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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, today led 7 of their House colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. State Department Office of Inspector General urging an investigation into the Trump Administration’s reckless dismantlement of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the termination of all 10,000 USAID personnel.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Democratic members of Virginia’s congressional delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to OMB Director Russ Vought clarifying that threats to withhold or cancel back pay to furloughed federal workers would be illegal. The letter was signed by Representatives James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), Robert C.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA), U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today announced new legislation aimed at providing timely relief for federal workers who are illegally fired or experience other unjust prohibited personnel practices.
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw released the following statement after an Axios report revealed that President Trump and OMB Director Russ Vought have drafted a faulty memo suggesting furloughed federal employees will not receive back pay.
“More bluster and BS from Russ Vought and Donald Trump. The law is clear. Trump signed it. They can’t just invent powers to punish federal workers. End the GOP vacation and stop the illegal threats.”
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called on Chairman James Comer, to immediately hold a hearing with OMB Director Russ Vought on his threats to carry out mass firings at federal agencies during the Republican shutdown.
When asked by a reporter in a Tuesday news conference why a shutdown would necessitate laying off federal workers if the Department of Govern
A letter sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), signed by 180 House Democrats, called for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to
By: Mike Lillis
A Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is pressing Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) to call President Trump’s budget director before the panel to explain his threat to escalate federal firings amid the government shutdown.