Petersen proposed the amendment in spite of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee voting with 98% support of a resolution asking "state legislators to refrain from coercing the FCPS school board to change their school reopening plan by threatening to cut their budget."
Petersen suggested the amendment despite the Fairfax County Democratic Committee voting unanimously in favor of a resolution urging state legislators to avoid pressuring the FCPS school board into altering their reopening plan by threatening to reduce their budget.