WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Ben Cline (R-VA-06) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal efforts to rescue U.S. children from sexual exploitation and abuse, particularly as the number of referrals has plummeted during the pandemic and national sexual abuse hotlines have seen record levels of children using their services during the COVID-... Read more »
HENRICO CITIZEN U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will host another telephone town hall meeting Aug. 4, during which she’s expected to answer questions from Seventh District residents about rising prescription drug costs, small businesses concerns amid the COVID-19 crisis, and her desire to expand reliable broadband internet access. She also will discuss her recent efforts to maintain telehea... Read more »
CBS19 People are invited to participate in another telephone town hall with Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger. The town hall will take place Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and be broadcast on the congresswoman’s Facebook page and website. According to a release, Spanberger will be taking questions from residents of the Seventh Congressional District about issues facing Central Virginia, such as rising prescr... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is inviting Central Virginians to join her for a telephone town hall on Tuesday, August 4. The live event will also be broadcast via video on her Facebook page and website. During the interactive town hall, Spanberger will answer questions from Seventh District residents about issues facing Central Virginians — including rising prescription dr... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday voted to pass several provisions backed by U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger to close the digital divide, provide up-to-date information about internet access disparities, and address broadband internet inequities that have been laid bare during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bipartisan bill passed in the U.S.... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement as leadership negotiations stall on a new COVID-19 relief package. “In March, the House and Senate negotiated and passed the CARES Act. This bipartisan bill delivered immediate relief to working families struggling to put food on the table, anxious businesses fighting to stay afloat, and healthcare pro... Read more »
CBS19 A Virginia congresswoman is raising concerns about a backlog of tax returns and Economic Impact Payments. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is urging the Internal Revenue Service to take steps to address this backlog. According to a release, a June report from the IRS’ Taxpayer Advocate Service says the IRS had to suspend the processing of paper tax returns. It continues that as of May 16, th... Read more »
CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT The area’s Democratic Congresswoman joined voices from both sides of the aisle in pushing back Thursday on a suggestion from President Donald Trump that the November election be delayed due to the pandemic. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history,” Trump tweeted. “It will be a grea... Read more »
CBS19 Representative Abigail Spanberger released a statement as leadership negotiations stalled Friday on a new COVID-19 relief package. Spanberger wants both Republican and Democratic leaders to bring the same sense of urgency to current negotiations. The statement below: In March, the House and Senate negotiated and passed the CARES Act. This bipartisan bill delivered immediate relief to working... Read more »
VIRGINIA MERCURY, ALLISON STEVENS The U.S. House stepped in Wednesday to try to rescue the nation’s child care system from collapse under the weight of the pandemic. The chamber approved a pair of bills that backers say are needed to fully reopen the economy and shore up the child care industry in the longer term. The bills now advance to the GOP-controlled Senate, where their fates are uncertain.... Read more »
