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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…