When asked about the disappointment many Democrats feel about not being able to run on achieving the loftiest items of their agenda, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) was quick to push back. “I got no disappointment,” said Spanberger.

The second-term Democrat, who will face one of the most competitive re-election fights of any Democrat this fall, ticked through the funding projects she traveled through her district to champion last week.

That includes over $1.8 million to expand a water treatment facility, $1 million for a new addiction recovery center, $122,590 for the improvement of a park, and $200,000 to replace a roof at a rural education center.

Spanberger, who has occasionally been a strong critic of the messaging coming from the top of the party and from the Biden administration, said these types of projects show constituents something very valuable: Congress can actually work.