Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) today introduced a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump's war of choice in Iran, a conflict launched without congressional authorization. The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes continued military action through a declaration of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bicameral letter to President Donald Trump during the U.S.-China Summit urging him to press Chinese leader Xi Jinping to stop forcibly returning North Korean refugees to a country where they face torture, forced labor, imprisonment, or execution. The letter calls on President Trump to use… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… 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 »

Fairfax, VA - Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform and Homeland Security Committees, issued the following statement on President Trump’s illegal military action in Venezuela. “President Trump’s regime change war in Venezuela is flat out illegal and yet another betrayal of the commitments he made to the American people. He… Read more »