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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2023-09-24 ( 2 items )  
During National Suicide Prevention Month, Spanberger Helps Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Prevent Veteran Suicide (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: During National Suicide Prevention Month, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is leading an effort to help combat high rates of Veteran suicide in Virginia and across the country. Suicide rates among veterans are approximately 1.5 times higher than those who have not served in the military. And according to a 2022 study from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) , at least 65,000 veterans died by suicide between 2011 and 2020. However, th more PR

Spanberger Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish Right to Repair Ag Equipment for Virginia Farmers & Producers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- the only Virginian on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee -- yesterday helped introduce legislation to guarantee farmers the right to repair their own equipment and end burdensome restrictions on the repair market. With advanced technology now being incorporated into production agriculture, it has become more and more difficult for farmers and producers to fix their own equipment -- hurti more PR