WRIC, DELANEY HALL Small businesses in Central Virginia can learn more about coronavirus federal relief available through a telephone town hall with U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger and officials from the Small Business Administration on April 2. “Just as it has in communities across the country, COVID-19 has devastated the Central Virginia economy. Our working families and small businesses ... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will host a telephone town hall on Thursday, April 2 with a regional representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on Central Virginia workers and small businesses, as well as the resources currently available to them. Last Friday, Spanberger voted to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economi... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after the administration indicated that it would not open a special enrollment period for individual health insurance signups during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “In the face of this public health emergency, the administration’s refusal to open a special enrollment period is tragic and misguided. Wit... Read more »
CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, will host a telephone town hall at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, April 2, with a regional representative of the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss COVID-19’s impact on Central Virginia workers and small businesses. Last Friday, Spanberger voted to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bipartisan emergency... Read more »
HENRICO CITIZEN U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will host a telephone town hall meeting April 2, from 7:40 p.m. to 8:40 p.m., with a regional representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on Central Virginia workers and small businesses, as well as the resources currently available to them. Last Friday, Spanberger voted to pass the Coronavirus... Read more »
NEXSTAR, BASIL JOHN Schools, teachers and students continue to move classes online during the coronavirus crisis, but it’s not easy. “In some cases, children live in a location where there is no access to the internet or [they] could not have it in their homes if their families or parents were so inclined.” Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger said. Spanberger says teachers have run into their own iss... Read more »
CBS19 Distilleries across Virginia have turned their production from drinks to hand sanitizer, including Silverback Distillery in Nelson County. Legislators in Washington, D.C. have asked the Food and Drug Administration to cut red tape and let producers of distilled spirits to continue making hand sanitizer with their current supplies. The lawmakers, including Representative Abigail Spanberger, s... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today released a small business resource guide to help Central Virginia small businesses navigate the financial impacts of COVID-19. “Small businesses are the backbone of our regional economy, and many employers in our district are already feeling the immense financial pain created by this crisis. They are worried about the security of their e... Read more »
CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT, CLINT SCHEMMER With a statewide stay-at-home order in effect and many Virginia businesses closed or running at low throttle, entrepreneurs need help navigating COVID-19’s financial impacts. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger released a 12-page booklet of how-to FAQs and online tips to aid Central Virginia’s small businesses in learning about federal, state and corpora... Read more »
HENRICO, V.A. – U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger joined a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cut red tape and allow producers of distilled spirits to continue manufacturing hand sanitizer with current supplies in response to shortages caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent to FDA Administrator Stephen Hahn, Spanberger and 86 of her c... Read more »
