April 26, 2019
Weekly Wrap-Up
I’ve spent the past two weeks digging deeper into the issues that are on the minds of Central Virginians and listening to how my office can best support the people we serve. Please keep scrolling for a brief update and thank you, as always, for sharing in the work I’m doing for the people of Virginia’s Seventh District.
WHAT I’M WORKING ON
I promised to hold ten town halls in each of the counties of our district during my first year in office. We are now officially halfway through that goal!
Here are some of the things I did during this district work period:
- Spoke with business & community leaders at the Goochland Rotary meeting
- Held two open, community town halls in Henrico County and Louisa County
- Met with law enforcement officers at the Chesterfield Fusion Center
- Toured the Virginia Holocaust Museum with students from Matoaca
- Coffee with your Congressperson listening session in Orange
- Met with Chesterfield County business and government leaders
- Convened an Earth Day roundtable with local conservationists
- Toured the Disability Resource Center of the Rappahannock
- Spent time with J.R. Tucker High School’s JROTC students
- Celebrated the naturalization of new American citizens
- Led an agriculture roundtable at Battlefield Farms
- Visited Fort Pickett in Nottoway County
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
New York Times: New to Congress, Wise to the World
WVTF: After 100 Days Controlling the House, Virginia Dems Tout Accomplishments, Intraparty Debate
Fairfax News: Spanberger: Applications Open for Rural Broadband Program
Since swearing in on 1/3/19, my office has:
Attended 131 events and meetings across Central Virginia
Opened 291 constituent cases
Resolved 92 constituent cases
If you need help interacting with the IRS, Social Security Administration, Veterans Affairs, State Department, or any other federal agency, please click here to visit our website and contact our district team. They would be happy to make sure you are treated fairly and that your request is addressed in a timely manner.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IN WASHINGTON
Click here to take the 2019 Rural Broadband Survey and forward to your friends and neighbors! The more Central Virginians participate, the more of a voice we will have in Washington to push for infrastructure investment and equal economic opportunity.
MY WEEK IN PHOTOS
If my office can assist or serve you, please don’t hesitate to call us at (202) 225–2815 in Washington or (804) 401–4110 in Henrico.
Sincerely,
Abigail
