Walkinshaw Demands Bondi Appear April 14 or Face Contempt, Calls Out Comer Coverup

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement demanding former Attorney General Pam Bondi appear before the Committee or face contempt. “In yet another Comer coverup, Chairman Comer is shielding Pam Bondi from accountability for her role in burying the Epstein files and failing to...

Federal Workforce Caucus Co-Chairs Call for Fair Pay After Trump Budget Freezes Federal Worker Salaries

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-chairs of the Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus, released the following statement. “As co-chairs of the Congressional Federal Workforce Caucus, we strongly oppose President Trump’s FY2027 budget proposal to implement a federal civilian pay freeze and...

Walkinshaw Statement Denouncing Trump’s Unhinged Iran Comments

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security Committees, released the following statement denouncing President Donald Trump’s unhinged comments on Iran. “Unhinged. Out of control. Criminal. It’s past time for Congress to end Trump’s dangerous war in Iran before it and he spirals even further out of co...

Rep. Walkinshaw Statement Denouncing Iranian Regime's Human Rights Abuses

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security, released the following statement. "Since protests erupted in December, thousands of Iranians have been executed or arbitrarily detained by the regime. The Iranian people deserve a free and democratic future, one that is no longer defined by repres...

Walkinshaw Slams Trump Budget for Freezing Federal Pay and Slashing Funding for Key Agencies

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Co-Chair and Founder of the Federal Workforce Caucus, slammed President Trump's FY2027 budget request for freezing civilian federal employee pay while slashing funding for key federal agencies. “For 15 months, the Trump administration has attacked federal employees through reckless DOGE policies, used them as political leverage th...

Walkinshaw Statement: Chairman Comer Must Not Let Pam Bondi Evade Testimony

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement in response to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s firing. “Former Attorney General Bondi and Todd Blanche have overseen one of the biggest cover-ups in modern American history. Firing her does not end this. She remains legally obligated to ...

Congressman Walkinshaw Slams Trump’s Unconstitutional Attack on Mail-in Voting

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s unconstitutional Executive Order that attacks mail-in voting and would suppress the right to vote. “Trump’s unconstitutional attack on mail-in voting comes as his approval ratings crater, gas prices skyrocket, and his dangerous war in Iran continues. This is another pan...

Walkinshaw Statement on CISA Employees Reinstated After Being Wrongly Targeted by Trump's DHS

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement after employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) were reinstated and cleared of all wrongdoing following their wrongful suspension by Trump's Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “I’ve been demanding answers after CISA staff were punished by Trump’s DHS and CISA leaders...

Walkinshaw, Vindman Lead Colleagues Demanding Answers on Delays for Ukrainians Seeking Parole and Work Authorization

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), alongside Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07), led a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow demanding answers about delays affecting Ukrainian humanitarian parole and re-parole applications, as well as related employment authorization requests. The letter, also signed by Reps. Ami Bera (CA-06),...

Congressman James Walkinshaw, Workhouse Arts Center Host Voting Rights Conversation on Historic Grounds Where Suffragists Were Imprisoned

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LORTON, VA – This Women's History Month, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), in partnership with the Workhouse Arts Center, will host a powerful and timely discussion examining the future of voting rights in America. The event, titled “Voices That Shape History. Conversations That Shape Tomorrow,” will take place on Monday, March 23, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Workhouse Arts Center,...

Walkinshaw Responds to Corruption Allegations Against Corey Lewandowski

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Committees on Homeland Security and Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to the allegations that Corey Lewandowski personally profited from the Department of Homeland Security contracting process. “There are now multiple credible allegations laying out what everyone in ...

Walkinshaw, Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Delays for Veterans with PTSD and Brain Injuries

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Washington, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman James C. Moylan (GU-00) introduced the Streamline Upgrades for Veterans Act, legislation to help ensure veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) receive timely consideration when seeking relief related to their military discharge status. The Government Accountability Office ...

Walkinshaw Leads Letter Demanding Independent Investigation Into CISA Polygraph Incident

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security Committees, led a group of lawmakers in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General and the Intelligence Community Inspector General to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into an incident involving then-Acting Cybersecurit...

Walkinshaw Statement on Court Victory for AFGE and VA Employees

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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement in response to the court victory for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and Veterans Affairs employees. “Today’s ruling is a win for federal workers and another major defeat for the Trump administration in the courts. The judge made it clear: retaliating against VA employees for ...

Walkinshaw Joins Congressional Amicus Brief Supporting Veterans’ Access to Education Benefits

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Washington, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-Va.-01), Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.-04), John McGuire (R-VA-05), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) and Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) in filing a bipartisan, bic...