Conversations with Lawmakers: Representative Abigail Spanberger

Conversations with Lawmakers: Representative Abigail Spanberger

The Lawmakers: Effective Legislating Today

03/11/2020 2:27PM

Episode Synopsis "Conversations with Lawmakers: Representative Abigail Spanberger"

Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA7) spent her freshman term in Congress on a variety of high profile initiatives. In this conversation with Professors Craig Volden (UVA) and Alan E. Wiseman (Vanderbilt University), Co-Directors of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, Representative Spanberger shares valuable insights into what it takes to be an effective lawmaker in Congress. Join us as the Congresswoman answers questions on how she approaches her job, such as how she seeks to build bipartisan coalitions, how a legislator tries to cultivate a policy agenda that reflects her priorities, and her best advice to students who are beginning to think of their years after graduation. Learn more at https://thelawmakers.org/ Transcripts available at https://thelawmakers.org

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