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The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV) is a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley.

A bipartisan effort is urging the SBA and Treasury to improve flexibility and cut red tape for American small businesses seeking federal assistance and loan forgiveness through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program.

Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Kendra Horn, D-Okla., are leading an effort calling on the SBA and Department of the Treasury to take immediate steps to encourage additional lenders to issue Paycheck Protection Program loans to small businesses.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has forced postponement of COP26 scheduled for November in Glasgow, Scotland.

Congressman Ben Cline announced the 2020 Congressional Art Competition, an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in the Sixth Congressional District of Virginia.

Abigail Spanberger today urged the administration to immediately suspend all tariffs on the imports of medical supplies and PPE during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sen. Mark Warner and Reps. Don Beyer and Abigail Spanberger will be hosting separate virtual town halls to discuss COVID-19 pandemic response.

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Congressman Don Beyer, D-Va., issued the following statement to mark Equal Pay Day, a date that symbolizes the large disparity between the annual wages earned by a typical man and typical woman.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. joined a bipartisan effort urging the FDA to cut red tape and allow producers of distilled spirits to continue manufacturing hand sanitizer with current supplies in response to shortages caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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