HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), John Katko (R-NY-24), Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04), and Rodney Davis (R-IL-16) today led a 102-member effort calling on Congress to invest in direct funding for smaller and rural county governments in upcoming COVID-19 relief packages. In a letter sent to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the bi... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today led more than 50 lawmakers in calling for the Treasury Department to make sure Americans with a lack of reliable internet access are able to receive Coronavirus Economic Impact Payments as soon as possible. Spanberger led this effort alongside U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04). As part of the economic recovery from the impacts ... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will host a telephone town hall on Monday, May 4 with business leaders and government officials to discuss the challenges facing Central Virginia small businesses, healthcare systems, and workers as the COVID-19 crisis continues. During her telephone town hall on Monday, Spanberger will deliver a brief update and answer questions about the ong... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen its efforts to respond to growing food shortages and heightened demand at U.S food banks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Recent reporting found that the USDA allowed millions of pounds of American-grown produce to rot in the fields, even as working families and ... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today launched the “VA-07 Heroes” program to highlight Central Virginia neighbors, businesses, nonprofits, and organizations that have come to the aid of their communities and stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spanberger is currently accepting nominations from the public through this form. Nominees will be highlighted via Spanberger’s s... Read more »
U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will host a virtual town hall on Friday, May 1 to listen to and answer questions from Central Virginia children navigating the changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual town hall will give the Seventh District’s youngest residents the opportunity to ask questions, discuss their concerns, and engage directly with their representative on issue... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced her support for a bipartisan bill to expand access to critical telehealth services for Central Virginia Medicare recipients. Medicare continues to lag behind private payers, other federal health programs, and states in adapting its payment methodologies to include telehealth capabilities. For example, patients’ homes are not cl... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the coronavirus pandemic exacerbates internet connectivity disparities across rural America, U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Rodney Davis (R-IL-13), and Stacey E. Plaskett (D-USVI-AL) today led a bipartisan effort alongside 73 of their U.S. House colleagues urging congressional leadership to prioritize large-scale federal investment in high-speed internet p... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to pass a coronavirus relief package that includes additional funding for Central Virginia businesses through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Last week, Spanberger urged Members of Congress in both parties to... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger co-led an effort by nine Members of the U.S. House freshman class with national security backgrounds to introduce a resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of frontline workers responding to the COVID-19 crisis. The freshman members –– all of whom served in the military or in the nation’s defense and intelligence agencies –– introduced t... Read more »
