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Abigail Spanberger

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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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Jan 8, 2020

For the purpose of closing. Madam Speaker, a generation ago, very few envisioned the way wireless technology would evolve, the way it would shape our lives and the world around us. With the advent of 5G, we are preparing to take another…

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Jan 8, 2020

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Dec 19, 2019

I thank Chairman Neal for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5430. Last year, Virginia exported $4.3 billion worth of goods to Canada and Mexico. One out of six Virginia manufacturers exports to these two countries…

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Dec 16, 2019

Sustainable agriculture must be a welcoming and rewarding profession, especially for our historically underserved producers.

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Dec 16, 2019

We must continue to invest in and shape conservation programs so that they better account for structural barriers.

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Dec 16, 2019

Historically underserved farmers face a range of unique challenges.

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Dec 10, 2019

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would enact a major reform. It would create a new, year-round guestworker program.

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Dec 10, 2019

It is so important that we as Members of this Committee continue to advocate for the needs of rural America, the needs of our farmers and producers.

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Dec 10, 2019

It is an example of how working across the aisle, in good faith, can lead to actual reforms of our nation's broken immigration system.

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Dec 10, 2019

I appreciate the opportunity to address fellow Members of the House Agriculture Committee. I am proud to represent the people of central Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Dec 10, 2019

Increased access to the internet means students can complete their homework assignments, farmers can take full advantage of precision ag tools, and seniors can access telehealth services.

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Dec 10, 2019

We need to advance a USMCA that can protect these relationships, expand access to North American markets, and actively advance economic interests of U.S. businesses and workers.

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Dec 10, 2019

The lack of high-speed broadband internet is not being addressed swiftly enough.

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Nov 19, 2019

Canada and Mexico are two of the Commonwealth's largest trading partners. In 2018 alone, Virginia exported $4.3 billion worth of goods to our northern and southern neighbors. Last month, in Chesterfield County, I sat down with local…

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Nov 13, 2019

Across central Virginia, our Sikh neighbors are celebrating the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru. They are celebrating the man whose teachings have shaped the core beliefs of their families throughout the…

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Nov 12, 2019

I thank Congresswoman Holmes Norton for organizing this Special Order. I am grateful for the comments that she has made. To the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green), his passionate plea to see Austin Tice freed was moving, and I am proud to…

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Oct 23, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 23, line 8, strike ``and a list'' and insert ``a list''. Page 23, line 11, strike the period and…

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Oct 23, 2019

The purpose of this amendment is, in fact, to ensure that the American people are aware when an agent of a foreign principal under FARA parameters purchases a political advertisement. We, as Members of Congress, have the ability to set the…

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Oct 23, 2019

I also support increasing the enforcement of FARA. But this, in particular, is about transparency and the transparency that it brings as it relates to the underlying aspect of the Honest Ads Act, which is a bipartisan bill, Republicans and…

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Oct 22, 2019

For years now, the SDF has been our staunch allies in the fight against ISIS, losing by estimates--more than 10,000 of their own soldiers in this process.

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Oct 22, 2019

But when we buoy back and forth that seems a little bit more frenetic than rapidly changing.

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Oct 22, 2019

I think it should be deeply concerning to you and your colleagues that we have now lost access to human intelligence through the relationships that we did have with the Kurds.

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Oct 21, 2019

Good afternoon. I would like to welcome everyone to this Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee hearing on 'Realizing the Conservation Benefits of Precision Agriculture.'

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Oct 21, 2019

I want to welcome one of my constituents, Dustin Madison from Louisa County, Virginia.

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