A mother living in Fairfax County, Virginia, gave a passionate plea on Tuesday, calling on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors not to go ahead with its budget proposal to raise taxes and fees on residents.

“Unlike the board who has received a 20% salary increase effective 2024, it is typical of citizens in Fairfax County to receive just a 3% pay increase year-over-year … if that,” she said at the hearing’s speaker podium while wearing a baby wrap carrier that held a small infant.