Congressman Walkinshaw Statement on Generational Spike in Global Child Deaths After Trump Admin Dismantles USAID and Guts Foreign Aid

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement after public reports show that preventable child deaths will rise for the first time this century, with 200,000 more children expected to die this year: “This is what happens when a president dismantles America’s leadership in providing and implementing foreign assistance to advance his own fraught…

Walkinshaw, Kaine, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder

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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…

Walkinshaw, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Beyer, Over 60 Lawmakers Press Administration to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay

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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.…

Walkinshaw Leads House Colleagues in Demanding Answers from Trump’s DHS Secretary on Illegal Cyber Firings That Weaken U.S. Security

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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…

Walkinshaw, Kaine, Murkowski, & Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Urging Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers

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 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…

Walkinshaw Statement on Federal Court Order Halting Trump Administrations Illegal Firing Scheme

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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…

Walkinshaw, Ranking Member Garcia Call for GAO Investigation into Voughts Illegal Layoff Directive During Shutdown

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Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), the Committee’s Ranking Member, today requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate whether President Trump and OMB Director Russ Vought’s directive ordering agencies to issue Reduction-in-Force (RIF) notices…

Walkinshaw Demands Inspectors General Investigate Trump Administrations Wasteful and Inefficient Layoff Scheme

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Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) today announced that he has sent a letter to federal Inspectors General demanding investigations into the wasteful and inefficient workforce reductions initiated by President Donald Trump and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought.Since February, the Trump administration has forced agencies to carry out mass reductions in force (RIFs).…

Walkinshaw Slams Trump, Vought Over Reports of Illegal Mass Firing Scheme During Shutdown

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Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement following reports that an illegal mass firing scheme has begun amidst a government shutdown. “If Russ Vought wants to end Trump’s shutdown, he should ask Speaker Johnson to end the Congressional Republican vacation and show up…