Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), who represents George Mason University in Congress, released the following statement on disgraced Chairman Jim Jordan’s lies about President Gregory Washington:
“Here in Virginia, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, students, faculty, and business leaders know the truth: President Gregory Washington has been an exemplary leader in the most… Read more »
Following their September oversight visit of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Chantilly, Virginia, Representative James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Representative Don S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), and Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse its decision to furlough the civil… Read more »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement on the retirement announcement of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
“As Chief of Staff to the late Congressman Gerry Connolly for more than a decade, I witnessed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s extraordinary leadership up close. She willed the… Read more »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, applauded a federal court’s decision ordering the Trump Administration to release emergency SNAP contingency funds that Congress has already approved.
The ruling forces Trump to follow the law and ensure that 42 million Americans — including children, seniors, and veterans —… Read more »
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia’s congressional delegation — including Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) — in sending a letter to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares urging him to join other state… Read more »
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), member of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced a resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, which was directed by Saudi government officials, and calling… Read more »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) were joined by more than 60 of their colleagues in the Senate and House urging the Trump Administration to immediately reinstate any furloughed employees of agencies funded entirely by collected user fees and to resume their paychecks.… Read more »
Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA-11), joined by Reps. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Eugene Simon Vindman (VA-7), demanded answers from Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem regarding the reassignment and illegal removal of cybersecurity experts within the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity… Read more »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging OMB to… Read more »
Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement after a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to immediately halt its illegal firing of federal employees during the ongoing Republican shutdown.“Today’s ruling is a victory for the rule of law and for the thousands of… Read more »
