Abigail Spanberger: “And that is what I hear time and time again from the producers I represent.”

What is happening in Virginia is very similar to what we know is happening in other states.

Ideally it can be a model for what we do in other places.

In the wake of (the Department of Government Efficiency’s) slashing of our federal workforce, Virginia continued to lose jobs in FY26.

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.