WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will visit the southern border of the United States on Friday, July 19, 2019 with a bipartisan group of her U.S. House colleagues. During the visit, Spanberger and her colleagues will inspect points of entry, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station, and an immigration detention facility near McAllen, Texas. Additionally, Spanberger wil... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a joint resolution U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger led to block the sale of certain offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia. Under the administration’s emergency arms sale to Saudi Arabia, thousands of additional precision-guided munitions would transfer to Saudi coalition forces without Congressional revi... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives voted to include U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger’s amendment to combat Central American trafficking and smuggling networks in the fiscal year 2020 Intelligence Authorization Act. Spanberger’s amendment would direct the U.S. intelligence community to prioritize efforts to combat drug trafficking, human trafficking, and human smuggling netw... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger helped lead the introduction of a bipartisan bill to understand and combat ongoing trafficking and smuggling activities throughout Central America. The bipartisan Trafficking and Smuggling Intelligence Act would direct the U.S. intelligence community to prioritize its efforts to combat drug trafficking, human trafficking, and human smuggli... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger voted with a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a strong bill to authorize U.S. Department of Defense funding levels and help set the country’s national defense priorities. The defense authorization package includes a bipartisan amendment introduced by Spanberger and U.S. Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC-11) to help the ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger articulated the clear need for expanded rural broadband across Central Virginia, and she emphasized the educational and economic inequities created by a lack of reliable high-speed internet in rural communities. During a hearing focused on the benefits of high-speed internet in rural America, Spanberger shared the stories of Central Virgini... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger continued to speak out against the Department of Justice’s Texas v. U.S. lawsuit pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which—if successful—would dismantle the entire existing healthcare law. According to the Urban Institute, 642,000 Virginians would lose health insurance coverage by repealing the existing healthcar... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced one federal grant of $1,128,019 to Culpeper Human Services to help fund their Head Start and Early Head Start programs. “Central Virginia’s continued success begins with stronger investments in the health, safety, and education of our children. Head Start has a proven record of partnering with local families to provide the ... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit begins hearing oral arguments in the Department of Justice’s Texas v. U.S. lawsuit. If successful, this lawsuit would dismantle the entire existing healthcare law. “For thousands of Central Virginia families, the existing healthcare law is their lifeline... Read more »
U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced a federal grant of $320,000 for River City Comprehensive Counseling Services, an organization in Virginia’s Seventh District that supports Central Virginia veterans with wraparound services, including workforce training support. “Veteran homelessness is an unacceptable crisis, as it impacts tens of thousands of former servicemembers each year.... Read more »
