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... Read More »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement after a new whistleblower report alleged that a former DOGE employee walked away with highly sensitive Social Security data belonging to Americans and may still have had remote access to SSA’s internal systems after leaving government service. “This whistleblower report that former DOGE employees copied hig... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congresswoman Emily Randall (WA-06), co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, led a letter alongside 42 Democratic members to the Office of Personal Management (OPM) strongly opposing the agency's decision to eliminate coverage for medically necessary care for transgender individuals under the Federal Employee Health Benefits (F... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed Office of Personnel Management (OPM) rule changing federal reduction-in-force (RIF) procedures: “For more than a year, the Trump Administration has attacked and intentionally traumatized federal employees—driving chaos across agencies and a workforce t... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement after successfully voting to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify under oath. “Pam Bondi says Trump’s Department of Justice has released all the Epstein files. They haven’t. Records that mention Trump appear to have been pulled. Today, we voted to subpoena Bondi to get answers under oath. Oversight Democ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) announced today that $13,409,000 in federal funding for critical community projects across Northern Virginia has been secured in the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. These projects, most of which Walkinshaw originally submitted to then-Congressman Gerry Connolly on behalf of Fairfax County while serving as the Board of Supervisors Le... Read More »
Read the full Fairfax Now Article here or below. An additional $9.2 million in federal funds is coming to Fairfax County, raising the county’s total earmarks to nearly $17 million for this fiscal year. Rep. James Walkinshaw announced today (Tuesday) that he had helped procure approximately $13.4 million for the county in the minibus appropriations package that passed last month. Last week, Sens. M... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) are leading members of Congress in demanding immediate action from the Trump Administration after retirees across the country reported they never received their required Form 1099-R tax documents from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and were unable to reach live assistance to resolve ... Read More »
Fairfax, VA – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security, and the subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s strikes on Iran. “The American people want and need affordable health care and lower grocery prices, not another war in the Middle East t... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) today led 10 National Capital Region Representatives to demand the full authorization and funding of federal programs to repair and modernize critical water infrastructure nationwide, including urgent repairs to the Potomac Intercept... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement in response to Trump’s State of the Union Address. “Donald Trump is on the ropes, with record low approval ratings, failed policies, and a stinging rebuke from the Supreme Court. Tonight he did what Trump does when he’s on the ropes. He rambled aimlessly and lashed out. He claimed we’re in the midst ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) introduced the Veteran Technology Employment Success Act to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) program, which helps veterans and transitioning service members gain skills for high-demand technology careers and move into good-paying civilian jobs. “Vete... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) announced today that he will host Jess Michaels, a survivor of sexual assault by Jeffrey Epstein and a survivor advocate, as his guest for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. “For far too long, truth has been buried, survivors have been silenced, and powerful people have been protected. And I... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) led a 21-member letter to Peace Corps Acting Director Richard Swarttz requesting detailed information about the agency’s ongoing plans to reduce staff and reorganize its structure. The lawmakers warned that pairing an “ambitious plan to increase the number of volunteers to 8,000 per year by 2030” wi... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative James R. Walkinshaw (D-Va), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and 8 additional members of Congress who represent Maryland and Virginia wrote to DC Water CEO and General Manager David Gadis, expressing serious concern over the public health and environmental impacts of the disastrous sewage spill into the Potomac River following the collapse of a major s... Read More »
