Abigail Spanberger

I would argue that, if Members of Congress do not want the responsibility of debating and voting on decisions of war and peace, the responsibility to make grave and tough decisions that affect the lives of servicemembers and their…

Before the pandemic, far too many families had to make sacrifices to feed themselves and their children, and this crisis has only worsened food security in our communities, including mine in central Virginia.

The realities of this crisis are that parents must make difficult decisions about what to forego to feed their children, and recently unemployed people are experiencing hunger, sometimes for the first time.

I am wondering what are some of the things that we could do so that we are hitting that, to some degree, hitting a bit of a reset...

I am concerned with the implications of recent Russian arms transfers.

Rep. Kinzinger and I led an NDAA amendment, calling for sanctions on Turkey.

Thank you very much.

I hope the committee can be involved to whatever end is appropriate in ensuring that you all can into the future recruit to the staffing levels that are necessary.

As a former CIA case officer I am aware of the importance of detecting threats before they actually harm Americans.

I also want to make sure that farmers are part of any climate-focused efforts in Congress and that our farmers have buy-in as well.

The recommendations to destroy a crop or try to harvest it, it is going to be a trail of tears.

Iowa has suffered a rare derecho which swept across the Midwest.

I hesitate to say, 'in these unprecedented times,' but it goes without saying that the ways NRCS operates and serves stakeholders and landowners across the country look different these days.

2020 has been an unprecedented fire year. Over 7 million acres have burned nationwide.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

In advance of the Subcommittee's September 24, 2020 hearing, The 2020 Wildfire Year: Response and Recovery Efforts...

I request that you include these documents in the permanent record of the hearing, as they articulate Western Governors' policy positions...

Just to ensure that I have understood, and the rest of the Committee is following along, that is because natural fires that were coming through would have processed and would have taken out trees over time so that we were at that natural…

I would assure you our scientists suggest that these western landscapes have an incredible capability to absorb fire and keep on going.

We've all seen the footage from California, Oregon, and Washington. It's surreal and it's terrifying.

Climate change is real, it is here, and the failure of this or any committee in Congress to take action will have real human costs.

I want to talk today about what we can do to meet the needs and face the challenges presented by this unprecedented wildfire season.

We have all seen the footage from California, Oregon, and Washington. It is surreal, and it is terrifying.

Healthy forests require active management in the form of mechanical thinning, prescribed fires, and other activities to ensure they do not become overgrown tinderboxes, as we see now.

We have to keep their safety and their needs foremost in our minds.