Washington, D.C. – Amidst widespread firings at federal health agencies, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) calls out the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans after Elon Musk’s...
Weekly Newsletter, 4.7.25
NewslettersLast week in Washington, the House did not conduct much legislative business when Speaker Johnson cancelled votes after failing to kill a bill allowing new moms and dads in Congress to...
ICYMI: McClellan, Sykes, Warner Reintroduce Bill to Improve Access to Healthy Foods, Eliminate Food Deserts
Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13) reintroduced the Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act. This...
ICYMI: McClellan Commemorates Trailblazer and Lifelong Advocate for Education James Solomon Russell
To commemorate this year’s James Solomon Russell Day, Congresswoman McClellan introduces bill preserving Russell’s legacyWashington, D.C. – In case you missed it: This weekend, Congresswoman...
Weekly Newsletter, 3.31.25
NewslettersLast week in Washington came with shocking news from The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg that he had accidentally been added to a Signal group chat between our nation’s top...
Commentary: An America without a Department of Education leaves children behind
Richmond Times-DispatchIn the 1880s, my great grandfather founded a school in their rural community because the state of Alabama did not provide a good education to Black children.As explained in...
McClellan Introduces Bill to Support U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration
Bill to Establish Celestial Timing StandardWashington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R. 2313, the Celestial Time Standardization Act, a bill to establish a...
Weekly Newsletter, 3.24.25
NewslettersDuring last week’s House recess I was back in the district sounding the alarm on the damage Trump and Congressional Republicans have inflicted on two cornerstones of well-being for every...
McClellan Statement on Trump’s Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education, Undoing Decades of Progress for Public Education
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Department of Education:“As a mother of two...