Spanberger joins Biden in her district to talk prescription drug costs as Republicans draw up attacks
amid Democratic infighting in Washington over Biden’s sweeping social-spending and tax plan, which some argued could have contributed to a sour environment for Democrats in Virginia.of both her party’s messaging and negotiating tactics on the Build Back Better agenda, believing some demanded more than they could get, and that there was too much focus on the enormous top-line spending figure rather than specific programs that resonated with voters.
On Thursday, Biden repeatedly highlighted Spanberger’s enthusiasm on the prescription drug pricing issue — which she had been vocal about during Build Back Better negotiations — and said the Senate could use some of it as negotiations there remain stalled.“Lawmakers have spent a lot of time talking about lowering drug costs, and we know the American people are behind this push but we need to buck up and get it done,” Spanberger told the audience at Germanna Community College on Thursday.
Spanberger also pushed back on some of the recent Republican attacks and ads targeting her votes on her party’s major spending packages; one by Americans for Prosperityand attacked her for what it called “reckless spending,” including on the American Rescue Plan. Bills like the American Rescue Plan, Spanberger said, have aided small businesses, expanded broadband access and would allow pay raises for police officers, which Virginia Gov.
While Spanberger defeated her Republican challenger Nick Freitas by less than two percentage points in 2020 — similar to Biden’s margin — Biden would have won the new district by roughly seven points.
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