WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger yesterday joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives in passing bipartisan funding bills that would protect funding for rural broadband projects, block a proposed congressional pay raise, and strengthen investment in apprenticeship programs. The package includes funding Spanberger fought to include for the U.S. Depart... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is calling on Congress to come to a bipartisan agreement that will fully fund the federal government through the end of fiscal year (FY) 2020. Currently, government funding is set to expire on December 20, 2019. In a letter sent to U.S. House and U.S. Senate leadership, Spanberger and her colleagues urged Republican and Democratic leadershi... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after voting with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to keep the federal government open through December 20, 2019. “The reckless government shutdown earlier this year was a disaster—and it seriously jeopardized the financial security of federal employees, our servicemembers, and their families. T... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Halloween, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is sounding the alarm about scary new numbers from the U.S. Treasury Department showing a ballooning federal deficit and a massive national debt. Last week, the Treasury Department released a new report showing a $984 billion federal deficit in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. This startling number represents a 26 percent increase from ... Read more »
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH Despite the current political gridlock in both Richmond and Washington, voters elected lawmakers — both Democrats and Republicans — to get things done. One of those things is providing more transparency and more accountability over how their hard-earned tax dollars are spent. The federal Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act would require the U.S. government to issue a public “report... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger cosponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill to shine a light on federal spending and to help identify instances of wasteful programs. The bipartisan Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to publish an online inventory of each federal agency’s programs. This inventory would also provide a description o... Read more »
RICHMOND 2DAY U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger cosponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill to shine a light on federal spending and to help identify instances of wasteful programs. The bipartisan Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to publish an online inventory of each federal agency’s programs. This inventory would also provide a description of ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House to pass a short-term agreement that would keep the federal government open through November 21, 2019. “In January, we witnessed the crippling effects of a record-long government shutdown. Many federal employees were furloughed or continued working without pay to keep vital jobs filled... Read more »
CULPEPER STAR EXPONENT, CLINT SCHEMMER Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, has helped preserve federal payments to U.S. crop and livestock producers hit by the administration’s trade wars. When the U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term agreement Thursday to keep the government open, it included assistance to farmers under the Department of Agriculture’s Market Facilitation Program, which g... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today urged U.S. House leaders to recommit to the principle of fiscal responsibility and abide by Congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) budget rules. PAYGO budget rules make sure that any legislation that might increase the federal deficit is offset. In a letter to House Committee Chairs, Spanberger and a group of her freshman colleagues called ... Read more »
