President Donald Trump’s administration has set in motion efforts to repeal the Roadless Rule, a 2001 administrative mandate that put 45 million acres of the least developed forest land under...
Saying it ‘kicks the can down the road,’ VA congresswoman explains vote on shutdown’s end
Petersburg Progress-Index The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is itself now history, but don’t count Virginia Rep. Jennifer McClellan among its supporters. Saying the deal...
‘Truly unprecedented’: Virginia lawmakers, advocates concerned SNAP funding may run out in November
8NewsWith the federal government shutdown now in its third week with no end in sight, Virginia lawmakers and advocates are concerned that funding for food assistancemay run out in November.“SNAP...
Guest column | Government shutdown: Crisis of GOP’s making
Richmond Times-DispatchMama J’s Kitchen co-owner Lester Johnson is one of 400,000 Virginians who purchase health insurance through the Virginia Insurance Marketplace. As he prepared to renew his...
Va. Democrats push ACA credit extension
Punchbowl NewsSeveral House Democrats bashed the idea of a one-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies during a press call this morning, arguing that Congress must go bigger.The call...
Rep. McClellan warns of impacts of federal tax bill on Virginia’s budget
29 NewsThe woman who represents Virginia’s 4th Congressional District made a stop in Charlottesville on Wednesday, August 27, warning of the effects that federal cuts will have on the Commonwealth’s...
‘Trying to do the best we can’: Va. lawmakers, beneficiaries brace for SNAP changes
Virginia MercuryRichmond resident Asia Broadie is juggling being a single parent, a restaurant worker and a nursing assistant student whose apartment rent absorbs much of her income. On Monday in...
Virginia leaders, advocates discuss incoming SNAP cuts
13 News NowDemocratic Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan joined several advocates to discuss the impacts SNAP cuts will have on Virginia’s budget at an event on Monday in Richmond.According to the...
Virginia Congresswoman warns of upcoming SNAP benefit cuts
WMRAVirginia’s Fourth District Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan said the pending cuts to SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, could impact about 34,000 of her constituents and the...
Williams: In Trump’s America, stupidity is the official language
Richmond Times-DispatchIn an article as a law student at the University of Virginia, future Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan rebutted as un-American a movement that had gained momentum to make...