50+ Messages / Page

  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Statewide Bus Tour, Extreme Heat, and Shadowing the Senator

This week’s newsletter reflects on our recent Span Virginia Bus Tour, post the successful primary results, provides information on how to stay safe during extreme heat, shares a recent Shadowing the Senator experience, highlights a community engagement from this past week, and celebrates the upcomin…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
June 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Virginia’s Democratic Ticket

This week’s newsletter reflects on Tuesday’s Primary Election results, shares information from the recent meetings of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and the Joint Commission on Health Care, discusses upcoming Mobile Office Hours with my office, and highlights select community engage…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
June 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM

Tomorrow’s Election and Legislation Going into Effect July 1

This week’s newsletter shares information on Primary Election Day, discusses legislation going into effect on July 1, and highlights select community engagements from this past week. Thank you for reading this newsletter and for staying informed.   Dear Friend,  This week’s newsletter shares inform…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
June 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Impacts of the Congressional Reconciliation Bill on Medicaid in Virginia

This week’s newsletter sounds the alarm again on proposed Medicaid cuts, shares information as we head into the final days of early voting for the June Primary election, provides updates from the Virginia Disability Commission, and highlights select community engagements from this past week. Thank y…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
June 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Food Safety and Improving Virginia’s Transit

This week’s newsletter shares details from a recent press conference on the Trump administration’s impacts on food safety and also highlights my panel discussion with the Virginia Transit Association at the organization’s conference in Richmond last week. The newsletter also highlights select commun…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
May 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM

The Budget Bill will be devastating for Virginians

This week’s newsletter discusses the devastating impacts that the recently-passed Congressional budget will have on Virginians, provides information from recent Committee and Commission meetings on which I sit, includes details on this past week’s Shadowing the Senator experience as well as the upco…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
May 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Federal Actions and Education in Virginia

This week’s newsletter shares thoughts on the much-needed work of advocacy for our nation’s students, provides updates from the Broadband Advisory Council, includes details on upcoming Mobile Office Hours, and highlights select community engagements from this past week. Thank you for reading this ne…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
May 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM

We Are EMILY and ‘Women’s’ Issues

This week’s newsletter reflects on the We Are EMILY Gala, discusses Mobile Office Hours provided by my team, and highlights select community engagements from this past week. Thank you for reading this newsletter and for staying informed.   Dear Friend,  This week’s newsletter reflects on the We Are…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
May 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Governor’s Actions on My Legislation and Early Voting

This week’s newsletter provides an update on my legislation, shares information on early voting for the June 17 Primary Election, discusses Mobile Office Hours provided by my team, and highlights recent community engagements. Thank you for reading this newsletter and for staying informed.   Dear Fr…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
May 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Virginians Suffering with Addiction

This week’s newsletter discusses the impacts that Congressional Republican-led Medicaid cuts will have on Virginians and their families; I focus here specifically on those suffering with addiction issues, share a new effort by my office to connect with community members, and highlight select communi…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Town Halls: Constituents Deserve to Hear from their Representatives

This week’s newsletter shares recent events organized in response to harmful actions and proposals by the Trump-Musk Administration, highlights community engagements from this past week, and commemorates Easter and Earth Day. Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter and for staying info…
  Ghazala Hashmi · [email protected]
April 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Dismantling Education

This week’s newsletter discusses potential impacts that the dismantling of the US Department of Education will have on Virginia’s education system and highlights community engagements from this past week. Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter and for staying informed.   Dear Friend,…