Walkinshaw Secures $13.4 Million for Northern Virginia Community Projects in FY26 Funding Bills

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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…

More federal funds coming to Fairfax for police, W&OD Trail visitor center

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Read the full Fairfax Now Article here or below.  An additional $9.2 million in federal funds is coming to Fairfax County, raising the county’s total earmarks to nearly $17 million for this fiscal year. Rep. James Walkinshaw announced today (Tuesday) that he had helped procure approximately $13.4 million for the county in the minibus appropriations package that passed…

Walkinshaw, Pallone Press Trump Admin Over Tax Filing Failures Impacting Retirees

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 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…

Walkinshaw Statement on Trump Administration’s Strikes on Iran

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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…

National Capital Region Delegation Demands Urgent Water Infrastructure Repairs and Modernization Following Potomac Spill

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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…

Rep. Walkinshaw Statement on Trump’s State of the Union Address

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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…

Walkinshaw Introduces Bill to Strengthen VA Tech Training to Deliver Stronger Job Outcomes for Veterans

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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…

Jeffrey Epstein Survivor Jess Michaels to Join State of the Union as Rep. Walkinshaw’s Guest

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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…

Walkinshaw, Kaine Lead 21-Member Letter Demanding Force Analysis and Answers on Peace Corps Reorganization, Staffing Cuts

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) led a 21-member letter to Peace Corps Acting Director Richard Swarttz requesting detailed information about the agency’s ongoing plans to reduce staff and reorganize its structure. The lawmakers warned that pairing an “ambitious plan to increase the number of volunteers to 8,000 per year…

Walkinshaw, Van Hollen, MD & VA Members of Congress Urge Public Transparency, Long-term Response Plan from DC Water

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative James R. Walkinshaw (D-Va), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and 8 additional members of Congress who represent Maryland and Virginia wrote to DC Water CEO and General Manager David Gadis, expressing serious concern over the public health and environmental impacts of the disastrous sewage spill into the Potomac River following the collapse of…