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Abigail Spanberger: “Virginia dropped from our ranking as America's top state for…”

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Abigail Spanberger's Campaign Speech on Economic Growth and Workforce Development in Suffolk, Virginia

Published July 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:07

And right now, Virginia is on a path towards losing its competitive edge. And our statewide leaders, frankly, are cheering on some of the very policies that got us here. Just a couple weeks ago, Virginia dropped from our ranking as America's top state for business. And CNBC singled out one factor for that change, in particular, one factor as the reason that Virginia has fallen from number one, the economic impact of DOGE on Virginia. (11:07–11:12)

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