HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the first Section 301 tariffs on certain Chinese imports to the United States. “For one year, we’ve experienced the spiraling effects of tariffs against China, including retaliatory tariffs imposed on key U.S. agricultural products like soybeans. Until we... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today issued the following statement to mark the Fourth of July. “Today, Central Virginians are celebrating the 243rd birthday of our republic. As we march in parades, gather at family barbecues, and watch firework displays, this special day also serves as an opportunity to reflect on the principles articulated at our nation’s founding. We al... Read more »
**Click here for photos from Spanberger’s first six town hall events** WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced the details for a county-wide town hall in Chesterfield County later this month. Before taking office, Spanberger promised to hold a town hall in each of the 10 counties in Virginia’s Seventh District. So far, she has held six county-wide, open, and commu... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is co-leading an effort calling on the administration to articulate a clear strategy in dealing with Iran’s destabilizing behavior. In a letter sent to President Trump, Spanberger and 22 of her colleagues—all with national security backgrounds—urged the administration to articulate its goals for engagement with Iran. Additionally, the Member... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Mark Meadows (R-NC-11) led the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would help the Department of Defense (DoD) stop the use of its internet network to possess, procure, or produce child pornography. In the course of a national investigation—titled Project Flicker, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ide... Read more »
**Central Virginians Share How Insufficient Broadband Access Has Impacted Them: Click Here And Here For Video, Click Here For Photos** WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today announced the initial results of her 2019 Rural Broadband Survey, a fact-gathering survey that asked Central Virginians to describe how a lack of reliable broadband access has personally impacted them,... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today applauded the announcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarding one federal grant of $910,000 to support the Virginia Community Healthcare Association in Henrico. “Nearly two-thirds of Virginia’s counties are designated as fully or partially medically underserved areas. Central Virginians deserve better. ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger helped introduce bipartisan legislation to help Central Virginia veterans afford the emergency transportation they need to receive high-quality medical treatment. Currently, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is allowed to reimburse veterans for ambulance rides to non-VA hospitals in an emergency—and the VA can cover the costs of ... Read more »
**VIDEO: Spanberger Calls on Both Political Parties & Both Chambers of Congress to Find Common Ground to Help Families, Children, & the Elderly** WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger—as Co-Chair of a bipartisan prescription drug task force—today called on her colleagues in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate to work together to advance bipartisan legislation to combat the ongoing p... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today issued the following statement after joining a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives in passing a bipartisan emergency supplemental funding package to address the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. “Congress must do more to address the increasingly dire conditions facing children in U.S. custody and those detained nea... Read more »
