Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement in response to Congressman Steny Hoyer’s (MD-05) retirement announcement.
“Steny Hoyer has been an institution in Congress and one of the most consequential leaders of his generation. During some of the most trying moments in our nation’s history, he was a steady hand and a historic… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement ahead of today’s House vote to extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years.
“Since being sworn in to Congress a few months ago, I’ve been fighting to save the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to prevent health care costs from soaring for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement responding to the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis:
“Today, ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. And now, unsurprisingly, the Trump Administration is lying… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Representatives Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Donald S. Beyer Jr. (VA-08), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, pressed the Office of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s 1% pay raise for federal workers.
“Under President Trump, Americans are paying more for groceries, more for housing, more for utilities, and federal workers are being told to accept a meager 1 percent pay raise. That is not just inadequate. It is… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) released the following statement after House Democrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits reached 218 signatures.
“Enough stalling, Speaker Johnson. Let’s vote today.
A majority of the House supports extending ACA premium tax credits. There is zero excuse for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement responding to the Trump administration’s new U.S. Tech Force program.
“I’m glad the Trump Administration now recognizes the need for skilled technologists in the federal government. Unfortunately, they spent the past year firing or forcing out thousands of them.
Elon Musk took a wrecking… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement responding to U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor’s misleading claim that nearly 97% of departing federal workers “voluntarily” left civil service rather than being coerced by the Trump administration.
“Federal workers were hit with DOGE, watched agencies shutter, were… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw, Don Beyer, Suhas Subramanyam, Bobby Scott, Jennifer McClellan, and Eugene Vindman, Members of Congress representing Virginia, issued the following statement on Section 373 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, which addresses “Manned Rotary Wing Aircraft Safety” in the wake of the January 29, 2025 mid-air… Read more »
Reston, Virginia – Small business owners from across Fairfax shared how recent federal tariffs and the growing affordability crisis are squeezing their businesses at a roundtable hosted by Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) at Scrawl Books in Reston.
The conversation focused on how these tariffs, higher operating costs, and rising prices for health care, groceries, housing, and… Read more »
