Walkinshaw Statement on Russ Vought’s House Budget Testimony

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Co-Chair of the Federal Workforce Caucus and a Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement in response to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought’s prepared testimony before the House Budget Committee advocating for President Trump’s Fiscal…

Walkinshaw Statement on ALERT Act Vote and Continued Efforts to Strengthen Aviation Safety

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Homeland Security and Oversight and Government Reform Committees, released the following statement on tonight’s vote on the ALERT Act. “Tonight's vote on the ALERT Act is a step in the right direction and an opportunity for Congress to keep working together to strengthen aviation security in the…

Walkinshaw Joins DMV Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined a group of his DMV colleagues in pressing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on two recent reports of equipment failure at the FAA Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility that caused evacuation of the facility, hospitalization of FAA personnel, and…

Walkinshaw Escalates OPM Oversight as Agency Conceals Staffing Losses Fueling Federal Retirement Backlog

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led three colleagues — Representatives Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) — in following up with…

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…