NBC29, KASEY HOTT Representative Abigail Spanberger hosted a telephone town hall Thursday night focusing on COVID-19′s impacts on central Virginia seniors and caregivers. The congresswoman says we need to prioritize getting up-to-date information and resources to our most vulnerable populations, their caregivers, and their loved ones. She says she’s working hard to secure funding for nursing homes... Read more »
NBC29, STEVE RAPPAPORT 7th District Representative Abigail Spanberger is trying to get the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide more help for central Virginians trying to find out the status of their stimulus checks. After leading an effort that led to the IRS adding 3,500 telephone representatives to answer taxpayers’ questions, she says central Virginians continue to call and email that the... Read more »
CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT On the weekend before Memorial Day, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger reflected on Central Virginians’ long and proud record of service to their country and how they honor neighbors who’ve given all to defend and serve the nation. “This year will undoubtedly be a different experience. Yet, even under our current circumstances, I know that we will still find ways to duly commemora... Read more »
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, MICHAEL MARTZ Federal financial aid is finally coming for nursing homes, but no relief is yet in sight for assisted living facilities and other long-term care providers stricken by COVID-19 in the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump directed $4.9 billion in aid to nursing homes across the country on Friday from the $175 billion in relief Congress approved for hosp... Read more »
CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT To answer millions of Americans wondering why they haven’t yet gotten their stimulus checks, the Internal Revenue Service has added 3,500 telephone operators, the IRS announced Monday. The agency acted in response to pressure from a group of legislators, who had inquired about the status of taxpayers’ $1,200 stimulus checks, the IRS’ dearth of customer service representative... Read more »
BLACKSTONE COURIER-RECORD U. S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D), whose 7th District includes Nottoway County, is ranked as one of the most bipartisan Democrats in the U.S. House and the most bipartisan Member of the Virginia delegation. In the nonpartisan 2019 Bipartisan Index released by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, Spanberger ranks as the fi... Read more »
ORANGE COUNTY REVIEW, HILARY HOLLADAY If there’s one issue that unites Democrats and Republicans in the rural counties of central Virginia, it’s the need for fast, affordable broadband service, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventh District Rep. Abigail Spanberger has been pushing hard for just that, as her leadership in a bipartisan appeal to congressional leaders indicates. Spanberger... Read more »
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, JUSTIN MATTINGLY Rebuking efforts by fellow Democrats, Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, said Friday that she opposes the latest coronavirus stimulus package Congress is considering. On Friday night the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the "Heroes Act", a proposed $3 trillion package that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi drafted. It includes help for state an... Read more »
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, MICHAEL MARTZ While Jane Barlow Bacon was battling to survive COVID-19 in a Chesterfield County hospital bed, her son was talking to doctors about how to treat a disease that no one fully understands. They tried hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug that proved ineffective in treating the coronavirus disease, but the doctors had higher hopes for remdesivir, a new antiv... Read more »
CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT The Lugar Center and Georgetown University's McCourt School announced Tuesday that it ranks U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger as the House’s fifth most bipartisan Democrats and the most bipartisan member of the chamber’s Virginia delegation. In their nonpartisan 2019 Bipartisan Index, the center and school highlighted the 7th District Democrat for her collaboration with Republica... Read more »
