent crime had surged with a 20 year high in murder rate. And for nine straight years, more people moved away than moved to Virginia from the other 49 states.” (24:04–24:09)

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