Virginians in our area are encouraged to participate by dropping off or mailing cards to Representative Spanberger's district office in Woodbridge located at 2241D Tacketts Mill Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192.

State and federal policymakers, with support from the hospital community, have passed a series of laws protecting patients and families from surprise medical bills, promoting health insurance and hospital price transparency, and enabling people to get good faith price estimates prior to scheduled hospital procedures. Yet the vast majority of Virginians don’t know these consumer-friendly reforms exist to benefit them.

Though often feared and loathed as sinister creatures of the night, bats are vital to the health of our environment and our economy.

As the weather cools and the leaves begin to change, Prince William Forest Park (off Joplin Road near I-95) will host visitor programs about the history and plant life of the park. Watch Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) re-enactors demonstrate some of the skills needed to build cabin camps in the park or learn about the period of history during World War II when the park became a training area for spies in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).

On Monday, Sept.25, Secretary Xavier Becerra of the U.S. Dept.of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be in Dumfries to highlight the progress in advancing Latino health equity under the Biden-Harris Administration. He will also reiterate a continued commitment of the Administration to further reduce Latino health disparities.

A high-visibility, human trafficking prevention and public outreach initiative began today, April 18, in Virginia. Va. State Police in partnership with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Virginia Trucking Association are involved in the effort known as Operation Safe Passage.

“We’re relieved we averted a government shutdown, but we need the certainty that a full year government funding bill would provide. Virginia communities are at risk of being unable to fund critical operations. We owe it to them to do our jobs and fund the government for the full year, instead of simply kicking the can down the road.”

The legislation would authorize the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out stormwater management projects at military installations to improve resilience at the facilities while protecting waterways and stormwater impacted ecosystems.