Abigail Spanberger

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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
Running to be the next Governor of Virginia. Congresswoman for VA-07. Former CIA officer. Former federal agent. Mom. (My U.S. House account is
@RepSpanberger
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Virginiaabigailspanberger.comJoined July 2017
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
I'm officially running to become the next Governor of Virginia. I'm a former CIA case officer, former federal agent, current Member of Congress, and mom to three great kids. I know that when we rise above the chaos and division, we can focus on what matters most to Virginians.
The media could not be played.
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
I can tell you this — every foreign diplomat and intel officer posted to the United States is surely writing cables back home tonight about the fragility of America’s democracy and the depravity of her President. 1/8
Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
It’s a subpoena, not an invitation. Complying with a Congressional subpoena is not an “existential question”, it’s the law.
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NYT Politics
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Hope Hicks, one of the best-known but least visible former members of President Trump’s White House staff, is facing an existential question: whether to comply with a congressional subpoena nyti.ms/2I329XZ
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
Today, JD Vance will be campaigning in Virginia. I hope he’ll explain his wish to fire “every civil servant” and replace them with “our people.” Thousands of Virginians are federal employees. Their livelihoods and service as civil servants shouldn’t be political punching bags.
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
You mean my entire career - in law enforcement & at CIA - has been in public service? Yes, that’s correct. I also have bills to fund the police, fight fentanyl trafficking, & secure the border. That’s what legislators should do- actually address our nation’s toughest challenges.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@RepMTG
Your entire career has been funded by taxpayers. You wouldn’t last a day in the hardworking shoes of Americans who are fed up with your Democrat open borders flooding our country with illegals & CCP deadly fentanyl, HIGH inflation, and Dem led FAILURES like Afghanistan. Pathetic. x.com/SpanbergerForV…
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
To my colleagues who signed this amicus brief: You have a responsibility to lead and protect our Republic and all who call her home. 1/4
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John Kruzel
@johnkruzel
⚖️JUST IN: New amicus brief from 106 Republican House members in support of Texas' bid to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's win in the Supreme Court. Here they are👇
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
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However, President Trump is unwilling to accept his loss, and as he grasps at straws to maintain power, he is willing to traffic in conspiracies, shred the faith Americans have in our elections, pressure and lie to election officials, and deny the will of the American people. 8/8
Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
McCarthy’s plan to cut the Department of Homeland Security’s funding by 22% would mean less secure borders and ports of entry. That’s just the reality. I’m a former federal agent & CIA officer who worked narcotics cases and tracked cartels. Here are a few of my concerns: 1/
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
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@SpanbergerForVA
Placating one man’s ego as he undermines our nation’s commitment to what has set us apart for centuries — free and fair elections that honor the will of the people — is dangerous and a dereliction of your duty. He lost the election. You know it. He knows it. 2/4
Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
I’m glad he *now* understands how important military aid is to Ukraine. This is why those of us who understood the Russian threat to Ukraine found it unthinkable [and impeachable] that Pres Trump threatened military aid in order to extort Zelensky into foreign interference.
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The Hill
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McCarthy says Russia would not have invaded if US provided weapons to Ukraine sooner hill.cm/PPPTq6O
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
Yesterday, my opponent said that "we have to" shut down the federal government, because she doesn't agree with the political party in charge. She does not understand the catastrophic impacts of shutdowns on Virginia – home to thousands of proud, career public servants. 1/4
Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
He’s calling for the “eradication” of people. This is evil and dangerous. This was in front of thousands at a Republican conference. Every person who believes that calling for the “eradication” of others is wrong must denounce it. There can be no “what he meant was” excuses.
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Right Wing Watch
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Michael Knowles tells CPAC that "there can be no middle way in dealing with transgenderism. ... Transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely." x.com/k2doe/status/1…
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
This week, Governor Youngkin refused to sign a bill to protect access to contraception. Instead, he gutted the bill’s protections for IUDs, birth control, and emergency contraceptives. As the next Governor of Virginia, I will defend the right to contraception for all Virginians.
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
JD Vance has said that “every civil servant” should be fired and replaced with partisan loyalists — “our people.” That’s a threat to Virginia’s economy and an attack on the career public servants in our federal workforce.
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
A father, grandfather, and husband is in brain surgery after an act of heinous political violence and at a political rally for my opponent, our Governor taunts his wife because he disagrees with her politics? I hope he’ll apologize and show humanity towards the Pelosi family.
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The Recount
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) seems to joke about the assassination attempt on Speaker Nancy Pelosi while campaigning for GOP congressional candidate Yesli Vega: “There’s no room for violence anywhere, but we’re going to send her back to be with him in California.”
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Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
He did it in Helsinki, and he’s doing it again. The President of the United States is minimizing an attack against our nation and defending Russia at the expense of protecting our country and security. It’s as astounding and dangerous as it is expected from this President.
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality. I have been fully briefed and everything is well under control. Russia, Russia, Russia is the priority chant when anything happens because Lamestream is, for mostly financial reasons, petrified of....
Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
Per the US Constitution, it is Congress that decides when to go to war. It is not the executive branch and it certainly isn’t Saudi Arabia. #ArticleI
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked. There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification, but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!
Abigail Spanberger
@SpanbergerForVA
When voters wonder what’s wrong with Washington-> this is it. If our campaign finance reform & anti-corruption bill doesn't have enough votes in the Senate to pass, let’s see it. That one man could deny a vote on a good governance bill he fears shows the problem w/our system.
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CSPAN
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Q: "Why is the #GreenNewDeal getting a vote in the Senate when #HR1 is not?" @senatemajldr: "Because I get to decide what we vote on."