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Abigail Spanberger: “I do not want to put an executive order in place. I do not…”

Featuring: Abigail Spanberger, Democratic | Governor of Virginia

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Gov. Spanberger visits Smith Mountain Lake as drought worsens across Virginia

Published | Video Starts at 01:49

And if we were to hit that point, would that be effective for all of the Commonwealth or just areas where the drought is the worst? I do not want to put an executive order in place. I do not want us to need mandatory practices to conserve water. The governor did tell me that all the options are still on the table, but the goal is to never use them. And while the future is unclear, the message today was simple. (01:49–02:00)

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Asserts that Governor Spanberger prefers not to implement mandatory water conservation measures.

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