Cutting a tax sounds like a good idea. But... the provider tax change is pulling back dollars that had gone to hospitals and is one additional way that this bill is negatively impacting the basic operations of hospitals across Virginia.
Abigail Spanberger
The Public Record
Abigail Anne Spanberger is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Spanberger has a background as a former CIA officer, which informs her approach to national security issues. She has focused on a range of policy areas, including healthcare, education, and the restoration of voting rights for individuals who have served their prison sentences.
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August 26, 2026
We are lessening the risk that individuals may walk into a hospital with an emergency need because they haven’t previously sought medical care.
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by number of sources- Both laws went into effect this month.7 sources2026sourcenm.com
- What I have found is that some of the businesses coming to our commonwealth, they want to make investments in our communities and in our workforce.3 sources2026wisconsinexaminer.com
- I do not want to see us move in a place where we think, as a commonwealth, we’re on path towards meeting the VCEA goals but that’s because there’s all this generation that is sort of outside of the scope of what is counted.2 sources2026virginiamercury.com
- The action of actually formally intervening, it is an unprecedented one as a governor, I do acknowledge that.2 sources2026virginiamercury.com
- Virginia is home to the largest offshore wind development that we are seeing on the East Coast.2 sources2026virginiamercury.com
- For me, the priority is to be able to build upon the work that I have been doing as it relates to energy affordability.2 sources2026virginiamercury.com
President Trump’s new 50% tariffs on Canada will disrupt supply chains and raise costs for Virginia businesses of every size and in every industry, and retaliatory tariffs will hurt Virginians.
By bringing together our first responders, state agencies, businesses, and community partners, we are ensuring Virginia is fully equipped to anticipate, respond to, and recover from any threat.
While (the One Big Beautiful Bill) passed Congress along partisan lines, the hurt it will cause to hardworking Virginians, young families, rural health clinics, safety net hospitals and ultimately, Virginia’s economy knows no party.
In the wake of (the Department of Government Efficiency’s) slashing of our federal workforce, Virginia continued to lose jobs in FY26.
Thank you for helping my administration achieve key goals since I took office, including raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
As Governor, I remain skeptical of the benefits this merger would deliver to Virginia — particularly if those benefits come at the expense of affordability, existing jobs, or meeting our homegrown clean energy goals.
“additional steps we can take to improve safety and transparency within VADOC facilities.”
For me, the priority is to be able to build upon the work that I have been doing as it relates to energy affordability.
Virginia is home to the largest offshore wind development that we are seeing on the East Coast.
The action of actually formally intervening, it is an unprecedented one as a governor, I do acknowledge that.
This order — which is projected to save Virginians hundreds of millions of dollars — makes sure that data centers are paying the full cost of the transmission infrastructure their developments require.
I pledge to work with state lawmakers in future legislative sessions to ensure data centers pay their fair share, adhere to strict environmental standards, and listen to the concerns of local communities.
The biggest point of consternation that I have is I think that along the way, people … incorrectly took the message that we couldn’t win without redistricting. We can win. I believe we will win.
“By using the power of the free market, leveraging the Commonwealth’s buying power, and cutting out middlemen, we are creating significant discounts for families and businesses,”
But our energy future should not — must not — just be written in Richmond.
This fall, voters can cast their ballots for Virginia to no longer strip so many of our neighbors of their fundamental rights — a shameful relic of our Jim Crow past.
We are trying to take every action possible, a laundry list of actions.
How will this merger potentially really ensure that Virginia is working towards our renewable energy goals, but also that as we are continuing to expand our generation that we are doing so in a way that is sustainable and affordable?
If you’re someone who’s kind of always teetering on potential eviction, you’ll feel it real quick when you have just a little bit more breathing room to be able to kind of steady yourself and pay your rent.
We have two options. We can either sort of walk away from the conversation, in which case, the data center goes to Maryland or goes to Pennsylvania, it’s still PJM that is still impacting our costs.
I do not want to see us move in a place where we think, as a commonwealth, we’re on path towards meeting the VCEA goals but that’s because there’s all this generation that is sort of outside of the scope of what is counted.





