Office of State Senator Petersen: Virginia Senators Work Across Party Lines to Help Beleaguered N. Virginians

From the Office of State Senator Petersen

February 10, 2010

CONTACT: Julia Kim
804-698-7534

Richmond, Virginia - February 10, 2010 - On Wednesday, Virginia Resources Recycled sent eighteen trucks to northern Virginia, heeding Sen. Chap Petersen's (D-Fairfax) call for four-wheel drive vehicles from around the state to assist in the snowplow efforts in a speech Petersen made on the Senate floor on Monday following the region's unprecedented weekend snowfall.

Robert Watkins, owner of Virginia Resources Recycled, reportedly sent eighteen pieces of equipment from its headquarters in Midlothian, Virginia to work with the Virginia Department of Transportation after his father, Senator John Watkins (R-Powhatan), heard Sen. Chap Petersen's Senate impassioned plea for assistance and informed his son.

"In these stressful times, I am proud to see Virginians helping Virginians," said Petersen who serves Virginia's 34th Senate District, which includes much of Fairfax County and Fairfax City.

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