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April 8, 2025

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 DOGE purged thousands of personnel from the U.S.

April 1, 2025

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 legislation would provide incentives to food providers to expand access to healthy foods in underserved communities and reduce the number of food deserts nationwide. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Senate companion bill.

March 31, 2025

Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it: This weekend, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) celebrated the life and legacy of James Solomon Russell with Saint Paul’s College Alumni, friends and family. Russell, who was born enslaved in 1857, lived a life of service as a priest and educator, founding what would become St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, VA.

Issues:Education
March 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R. 2313, the Celestial Time Standardization Act, a bill to establish a time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies to improve interoperability in space exploration.

While Earth uses Coordinated Universal Time to standardize and synchronize timing, the Moon and other celestial bodies currently lack their own timing standard.

March 20, 2025

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Department of Education:

Issues:Education
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Photo of Rep. McClellan with Sen. Hashmi, Del. Sickles, and local health care advocates.
March 20, 2025

Richmond, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and General Assembly Members Senator Ghazala Hashmi (SD-15) and Delegate Mark Sickles (HD-17) held a press conference highlighting the importance of Medicaid to the state budget, local health care systems and warning against Republicans’ proposed cuts that would kick 630,000 Virginians

Issues:Health
March 13, 2025

Richmond, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the start of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District.

March 11, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 1968, a partisan funding bill that cuts billions of funding for health care, affordable housing, and veterans’ benefits:

March 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (AL-07) and 212 House Democrats to introduce H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill restores and modernizes the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 gutted by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 2013 Shelby v.

March 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Nanette Barragán (CA-44), as well as U.S.

Issues:Congress