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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
