Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) led their Virginia House Democratic colleagues, Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Don Beyer (VA-08), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07) introduced legislation to pay all federal employees, as well as service members and federal contractors, during any shutdowns in FY2026.
With Republicans continuing to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called on Donald Trump—who has repeatedly failed to deliver on his promise to provide free IVF for all Americans—to prove his self-proclaimed support for IVF by expanding coverage for the millions of hardworking Americans in our federal workforce. In their letter, the lawmakers… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman James. R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in demanding that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem immediately produce records related… Read more »
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem demanding that she ensure Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border… Read more »
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 »
