Spanberger: “We Have to Make Virginia More Affordable for Everyone — and That Includes Here in Hampton Roads”
NORFOLK, Va. — Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on Friday highlighted her vision to make the Commonwealth more affordable as the next Governor of Virginia, particularly by lowering healthcare and prescription drug costs for families and seniors.
In front of nearly 200 Virginians at BROTHERS restaurant in Norfolk, Spanberger outlined her healthcare affordability agenda to save Virginians money at the hospital and the pharmacy counter. Spanberger will direct her administration to crack down on bad actors who inflate the cost of Virginians’ prescription drugs, improve access to affordable healthcare options in Virginia’s rural and underserved communities, and make sure no Virginian goes bankrupt because of a medical emergency.
Read more below about what Virginians in Hampton Roads are seeing about Spanberger’s plan to make the Commonwealth more affordable:
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13News Now [Norfolk]: Abigail Spanberger visits Norfolk, promising to put families first and lower costs
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger visited Hampton Roads on Friday, where she detailed her plan to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs as part of a broader effort to make Virginia more affordable for working families.
“Ever since I launched my campaign for Governor, the number one priority I hear is that we have to make Virginia more affordable for everyone — and that includes here in Hampton Roads,” Spanberger told attendees.
WAVY [Norfolk]: Spanberger talks affordability in Norfolk
Spanberger told the Norfolk crowd that she wants to make Virginia more affordable.
“I hear from people who are impacted by the challenges we are facing in affordability here in the Commonwealth — whether it’s at the pharmacy counter, the grocery store, when they get their energy bill or on the housing market.”
BACKGROUND
Spanberger has a proven record of lowering costs for Virginia families and seniors. During her three terms in Congress, Spanberger helped lead the charge to give Medicare the power to negotiate for lower drug prices and save taxpayers billions of dollars in the process.
Spanberger also voted to cap insulin copays at $35 per month for seniors on Medicare and cap out-of-pocket drug costs for Virginia seniors. Additionally, President Trump signed into law Spanberger’s effort to make it harder for pharmaceutical industry middlemen — PBMs — to rip off consumers.
Spanberger announced her campaign to serve as the 75th Governor of Virginia in November 2023.
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