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In The News (2019)

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CBS 19 News

| December 23, 2019

Spanberger’s legislation to combat trafficking and smuggling signed into law

By CBS19 News Staff

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s legislation to combat trafficking and smuggling networks in Central America and strengthen border security in the United States was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Monday, according to a press release.

The bipartisan legislation was led by Spanberger, who represents Virginia’s Seventh District as a Democrat, and Texas’s 23rd District Republican Will Hurd.

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Richmond Times-DispatchRichmond Times-Dispatch

| December 20, 2019

Abigail Spanberger column: USMCA shows how trade deals should get done

By Abigail Spanberger

Throughout my first year in Congress, I’ve shared the views of central Virginians directly with administration officials, including U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. And at a White House meeting with Vice President Mike Pence earlier this month, I joined five of my colleagues from across the country to underscore the importance of the USMCA to our regions. We also discussed how there is clear bipartisan agreement on the USMCA — and that we shouldn’t be afraid to move it forward. Just a few days later, House negotiators and the administration finally announced a deal.

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Culpeper Star-Exponent

| December 20, 2019

Spanberger: USMCA will boost farms, businesses

By Clint Schemmer

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger described the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—which won resounding bipartisan approval from the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday—as a major victory for the American economy and for Virginia farmers. It promises to open new export markets for Virginia cattle, dairy and poultry producers by leveling the playing field between the U.S. and Canada, she told the Culpeper Star-Exponent.

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Henrico Citizen

| December 18, 2019

Spanberger discusses Medicare, prescription drug woes

By Tom Lappas

Seventh District U.S. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger wrapped up a whirlwind two-day healthcare-inspired tour of her district with an hour-long discussion Nov. 26 at Glen Allen Library about Medicare, prescription drugs and changes involving both that she’s championing in Congress.

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Culpeper Star-Exponent

| December 12, 2019

EDITORIAL: Education initiatives offer brighter future

By The Editorial Page Staff of the Free Lance Star

Another aspect of post-secondary education is making financing more flexible and affordable. That’s the goal of bipartisan legislation introduced by Virginia Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D–7th District) and Rob Wittman (R–1st District). Called the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, the bill expands the uses allowed for 529 Savings Plan distributions to include training, certification and credentialing programs.

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Culpeper Star-Exponent

| December 11, 2019

Spanberger cheers breakthrough on big-three trade agreement

By Clint Schemmer

Joining a broad and bipartisan cross-section of America’s elected officials, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger expressed her happiness Tuesday at word that the United States, Mexico, and Canada have struck a trade deal.

Spanberger, D-7th, has been a leading advocate for the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement among her House freshman colleagues. She worked across the aisle to bring her constituents’ priorities to the forefront, meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in March and with Vice President Mike Pence last week.

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NBC 29

| November 26, 2019

Representative Spanberger talks healthcare issues at Orange Co. Free Clinic

By Chris Markham and Carly Kempler

Representative Abigail Spanberger is putting healthcare at the top of her legislative list. The 7th District Democrat visited the Orange County Free Clinic on Tuesday to meet with those at the forefront of the issue. She discussed several issues the county is facing with area doctors, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.

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RADIO IQ | WVTF

| November 1, 2019

Spanberger Drug Prices Bill Likely to Become Law

By Michael Pope

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat from the Richmond suburbs, has a bill that would allow the public to see more information about how rebates and discounts factor into drug prices. The bill would require the federal government to publish all the information submitted about drug discounts online for everyone to see.

The bill swept through the House of Representatives this week with zero no votes. Now it’s on its way to the Senate and potentially even to the president’s desk to be signed into law.

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Culpeper Star Exponent

| September 17, 2019

Spanberger keeps vow on town halls across 7th District

By Clint Schemmer

This weekend near the Orange-Culpeper line, Spanberger kept the vow she made soon after taking the oath as a member of the 116th Congress. She held her 10th town-hall forum, one in each of the sprawling 7th District’s 10 counties, which are mostly rural but include some suburban locales.

 

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Chesterfield Observer

| August 14, 2019

At county jail, Spanberger meets with recovering addicts

By Rich Griset

Spanberger, a Democrat who represents Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, which includes a portion of Chesterfield, is part of the 36-member Freshman Working Group on Addiction, a bipartisan group of newly elected representatives working to promote policies to end the nation’s opioid addiction crisis. Meeting separately with members of HARP’s male and female inmate groups, Spanberger often wiped away tears while listening to their tales of addiction and recovery efforts

 

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Culpeper Star Exponent

| April 9, 2019

Spanberger leads bipartisan push for extending rural broadband

By Clint Schemmer

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, and an Illinois Republican are leading a bipartisan push to build more internet broadband networks in rural America.

On Monday, Spanberger announced that she and Rep. Rodney Davis have received support from 71 other House members to request $900 million in appropriations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program and a Farm Bill program that both aim to reduce the connectivity gap between rural and urban communities.

 

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WTVR

| January 17, 2019

Abigail Spanberger among group of Democrats called to White House to discuss shutdown

By CNN Wire

A day after congressional Democrats declined to meet with President Donald Trump over ending the government shutdown, at least seven House Democrats attended a White House meeting Wednesday aimed at reopening the government that has been partially closed for more than three weeks.

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-7th district) of Virginia attended the midday White House meeting in the Situation Room

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Washington PostWashington Post

| January 3, 2019

When ex-spies go rogue by becoming lawmakers

By Ian Shapira

GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Once Rep. Abigail Spanberger embraced the secret life of a CIA operative, she never imagined breaking cover.

She handled and recruited spies in Europe, where she specialized in counterterrorism and nuclear proliferation issues. She aspired to an appointment somewhere as chief of station, the Langley equivalent of ambassador. Instead she wound up leaving the agency in 2014 in search of a less nomadic life after having three children.

 

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