Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement ahead of the House vote to force Trump’s Department of Justice to release the Epstein Files. “I will proudly vote YES to release the Epstein Files. From the start, Donald Trump’s behavior around these documents has been strange, frantic, and deeply troubling. This White House cover-up has been directed from the top — by a ... Read More »
Last night, House Republicans blocked a vote on Congressman James R. Walkinshaw’s amendment aimed at defunding DOGE, the chaotic and reckless program that has disrupted federal agencies across the government. “Republicans had the opportunity to rein in Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s disastrous DOGE program, which has brought complete chaos to the federal government,” said Congressman Walkinshaw. “I... Read More »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), released the following statement on the Senate Republican plan to pass a Continuing Resolution. “Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have made one thing abundantly clear during this Republican shutdown: they will go to any length to take health care away from hardworking Americans. For 41 days, they’ve refused to work with Democrats to fix t... Read More »
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs and the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Korea, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Senator Tim Kaine(D-VA), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) sent a letter to urge the U.S. Ambassador to th... Read More »
On Day 38 of the federal government shutdown, Reps. James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) introduced legislation to shield federal workers and service members from bank fees during a government shutdown. The Protect Military and Federal Employees from Unfair Bank Fees Actwould prevent banks from charging late or overdraft fees on any federal worker’s or service m... Read More »
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), who represents George Mason University in Congress, released the following statement on disgraced Chairman Jim Jordan’s lies about President Gregory Washington: “Here in Virginia, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, students, faculty, and business leaders know the truth: President Gregory Washington has been an exemplary leader in the most difficult of tim... Read More »
Following their September oversight visit of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Chantilly, Virginia, Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Representative Don S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), and Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse its decision to furlough the civil servants res... Read More »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement on the retirement announcement of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. “As Chief of Staff to the late Congressman Gerry Connolly for more than a decade, I witnessed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s extraordinary leadership up close. She willed the Affordable Care ... Read More »
Rep. Walkinshaw Joins DC News Now The federal government shutdown is on track to become the longest shutdown in U.S. history, as Sunday marks day 33, with 13 unsuccessful votes to reopen the government so far. DC News Now’s Tosin Fakile spoke with Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) about when people can expect to see an end to the shutdown, the impacts on the federal food assistance program SNAP, and w... Read More »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, applauded a federal court’s decision ordering the Trump Administration to release emergency SNAP contingency funds that Congress has already approved. The ruling forces Trump to follow the law and ensure that 42 million Americans — including children, seniors, and veterans — receive the... Read More »
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia’s congressional delegation — including Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) — in sending a letter to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares urging him to join other state attorney... Read More »
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), member of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced a resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, which was directed by Saudi government officials, and calling for account... Read More »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) were joined by more than 60 of their colleagues in the Senate and House urging the Trump Administration to immediately reinstate any furloughed employees of agencies funded entirely by collected user fees and to resume their paychecks. In their letter... Read More »
Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA-11), joined by Reps. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Eugene Simon Vindman (VA-7), demanded answers from Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem regarding the reassignment and illegal removal of cybersecurity experts within the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructur... Read More »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging OMB to follow the law—... Read More »
